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Withdrawal Benefits:
- Daily withdrawal option
- Minimum withdrawal request: $100
- 100% profit split on the first $5,000 in cumulative withdrawals, then 90/10 thereafter.
Note: Withdrawals cannot be processed during an active trading session. Traders must conclude the trading day and submit their request the following day. Withdrawals from the Live account take approximately 2–5 business days to process, as this is handled directly by NinjaTrader Brokerage. Because of this processing timeframe, the FundedNext Brand Promise will not be maintained for Live account withdrawals.
4. Contract Limits
Traders who lock their MLL demonstrate they have grown their account to match their initial deposit, a mark of consistent and responsible trading. As a reward for reaching this milestone, contract limits double once the MLL locks, giving traders greater capacity to scale their live trading.
| Account Size | Contracts (Standard) | Contracts (After MLL Locks) |
|---|
| 100K | 4 Mini | 40 Micro | 8 Mini | 80 Micro |
Section: 5. Trailing MLL and the MLL Lock Benefit
− 5. Trailing MLL Explained
− The Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) on your live account is trailing. It moves up as your account grows, but never moves down.
− The MLL locks in any of two situations:
− - When you request a payout;
− - When your profit equals your initial MLL amount
− Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance):
−
Account opens $2,000 $0 — Balance grows to $3,000 $3,000 $1,000 MLL trails up with balance Balance reaches $4,000 $4,000 $2,000 MLL locks — profit has equalled the MLL amount
| Event | Balance | MLL Floor | What Happens |
|---|
− Payout requested at any point | — | $2,000 | MLL locks at the starting bbehavioralance if not already locked
− Key rule: The locked MLL never moves again, no matter how high your balance goes.
− 6. MLL Lock Benefit
− Your MLL locks $1,000 below your starting balance. On a 50K live account, that means your MLL locks at $1,000, not at the $2,000 starting balance. This is the MLL Lock Benefit, and it applies automatically to every live account.
− Here's the full journey on a 50K account:
− You start with a $2,000 balance, and your MLL trails up from $0 as you profit. The MLL locks when your profit equals your starting balance (balance reaches $4,000) or when you request a payout, whichever comes first. At that moment, the floor is set at $1,000. Permanently. It will never trail up again, no matter how much you make above it.
− From the lock onward, $1,000 is the only breach level on your account. Dropping below your $2,000 starting balance does not end your account anymore. Your account breaches only if your balance touches $1,000. Locking at $4,000 means you hold $3,000 of trading room, locked in for the life of the account.
− Why we built it this way: A locked MLL means you've either doubled your loss buffer or taken a live payout. Both are proof that you can hold profits on a live account. We could hand out a one-time bonus; rather, we are providing what actually compounds: more room to keep trading, more room to scale payouts.
− Locked MLL floors per account size:
−
25K $1,500 $500 50K $2,000 $1,000 100K $3,000 $2,000 150K $4,500 $3,500
| Account Size | Starting Balance | MLL Locks at |
|---|
+ 5. Trailing MLL and the MLL Lock Benefit
+ Trailing MLL
+ The Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) on your live account is trailing. It moves up as your account grows and never moves down while it is trailing.
+ When the MLL locks
+ The MLL stops trailing and locks in either of these cases, whichever comes first:
+ - You request a payout.
+ - Your profit equals your starting balance.
+ Once locked, the MLL never moves again, no matter how high your balance goes.
+ The MLL Lock Benefit
+ Normally, a locked MLL would sit at your starting balance. With the MLL Lock Benefit, which applies automatically to every live account, the floor locks $1,000 below your starting balance instead.
+ On a 50K live account ($2,000 starting balance), the MLL would normally lock at $2,000. With the benefit, it locks at $1,000.
+ From the lock onward, $1,000 is the only breach level on your account. Dropping below your $2,000 starting balance does not end your account. Your account breaches only if your balance touches $1,000.
+ Why we built it this way: A locked MLL means you have either doubled your loss buffer or taken a live payout. Both are proof that you can hold profits on a live account. Rather than a one-time bonus, we are providing what compounds: more room to keep trading and more room to scale payouts.
+ Locked MLL floors per account size
+
25K | $1,500 $1,500 $500 50K | $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 100K | $3,000 $3,000 $2,000 150K | $4,500 $4,500 $3,500
| Account Size | Starting Balance | Standard Lock | MLL Locks at (with Benefit) |
|---|
Every size follows the same rule: the lock is $1,000 below your starting balance.
Section: Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance)
− Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance):
−
Account opens $2,000 Trailing from $0 Active Balance reaches $4,000 (or payout requested) $4,000 Locks at $1,000 Active Balance drops to $1,800 $1,800 $1,000 Active Balance touches $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Breached
| Event | Balance | MLL | Status |
|---|
− 7. Breach and Cooldown
+ Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance)
+
Account opens $2,000 $0 (trailing) Active Balance grows $3,000 $1,000 (trailing) Active Profit equals starting balance, or payout requested $4,000 $1,000 (locked, with Benefit) Active Balance drops below starting balance $1,800 $1,000 Active Balance touches the floor $1,000 $1,000 Breached
| Event | Balance | MLL Floor | Status |
|---|
+ At the lock point, you hold $3,000 of trading room ($4,000 balance minus the $1,000 floor), locked in for the life of the account.
+ 6. Breach and Cooldown
Traders who breach live account(s) enter a mandatory cooldown before any trading is permitted.
- Standard cooldown: 2 weeks mandatory for all traders
- Extended cooldown: 4 weeks or an extended period, at FundedNext's discretion, for traders who breach through reckless behaviour such as aggressive positions or breaching within a single trading session.
After completing the cooldown period, traders return to normal simulated trading, purchasing Challenge Accounts and following the standard path back to live.
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TLDR: Earn 15 Performance Rewards to enter the live review pool. If selected, up to 5 funded accounts transition to live. If you breach, you'll enter a 2-week cooldown before returning to sim — and every 5 Performance Rewards after that puts you back in the live review pool.
1. Live Trading Eligibility Criteria
FundedNext's risk team continuously reviews every trader's performance to identify who's ready for live trading.
How you enter the live review pool
- New to live: 15 Performance Rewards across your FundedNext journey.
- Returning from a previous live journey: Re-enter the review pool after every 5 Performance Rewards. You've already proven your strategy live, so your bar is lower.
Performance Rewards are counted across your full trading profile, whether they come from a single account or are spread across multiple accounts. Once you request your 15th Performance Reward, you'll be shortlisted for the live review pool, and your account(s) will be closed.
What happens next
Reaching the threshold places your trader profile under review. It doesn't guarantee a transition. Our risk team looks at your full performance history, and only traders who show consistent, responsible trading behaviour move to live. While the review is underway, your accounts may be temporarily placed on hold. If you're not selected, your accounts resume as normal.
If you're selected
Selection applies to your trader profile as a whole, not to individual accounts. Moving to live replaces your current funded accounts, so they are closed as part of the transition.
Transitions only take place once the payout cycle that prompted your review has concluded, never mid-cycle.
Example: If you're selected after requesting a payout in your 3rd cycle, your move to live takes place once that payout has been processed. However, if you have multiple accounts that have reached the 3rd cycle, and you reach your 15th Performance Reward, all of your accounts will be closed automatically and become eligible for the Live Program.
2. Transition Process
Challenge Accounts
- All active Challenge Accounts are permanently closed at the time of transition
- These accounts are not eligible for any refunds
Note: Traders who prefer to preserve their Challenge Accounts should keep this in mind before stacking multiple Challenge Accounts
FundedNext Accounts
- FundedNext Accounts with at least 1 successful withdrawal will be transitioned to a live account
- FundedNext Accounts with 0 payouts will be closed, and the funded account’s cost will be refunded within 3-5 business days once the live transition is completed.
Note: Direct Accounts are treated as FundedNext Accounts and will therefore follow the structure mentioned above.
3. Live Account Parameters
Traders receive one live account per eligible funded account transitioning, up to a maximum of 5 live accounts.
| Account Size | Starting Balance | Max Loss Limit (MLL) |
|---|
| 25K | $1,500 | Starts from $0 |
| 50K | $2,000 | Starts from $0 |
| 100K | $3,000 | Starts from $0 |
| 150K | $4,500 | Starts from $0 |
Withdrawal Benefits:
- Daily withdrawal option
- Minimum withdrawal request: $100
- 100% profit split on the first $5,000 in cumulative withdrawals, then 90/10 thereafter.
Note: Withdrawals cannot be processed during an active trading session. Traders must conclude the trading day and submit their request the following day. Withdrawals from the Live account take approximately 2–5 business days to process, as this is handled directly by NinjaTrader Brokerage. Because of this processing timeframe, the FundedNext Brand Promise will not be maintained for Live account withdrawals.
4. Contract Limits
Traders who lock their MLL demonstrate they have grown their account to match their initial deposit, a mark of consistent and responsible trading. As a reward for reaching this milestone, contract limits double once the MLL locks, giving traders greater capacity to scale their live trading.
| Account Size | Contracts (Standard) | Contracts (After MLL Locks) |
|---|
| 25K | 2 Mini | 20 Micro | 4 Mini | 40 Micro |
| 50K | 3 Mini | 30 Micro | 6 Mini | 60 Micro |
| 100K | 4 Mini | 40 Micro | 8 Mini | 80 Micro |
| 150K | 5 Mini | 50 Micro | 10 Mini | 100 Micro |
5. Trailing MLL Explained
The Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) on your live account is trailing. It moves up as your account grows, but never moves down.
The MLL locks in any of two situations:
- When you request a payout;
- When your profit equals your initial MLL amount
Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance):
| Event | Balance | MLL Floor | What Happens |
|---|
| Account opens | $2,000 | $0 | — |
| Balance grows to $3,000 | $3,000 | $1,000 | MLL trails up with balance |
| Balance reaches $4,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | MLL locks — profit has equalled the MLL amount |
Payout requested at any point | — | $2,000 | MLL locks at the starting bbehavioralance if not already locked
Key rule: The locked MLL never moves again, no matter how high your balance goes.
6. MLL Lock Benefit
Your MLL locks $1,000 below your starting balance. On a 50K live account, that means your MLL locks at $1,000, not at the $2,000 starting balance. This is the MLL Lock Benefit, and it applies automatically to every live account.
Here's the full journey on a 50K account:
You start with a $2,000 balance, and your MLL trails up from $0 as you profit. The MLL locks when your profit equals your starting balance (balance reaches $4,000) or when you request a payout, whichever comes first. At that moment, the floor is set at $1,000. Permanently. It will never trail up again, no matter how much you make above it.
From the lock onward, $1,000 is the only breach level on your account. Dropping below your $2,000 starting balance does not end your account anymore. Your account breaches only if your balance touches $1,000. Locking at $4,000 means you hold $3,000 of trading room, locked in for the life of the account.
Why we built it this way: A locked MLL means you've either doubled your loss buffer or taken a live payout. Both are proof that you can hold profits on a live account. We could hand out a one-time bonus; rather, we are providing what actually compounds: more room to keep trading, more room to scale payouts.
Locked MLL floors per account size:
| Account Size | Starting Balance | MLL Locks at |
|---|
| 25K | $1,500 | $500 |
| 50K | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 100K | $3,000 | $2,000 |
| 150K | $4,500 | $3,500 |
Every size follows the same rule: the lock is $1,000 below your starting balance.
Example: 50K account ($2,000 starting balance):
| Event | Balance | MLL | Status |
|---|
| Account opens | $2,000 | Trailing from $0 | Active |
| Balance reaches $4,000 (or payout requested) | $4,000 | Locks at $1,000 | Active |
| Balance drops to $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,000 | Active |
| Balance touches $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Breached |
7. Breach and Cooldown
Traders who breach live account(s) enter a mandatory cooldown before any trading is permitted.
- Standard cooldown: 2 weeks mandatory for all traders
- Extended cooldown: 4 weeks or an extended period, at FundedNext's discretion, for traders who breach through reckless behaviour such as aggressive positions or breaching within a single trading session.
After completing the cooldown period, traders return to normal simulated trading, purchasing Challenge Accounts and following the standard path back to live.
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