Scaling Your Account: What Happens After You Get Funded
Getting funded is just the beginning. Here is how the scaling plan works and how consistent traders can grow their account size over time.
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Passing your challenge and receiving your funded account is a significant milestone - but it is not the end of the journey. The real opportunity in prop trading is what comes after.
Your First Funded Account
Once you pass your challenge, you receive a funded trading account at the capital level you selected - from $5,000 up to $100,000. Payouts are processed on your chosen payout date with an 80/20 profit split in your favour.
How Scaling Works
Consistent performance on your funded account opens the door to increased capital. Traders who demonstrate reliable profitability over multiple payout cycles become eligible for account scaling without purchasing a new challenge.
Running Multiple Accounts
Many serious Nordfunded traders run two or three accounts at the same time, each trading a slightly different strategy or timeframe. This diversification can smooth out the natural variance in any individual approach.
Building Long-Term Income
The traders who build meaningful long-term income do so by stacking consistent payouts from multiple accounts over time. Treat your funded account like a business rather than a lottery ticket.
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