What is Profit Split?
The share of trading profits a prop-firm-funded trader keeps — typically 80-90%, with the firm taking the remainder.
Profit split is the percentage of trading profits a prop-firm-funded trader retains. Industry standard is 80-90% to the trader, 10-20% to the firm. Some firms (Maven, FundedNext) advertise 90-100% splits as a marketing differentiator, but recover the margin through stricter drawdown rules or shorter Challenge windows.
Profit is calculated periodically (FTMO every 14 days, FundingPips weekly, The5ers monthly). The trader requests a payout when there is profit to claim; the firm verifies rule compliance and pays via bank wire, crypto, or e-wallet within the firm's stated timeline (3 days for FTMO, varies for others).
Scaling tied to profit split: many firms double your account size if you hit 10% profit for 4 consecutive months — meaning a base $200k account scaled to $400k still pays the same 90% split but on twice the position size. Scaling is the real income source in prop trading.