What is Scaling Plan?
A prop firm program that increases a funded trader's account size as they hit consistent payout and profit milestones.
A scaling plan is the path by which a funded trader's account grows over time. Rather than staying fixed at the initial size, the account is increased — often by 25% per milestone — when the trader meets conditions such as a minimum profit and a minimum number of payouts over a set period.
A typical plan might raise a $100k account to $125k, then $150k, and so on, sometimes to a cap of $1-2M or beyond. Some firms also improve the profit split at higher tiers.
The scaling plan is a major comparison point between firms because it sets the real long-term income ceiling. A firm with a generous, achievable scaling plan is worth more to a consistent trader than one with a slightly higher headline profit split but no path to a larger account. The TradingEdge per-firm reviews list each firm's scaling terms.