Live Brokerage is the final stage of your path with us and the only stage where your orders reach the real market.

You don’t apply for or purchase a Brokerage account. You earn the opportunity through Sim Funded, and our Risk and Brokerage teams determine when you’re ready to transition.

Effective October 1, 2026, we’re updating how new traders transition into Live Brokerage. Existing Brokerage accounts will continue under the structure they were opened with.

There are two primary paths depending on your plan.

For Launch, Propel, Instant and Stocks, your Brokerage Review is triggered once you reach $10,000 in total profit on the account, including realized profit made and payouts taken.

Once you reach the threshold:

Continuing to trade after reaching the threshold without completing your review may result in account action, and profits generated above the applicable threshold may not be payable.

Your Orbit account is reviewed once you reach the applicable Sim Funded profit ceiling.

Once you reach the ceiling, stop trading and contact Support.

We may also review your account at any time based on your trading history, performance, or overall risk profile.

Our Risk Team reviews your overall trading performance, not just your account balance.

We may look at:

While your Brokerage Review is open, you cannot trade the account and payouts may be held.

Most reviews are completed within approximately five trading days, although broader Risk Reviews may take longer.

Your review may result in:

Beginning October 1, 2026, when you’re approved for Live Brokerage, you’ll have two options.

If you choose Live Brokerage:

Your simulated balance is not deposited into your live account as trading capital.

Instead, your Brokerage account operates with real capital and the risk allocation assigned to your account.

If your qualifying 50K account carries a $2,000 drawdown, your Live Brokerage account would begin with:

Starting Balance: $0
​Live Drawdown: $2,000

​Eligible Sim Funded Profit: Bonus Vault

If you prefer not to move into Live Brokerage, you can choose a one-time cash buyout equal to 50% of your applicable drawdown.

Using the same 50K example:

After taking the buyout, a cooldown applies before you can return to Evaluations.

Under the new structure, your eligible Sim Funded profits are kept separate from your live trading balance through your Bonus Vault.

Your Bonus Vault:

Your Live Brokerage account itself begins at $0.

If your Brokerage account was opened before October 1, 2026, nothing changes.

Your account continues under the structure it was originally opened with.

Under our previous Standard-plan structure, qualifying Sim Funded profits could be used when establishing your Live Brokerage starting balance.

Under our previous Orbit structure, your Brokerage account already began at $0, while eligible simulated profits were held in your Profit Vault.

The new $0 Brokerage + Bonus Vault structure applies to new Brokerage transitions going forward.

Your Live Brokerage invitation is valid for 5 calendar days.

Within that time, you’ll need to begin your required onboarding, which may include:

If you’re unable to complete the required steps within the five-day window, contact Support before your invitation expires.

Live accounts use an end-of-day trailing drawdown unless your specific account settings state otherwise.

Your drawdown floor moves upward based on closed daily profit rather than intraday fluctuations.

Once your applicable trailing threshold has been reached, your drawdown may become fixed according to your Brokerage risk settings.

Always refer to the limits displayed on your account for your current risk parameters.

When you first move live, we may place your account into a Ramp-Up Period.

This may include:

A typical Ramp-Up Period may require 10 profitable trading days before you can request a Performance Review.

Once you’ve completed the applicable requirement, email:

[email protected]

We’ll review your performance and determine whether your limits can be adjusted.

Once you’re live:

Your Live Brokerage contract limits may be lower than the limits you had during Evaluation or Sim Funded because they are based on real capital and actual Brokerage risk.

Market data fees begin once you move into Live Brokerage and are classified as a professional market-data subscriber.

Level 2 data may require an additional subscription depending on your broker and platform.

Brokerage payout requests continue to be processed on business days.

Effective October 1, 2026, the minimum payout request is $500 across the board.

Your account may still have additional payout requirements, including:

Unless your account terms state otherwise, the standard Brokerage payout split remains:

We strongly recommend maintaining enough of a cushion in your account to handle normal losing periods after a payout.

Our Risk Team actively monitors Live Brokerage accounts.

Based on your account performance, we may adjust:

These controls are designed to manage live capital exposure while giving you room to trade sustainably.

For questions about your individual risk settings, contact:

[email protected]

If you breach your applicable Live Brokerage drawdown or liquidation threshold, your account will be closed.

A failed Live Brokerage account is subject to a 30-day cooldown unless otherwise approved by our Risk Team.

During your cooldown, you will not be able to open a new profile or additional trading accounts.

Once your cooldown has ended, you can return to the applicable trading pathway.

Live Brokerage requires real Brokerage onboarding.

You may need to complete:

Our broker and clearing partners may also request additional documents before your account can be opened.

Some countries cannot be supported because of brokerage or clearing restrictions, so make sure you review our current restricted-country information before reaching the Brokerage stage.

Our Support Team is here to help with general Brokerage and onboarding questions.

For questions about your individual Live Brokerage risk settings, contact:

[email protected]