Funding Traders Scaling Plan
Funding Traders provides specific terms that describe how an account can be scaled in structured phases. This article breaks down those requirements, how they apply in real scenarios, and where challenges might occur. If you’re considering joining Funding Traders or already trading with a funded account, this information can help you decide whether the scaling model matches your expectations.
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Overview of the Funding Traders Scaling Plan
The Scaling Plan is based on a system that increases your account size in stages. Each scaling event happens after a trader successfully completes a two-month cycle. The structure is straightforward, but the requirements are strict.
Below are the main conditions that must be met before scaling:
- Timeframe: You need two consecutive full calendar months to qualify for each scale-up.
- Profit Goal: You must earn at least 8% profit cumulatively across the two months.
- Consistency: Each of the two months must end with a net profit. If one month is negative, the cycle resets.
- Scaling Amount: Once qualified, the new balance becomes 25% larger than the starting balance of the previous cycle.
- Maximum Cap: The scaling process continues until the funded account reaches a total of $2,000,000.
These terms do not change between cycles. However, the challenge increases with each stage due to the rising absolute value of required profits and the fixed risk limits.
Understanding the Scaling Progression
To explain how this works in actual trading, the table below presents a full example of three completed scaling cycles. Each assumes the trader meets all conditions successfully.| Cycle | Starting Balance | 8% Target (2 months) | Balance After Profit | Scaled Balance (Next Start) |
| 1 (Months 1-2) | $10,000 | $800 | $10,800 | $13,500 |
| 2 (Months 3-4) | $13,500 | $1,080 | $14,580 | $18,225 |
| 3 (Months 5-6) | $18,225 | $1,458 | $19,683 | $24,604 |
Conditions That Stay Constant
Some rules remain in place throughout every cycle of the Funding Traders Scaling Plan. These do not change, regardless of how much your balance grows:
- Maximum Daily Drawdown: 5% of the starting balance
- Maximum Overall Drawdown: 10% of the starting balance
- Evaluation Period: Always two full calendar months
- Profit Requirement: Always 8% cumulative over the two months
- Monthly Result: Each month must end positively
Failing any of these conditions means the trader must begin a new evaluation period. The process resets entirely and does not carry over partial progress.
What Makes the Scaling Plan Challenging
There are clear advantages to this plan, especially the potential to scale an account up to $2,000,000. However, based on the official terms, some difficulties become apparent:
1. Scaling Slows Down Over Time
As the account grows, so does the required 8%. For example:
Starting Balance | 8% Target |
$10,000 | $800 |
$50,000 | $4,000 |
$100,000 | $8,000 |
The increase in dollar terms demands greater consistency, strategy, and mental discipline.
2. Fixed Drawdown, Rising Risk
Another challenge is the drawdown system. Even as the profit targets rise, the risk controls stay fixed relative to the starting balance. This means that:
- On a $100,000 account, the 5% daily drawdown is $5,000.
- But to scale again, the trader must earn $8,000.
That leaves a narrow buffer, especially if the trader operates with higher volatility instruments or intraday swings.
3. No Partial Credit for One Good Month
If you meet all conditions in Month 1 but lose in Month 2, the progress is lost. There’s no partial approval, and the next two months begin from zero. This increases the psychological strain on maintaining performance throughout both months.
Trading Behavior Adjustments Required
To operate within the Funding Traders Scaling Plan effectively, I found that several trading habits need to be adapted or tightened:
Adjustments to Make
- Limit overtrading, especially after hitting daily profit targets.
- Scale down size once 7% of profit is reached, to protect evaluation.
- Avoid high-risk news trading close to month-end.
- Keep a strict log of daily drawdown to track risk exposure in real time.
These behavioral changes are not optional. Given how strict the profit and drawdown conditions are, traders who do not adapt risk losing cycles even with decent trades.
Final Thoughts
The Funding Traders Scaling Plan is a long-term, conditions-based model for increasing funded capital. According to the official structure:
- Scaling occurs every two months after reaching 8% profit while ending both months in the green.
- The balance increases by 25% each time, with drawdown conditions staying fixed.
- No partial scaling occurs, and violations reset the cycle completely.
- The program stops scaling once the balance hits $2,000,000.
The plan provides a pathway, but it’s not flexible. It rewards methodical, consistent traders—not those aiming for short bursts of success. If your style matches the requirements, it’s usable. But if not, the fixed criteria can create friction as balances increase.
FAQ:
The 8% is based on your account’s starting balance at the beginning of the cycle, not the scaled balance from a previous one.
No. Both months must end in profit. A single negative month restarts the evaluation cycle.
No. Only one 25% increase is granted per successful two-month cycle, regardless of how much extra profit is earned.
Any breach of the 5% daily or 10% total drawdown automatically fails the cycle.
 All drawdown rules are calculated from the starting balance of the current cycle.