What counts as a winning day
The profit threshold for each account size.
Updated August 23, 2026
A winning day is a trading day you finished up by more than the threshold for your account size.
| Account | A winning day is profit above |
|---|---|
| $25K | $100 |
| $50K | $150 |
| $100K | $200 |
| $150K | $250 |
You need five of them before a payout. They do not have to be consecutive.
How a day is measured
- Profit is measured on the trading day, which runs on the CME session and ends at the 4:45 PM ET flat time. Trading hours
- Commissions come out first. A day that made $160 gross on a $50K account but paid $20 in fees finished at $140 and does not count
- A day exactly at the threshold does not count. It has to be above
Days that do not qualify
A day up $40 is not a winning day. Neither is a flat day or a losing day. They do not count against you either, they simply do not add to the five.
The tally resets after each payout
Every successful payout returns your winning day count to zero. Five more days are needed for the next one.
Why a threshold at all
Without one, five $3 days would qualify. The threshold asks for days that show real trading, not days where the account was merely open.
The thresholds are deliberately low. On a $50K account, $150 is roughly three points on a single ES contract. This is a floor to clear, not a target to chase.
A word of warning
Do not trade to manufacture winning days. Traders who take a small profit purely to tick the box tend to cut winners short all month and end up with a smaller payout than if they had traded normally.