Payout caps and buffers are part of the payout requirements on the performance stage of E8 Signature Forex, E8 Signature Crypto, and E8 Signature Futures products.
Payout buffer:
Before you can start requesting a payout, you need to leave a buffer in your account of the same size as your EOD Dynamic Drawdown. The buffer is in place to protect traders from violating EOD by requesting full profit from the account.
Payout caps:
Payout caps determine the maximum you can request in a single payout.
Account size | $25,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 |
1. Payout | $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 |
2. Payout | $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 |
3. Payout | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 | $4,250 |
4. Payout | $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,250 | $4,250 |
5+ Payout | $1,500 | $3,250 | $4,250 | $5,250 |
You can see the balance requirement for each account size and payout cycle in the tables below.
Please note that the last column in the following tables represents the minimum balance needed for the maximum payout you can request for each payout cycle, and you can still request with less balance as long as you fulfill the buffer requirements and minimum payout amounts.
Balance requirement for first and second payout requests
Account size | Buffer | Maximum available payout request (Payout cap) | Minimum balance needed for maximum payout request |
$25,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $27,000 |
$50,000 | $2,000 | $1,250 | $53,250 |
$100,000 | $3,000 | $2,250 | $105,250 |
$150,000 | $4,500 | $3,250 | $157,750 |
Balance requirement for third payout requests
Account size | Buffer | Maximum available payout request (Payout cap) | Minimum balance needed for maximum payout request |
$25,000 | $1,000 | $1,250 | $27,250 |
$50,000 | $2,000 | $2,250 | $54,250 |
$100,000 | $3,000 | $3,250 | $106,250 |
$150,000 | $4,500 | $4,250 | $158,750 |
Balance requirement for fourth payout requests
Account size | Buffer | Maximum available payout request (Payout cap) | Minimum balance needed for maximum payout request |
$25,000 | $1,000 | $1,250 | $27,250 |
$50,000 | $2,000 | $2,250 | $54,250 |
$100,000 | $3,000 | $3,250 | $106,250 |
$150,000 | $4,500 | $4,250 | $158,750 |
Balance requirement for the fifth and future payout requests
Account size | Buffer | Maximum available payout request (Payout cap) | Minimum balance needed for maximum payout request |
$25,000 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $27,500 |
$50,000 | $2,000 | $3,250 | $55,250 |
$100,000 | $3,000 | $4,250 | $107,250 |
$150,000 | $4,500 | $5,250 | $159,750 |
Payout caps and payout buffers apply only to E8 Signature products in the Performance stage. There are no Payout caps or Payout buffer for E8 One accounts.