Payout caps and buffers are part of the payout requirements on the performance stage of E8 Signature.
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, and no matter how many payouts you request, the buffer will always stay there.
Payout caps for E8 Signature Classic Markets:
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 |
On E8 Signature Futures, there is a maximum number of payouts per account: 5. This is the same rule as on E8 Zero, and this determines how many payouts you can request in total from one account. After you request 5 payouts, no matter the remaining buffer or how much you requested in total payouts, the cycle is closed, the account is deactivated, and you move on with the free Challenge of the same size.
For Signature Futures accounts purchased after 1.10.2026 17:00 UTC +0, the maximum number of payouts per account is 4.
Payout caps for E8 Signature Futures purchased after 01.10.2026 17:00 UTC + 0:
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 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
2. Payout | $1,000 | $1,250 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
3. Payout | $1,250 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $3,500 |
4. Payout | $1,250 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $3,500 |
Payout caps for E8 Signature Futures purchased before 01.10.2026 17:00 UTC + 0:
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 |