Funded Trader Rule Maps Field Guide
Stage 03 / Funded

What changes after passing, and what should I check before payout prep?

A stage route for checking what changes after passing a futures prop firm challenge and before requesting payout.

Check first

Leave this stage with the funded-account rule areas that need confirmation before a payout request.

routing guide
Condition Activation, data, and subscription requirements
Condition Funded account drawdown or loss-limit behavior
Condition Minimum balance, qualifying days, and payout-count requirements
Condition Whether account-stage rules differ from challenge rules
Account-stage-impactingFee-impactingPayout-impacting
Next actions

Open the source-aware pages for this stage.

checklist First Payout Readiness Checklist tool Apex 50% Consistency Checker tool Topstep Post-Payout MLL Buffer Checker rule Apex 50% Consistency Rule Explained rule Topstep MLL After First Payout

Use this stage after passing but before treating the account as payout-ready. The funded state can change which rules matter and which fees or account conditions still need to be satisfied.

This stage routes to payout readiness checks and firm-specific rule profiles. It does not determine whether a firm will approve a payout.

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