Analysis
Payout Speed Benchmarks: Q2 2026 Snapshot
How the major prop firms compare on payout request-to-receipt times this quarter, based on user-reported data.
Drawing on aggregated user-reported data across major prop firms this quarter, median payout request-to-receipt times continue to cluster between 24 and 72 hours for the top tier, with a long tail of firms still operating on weekly or bi-weekly cycles. The fastest firms have leaned into payout speed as a marketing differentiator; the slowest tend to cite manual compliance review. We'll continue tracking these numbers and welcome reader submissions to refine the dataset.
Popular firms
Apex Trader Funding
Austin, USA
- Model
- Evaluation-Based Funding
- Split
- 100%
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly (up to 2 per month, every 8 days)
- Max
- $300,000
Topstep
Chicago, USA
- Model
- Evaluation-Based Funding
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Weekly (after 5 profitable days)
- Max
- $150,000
FTMO
Prague, Czech Republic
- Model
- Evaluation-Based Funding
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- On-demand (default 14 days, weekly available)
- Max
- $200,000
My Funded Futures
Charlotte, USA
- Model
- Evaluation-Based Funding
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
- Max
- $150,000
FundedNext
Dubai, UAE
- Model
- Evaluation-Based Funding
- Split
- 95%
- Payouts
- Weekly (Stellar) / on-demand
- Max
- $400,000
Jane Street
New York, USA
- Model
- Firm Capital Model
- Split
- 50%
- Payouts
- Salary + discretionary bonus
- Max
- Internal capital only — no external trader accounts
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