HyroTrader cuts its published payout minimum to $25 after the profit split
Its Instant account still requires three qualifying trading days before the first payout. Kraken Funded separately lists a $250 fee for its $25,000 challenge.
HyroTrader lowered the minimum profit a trader needs to request a payout on its simulated crypto accounts from $100 to $25 after the firm’s split. A trader using its Instant account for crypto perps must also close positions and complete three qualifying trading days before the first request.
| Published term | November 2 | November 9 |
|---|---|---|
| HyroTrader payout minimum after split | $100 | $25 |
| Kraken Funded challenge fees | $20 for $1,000; $50 for $5,000; $90 for $10,000 | $20 for $1,000; $90 for $10,000; $250 for $25,000 |
| FundedNext Stellar Lite merged balance limit | $200,000 | $300,000 |
What counts toward a first instant payout
At the starting 80% split, a trader needs $31.25 of eligible simulated profit to receive $25. The dollar minimum is only one test. HyroTrader counts a UTC day when at least one closed trade is worth at least 5% of the initial account balance and its result moves at least 1% of that trade’s value before fees.
A payout is a contractual share of simulated performance. HyroTrader says the account must be in profit when the trader requests the payout and caps the profit counted per Instant request at 5% of the initial balance.
Kraken lists a larger challenge; FundedNext raises a separate limit
Kraken Funded’s fee page listed a $5,000 challenge for $50 on November 2. On November 9 it listed a $25,000 challenge for $250 alongside the $1,000 and $10,000 options. The $250 is a nonrefundable entry fee. Kraken’s mobile app applies its 80% split to profits made after the trader passes the challenge and signs the funded-account agreement.
At FundedNext, the Stellar Lite help page raised the maximum merged balance from $200,000 to $300,000. That is a ceiling on combining eligible accounts. Both must use the same challenge model, have no open trades and be between cycles.
What the weekly comparison establishes
The table compares published wording on November 2 and November 9. A changed line can describe an existing plan, repeat a term elsewhere or change a condition. Counting lines cannot establish how many products launched or rules changed.
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