• $25K account at 5% monthly produces about $1,000 gross
  • After an 80% split, that is roughly $800/month (about ¥120,000 at recent FX rates)
  • Scaling and multiple accounts can multiply this 3–10x
  • Top reported traders clear $10,000+/month (roughly ¥1.5M), but this is the long tail

Honest income numbers from prop firm trading start small and grow only with sustained performance. The figures below are illustrative — not a forecast, and certainly not a guarantee. In our review of public payout proofs, the most common monthly outcome for funded traders is in the low four figures, with the very long tail reaching what beginners imagine the average to be. That said, the structural advantage is real: you are leveraging the firm’s capital, so a working strategy compounds faster than it would on your own balance sheet.

Baseline math

  • $25K account, 5% monthly return → $1,250 gross
  • 80% profit split → $1,000 net (about ¥150,000)
  • $100K account, 5% monthly → $4,000 net after split

The 5% monthly figure is meant as a planning anchor, not a promise. Returns are not guaranteed, and many months produce zero or negative results.

Scaling effects

Most reputable firms offer some form of scaling: after several consecutive profitable months, your account size grows automatically. By contrast, multiple-account strategies (running, say, three $50K accounts in parallel) require more capital outlay upfront but multiply the daily profit ceiling immediately. In practice, top earners use a combination of both.

What the top tail looks like

Public payout dashboards from FTMO and The5%ers show individual traders clearing $10,000–$50,000 per month. These are statistical outliers. Specifically, they tend to share a long track record (12+ months), strict risk discipline, and either large single accounts or coordinated multi-account portfolios.

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