Funded Futures Family Prime requires the account balance to stay above a protected buffer when requesting a payout. The current official rules list a buffer equal to the plan’s drawdown amount plus $100, along with a three-day minimum, a cycle profit target and 40% consistency. Prop Firm Audit records COMPARE for 30% off Prime.
Current Prime payout table
| Account | Cycle target | Required buffer balance | Max payout 1 | Max payout 2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | $300 | $26,100 | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| 50K | $500 | $52,100 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 100K | $750 | $103,100 | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| 150K | $1,000 | $154,600 | $3,500 | $4,000 |
The request is constrained by the available amount above the buffer and the applicable payout cap.
The buffer formula
Available amount above buffer = current balance − required buffer balance
Potential request = lesser of available amount and current payout cap
If the result is zero or negative, there is no amount above the buffer in this simplified calculation.
50K example
Assume a 50K Prime balance of $54,600:
- Required buffer balance: $52,100
- Amount above buffer: $2,500
- First-payout cap: $2,000
- Later-payout cap: $2,500
For payout one, the cap reduces the potential request to $2,000. For a later cycle, the simplified potential amount is $2,500.
This does not confirm that every other condition is complete. The dashboard and official review decide the request.
Cycle target and buffer are separate
The cycle target measures profit earned since the relevant reset. The buffer protects the account balance after a request. Meeting the $500 cycle target on a 50K account does not automatically create $500 of withdrawable profit if the balance is not above $52,100.
Prime currently also requires:
- At least three trading days between requests
- 40% consistency within the payout cycle
- A new cycle after an approved payout
- Good standing under the trading rules
- The applicable per-request maximum
Add the 40% consistency test
Largest profitable day ÷ cycle profit × 100
If the largest day is $400, the cycle profit must reach at least $1,000 for the result to equal 40%. This can exceed the published cycle target.
| Best day | Minimum total at 40% |
|---|---|
| $200 | $500 |
| $300 | $750 |
| $400 | $1,000 |
| $600 | $1,500 |
The practical profit requirement is therefore the larger of the account’s cycle target and the consistency-adjusted total.
Why a maximum is not a promised request
A maximum payout is a ceiling. It does not mean every cycle automatically produces that amount. The trader must have enough qualified profit above the protected balance while satisfying the cycle rules.
The official FFF page also publishes a separate total simulated-payout ceiling per user. Traders managing multiple accounts should review both the account-level request cap and the user-level limit.
Code COMPARE for Prime
The PFA-recorded Funded Futures Family offer is plan-specific:
| Plan | Recorded COMPARE offer |
|---|---|
| Velocity | 80% off |
| Premier+ | 40% off for first five uses, then 30% |
| Prime | 30% off |
| Straight-to-Funded | No PFA discount stated |
For this article, use COMPARE for 30% off Prime. Confirm the applied discount in checkout. FFF’s own website may advertise another code; do not substitute it for the Prop Firm Audit offer.
Before a Prime request
- Confirm three trading days are complete.
- Check cycle profit against the size-specific target.
- Calculate 40% consistency.
- Note the required buffer balance.
- Subtract the buffer from current balance.
- Apply the correct first or later payout cap.
- Verify the result in the dashboard.
The official FFF payout rules publish the current tables. The Funded Futures Family audit explains the broader plan differences.
Bottom line
FFF Prime payout planning requires four numbers: cycle target, best-day ratio, protected buffer and request cap. Calculate them together. Code COMPARE is recorded for 30% off Prime, subject to confirmation at checkout.