Scaling Plan
A structured programme allowing funded traders to grow their account size by hitting consistent profit targets, rewarding successful traders with more capital.
What is a Scaling Plan?
A scaling plan is a prop firm's framework for automatically increasing a funded trader's account size when they demonstrate consistent profitability. It aligns the firm's interests (deploying more capital to proven traders) with the trader's goal (managing more money).
Typical scaling structure
- Achieve X% profit over Y months
- Keep drawdown below a threshold
- Account grows by 25–50% per scaling step
- Some firms scale up to $2M+ in total allocation
Example
$100,000 funded account:
- Hit 10% in 3 months → scaled to $125,000
- Hit 10% again → scaled to $150,000
- Continue until you reach the firm's maximum allocation cap
Aggregate scaling
Some firms (like FTMO) allow you to run multiple accounts simultaneously, effectively giving you aggregate scaling without a formal programme.
How Firms Apply This Rule
FundedNext scales up to $4M. FTMO allows multiple accounts up to $2M aggregate. Funding Pips scales up to $2M. Topstep scales futures accounts up to $300K.
Related Terms
Profit Split
The percentage of trading profits a funded trader keeps versus what is paid to the prop firm, typically ranging from 70% to 95% in the trader's favour.
Profit Target
The minimum profit percentage a trader must earn to pass each phase of a prop firm challenge before moving to the next stage or receiving a funded account.
Evaluation Phase
The trading test period(s) a trader must pass — hitting profit targets while respecting all risk rules — before receiving a live funded account.