Payout Policy on FX Backtest Diaryhttps://etherpoc.com/en/tags/payout-policy/Recent content in Payout Policy on FX Backtest DiaryHugoenFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000Changing only when and how much I withdraw cut my first prop payout from 530 to 169 dayshttps://etherpoc.com/en/posts/payout-policy-fastpass/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://etherpoc.com/en/posts/payout-policy-fastpass/<p>I did not touch the trading logic. I did not change what the system risks per trade. And yet the median time to my first prop firm payout fell from 530 trading days to 169, roughly a third of the original wait. The only thing that changed was the payout policy: when to withdraw, and how much to leave behind.</p>