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Funded Futures Network: Knowledge Base
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Account Buffer Guide
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The buffer is the required profit that protects the firm before you can make withdrawals. How and where you build it depends on your account type.
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OG Accounts
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Standard OG & Express OG: Same Buffer Rules
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\n How it works:\n You build your buffer profit in the Exhibition account.\n Once the buffer is reached, that exact amount rolls over into your\n Sim-Funded account as a static starting profit, even if you exceeded\n the consistency rule during exhibition. Your funded account opens\n at Account Size + Buffer.\n
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Account SizeBuffer to BuildFunded Opens AtDrawdown FloorBalance Diagram
$25,000\n $1,500\n \n
$26,500
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$25,000 + buffer
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$25,000
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Static after funded
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↑ Account Size+ Buffer ↑
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$50,000\n $2,000\n \n
$52,000
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$50,000 + buffer
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$50,000
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Static after funded
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↑ Account Size+ Buffer ↑
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$100,000\n $3,600\n \n
$103,600
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$100,000 + buffer
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$100,000
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Static after funded
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↑ Account Size+ Buffer ↑
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$150,000\n $5,000\n \n
$155,000
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$150,000 + buffer
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$150,000
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Static after funded
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↑ Account Size+ Buffer ↑
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$250,000\n $6,000\n \n
$256,000
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$250,000 + buffer
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$250,000
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Static after funded
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↑ Account Size+ Buffer ↑
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MAX Accounts
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Standard MAX & Express MAX: Same Buffer Rules
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\n How it works:\n There is no Exhibition stage. Your funded account\n opens at the full Account Size. The drawdown starts\n immediately at Account Size − Buffer. You build\n the buffer inside the funded account before you can make any withdrawals.\n
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Account SizeBuffer to BuildFunded Opens AtDrawdown Starts AtBalance Diagram
$25,000\n $1,500\n \n
$25,000
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Full account size
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$23,500
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$25,000 − $1,500
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↑ DrawdownBalance ↑
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$50,000\n $2,000\n \n
$50,000
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Full account size
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$48,000
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$50,000 − $2,000
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↑ DrawdownBalance ↑
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$100,000\n $3,600\n \n
$100,000
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Full account size
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$96,400
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$100,000 − $3,600
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↑ DrawdownBalance ↑
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$150,000\n $5,000\n \n
$150,000
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Full account size
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$145,000
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$150,000 − $5,000
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$250,000\n $6,000\n \n
$250,000
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Full account size
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$244,000
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$250,000 − $6,000
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Key Differences at a Glance
 
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OG Accounts
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Standard OG & Express OG
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\n ▸Buffer is built in the Exhibition account\n
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\n ▸Exhibition profit target = buffer amount\n
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\n ▸Buffer rolls over as a static dollar amount into funded\n
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\n ▸Funded account opens ABOVE account size\n
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\n ▸50K example: Opens at $52,000 (50K + $2,000 buffer)\n
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\n ▸Drawdown floor is fixed at the account size (e.g. $50,000)\n
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MAX Accounts
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Standard MAX & Express MAX
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\n ▸No Exhibition stage: goes straight to funded\n
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\n ▸Buffer is built inside the funded account\n
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\n ▸Funded account opens AT account size\n
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\n ▸Drawdown starts BELOW account size immediately\n
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\n ▸50K example: Opens at $50,000, drawdown at $48,000\n
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\n ▸Cannot withdraw until buffer is fully built\n
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\nImportant: On all funded accounts, you can only withdraw profits that are $500 or more above your buffer. You can never withdraw into your buffer. For Express MAX funded accounts, you must also have 5 winning days before each payout.
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