Glossary · Scaling plan
What is a scaling plan?
A path to a bigger funded balance when you stay profitable.
Scaling plans increase your account size — for example by 25% — after you hit profit and payout milestones over a set period.
Some firms also raise your profit split as you scale.
Where scaling plan matters
49 firms we've checked match “scaling plan”. The highest-scoring ones:
- DayTraders.comLive plans scale contract size with profit (details in help center)
- FTMO FuturesContract limit rises with end-of-day profit: 2/4/6 contracts at start up to 5/10/15 on 50K/100K/150K
- The5ersAccount scales on every 10% target (5% on Bootcamp), up to $4M
- Lux Trading FirmFunded size steps up each time 10% is earned, from $100K up to $10M over stages 2-7 (not on Insta accounts)
- City Traders ImperiumInstant/Direct: balance +100% per 10% profit milestone, up to $2M per account ($4M total). 1-Step/2-Step: up to $200K per account ($400K total).