🔄 Rule Changes Timeline

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Quick Pay payout requests restored — A technical issue affecting correct profit split calculations for Quick Pay payout requests has been fixed. Quick Pay users can request payouts again.

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GFF says it paid out $1 million to traders — Goat Funded Futures announced that it has paid out $1 million to its traders. The firm says this is only the beginning and claims it plans to scale payouts further in the coming months.

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40% margin rule removed for new accounts — Fortraders says the 40% margin rule has been removed after trader feedback. From June 8 onward, all newly purchased accounts will have a 0% margin rule, with the change intended to make rules clearer and easier to follow in the dashboard.

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Quick Pay payouts temporarily unavailable — Quick Pay payout requests are currently unavailable due to a technical issue calculating the correct profit split. The team says it is prioritizing the fix and expects resolution by Thursday, June 11 EOD; legacy account payouts and Fast Pass account payouts are not affected.

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40% margin rule removed — Fortraders announced that the 40% margin rule is no longer in effect. They directed traders to their website for additional news released today.

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40% Margin Rule Removed — For Traders announced Keynote 3.0, including the removal of its 40% margin rule. The post also directs traders to the firm website for updated account details and platform information.

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GFF passes $1M in payouts — Goat Funded Futures says traders have now received over $1M in total payouts. The message also reiterates that rewards are delivered in 2 business days, or an extra $500 is added.

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Redline rolls out 90/10 split and higher payout cap for new funded accounts — Redline says all new funded accounts from June 7 onward now use a 90/10 profit split, while existing funded accounts stay on the current 80/20 split. The firm also raised the payout cap to $2,000 gross / $1,800 net per cycle and introduced optional Powerups in the dashboard; payout timing and trading-day rules remain unchanged.

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Redline TV announces updates — Redline is going live with a broadcast covering new updates, including an increased payout cap and profit split. The post also promotes 50K evaluation account giveaways during the stream.

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Topstep may enforce liquidations if NQ breaches -5% late session — Topstep said it may intervene as volatility increases into the end of day session and NQ approaches the CME price limit. If NQ breaches -5% during the last half hour, Live Funded Traders will be liquidated to protect traders and the firm.

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Topstep reminds traders about 2% price-limit rule — Topstep reminded traders that trading within 2% of a price limit is prohibited and that holding positions near those thresholds is considered high-risk. The message points users to the help center article and Coach Robert's video for guidance on calculating price limits.

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Free $6,000 challenge accounts kept with $200 payout cap — The firm says it accidentally gave away more than 50,000 free $6,000 challenge accounts and chose not to cancel them. Instead, it let traders keep the accounts and capped payouts at $200, with 100+ traders reportedly paid in a single day.

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Topstep adds 2X payout caps with DLL purchases and raises 150k pricing — Starting June 2, new Trading Combine purchases that add a Daily Loss Limit at checkout can unlock 2X payout caps across all account sizes. Topstep is also increasing the 150k Standard Trading Combine monthly price from $149 to $199 for new subscriptions.

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GFT reports May payout totals — Goat Funded Futures says it paid out more than 300,000 in May alone and reached 1.7M in payouts in May, bringing the Goat brand above 2M in monthly payouts. The message is promotional in tone but contains a payout milestone announcement rather than a discount offer.

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AquaFutures removes same-owner copy trading restriction — AquaFutures says traders can now copy trades more freely across accounts owned by the same person. The firm says the change is meant to make multi-account management smoother while keeping trading fair.

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Tradeify announces $200M in payouts — Tradeify says it has reached $200,000,000 in payouts and frames it as an ongoing milestone rather than a finish line. The message thanks traders for their trust and encourages the community to continue with the firm toward the next $200M.

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New policy enforcement technology rolled out — Lucid Trading says a new social media policy is in effect and asks traders to review the linked post to avoid violating the firm's Terms of Service. The message warns that many users may already be out of compliance.

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Phidias reports fast payout activity — Phidias says a trader received a $22,500 payout in 6 hours and 18 minutes, alongside $10,000 in live funded capital. The firm also claims 200+ other traders were paid that week with an average payout of $2,006 and average processing time of 30 minutes.

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Elite Challenge payout rules updated — FuturesElite says it has removed the profit goal for Elite Challenge payouts, raised the 50K payout cap to $2,000, increased the profit split to 90/10, and removed the waiting period between payouts. The new payout rules apply automatically to all new accounts from now on.

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Instant Payouts Now Live — Topstep partnered with Aeropay so approved payouts can now be sent instantly to U.S. bank accounts. Delivery depends on bank support for real-time transactions; unsupported banks may still take 1 to 3 business days.

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FAST Account Rules for Code STRM-AB3OK — New rules have been established for the FREE 6k FAST (1-step) account purchased with code STRM-AB3OK. Please review the linked help article to understand the specific requirements.

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Live Account Transition Update — Traders transitioning to Live can now receive up to 5 Live Accounts instead of 1. This update is effective immediately and applies to all traders invited to Live from this point forward.

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Scheduled Maintenance Notice — Payout requests will close 3 hours early this weekend, with all support channels unavailable from May 8 to May 10, 2026. Trading and platform functionality remain fully operational during the maintenance period.

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Increased Resets Allowed per Account — Prop firm GOAT Funded Futures has increased the number of resets allowed per account from one to two. This change aims to save traders costs by reducing the need to purchase a new challenge after failing an already reset account.

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New PRO Plan Released — The GFF PRO PLAN is now live, removing consistency rules, mandatory buffers, and the 2-minute holding time rule. Traders can get paid in 2 business days or receive an extra $500.

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Activation Process Updated: No More Codes Needed — Funded Futures Network has removed the requirement for activation fee codes. Eligible MAX Funded and FFNX accounts can now be activated directly from the dashboard with a $0.00 total once passed.

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Phidias PropFirm 2.0 Launches with New Platforms and Payout Rules — Phidias has launched version 2.0, adding Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView support while restructuring accounts into Express to Live and Premium tiers. Key changes include a new cumulative payout requirement of $100,000 before transferring to LIVE funding.

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Tradovate & NinjaTrader Live with Rule Updates — Hola Prime Futures has launched Tradovate and NinjaTrader platforms. New rules include a 2% risk limit for specific accounts, adjusted trailing drawdowns for Direct accounts, and updated contract size limits.

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Tradovate & NinjaTrader Live with Rule Updates — Hola Prime Futures has launched Tradovate and NinjaTrader platforms. New rules include a 2% risk limit for specific accounts, adjusted trailing drawdowns for Direct accounts based on size, and defined contract limits for 1-Step Prime accounts.

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Standard Plan Replaced by Premium Plan — The Standard Plan has been replaced by a new Premium Plan that combines features from previous account types. Existing Standard plans remain active until passed or failed with no rebilling.

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Premium Plan Launched, Replacing Standard — Alpha Futures has replaced its Standard Plan with a new Premium Plan featuring no consistency rules, higher payout caps, and faster payouts. Existing Standard plans remain active for current users but are no longer available for purchase.

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Max DD Trailing Bug Fixed — A technical issue causing Max Drawdown to trail above the initial balance has been identified and resolved. All affected active accounts have been automatically corrected.

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Rule Updates: HFT Policy and Payout Caps — The firm has clarified its High Frequency Trading (HFT) policy and standardized payout caps across all account types. A new dashboard version is also available with a modernized look to improve trader understanding.

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Elite Live Rewards Program Updated — Tradeify has upgraded its Elite Live program to include a reward layer for traders performing in the live environment, allowing scaling and double payment on performance. The firm has published an article on X and updated the Help Center with clearer examples.

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Risk Adjustments for Live Funded Traders: Mini Restrictions Due to Volatility — TopStep has restricted trading of mini contracts in equities, precious metals, and energies for live funded traders due to extreme volatility and velocity logic halts. Micros remain available, but participation is cautioned as high volatility can lead to quick losses.

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Position Size Limits Updated for GC, MGC, SI, SIL — Alpha Futures has increased position size limits for Advanced, Standard, and Zero accounts on specific futures contracts. These changes are being rolled out now and will be fully active by the April 7th trading day.

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Good Friday Trading Hours Update — All positions must be closed by 08:00 a.m. CT on April 3, 2026. Positions may reopen after 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

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Good Friday Trading Hours and Support Update — Markets will be closed on Good Friday (April 3, 2026) with all positions required to be liquidated by 9:14 AM EST. FFN staff will be off, and payouts will not be processed due to the federal bank holiday.

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April Fools: No Payout Suspensions, $69k Paid Out This Week — Phidias Propfirm clarifies that no payouts were suspended and highlights $69,390 in verified payments to rule-following traders. The firm emphasizes its commitment to processing 90% of requests under 30 minutes despite a misleading April Fools' announcement.

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Increased Account Limits for Funded and S2F Traders — Effective immediately, funded accounts have been increased from 5 to 15 per trader, and Straight-to-Funded (S2F) accounts from 3 to 5. This allows traders to apply execution strategies across a significantly larger allocation.

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Suspension of All Payouts — Phidias Prop Firm is suspending all payouts effective immediately. Full details regarding the new policy can be found on their website.

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Tradeify 3.0 Is Here and Everything Just Changed — Tradeify has launched version 3.0 with major updates including new platform choices (Tradesea, Rithmic), instant activation, and a one-time fee pricing model. Significant rule changes include adjusted profit targets for Select plans and tightened risk parameters for Lightning Funded accounts.

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AquaFutures Major Update: Soft Drawdown & One-Time Fees — AquaFutures has introduced significant changes including soft daily drawdown breaches, one-time fees for beginner accounts, and on-demand payouts. A limited-time 60% discount is available with code LUCKY.

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Lucid Trading: Price Increases and 90% Profit Split Return — Lucid Trading is increasing prices for select Flex Eval and Reset programs while returning to a 90% profit split for live traders. Additionally, a new fixed 2-week cooldown policy has been implemented for blown accounts effective April 26.

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LucidMaxx Update – Daily Payout Plan — LucidMaxx is an invite-only program rewarding profitable traders with daily, uncapped payouts and instant live capital. A dynamic pricing tier system will be implemented to adjust evaluation costs based on trader performance and sustainability.

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No Activation Fee for Futures — Starting today, there will be no activation fee for Futures challenges permanently. This change applies only to challenges purchased from March 27th onwards.

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$100 Million Payout Milestone — Lucid Trading has reached a $100 million payout milestone less than a year after launch. The firm highlights its commitment to fast payouts, noting that most traders receive funds within 5 minutes.

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Weekly Highlights: New Sprint Product & Rule Updates — GOAT Funded Futures has launched a new Sprint product with no consistency rule and expanded news trading permissions. The firm is also growing its support team and migrating the Sprint product to Tradovate soon.

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Rule Updates on News Trading and Holding — The firm has updated its rules regarding trading around news events. Traders can now trade freely around news in the Challenge, while a 2-minute buffer is introduced for the Funded accounts. Additionally, positions can be held through high-impact news events if opened before the pre-news window.

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Rule Updates on News Trading and Holding — The firm has updated its rules regarding trading around news events. There are now no restrictions for the Challenge account, while the Funded account has a 2-minute buffer around high-impact news. Additionally, positions can be held through news events if opened before the buffer period.

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$6M Paid Out to Live Traders — Tradeify has paid out over $6,000,000 to its live traders and continues to fund new members weekly. The firm emphasizes that these are real results from skilled traders accessing real capital.

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Trading Limits Adjusted for Gold and Energy Products — Topstep has increased contract limits for Gold and Micro Gold while decreasing limits for Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and RBOB due to market volatility. Silver, Copper, and Platinum remain restricted with unchanged limits.

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Temporary Margin Changes Announced — The platform margins for Nymex CL, BZ, and ICE Brent, WTI will be increased to $20,000. SierraCharts users who have traded Crude Oil recently will see a 300% exchange margin applied.

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Temporary Margin Changes Announced — The firm has announced temporary margin changes on CQG and Rithmic for several crude oil products, increasing platform margins to $20,000. SierraCharts users who traded Crude Oil recently will see their margins set to 300%.

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Major Daytraders Update Just Dropped — Daytraders has rolled out two significant upgrades: the minimum qualifying days to pass an evaluation has been reduced from 4 to 2 days, and the maximum contract size across accounts has been doubled. These changes are effective immediately and aim to help traders get funded faster and trade bigger.

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Major Daytraders Update Just Dropped — Daytraders has announced two significant upgrades: the minimum qualifying days to pass an evaluation has been reduced from 4 to 2 days, and the maximum contract size across accounts has been doubled. These changes are effective immediately and aim to help traders get funded faster and trade bigger.

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Major Daytraders Update Just Dropped — Daytraders has reduced the minimum qualifying days to pass an evaluation from 4 to 2 days, allowing traders to get funded faster. Additionally, the maximum contract size across accounts has been doubled, providing more buying power and flexibility.

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Tradovate

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Rithmic

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Tradovate

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Rithmic

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ELITE Account Consistency Rules Updated — New ELITE accounts now require a 50% consistency requirement during the evaluation stage, while the 40% rule is removed from the funded stage for new accounts. Prime and Instant accounts remain unchanged.

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Legacy rules update

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Subscription

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OTP

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Free

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Limited Micro Trading Reinstated on GC/SIL — Effective immediately, limited micro trading is allowed on GC/MGC and SI/SIL contracts with specific position limits based on account size. Other restricted commodities remain suspended pending a reassessment on March 15th.

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Limited Micro Trading Reinstated on GC/SIL — Effective immediately, limited micro trading is allowed on GC/MGC and SI/SIL contracts with specific limits per account size. Other restricted commodities remain suspended pending a reassessment on March 15th.

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Update on Micro Trading Restrictions — Top One Futures has announced the re-allowance of limited micro trading on specific contracts due to changing market conditions. New limits per account size have been established to manage risk effectively.

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Prohibited: Hedging — Lucid Trading has automated its hedging violation system to address ongoing issues with traders continuing to hedge. The firm reiterates that hedging between funded accounts and evaluations is strictly prohibited, and violators will face additional penalties.

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Prohibited: Hedging — Lucid Trading has automated its hedging violation system to address ongoing issues with traders continuing to hedge. The firm reiterates that hedging between funded accounts and evaluations is strictly prohibited, and additional penalties will be enforced for violations.

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Prohibited: Hedging — Lucid Trading has automated its hedging violation system to prevent traders from hedging funded accounts with other funded accounts or evaluations. Additional disincentives have been implemented for those caught hedging, including losing the ability to upgrade evaluations in real-time.

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Tradovate Payouts Resolved — The issue with delayed payouts on Tradovate accounts has been fully resolved. Payouts will be processed in the morning.

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Temporary Product Restrictions — Sim Funded & Brokerage Accounts — Due to extreme volatility driven by the ongoing situation in the middle east, we are temporarily adjusting contract limits on select commodities effective immediately. These limits are temporary and will be reassessed as market conditions stabilize.

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Trailing drawdown only, 30% consistency, MAE rule, 5:1 risk-reward, 80% profit split, subscription billing, 8 days to payout

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2 account types (Intraday trailing + EOD), 50% consistency, no MAE (DLL instead), no payout denials, 100% profit split, one-time eval fee, 5 days to payout, max 6 payouts/account, no hedging

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Flex and Direct Updates — Lucid Trading is reviewing its Flex program due to traders exploiting its structure, which may lead to a price increase next month. Additionally, changes to the Direct product include removing the minimum trading day requirement and price increases on certain accounts.

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RIP LucidBlack. Hello Upgraded LucidPro? — Lucid Trading is merging the best features of the Pro and Black plans into a new structure called LucidPro. This includes a one-day pass evaluation, payouts every 3 days, and an improved payout structure, although there will be a modest price increase.

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LucidMaxx Account - Live Daily Payout Plan — Lucid Trading introduces a new daily payout plan for consistent traders, allowing them to purchase the LucidMaxx evaluation. This plan features daily payouts, no payout caps, and instant live capital for eligible traders.

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Major Update: Let's Try This Again — Lucid Trading is making significant changes to their Live Program based on trader feedback. The website will go down for updates, and changes will take effect on 2/28 at 12 AM EST, including a transition to a $0 starting balance and a new live bonus system.

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90% profit split

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80% profit split

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No consistency rule

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30% max daily profit rule added

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50K Full: $197

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50K Full: $187

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Payout every 5 trading days

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Payout every 10 trading days

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price: 125, profit_split_pct: 80

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price: 150, profit_split_pct: 70

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New Flex 50K plan added ($107)