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title: "Are the 14 days calendar days or trading days?"
description: "The payout cycle is based on calendar days rather than requiring 14 separate trading days."
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Payouts

# Are the 14 days calendar days or trading days?

The payout cycle is based on calendar days rather than requiring 14 separate trading days.

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## The full answer

The payout cycle is based on calendar days rather than requiring 14 separate trading days.

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## Explained in full

- [Payout Rules and Timing](https://getfundednow.com/rules/payouts) - The rule, explained - Payouts run every 14 days, counted from your first trade on a simulated funded account rather than from purchase. The full cycle, eligibility and methods.

## Terms used in this answer

[Payout cycle](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/payout-cycle)

## Related questions

- [Are payouts available every 14 days after that?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/are-payouts-every-14-days) - Payouts - Yes. Following your first payout eligibility date, you become eligible to request another payout every 14 days thereafter, provided the account remains eligible.
- [Do I need to trade every day during the 14-day period?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-i-need-to-trade-every-day) - Payouts - No. The payout period is a time-based eligibility period. You do not need to manufacture trades simply to satisfy the calendar.
- [Example: if my first Funded Account trade is on 1 January, when can I request a payout?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/payout-example-first-trade-1-january) - Payouts - Your first payout eligibility date would be 15 January.
- [What if I don't request a payout on my first eligible date?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-if-i-dont-request-on-my-first-date) - Payouts - You are not forced to withdraw.

## More answers on payout rules and timing

- [Do Evaluation trades count toward the 14 days?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-evaluation-trades-count-toward-14-days) - No. Only trading on your Funded Account starts the payout cycle.
- [Is it 14 days after I receive the Funded Account?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-it-14-days-from-receiving-the-account) - No. The clock begins from the first trade placed on the Funded Account.
- [When can I request my first payout?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/when-can-i-request-my-first-payout) - You can request your first payout 14 days after the first trade is placed on your Funded Account.

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