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title: "When does my payout timer start after passing the 1 Step?"
description: "The payout timer does not start during the Evaluation. It begins when the first trade is placed on your new Funded Account."
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Plans & programs

# When does my payout timer start after passing the 1 Step?

The payout timer does not start during the Evaluation. It begins when the first trade is placed on your new Funded Account.

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## The full answer

The payout timer does not start during the Evaluation. It begins when the first trade is placed on your new Funded Account.

Your first payout can then be requested 14 days later.

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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

[First payout](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/first-payout) · [Funded account](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/funded-account)

## Related questions

- [Is there a second verification trading phase?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-there-a-second-verification-phase) - Plans & programs - No. The trading Evaluation contains one phase.
- [What is the GFN 2 Step Evaluation?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-the-2-step-evaluation) - Plans & programs - The 2 Step program contains two Evaluation phases.
- [Do I receive the same account size in Phase 2?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/same-account-size-in-phase-2) - Plans & programs - Yes. Your Evaluation progresses using the account size associated with the program you purchased.
- [What happens after completing Phase 1?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-happens-after-phase-1) - Plans & programs - Once Phase 1 has successfully satisfied all objectives and been confirmed as passed, you progress to Phase 2.

## More answers on payout rules and timing

- [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.
- [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.
- [Are payouts available every 14 days after that?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/are-payouts-every-14-days) - Yes. Following your first payout eligibility date, you become eligible to request another payout every 14 days thereafter, provided the account remains eligible.

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Source: https://getfundednow.com/faq/payout-timer-after-passing-1-step
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