> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hyro.network/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Funded Demo (Tier 1 & 2)

> What changes once you pass — and how Tier 1 and Tier 2 splits work.

Passing the evaluation opens a **funded demo** account. You trade simulated balances, but your profits are paid in **real USDC**.

## Tier 1 — 0% to +15%

|         |                                                      |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Split   | **80% trader / 20% firm**                            |
| Surface | Funded demo (simulated balance)                      |
| Payouts | Real USDC, on request                                |
| Rules   | Same drawdown limits continue (4% daily / 6% static) |

The rule engine keeps monitoring. You can request payouts at any time during Tier 1.

### Requesting a payout

<Steps>
  <Step title="Submit via Phantom">
    Request the payout from your wallet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="On-chain eligibility check">
    The contract verifies you're eligible.
  </Step>

  <Step title="USDC transferred">
    Funds move from the payout vault to your wallet, with a verifiable TXID. Split applied: 80% to you.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  In v1, payouts pass through a manual approval queue. Later releases auto-approve with a \~24h safety window and a kill switch.
</Note>

## Tier 2 — +15% onward

When your cumulative demo profit crosses **+15%**, the dual-track unlocks. Your demo is **not** canceled — it continues at Tier 2:

|              |                                                                            |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Split        | **50% trader / 50% firm** (on incremental profit beyond +15%)              |
| Demo scaling | +25% every 60 days of consistent profitability, capped at 2× starting size |
| Rules        | Same DD rules continue                                                     |
| Payouts      | Request at any time                                                        |

At the same moment, a **real-capital vault** opens in parallel. That's covered next.

## Tier 1 vs Tier 2 at a glance

|                | Tier 1    | Tier 2                |
| -------------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| Range          | 0% → +15% | +15% onward           |
| Split          | 80 / 20   | 50 / 50 (incremental) |
| Demo canceled? | No        | No                    |
| Vault opens?   | No        | Yes — in parallel     |

<Tip>
  Tier 2 gives you steady, predictable USDC payouts at the 50% split, while the real-capital vault runs alongside at the 80% split. You operate both surfaces at once.
</Tip>

<Card title="Next: the real-capital vault unlock" icon="vault" href="/traders/dual-track" horizontal>
  Exactly what opens at +15% and how LP capital scales you.
</Card>