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

# Payouts

> On-chain profit withdrawals, settled in seconds

Up to 80% profit share, settled by smart contract in about **5 seconds** - measured from the moment you request a payout to USDC landing in your self-custody wallet. No support tickets, no waiting periods, no manual approval queue. Hypernova sponsors the gas - you sign, we broadcast.

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## How Payouts Work

Payouts are automatic. The moment you close your last open position on a funded account, your equity is settled on-chain and your account becomes payout-ready. Open the payout panel, enter an amount, sign once, and the funds land in your wallet.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go flat">
    Close all open positions. Your account equity is automatically settled
    on-chain - no preparation step, no manual trigger.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit Payout">
    From your funded account dashboard, click **Submit Payout** and enter the
    USDC amount you'd like to withdraw. Quick-select buttons (25%, 50%, 75%,
    Max) or a custom amount.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign once">
    Approve the payout with a single in-app signature. Hypernova covers all gas

    * you never need ETH in your wallet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="USDC in your wallet">
    The smart contract releases your share to your embedded wallet on Arbitrum.
    Fully verifiable on-chain.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  A payout can only be submitted while your account is flat (no open positions,
  no open orders). Open a new position after settlement and you'll need to close
  it again before another payout.
</Warning>

## Why It Feels Instant

Most prop firms make you wait. Traditional firms take 24+ hours to clear a withdrawal, while Hypernova averages **\~5 seconds** end-to-end - from request to settled in your wallet.

| Feature                      | What it means                                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Auto-settlement**          | The instant you go flat, your equity is locked in on-chain - no "request a payout" step that waits for review |
| **Gas sponsored**            | You don't need ETH for gas. The platform pays the network fee                                                 |
| **Single signature**         | One signature from your wallet authorises the payout. Done in seconds                                         |
| **Smart contract execution** | The contract enforces your profit share and releases funds automatically                                      |

## Payout Reserve

The Hypernova payout reserve is fully transparent. It sits in public on-chain addresses you can inspect at any time - see [Active Addresses](/docs/smart-contract#active-addresses). You never have to wonder if the money is there.

| Feature                | Description                                        |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Public reserve**     | On-chain vault balance visible to all              |
| **Verifiable payouts** | Every payout has an on-chain transaction hash      |
| **24/7 availability**  | Withdraw any time - no business hours, no holidays |

## Profit Share

| Detail               | Value                                                |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Profit share**     | Up to 80%                                            |
| **Currency**         | USDC on Arbitrum                                     |
| **Gas**              | Sponsored by Hypernova                               |
| **Processing time**  | \~5 seconds end-to-end (request → settled in wallet) |
| **Frequency**        | Anytime you're flat - no cooldown, no waiting period |
| **Minimum payout**   | No minimum                                           |
| **Daily payout cap** | \$10,000 of profits per day (closed alpha)           |

<Info>
  Multiple payouts in a single day are fine. After a payout completes, open and
  close at least one position to retrigger settlement, then submit another
  payout.
</Info>

<Info>
  **Closed alpha:** While Hypernova is in closed alpha, payouts are capped at
  **\$10,000 of profits per day** per user. Multiple payouts in a day still work
  up to that running total. The cap will be lifted as we scale out of alpha.
</Info>

<Info>
  **Compliance exception:** Payouts are automated and not subject to manual
  review - with one exception. Hypernova may withhold a payout where required by
  sanctions or restricted-jurisdiction rules (see [Terms of
  Use](/docs/terms-of-use)). That is the only condition under which a payout can be
  held.
</Info>

## Drawdown Protection

The day you take a payout, your daily drawdown limit is preserved - the payout amount is added to your daily loss budget so withdrawing profits doesn't eat into your trading allowance.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Max drawdown stays put" icon="shield-halved">
    Your max drawdown floor is set when your funded account is created and never
    moves up. Take a payout, and the floor stays exactly where it was.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Daily limit absorbs the payout" icon="calendar-day">
    A $5,000 payout on a $3,000 daily loss limit doesn't trigger a breach. Only
    actual trading losses count toward your daily DD.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Withdrawing from Your Wallet

After receiving a payout to your embedded wallet, you can withdraw USDC to any external wallet or exchange that supports Arbitrum.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="To an Exchange" icon="building-columns">
    Send USDC from your Hypernova wallet to your exchange deposit address on
    Arbitrum
  </Card>

  <Card title="To a DeFi Wallet" icon="wallet">
    Send USDC to any external wallet (MetaMask, Rabby, etc.) on Arbitrum
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Payout History & Share Cards

All previous payouts are listed in your dashboard with amount, account, transaction hash, and date. Generate a shareable payout card with a verifiable on-chain QR code to showcase your results.

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<Info>
  For details on the on-chain architecture - how accounts, rules, and payouts
  are recorded - see [Smart Contract](/docs/smart-contract).
</Info>