Payout Frequency

Payout Frequency is how often a broker lets an Introducing Broker (IB) or affiliate withdraw earned commissions. Common cycles are daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly (Net-15 or Net-30). It sets the gap between generating a commission and holding the cash.

The cycle you agree to directly governs your working capital. A monthly Net-30 deal can mean a commission earned on the 1st is not payable until roughly the 30th of the following month, so up to 60 days of earnings sit locked before the first wire lands. For a media buyer spending on paid ads, that delay is money that cannot be recycled into new campaigns.

Frequency also carries a minimum-threshold rule. A broker may pay weekly but only once your balance clears a floor such as $100 or $250; if you earn $60 in a week, it rolls to the next cycle. Faster frequencies are usually offered to proven partners, while brand-new affiliates start on monthly terms until their traffic quality is verified.

As an example, an affiliate earning $8,000 a month on a weekly cycle receives roughly $2,000 every seven days and can reinvest each Monday. The same affiliate on Net-30 waits a full month to touch the same $8,000, and much of the ad budget that produced it is already spent.

At cycle close, the broker's affiliate system tallifies validated commissions — those that passed anti-fraud, hold, and clawback checks — and moves them from a pending balance to a payable balance. Only the payable balance above the minimum threshold is released.

Payment then routes through the partner's chosen method (bank wire, e-wallet, crypto, or a payout network), each with its own transit time. A weekly cycle with a two-day wire transit still means funds land nine to ten days after the earning event, so effective speed depends on both the cycle and the rail.