FTMO

FTMO currently has only one funding program, the 2-step evaluation (Challenge & Verification). The fee depends on account size, ranging from €155 for a 10K account to €1,080 for a 200K account.

FTMO offers 3 account types:

• Standard Account – Profit target: 10% in Challenge, 5% in Verification. Loss limits: 5% daily, 10% overall. 
• Aggressive Account – Profit target: 20% in Challenge, 10% in Verification. Loss limits: 10% daily, 20% overall.
• Swing Account – Leverage is reduced to 1:30 on forex pairs (vs. 1:100 for Standard & Aggressive) to manage risk, but offers more flexibility for swing trading.

Minimum trading days: Traders are required to trade on at least 4 separate trading days in both the Challenge and Verification phases.

Real Market Conditions Rule: FTMO strictly prohibits exploiting technical or market inefficiencies. Practices like latency arbitrage, exploiting price discrepancies between demo and live feeds, or similar manipulations are not allowed.

Copy Trading: Allowed

News Trading

• Allowed: Swing accounts (funded & evaluation) + Non-swing accounts (evaluation only).
• Not allowed: Non-swing funded accounts within 2 minutes before/after high-impact news.

Weekend Trades

• Not allowed: Funded non-swing accounts cannot hold positions over the weekend.

No Mandatory Stop Loss: Traders are not required to set a stop loss in the Challenge, Verification, or funded stage.

Lot Size Flexibility: No restrictions on the number of lots you can trade.

Profit Split

• Traders receive an 80% profit split by default.
• High-performing traders can scale up to a 90% profit split, rewarding consistent profitability.

Payout Conditions

• First payout can be requested 14 calendar days after placing the first trade on the funded account.
• Payouts are processed within 1-2 business days, with no payout fees.
• There is no profit target requirement to withdraw funds, traders can request a payout regardless of account growth.

Scaling Plan

• Accounts are eligible for scaling every 4 months, provided traders meet FTMO’s consistency criteria.
• With each scaling step: Account balance increases by 25%, profit share can increase up to 90%.
• This allows skilled traders to gradually grow into managing larger account sizes.