FTMO
The difference at a glance
FTMO 1-Step has fewer evaluation phases; 2-Step gives a larger daily loss allowance and offers Swing. Neither route makes the displayed CFD balance withdrawable cash.
Scope: Global CFD programs, evaluation and subsequent FTMO Account. Regional affiliates and Futures excluded.
Updated · Sources read 2026-10-01
1-Step
- Evaluation targets
- 10%
- Account type
- Standard
2-Step
- Evaluation targets
- 10%, then 5%
- Account type
- Standard or Swing
Common scale: 0–5%. Loss limits, not a safety score. Calculation rules still apply.
FTMO program comparison · FTMO trading objectivesSame 10% — different moving limit
Example: $100,000 simulated starting balance. Overall limit only; daily rules still apply.
Solid blue: balance · Dashed amber: overall floor
The floor rises after a higher midnight balance. It does not fall when balance falls.
Floor: $90,000 → $94,000 → $94,000
Solid blue: balance · Dashed amber: overall floor
The overall floor stays at $90,000, even after balance rises.
Floor: $90,000 → $90,000 → $90,000
Calculation and official rule
1-Step uses the highest balance recorded at 00:00 CE(S)T, or starting capital if higher, minus $10,000 in this example. The floor applies to equity, including open P/L and costs. A new account after a Reward withdrawal resets the 1-Step floor.
FTMO trading objectives · checked 2026-10-02 ↗| Choose by | 1-Step | 2-Step |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation targets | 10% | 10%, then 5% |
| Daily / overall loss | 3% / 10% trailing | 5% / 10% static |
| Account type | Standard | Standard or Swing |
| Advertised entry fee | From €79 | From €89 |
How it works — visual walkthrough
Choose
Rules + account type
Match your trading routine
Pass
Targets AND limits
A target alone is insufficient
Qualify
Review + agreement
Subsequent CFD account is simulated
Program size is a simulated reference amount, not a cash deposit.
Costs, examples and important conditions
What the price means
Entry prices refer to the smallest advertised offers, not a $100,000 account. Check the selected size, currency, tax and optional conditions at checkout. The CFD evaluation fee is one-time. 2-Step’s qualifying fee refund accompanies the first reward; 1-Step has no passing-related refund.
FTMO fees · FTMO program comparisonThe practical difference
With $100,000 starting and midnight balance, a $3,100 net equity loss exceeds 1-Step’s $3,000 daily allowance but leaves $1,900 under 2-Step’s $5,000 allowance. This isolates the daily rule; every other limit still applies.
FTMO trading objectivesAfter evaluation
Standard account news and weekend restrictions differ from evaluation. If your method needs those freedoms, investigate 2-Step Swing before purchase; do not assume you can switch later.
FTMO news policy · FTMO holding policy · FTMO Swing selection · FTMO technical account modelBefore you act
- Identify the CFD program and country route.
- Compare the final fee at the same account size.
- Check daily and overall floors before each session.
Scope, limitations and source checks
Provider conditions are not a safety rating or independently verified payment history. Check your eligibility and agreement.
- FTMO program comparison — Global CFD, program comparison. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO trading objectives — Global CFD, evaluation and FTMO Account. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO fees — CFD evaluation fee and reward refund. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO news policy — Evaluation versus Standard/Swing account. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO holding policy — Evaluation versus subsequent account. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO Swing selection — 2-Step account type selection. Read 2026-10-01.
- FTMO technical account model — CFD simulated account. Read 2026-10-01.
A publication-time machine check detects changes in reviewed source sections. It does not replace a human fact review or renew the dates above.
Fees on equal terms
Recorded base fees. Account size is not the fee. Check discounts, tax and extra charges at checkout.
Challenge 1 Step
EUR 499
The 1-Step entry fee is not refunded.
Fee checked: 2026-09-30
Terms and additional costs →Challenge 2 Step
EUR 540
Passing alone does not trigger a refund. The fee may be refunded with the first Reward withdrawal.
Fee checked: 2026-09-30
Terms and additional costs →Program records, evidence and further comparisons
Underlying record checked: 2026-08-23. Guide source dates are shown above; updates have separate scopes.
Program snapshot
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1-step
- Profit target
- 10%
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 10%
- Profit split
- 90%
- Challenge 2-Step
2-step
- Profit target
- 10% → 5%
- Daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10%
- Profit split
- 80%
Evidence trail
View all sources →
Programs
Each value belongs to that program. Missing values stay unrecorded.
1-step
- Profit target
- 10%
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 10%
- Profit split
- 90%
2-step
- Profit target
- 10% → 5%
- Daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10%
- Profit split
- 80%
Rules
Rules stay attached to the program they were recorded against.
Firm-level recorded rules
News trading
Conditional
Standard funded account restricted after Evaluation. Swing: no news restriction. Evaluation unrestricted.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Weekend holding
Conditional
Standard funded account: overnight/weekend restrictions after Evaluation. Swing: none.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Overnight holding
Conditional
Same Standard vs Swing split as weekend holding.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
EA
Conditional
EAs causing more than 2,000 server requests/day are prohibited.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
High-frequency trading
Prohibited
Software, AI, ultra-high-speed, or mass data entry giving an unfair advantage is prohibited.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Copy trading
Prohibited
Third-party trading, account sharing, and trading for others are prohibited.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Arbitrage
Prohibited
Price-display errors, delayed feeds, opposite positions across connected accounts, and gap trading around major news are prohibited.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
VPS
Unknown
Dedicated VPS policy was not isolated on pages opened.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
IP address
Prohibited
Circumventing geo restrictions is prohibited.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Hedging
Unknown
Source: Not recorded
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Martingale
Unknown
Source: Not recorded
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Grid trading
Unknown
Source: Not recorded
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Challenge 1-Step
- Daily loss
- 3%
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Max loss
- 10%
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Drawdown
- Unknown
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Minimum trading days
- Not recorded
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
Best Day ≤ 50% of Positive Days’ Profit. Not a hard fail. Swing account type is not offered for 1-Step. FAQ isolates 90% of profit; rewards cannot be left on the account to grow the balance.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
Challenge 2-Step
- Daily loss
- 5%
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Max loss
- 10%
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Drawdown
- Unknown
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
- Minimum trading days
- 4
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
Standard and Swing are account options on 2-Step, not separate challenge programs. FAQ isolates 80% base; 90% after Scaling Plan or Premium Programme.
Source: Source
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Program record; no separate check recorded for this rule.
Payouts / rewards
Company-published payout and reward terms are recorded claims unless independently verified.
- First payout
- 14th day after the first placed trade, on request
- Interval
- On request after the first eligible day; not a published calendar cadence
- Profit split
- 1-Step 90%. 2-Step 80% base; 90% after Scaling Plan or Premium Programme.
- Minimum amount
- $20 bank wire / $50 cryptocurrency (transaction-fee floors)
- KYC
- FTMO Identity required before funded-stage services.
- Methods
- Bank wire; Visa Direct / Mastercard Send (up to $20,000); Skrill (up to $3,000); cryptocurrencies
Company-published claim
$650M+ paid in rewards worldwide (homepage / platforms counters).
Not independently verified payout performance.
Operator
FTMO is the brand. The operating company is recorded separately when known.
Brand
FTMO
Contracting party
FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o.
CZ · 092 13 651
Related entity
FTMO s.r.o.
CZ · 031 36 752
Related entity
FTMO Trading Global s.r.o.
CZ · 094 18 415
Contracting party
FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o.
- Registration
- 092 13 651
- Jurisdiction
- CZ
- Source check
- Checked against an official source
- Checked
- Sep 12, 2026
Named Challenge contracting party. ARES records Active (IČO 09213651, file C 332660/MSPH). Incorporated 2 June 2020.
SourceRelated entity
FTMO s.r.o.
- Registration
- 031 36 752
- Jurisdiction
- CZ
- Source check
- Checked against an official source
- Checked
- Sep 12, 2026
Named on imprint and Organization schema. Not the Challenge contracting party. ARES records Active (IČO 03136752, file C 227963/MSPH).
SourceRelated entity
FTMO Trading Global s.r.o.
- Registration
- 094 18 415
- Jurisdiction
- CZ
- Source check
- Checked against an official source
- Checked
- Sep 12, 2026
Imprint names this entity for the FTMO Trader Program. ARES records Active (IČO 09418415, file C 335283/MSPH).
Source
Evidence trail
Firm-level research
These records apply at firm level. Program terms may differ; they do not establish eligibility for a specific program.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18+
- KYC
- KYC/KYB required. After a pass, FTMO Identity review is typically 1–4 business days.
- Restricted countries
- Hard exclude nationals and residents of Iran, Syria, Myanmar, and North Korea, plus sanctions / financial-crime / previously banned parties. A longer business-decision exclude list is published on the FAQ.
- Residency restrictions
- Conditional exception for some nationals with EEA residency and a traditional EEA bank account.
- Duplicate accounts
- Not recorded in this research file.
- Device / IP
- Circumventing geo restrictions is prohibited.
Source links for individual eligibility conditions are not recorded. You can also review the source list below.
Platforms
FTMO MetaTrader 5 / FTMO MetaTrader 4 / FTMO cTrader / FTMO TradingView
This firm-level list does not confirm platform availability for every program or region.
Retrieved: 2026-09-12
Infrastructure / broker relationship
Named venues or group relationships from official pages. A related broker is not the prop-firm operator.
Simulated environment
Imprint and terms describe simulated accounts only. Passing the Challenge does not guarantee the FTMO Trader Program.
Source: https://ftmo.com/en/imprint/Retrieved: 2026-08-23
Same-group relationship
Official Group page: Quantlane acquired in 2023; OANDA Group acquired in 2025 as a regulated live brokerage. That is an advertised group relationship, not a licence transferred to the Challenge.
Source: https://ftmo.com/en/ftmo-group/Retrieved: 2026-08-23
Official-source discrepancies
Official pages disagree. FXVeritas does not pick a winner. This is not a fraud label.
Legal name
Terms / legal
FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. (Challenge contracting party)
Status: conflicting official sources
Sources
- Global CFD comparison — entry fees and program scope
- CFD one-time fee and program-specific refund FAQ
- Challenge terms PDF
- Terms HTML
- Imprint
- Czech ARES — FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o.
- Czech ARES — FTMO s.r.o.
- Czech ARES — FTMO Trading Global s.r.o.
- Trading objectives
- Forbidden trading practices
- Who can join FAQ
- Trading platforms
- Reward, growth and scaling plan
- How do I withdraw my reward?
- What are the account specifications?
- Which platforms can I use for trading?
- Is the Swing account type available for FTMO Challenge: 1-Step?
- FTMO Group
- FTMO Official Website
- FTMO no fixed position-size / open-risk limit
Recorded events
2026-08-04
Challenge terms last updated.
2026-06-27
Official Trading Update announced Saturday maintenance that temporarily disables platforms and Client Area services, including payouts, KYC, and billing.
2025
Official Group page: OANDA Group acquisition announced.
2023
Official Group page: Quantlane acquisition announced.