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All research recordsFTMO · Challenge 1-Step
Program-level record; not an exact account-size SKU or a firm-wide rule.
Profit target: 10%
Max daily loss: 3%
Max total loss: 10%
Drawdown type: End-of-day trailing
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.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · Challenge 2-Step
Program-level record; not an exact account-size SKU or a firm-wide rule.
Profit target: 10% then 5%
Max daily loss: 5%
Max total loss: 10%
Drawdown type: Static
Minimum trading days: 4 per phase
Standard and Swing are account options on 2-Step, not separate challenge programs. FAQ isolates 80% base; 90% after Scaling Plan or Premium Programme.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · Arbitrage
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Prohibited
Price-display errors, delayed feeds, opposite positions across connected accounts, and gap trading around major news are prohibited.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · Copy trading
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Prohibited
Third-party trading, account sharing, and trading for others are prohibited.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · EA
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Conditional
EAs causing more than 2,000 server requests/day are prohibited.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · High-frequency trading
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Prohibited
Software, AI, ultra-high-speed, or mass data entry giving an unfair advantage is prohibited.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · IP address
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Prohibited
Circumventing geo restrictions is prohibited.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · News trading
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Conditional
Standard funded account restricted after Evaluation. Swing: no news restriction. Evaluation unrestricted.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · Overnight holding
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Conditional
Same Standard vs Swing split as weekend holding.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · VPS
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Unknown
Dedicated VPS policy was not isolated on pages opened.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rulesFTMO · Weekend holding
Firm-level rule; do not assume it applies to every program.
Conditional
Standard funded account: overnight/weekend restrictions after Evaluation. Swing: none.
Recorded check date: 2026-08-23
Company-published terms do not establish a financial licence, regulatory protection, or independently verified payout performance.
SourceOpen firm rules
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- FTMO daily loss: count equity, then check midnight
The daily limit counts open losses and trading costs. A profitable day does not let you carry the same extra loss allowance past the reset.
- FTMO: choose the rules before the account size
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.