Everything you need to know about the FTMO 2 Steps $100K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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€540
80%
$100K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
€1,080
2 attempts × €540 fee
€1,080
No fee refund on this plan
1.35%
Profit needed on $100K after 80% split
Fees shown in EUR. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.
Expert Advisors & Bots
Allowed. Max 2,000 server requests per day.
Scalping
Allowed; only ultra-high-speed tools and EA server overload are banned.
Copy Trading
You must trade your own accounts. Third-party trading or account management is prohibited.
News Trading
Evaluation: Allowed · Funded: Restricted
Weekend Holding
Evaluation: Allowed · Funded: Not allowed
Hedging
Allowed within one account. Opposite positions across accounts, or hedging to spread profit across days, is prohibited.
Overnight Holding
Evaluation: Allowed · Funded: Not allowed
Cross-Account Hedging
Opposite positions across accounts or with other traders is prohibited.
Gambling-Style Trading
Overleveraging, overexposure, one-sided bets and account rolling are prohibited.
Exploiting Errors & Gap Trading
Exploiting price errors or delays, and opening trades just before major news or market close, are prohibited.
Not published by the firm: HFT.
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
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