FTMO Instant $5K Challenge
Everything you need to know about the FTMO Instant $5K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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€169
90%
$5K
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€338
2 attempts × €169 fee
€338
No fee refund on this plan
7.51%
Profit needed on $5K after 90% split
Fees shown in EUR. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Trading Rules
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.
ALLOWED
Expert Advisors & Bots
Allowed. Max 2,000 server requests per day.
Scalping
Allowed; only ultra-high-speed tools and EA server overload are banned.
RESTRICTED
Copy Trading
You must trade your own accounts. Third-party trading or account management is prohibited.
News Trading
No trades within 2 minutes before or after selected news.
Hedging
Allowed within one account. Opposite positions across accounts, or hedging to spread profit across days, is prohibited.
NOT ALLOWED
Weekend Holding
Close positions before the weekend.
Cross-Account Hedging
Opposite positions across accounts or with other traders is prohibited.
Overnight Holding
Close positions before rollovers longer than 2 hours.
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.
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