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FTMO is a Prague-based prop trading firm founded in 2015, offering 1-Step and 2-Step challenges from $10K to $200K on forex, stocks, crypto, indices and commodities. The 2-Step pays 80%, rising to 90% through the Scaling Plan, and the 1-Step pays 90% from the start. Standard accounts have leverage up to 1:100; the optional Swing account type on the 2-Step (up to 1:30) drops the news, overnight and weekend limits on the funded account. The 2-Step fee is refunded with your first reward; the 1-Step fee is not.

Trading Rules

Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.

ALLOWED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Allowed. Max 2,000 server requests per day.

News Trading

Allowed in evaluation on all accounts and on Swing accounts.

Except 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard (funded): Restricted — No trades within 2 minutes before or after selected news.

Scalping

Allowed; only ultra-high-speed tools and EA server overload are banned.

Weekend Holding

Allowed in evaluation on all accounts and on Swing accounts.

Except 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard (funded): Not allowed — Close positions before the weekend.

Overnight Holding

Allowed in evaluation on all accounts and on Swing accounts.

Except 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard (funded): Not allowed — Close positions before rollovers longer than 2 hours.

RESTRICTED

Copy Trading

You must trade your own accounts. Third-party trading or account management is prohibited.

Hedging

Allowed within one account. Opposite positions across accounts, or hedging to spread profit across days, is prohibited.

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

True Cost Calculator

See how much it truly costs to get funded at FTMO, including multiple failed attempts.

Fee

€79

Split to you

90%

Account

$10K

How many attempts?

Drag to model your worst-case scenario

2attempts
1Best
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5Worst
Total Spent

€158

2 attempts × €79 fee

Net Cost

€158

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

1.76%

Profit needed on $10K after 90% split

Fees shown in EUR. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.

Payment & Payout Methods

Deposit / Purchase

Apple Pay
Apple Pay
Bank Transfer
CD
Credit/Debit Card
Crypto
Google Pay
Google Pay
Nuvei
PayPal
Skrill

Withdrawals / Payouts

Bank Transfer
Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDC)
Mastercard
Skrill
Visa Direct

Leverage and Platforms

Leverage by Asset Class

Forex (FX)
1:100
Indices
1:50
Metals
1:30
Energy
1:30
Stocks
1:3
Crypto
1:3

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Forex
  • Stocks
  • Crypto
  • Indices
  • Commodities

Available Trading Platforms

  • MT4 logo
    MT4
  • MT5 logo
    MT5
  • cTrader logo
    cTrader
  • TradingView logo
    TradingView

Scaling Plan

Hit 10% net profit with 2 rewards processed? FTMO bumps you 25% every 4 months. Start at $200K, scale to $2M.

Scale-up

25%

Min Cycle

4 months

Max Before Scaling

$400,000

Max With Scaling

$2,000,000

Restricted Countries & Regions

IRIran
SYSyria
MMMyanmar
KPNorth Korea
AFAfghanistan
AIAnguilla
AQAntarctica
AGAntigua and Barbuda
BYBelarus
BZBelize
BTBhutan
BVBouvet Island
BIBurundi
CVCape Verde
CFCentral African Republic
TDChad
CKCook Islands
KMComoros
CGRepublic of the Congo
CUCuba
DJDjibouti
DMDominica
GQEquatorial Guinea
EREritrea
SZEswatini
FJFiji
GAGabon
GMGambia
GDGrenada
GNGuinea
GWGuinea-Bissau
VAHoly See
IDIndonesia
IQIraq
KZKazakhstan
KIKiribati
XKKosovo
KGKyrgyzstan
LSLesotho
LRLiberia
MWMalawi
MLMali
MRMauritania
MHMarshall Islands
FMMicronesia
NRNauru
NENiger
NUNiue
PGPapua New Guinea
RURussia
BLSaint Barthélemy
KNSaint Kitts and Nevis
LCSaint Lucia
VCSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
WSSamoa
SMSan Marino
STSao Tome and Principe
SCSeychelles
SLSierra Leone
SBSolomon Islands
SOSomalia
SSSouth Sudan
SDSudan
SRSuriname
TJTajikistan
TLTimor-Leste
TKTokelau
TOTonga
TMTurkmenistan
TVTuvalu
UAUkraine
UZUzbekistan
VUVanuatu
VEVenezuela
EHWestern Sahara
ZWZimbabwe

Hard bans: Iran, Syria, Myanmar, North Korea. All other countries listed are business-decision restrictions. Full list at ftmo.com.

Education & Resources

FTMO Academy

Structured educational content for traders

Performance Coaches

Psychology-major coaches for trading discipline and self-confidence (FTMO Account holders)

Blog & Written Content

Traders Analysis, Q&A, Trading Psychology, and more

Trader Dashboard

Professional performance analytics dashboard

Frequently Asked Questions

FTMO is one of the most established prop trading firms in the industry, founded in 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. They have paid over $500 million in rewards to traders worldwide. In December 2025, FTMO finalized the acquisition of OANDA, a well-known forex broker.
FTMO Challenge 2-Step fees are €89 ($10K), €250 ($25K), €345 ($50K), €540 ($100K) and €1,080 ($200K). 1-Step fees are €79, €199, €319, €499 and €999. The 2-Step fee is refunded with your first reward; the 1-Step fee is not.
For the 2-Step Challenge, rewards start at 80% and can increase to 90% through the Scaling Plan. For the 1-Step Challenge, the reward is 90% from the start.
During the evaluation phases (FTMO Challenge and Verification), news trading is allowed. On the funded FTMO Account, Standard accounts cannot open or close trades within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news releases. Swing accounts are exempt.
FTMO supports four trading platforms: MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MetaTrader 5 (MT5), cTrader and TradingView. On TradingView you trade your FTMO account through the OANDA broker profile.
FTMO processes rewards bi-weekly. The first payout is available after 14 calendar days. Average processing time is approximately 8 hours.
FTMO's Scaling Plan increases your account balance by 25% per scale-up. You need a minimum 4-month cycle, at least 10% total net simulated profit, 2 rewards processed, and a positive balance. Accounts can grow up to $2,000,000.
Yes, Expert Advisors are allowed on FTMO, up to 2,000 server requests per day. You must trade your own accounts — third-party trading or account management is prohibited.

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