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Funding Traders is a prop trading firm. The firm offers a profit split of 80% to 90% by default (up to 100% with add-ons), allowing traders to significantly benefit from their efforts. Trade on robust platforms such as MT5 and TradeLocker, while engaging with a diverse array of assets including Forex, Indices, Commodities, and Crypto. With its competitive offerings and strong reputation, Funding Traders is well-suited for both aspiring and experienced traders looking for a reliable trading partner.

Trading Rules

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

ALLOWED

Weekend Holding

Allowed on Pro accounts; wider spreads and swaps apply.

Except Instant Funded: Not allowed — Close all trades by Friday's market close (firm pages conflict).

Overnight Holding

Swaps apply.

RESTRICTED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Only risk-management EAs or EAs you built yourself.

Copy Trading

Only between your own verified accounts. Copying third parties or signals is a hard breach.

News Trading

Challenge: allowed. Funded Pro accounts: news profits (±5 min) max 30% of total PnL. Instant: not allowed.

Except Instant Funded: Not allowed — No trading 5 min either side of high-impact news (hard breach).

Scalping

Volume-weighted average hold time under 2 minutes means termination.

NOT ALLOWED

Martingale

HFT

Trades lasting 15 seconds or less.

Hedging

Hard breach.

Arbitrage

Includes latency arbitrage.

Tick Scalping

Seconds-long scalping that doesn't reflect real execution.

Grid Trading

3+ same-direction positions on one pair count as grid.

Group Trading

Identical trades across accounts of different owners.

Gambling

One-sided trading and account rolling or stacking.

Prohibited Conduct

Funded: over 30% margin on one trade, over 2% risk per idea, revenge trading.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Forex
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Crypto

Available Trading Platforms

  • MT5 logo
    MT5
  • TradeLocker logo
    TradeLocker

Restricted Countries & Regions

AFAfghanistan
KZKazakhstan
MNMongolia
MAMorocco
PLPoland
RURussia
TWTaiwan
UAUkraine
VEVenezuela
VNVietnam
MMMyanmar

Check the firm website for the full and up-to-date list. Full list at Funding Traders.

Frequently Asked Questions

Funding Traders offers four programs: Instant Funded (no challenge), 1-Step Pro, 2-Step PRO6 and 2-Step PRO10. Account sizes range from $5K to $400K.
Fees start at $49 (2-Step PRO6 $5K) and go up to $2,349 (Instant Funded $400K). Challenge fees are refundable through payouts; Instant Funded fees are not.
80% by default on 2-Step PRO6 and PRO10, and 90% on 1-Step Pro and Instant Funded. Add-ons can raise it to 100%.
Payouts are processed within 2 business days. If the firm misses that window, it pays $500 cash plus $500 credit ($1,000 total).
Only in a limited way. EAs that manage risk, or that you built yourself, are allowed. Off-the-shelf trading bots are banned.
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) and TradeLocker.
Yes. It reports 53,000+ funded accounts to date. US-registered as FT US Inc in Miami Beach, FL.
Most countries worldwide. Restricted: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Venezuela, Myanmar and North Korea.

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