FTMO has run since 2015 and holds a 4.8 Trustpilot rating. Its 50K 2-Step Challenge costs €345, uses a static 10% max loss and refunds the fee with your first reward; the newer 1-Step costs €319 but trails on balance and is not refundable.
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Your loss limit sits at a fixed level below the starting balance and never moves. Profits widen your cushion instead of tightening it.
Account balance Loss limit
Illustration with a $2,000 limit, not this firm's exact numbers.
Forex and CFD traders who want an established firm and a static drawdown. US traders are served by a separate entity, FTMO US (with OANDA), priced in USD at prices that may differ. The default 2-Step split is 80%; 90% needs the Scaling Plan or the Premium Programme.
| 50K account | FTMO Challenge 2-Step | FTMO Challenge 1-Step |
|---|---|---|
| Steps | 2-step | 1-step |
| Price (50K, list) | €345 one-time | €319 one-time |
| Activation fee | €0 | €0 |
| Profit target | €5,000 | €5,000 |
| Max loss | €5,000 | €5,000 |
| Drawdown type | Static (10% of the starting balance) | End-of-day trailing on balance (10%) |
| Daily loss limit | €2,500 | €1,500 |
| Consistency rule | None | Best day at most 50% of total profit |
| Minimum trading days | 4 (per phase) | — |
| Profit split | 80% (90% with the Scaling Plan) | 90% |
| Payouts | First reward from day 14, then on request | First reward from day 14, then on request |
Account sizes offered: 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K.
| News trading | Restricted: on Standard FTMO (funded) accounts, no order execution 2 minutes before or after selected high-impact news on affected instruments. Challenge/Verification phases and Swing accounts are exempt |
|---|---|
| Bots and EAs | Allowed, within limits: platform caps of 200 open orders and 2,000 positions a day; more than 2,000 server requests a day is forbidden; third-party EAs risk breaching the max capital allocation rule |
| Copy trading | Restricted: third parties may not trade your account; identical trading across accounts (including from signal groups or copy services) can be suspended if it exceeds the $400,000 max capital allocation per trader/strategy |
| Overnight and weekend | Challenge/Verification phases and Swing accounts: overnight and weekend allowed. Standard FTMO Account: positions must be closed before market breaks longer than 2 hours (e.g. weekends); overnight on weekdays is allowed |
| Platforms | MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView |
| Instruments | Forex, indices, commodities (metals, energy), stocks and crypto CFDs (simulated). US version: 42 forex pairs plus 3 US indices, gold, silver, crude oil and BTCUSD |
| US traders | Accepted |
| Restricted countries | No service to residents of about 70 countries/regions, including Russia, Belarus, Iraq, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Venezuela and occupied parts of Ukraine. Iran, Syria, Myanmar and North Korea nationals are excluded, with conditional EEA-residency exceptions for some. US clients go to ftmo.oanda.com; Australia to ftmo.com/au/. https://ftmo.com/en/faq/who-can-join-ftmo/ |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Visa Direct / Mastercard Send (up to $20,000), Skrill (up to $3,000), Crypto |
| Company | FTMO s.r.o. (ID 031 36 752), FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. (ID 092 13 651) and FTMO Trading Global s.r.o., Purkyňova 2121/3, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic. US: JV Prop Corporation, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA |
| Founded | 2015 |
| When | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | 1-Step: Consistency rule (best day at most 50% of total profit) replaces the Best Day Rule for new orders and merged accounts source |
| 2026-02 | 1-Step FTMO Challenge launched (10% target, 3% daily, 10% EOD trailing max loss, 90% split, 50% Best Day rule) (reported by a third-party tracker) source |
FTMO promo code and current discount
Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.
The 2-Step Challenge fee is refunded with your first reward. The 1-Step fee is not refundable.
Euros on FTMO's global site (€345 for the 50K 2-Step). FTMO US for US traders prices in US dollars.
FTMO's main 50K plan uses static drawdown with a max loss of €5,000, as of October 16, 2026.
The list price of FTMO's cheapest main 50K plan was €345 when we checked on October 16, 2026. Discounts often lower this; see the FTMO promo code page.
Yes, according to FTMO's own pages as of October 16, 2026.