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Evercrest Funding Evercrest Funding
FTMO FTMO
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Saint Lucia Czech Republic
Established Dec 2025 Jan 2015
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms MT5, TradeLocker cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% Up to 90% Best
Daily Drawdown 3-4% (varies by program); Static Instant Funding has no daily drawdown (3% max loss only) Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency Bi-weekly
Minimum 1% profit required on the account to request a payout.
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Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Four challenge categories (Instant Funding Standard, Static Instant Funding, One Step Standard, One Step Plus, Two Step), Pay-After-You-Pass free path with $5 refundable activation, transparent rules published on Intercom help center, 80% flat profit split with no scaling tricks, fast bi-weekly payouts, multiple platforms (MT5 + TradeLocker), Drawdown Protector add-on available
  • Up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward, accounts up to $200,000 FTMO Account, established 2015 with 3.5M+ customers worldwide, MT4 MT5 cTrader supported, 100% refund of initial fee on first reward (2-Step), Prague-based with $500M+ paid in rewards
Main Drawbacks
  • Strict no-refund policy (per Terms section 6), 30-day inactivity rule terminates account, 2-minute minimum trade duration on funded accounts, news-trading profits capped at 1% of initial balance within 5 minutes of high-impact news, restricted/banned countries list (Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam — plus $50k cap on Bulgaria/Japan/Libya/Thailand), excessive margin >80% triggers risk intervention/penalties, only 67 TrustPilot reviews so track record is still short
  • All accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds and any trading is in a simulated environment only; prices charged in EUR; 2-Step Verification phase required before reaching FTMO Account
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

Evercrest Funding Challenges

20 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$5 $10K 2 Steps P1: 4%
P2: -
P1: 4%
Step 1 — Daily drawdown 4%, 0 min days
P2: 3%
Funded — Daily drawdown 3%, 4 min days
P1: 8%
P2: 6%
80% None
$89 $62 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 4%
P1: 4%
Step 1 — Daily drawdown 4%
P2: 4%
Step 2 — Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80% None
$97 $67 $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 4%
Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 6%
80% None
$119 $83 $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3% (tighter Plus variant)
P1: 6%
80% None
$139 $97 $10K Instant P1: -
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3%
P1: 6%
80% None
$152 $106 $10K Instant P1: -
P1: -
No daily drawdown
P1: 3%
80% None
$179 $125 $25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 4%
Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 6%
80% None
$219 $153 $25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 4%
P1: 4%
Step 1 — Daily drawdown 4%
P2: 4%
Step 2 — Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80% None
$279 $195 $25K Instant P1: -
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3%
P1: 6%
80% None
$279 $195 $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 4%
Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 6%
80% None
$319 $223 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 4%
P1: 4%
Step 1 — Daily drawdown 4%
P2: 4%
Step 2 — Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80% None
$329 $230 $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3% (tighter Plus variant)
P1: 6%
80% None
$419 $293 $50K Instant P1: -
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3%
P1: 6%
80% None
$460 $322 $50K Instant P1: -
P1: -
No daily drawdown
P1: 3%
80% None
$479 $335 $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 4%
Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 6%
80% None
$559 $391 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 4%
P1: 4%
Step 1 — Daily drawdown 4%
P2: 4%
Step 2 — Daily drawdown 4%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80% None
$579 $405 $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3% (tighter Plus variant)
P1: 6%
80% None
$729 $510 $100K Instant P1: -
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3%
P1: 6%
80% None
$801 $560 $100K Instant P1: -
P1: -
No daily drawdown
P1: 3%
80% None
$1449 $1014 $200K Instant P1: -
P1: 3%
Daily drawdown 3%
P1: 6%
80% None

FTMO Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
EUR one-time
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$89
EUR one-time
$10K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$199
EUR one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$250
EUR one-time
$25K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$319
EUR one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$345
EUR one-time
$50K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$540 $439
EUR one-time (popular tier, on sale)
$100K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$499
EUR one-time (popular tier)
$100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$999
EUR one-time
$200K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$1080
EUR one-time
$200K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None