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FTMO FTMO
Pipstone Capital Pipstone Capital
FTMO 8.3 Get Started
Pipstone Capital Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Czech Republic United Arab Emirates
Established Jan 2015 Jan 2025
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms cTrader, MT5, MT4 cTrader, MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% Up to 100% Best
Daily Drawdown Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step) 3% (Instant), 4% (1-Step), 5% (2-Step)
Payout Frequency Bi-weekly (every 14 days) Varies by model (Bi-weekly 1-Step, Weekly 2-Step, On Demand Instant)
1-Step funded: Bi-weekly; 2-Step funded: Weekly; Instant Funding: On Demand
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
  • 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
  • No consistency rules, refund of evaluation fee on first payout, up to 100% profit split, unlimited trading days, zero activation fee, MT5 and cTrader platforms, news trading allowed
Main Drawbacks
  • 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
  • 60-second minimum trade duration rule (payout deductions if breached), TrustScore 2.1 with frequent payout-delay and BOGO-second-account complaints, trailing drawdown on Instant $25K+ accounts
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

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

Pipstone Capital Challenges

14 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49 $5K Instant P1: No limit
 P1: 5% | $250
P1: 10% | $500 (Static)
 80% None
$121 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $800
P2: 5%
 P1: 5% | $500
P2: 5% | $500
P1: 10% | $1,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $1,000 (Static)
 80% None
$130 $10K 1 Step P1: 10% | $1,000
 P1: 4% | $400
P1: 8% | $800 (Static)
 80% None
$142 $25K Instant P1: No limit
 P1: 3% | $300
P1: 5% | $500 (Trailing)
 80% None
$180 $5K 1 Step P1: 10% | $500
 P1: 4% | $200
P1: 8% | $400 (Static)
 80% None
$192 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $400
P2: 5%
 P1: 5% | $250
P2: 5% | $250
P1: 10% | $500 (Static)
P2: 10% | $500 (Static)
 80% None
$217 $25K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $2,000
P2: 5%
 P1: 5% | $1,250
P2: 5% | $1,250
P1: 10% | $2,500 (Static)
P2: 10% | $2,500 (Static)
 80% None
$253 $25K 1 Step P1: 10% | $2,500
 P1: 4% | $1,000
P1: 8% | $2,000 (Static)
 80% None
$314 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $4,000
P2: 5%
 P1: 5% | $2,500
P2: 5% | $2,500
P1: 10% | $5,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $5,000 (Static)
 80% None
$319 $50K Instant P1: No limit
 P1: 3% | $750
P1: 5% | $1,250 (Trailing)
 80% None
$375 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8% | $8,000
P2: 5%
 P1: 5% | $5,000
P2: 5% | $5,000
P1: 10% | $10,000 (Static)
P2: 10% | $10,000 (Static)
 80% None
$386 $50K 1 Step P1: 10% | $5,000
 P1: 4% | $2,000
P1: 8% | $4,000 (Static)
 80% None
$541 $100K Instant P1: No limit
 P1: 3% | $1,500
P1: 5% | $2,500 (Trailing)
 80% None
$621 $100K 1 Step P1: 10% | $10,000
 P1: 4% | $4,000
P1: 8% | $8,000 (Static)
 80% None
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