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FTMO FTMO
The Upside Funding The Upside Funding
FTMO 2.5 Get Started
The Upside Funding 2.4 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Czech Republic Hong Kong
Established Jan 2015 Jan 2020
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms cTrader, MT5, MT4 cTrader
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% Best Up to 90%
Daily Drawdown Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step) 1-Step: no daily, 4% trailing / 2-Step: 4% daily static, 8% total static
Payout Frequency — Fast payouts (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
  • Founded by ex-Citibank MDs (60+ years combined), 1:1 mentorship from CEO, path to 50K/yr full-time position, 24hr payout guarantee (K penalty if missed), 100% fee refund on 3rd payout, news trading + weekend holding allowed, cTrader via regulated Purple Trading, EAs 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
  • Very new (launched 2024/2025), only 39 TrustPilot reviews (100% 5-star is unusual), only cTrader platform, challenge pricing not transparent on website, simulated environment, co-founder James last name not disclosed
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
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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
$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
$540
EUR one-time (popular tier) 		$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
$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

The Upside Funding Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$ $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: —
P1: 4%
 Up to 90% None
$ $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$ $5K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: —
P1: 4%
 Up to 90% None
$ $5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$ $25K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: —
P1: 4%
 Up to 90% None
$ $25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$ $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: —
P1: 4%
 Up to 90% None
$ $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
 Up to 90% None
$ $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: —
P1: 4%
 Up to 90% None
$ $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
 Up to 90% None
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