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The Trading Pit The Trading Pit
FTMO FTMO
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Czech Republic
Established Jan 2015
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Quantower, Atas, Sierra Chart cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% Up to 90% Best
Daily Drawdown Futures Prime: EOD trailing ($2,000-$4,500); daily pause ($1,000-$3,000). CFD Prime $50K: 3% balance DLL / 6% static max drawdown. Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency CFD Prime: every 14 days (min $100), Futures: every 14→7 days after 2nd payout
CFD: 3 profitable days (0.5%+ each), Futures: 5 profitable days ($200+ each) for first 2 payouts
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
  • Multi-asset trading (CFDs + Futures + Crypto + Stocks), $14M+ rewards paid out, 180+ countries served, 7 trading platforms, scaling up to $500K
  • 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
  • Lower profit split on Classic scaling (50-70%), demo/simulated accounts only, payout frequency not clearly stated
  • 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
Spring sale — up to 35% off all challenges SPRING35
No offers

Challenge Details

The Trading Pit Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99
one-time (Futures Prime)
$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
P1: $1,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $2,000
80% None
$189
one-time (Futures Prime)
$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
P1: $2,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $3,000
80% None
$289
one-time (Futures Prime)
$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
P1: $3,000
Daily pause — trading halted for remainder of the day if this amount is lost intraday
P1: $4,500
80% None
$349
one-time (CFD Prime)
$50K 1 Step P1: $5,000
P1: $1,500
3% of account balance, balance-based daily loss limit
P1: $3,000
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