FTMO

CFD prop firm overview & details
Headquarters Czech Republic
Founded 2015
Max Allocation $400,000
Trustpilot 4.8/5
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Firm Overview

  • Scaling: Account balance increases by 25% every 4 months if targets are met.
  • Payout split: Up to 90%
  • First payout: 14–30 days after the first trade on funded account

TFH Score

4.9/5

Our editorial score factoring rules, pricing, user sentiment, and support.

Assets and Leverage

FTMO offers CFD trading across Forex, Indices, Commodities (Metals & Energies), Stocks, and Crypto.

  • Forex: up to 1 : 100 (Normal account type) 
  • Indices: up to 1 : 50 (Normal account type) 
  • Metals: up to 1 : 30 (Normal account type)
  • Crypto: 1 : 1 (or very low leverage in Swing account)

Leverage may vary depending on account type (Normal vs Swing) and traded instrument.

Commissions

FTMO shows no standard flat “lot commission” across all instruments publicly in their FAQ (costs are built into spreads).

Spread and commission details are available per symbol on the “Symbols” page. 

Trading Rules

Below are the trading rules you should follow at FTMO:

  • You must operate within the allowed risk limits for the Challenge/Verification and Funded account (specific drawdowns vary by size).
  • Minimum trading days: 4 business days. 
  • Forbidden Strategies: Arbitrage, latency trading, hedging across multiple accounts, and ultra-high frequency trading are prohibited. 

  • Consistency: Your trading style in the verification and funded phases must reflect the strategy shown during evaluation. 

Copy Trading

For traders with multiple accounts:

  • Internal replication of your own strategy across multiple accounts is subject to FTMO’s risk/distribution rules.
  • External copy-trading (traders replicating others) is heavily restricted or disallowed under “Trading According to a Real Market” rules.

News & Weekend Trading

FTMO’s rules around news and weekend trading are:

  • Normal account type (Classic): Limits apply on holding over the weekend and around high-impact events unless you pick the Swing account.
  • Swing account: Allows holding overnight/weekend and trading around news events, but has lower leverage (1 : 30) to compensate. 

Scaling

Here’s the overview of FTMO scaling and account sizes:

  • Standard account sizes: up to $200,000 (for an initial account in many cases)
  • Traders can increase their account size via the Scaling Plan: e.g., generate 10% net profit in 4 consecutive months to increase the balance by 25%.
  • Merging/maximum allocation across accounts: FTMO allows merging four US$100k accounts into US$400k under certain conditions (Premium Program) 

EAs (Expert Advisors)

EAs are allowed with the following caveats:

  • You can use algorithmic strategies or EAs, provided they reflect your trading style and are consistent between evaluation and funded phases.
  • Using third-party EAs that replicate widely used strategies may be flagged or lead to denial of the funded account. 

Payout Rules

FTMO Payout Rules are as follows:

  • Minimum Profit: Once you access a funded FTMO account, you are eligible for the profit split (exact minimum profit for first payout varies by contract).
  • Profit Split: Up to 90% of net profits are paid to the trader.
  • First Payout: Typically within 14 to 3Y0 days after your first trade on the funded account, depending on region and contract type. 

For more details about this prop firm, you can check out our comprehensive FTMO review.

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