How It Works

Become an FTMO Verified Prop Trader. This guide covers what you need to know about simulated trading with FTMO.

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FTMO Challenge

Choose Your FTMO Challenge Size

Select from $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000 simulated accounts.

Start FTMO Challenge

Choose Your FTMO Challenge Size Select from $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000 simulated accounts.

Trade and Achieve a 10% Profit Target

Example: With a $100,000 simulated account, reach $10,000 Profit Target without exceeding 5% ($5,000) Maximum Daily Loss or 10% ($10,000) Maximum Loss.

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Trade and Achieve a 10% Profit Target Example: With a $100,000 simulated account, reach $10,000 Profit Target without exceeding 5% ($5,000) Maximum Daily Loss or 10% ($10,000) Maximum Loss.

Verification

Continue with Your Simulated Account

You’ll use the same account size as in the FTMO Challenge.

Continue with Your Simulated Account You’ll use the same account size as in the FTMO Challenge.

Trade and Achieve 5% Profit Target

Reach the 5% Profit Target while staying within the same risk limits.

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Trade and Achieve 5% Profit Target Reach the 5% Profit Target while staying within the same risk limits.

FTMO Rewards Account

Congratulations! You’re Now an FTMO Verified Prop Trader.

You keep trading with simulated capital, but now you earn a share of your simulated profits.

Congratulations! You’re Now an FTMO Verified Prop Trader. You keep trading with simulated capital, but now you earn a share of your simulated profits.

Show Your Best in Every Trade

There’s no Profit Target apart from your own. Just follow the risk limits and earn your rewards.

Show Your Best in Every Trade There’s no Profit Target apart from your own. Just follow the risk limits and earn your rewards.

Withdraw Your Rewards

Request withdrawals using the approved payment methods.

You can earn up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward.
Receive a 100% refund of your initial fee with your first reward withdrawal.
Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program

Withdraw Your Rewards Request withdrawals using the approved payment methods.

You can earn up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward.
Receive a 100% refund of your initial fee with your first reward withdrawal.
Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program

FTMO Challenge

Choose Your FTMO Challenge Size

Select from $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000 simulated accounts.

Start FTMO Challenge

Choose Your FTMO Challenge Size Select from $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000 simulated accounts.

Trade and Prove Your Skills in a 1-Step Evaluation

Trade with simulated capital, follow risk rules and fullfill all Trading objectives.

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Trade and Prove Your Skills in a 1-Step Evaluation Trade with simulated capital, follow risk rules and fullfill all Trading objectives.

FTMO Rewards Account

Congratulations! You’re Now an FTMO Verified Prop Trader.

You keep trading with simulated capital, but now you earn a share of your simulated profits.

Congratulations! You’re Now an FTMO Verified Prop Trader. You keep trading with simulated capital, but now you earn a share of your simulated profits.

Show Your Best in Every Trade

There’s no Profit Target apart from your own. Just follow the risk limits and earn your rewards.

Show Your Best in Every Trade There’s no Profit Target apart from your own. Just follow the risk limits and earn your rewards.

Withdraw Your Rewards

Request withdrawals using the approved payment methods.

Your reward on your FTMO Account is 90% of your simulated profits. Now it is up to you and your performance.
Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program

Withdraw Your Rewards Request withdrawals using the approved payment methods.

Your reward on your FTMO Account is 90% of your simulated profits. Now it is up to you and your performance.
Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program

Start Your FTMO Challenge Today Pick your FTMO Challenge size and start

FTMO Challenge Free Trial

All phases comparison in a single table.

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All phases comparison in a single table.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Before you decide to accept an FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step, we want to make sure that you know what you are up against.

After you sign up, you can either start an FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step right away or, as we usually recommend, start with our Free Trial, which is a free version of our FTMO Challenge intended for practicing purp... Read more about How to start?

In order to become an FTMO Verified Prop Trader (referred to as a “Signal Provider” contractually), you must successfully meet the conditions of one of our two products: FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step. Each product follows a different structure, which is outlined below.

FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step

The FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step consists of a two-step process.

Phase 1: FTMO Challenge

A simula... Read more about How do I become an FTMO Verified Prop Trader?

After you pass all the Trading Objectives in your FTMO Challenge, your Account MetriX will display a notification indicating that the objectives have been met. At this stage, you no longer need to continue using the FTMO Challenge account. We will be automatically alerted that you have passed the Trading Objectives and will proceed to evaluate your results. The next steps depend on your specific Evaluation Process type: FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step: After the successful evaluation of your result... Read more

FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step is a simplified evaluation product that consists of a single evaluation phase. Unlike FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step, it does not include a separate Verification phase.

From the perspective of Trading Objectives, the two products are structured differently. More detailed information about the specific Trading Objectives is available on the Trading Objectives page.

The evaluat... Read more about What is FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step and how does it differ from FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step?

Restrictions for trading during selected news releases apply only to the Standard account type. The Swing account type does not have any restrictions on trading during any news releases.

For Standard accounts, these restrictions apply only once you start trading on an FTMO Rewards Account. They do not apply during the Evaluation Process.

Evaluation Process:

While trading during the Evaluation Process, the restriction does not apply regardless of the account type (Stand... Read more about Can I place simulated trades during news?

Overnight and weekend position restrictions apply only to the Standard account type. The Swing account type does not have any restrictions on holding positions overnight or over the weekend.

For Standard accounts, these restrictions apply only once you start trading on an FTMO Rewards Account. They do not apply during the Evaluation Process.

Evaluation Process:

While trading during the Evaluation Process, the restriction does not apply regardless of the account type (S... Read more about Do I have to close my positions overnight?

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