FTMO

ConsistencyRead-only login

No single day may contribute more than 50% of the total positive profit.

“Best Day Rule 50%” — page

Maximum daily lossRead-only login

Realized loss in one day may not reach 3% of the balance at the start of the day.

Realized loss from closed trades, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars: a breach on bar closes is certain, one only on bar extremes is reported as undecidable.

“Max Daily Loss 3%” — page

Maximum drawdownRead-only login

Realized drawdown may not reach 10% trailing from the highest balance.

Realized drawdown from closed trades and balance operations, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars (certain on closes, undecidable on extremes only).

“Max Loss 10%. The Maximum Loss rule establishes an end-of-day trailing limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity (i.e., Balance + Open Positions P/L ± Swaps – Commissions) cannot drop.” — page

HedgingRead-only login

No opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time.

Profit targetRead-only login

Profit target: 10% of the starting balance.

“Profit Target 10%” — page

Prohibited strategiesRead-only login

Prohibited: Martingale (size up after a loss), Grid / layering, tick scalping (trades closed within 30 s), Latency arbitrage, Hedge / reverse arbitrage between accounts, Risk escalation after losses.

Martingale, grid, tick scalping, latency arbitrage and risk escalation are read from the account's own trades. Hedge or reverse arbitrage between accounts is confirmed against the other accounts submitted on PropArbiter; from one account alone, outsized one-way bets are the indirect sign.

“Please be mindful of the Forbidden Trading Practices as defined in the FTMO Challenge Terms & Conditions (clause 7.3) and avoid gambling-like behaviour.” — page

Across accountsRead-only login, partly

No hedging between accounts. No copying of trades between accounts.

Checked against the other accounts the firm submits; the Manager API can list every account of the trader.

“Please note that holding multiple accounts through different registrations is not permitted. If identically traded strategies are detected across multiple FTMO accounts and the total fictitious capital exceeds the maximum capital allocation limit, FTMO reserves the right to suspend the affected acco” — page

Access addressesRead-only login, partly

VPS and datacenter access is allowed. An access address may not be shared with other accounts at the firm.

The registered country comes from the account record; login addresses do not, they come from the firm's server journal or a list the reviewer enters.

“Can I travel or use VPN/VPS?” — page

ConsistencyRead-only login

No single day may contribute more than 50% of the total positive profit.

“Best Day Rule 50%” — page

Weekend holdingRead-only login

No position may be held over the weekend (Saturday 00:00 server time).

“Once you become an FTMO Trader and start trading on an FTMO Account, you are required to close your positions shortly before the markets close for the weekend or if the rollover (market break) lasts longer than 2 hours. An exception applies only to Swing accounts.” — page

News windowsRead-only login

No entries from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact events on the economic calendar (times in UTC). Events count for a trade only when they concern a currency of the traded symbol (XAUUSD → USD, EURUSD → EUR and USD).

“On the targeted instruments, it is not permitted to open or close any trades, including pending orders (such as Stop Loss or Take Profit), within a time window starting 2 minutes before and ending 2 minutes after the release of selected news announcements. An exception applies only to Swing accounts.” — page

Maximum daily lossRead-only login

Realized loss in one day may not reach 3% of the balance at the start of the day.

Realized loss from closed trades, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars: a breach on bar closes is certain, one only on bar extremes is reported as undecidable.

“Max Daily Loss 3%” — page

Maximum drawdownRead-only login

Realized drawdown may not reach 10% trailing from the highest balance.

Realized drawdown from closed trades and balance operations, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars (certain on closes, undecidable on extremes only).

“Max Loss 10%. The Maximum Loss rule establishes an end-of-day trailing limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity (i.e., Balance + Open Positions P/L ± Swaps – Commissions) cannot drop.” — page

HedgingRead-only login

No opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time.

Payout cycleRead-only login

Payouts at least 14 days apart.

Prohibited strategiesRead-only login

Prohibited: Martingale (size up after a loss), Grid / layering, tick scalping (trades closed within 30 s), Latency arbitrage, Hedge / reverse arbitrage between accounts, Risk escalation after losses.

Martingale, grid, tick scalping, latency arbitrage and risk escalation are read from the account's own trades. Hedge or reverse arbitrage between accounts is confirmed against the other accounts submitted on PropArbiter; from one account alone, outsized one-way bets are the indirect sign.

“Please be mindful of the Forbidden Trading Practices as defined in the FTMO Challenge Terms & Conditions (clause 7.3) and avoid gambling-like behaviour.” — page

Across accountsRead-only login, partly

No hedging between accounts. No copying of trades between accounts.

Checked against the other accounts the firm submits; the Manager API can list every account of the trader.

“Please note that holding multiple accounts through different registrations is not permitted. If identically traded strategies are detected across multiple FTMO accounts and the total fictitious capital exceeds the maximum capital allocation limit, FTMO reserves the right to suspend the affected acco” — page

Access addressesRead-only login, partly

VPS and datacenter access is allowed. An access address may not be shared with other accounts at the firm.

The registered country comes from the account record; login addresses do not, they come from the firm's server journal or a list the reviewer enters.

“Can I travel or use VPN/VPS?” — page

Minimum trading daysRead-only login

At least 4 distinct trading days with an entry.

“Min Trading Days 4 Days” — page

Maximum daily lossRead-only login

Realized loss in one day may not reach 5% of the balance at the start of the day.

Realized loss from closed trades, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars: a breach on bar closes is certain, one only on bar extremes is reported as undecidable.

“Max Daily Loss 5%” — page

Maximum drawdownRead-only login

Realized drawdown may not reach 10% trailing from the highest balance.

Realized drawdown from closed trades and balance operations, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars (certain on closes, undecidable on extremes only).

“Max Loss 10%. The Maximum Loss rule establishes an end-of-day trailing limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity (i.e., Balance + Open Positions P/L ± Swaps – Commissions) cannot drop.” — page

HedgingRead-only login

No opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time.

Profit targetRead-only login

Profit target: 10% of the starting balance.

“Profit Target 10% + 5%” — page

Prohibited strategiesRead-only login

Prohibited: Martingale (size up after a loss), Grid / layering, tick scalping (trades closed within 30 s), Latency arbitrage, Hedge / reverse arbitrage between accounts, Risk escalation after losses.

Martingale, grid, tick scalping, latency arbitrage and risk escalation are read from the account's own trades. Hedge or reverse arbitrage between accounts is confirmed against the other accounts submitted on PropArbiter; from one account alone, outsized one-way bets are the indirect sign.

“Please be mindful of the Forbidden Trading Practices as defined in the FTMO Challenge Terms & Conditions (clause 7.3) and avoid gambling-like behaviour.” — page

Across accountsRead-only login, partly

No hedging between accounts. No copying of trades between accounts.

Checked against the other accounts the firm submits; the Manager API can list every account of the trader.

“Please note that holding multiple accounts through different registrations is not permitted. If identically traded strategies are detected across multiple FTMO accounts and the total fictitious capital exceeds the maximum capital allocation limit, FTMO reserves the right to suspend the affected acco” — page

Access addressesRead-only login, partly

VPS and datacenter access is allowed. An access address may not be shared with other accounts at the firm.

The registered country comes from the account record; login addresses do not, they come from the firm's server journal or a list the reviewer enters.

“Can I travel or use VPN/VPS?” — page

Minimum trading daysRead-only login

At least 4 distinct trading days with an entry.

“Min Trading Days 4 Days” — page

Maximum daily lossRead-only login

Realized loss in one day may not reach 5% of the balance at the start of the day.

Realized loss from closed trades, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars: a breach on bar closes is certain, one only on bar extremes is reported as undecidable.

“Max Daily Loss 5%” — page

Maximum drawdownRead-only login

Realized drawdown may not reach 10% trailing from the highest balance.

Realized drawdown from closed trades and balance operations, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars (certain on closes, undecidable on extremes only).

“Max Loss 10%. The Maximum Loss rule establishes an end-of-day trailing limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity (i.e., Balance + Open Positions P/L ± Swaps – Commissions) cannot drop.” — page

HedgingRead-only login

No opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time.

Profit targetRead-only login

Profit target: 5% of the starting balance.

“Profit Target 10% + 5%” — page

Prohibited strategiesRead-only login

Prohibited: Martingale (size up after a loss), Grid / layering, tick scalping (trades closed within 30 s), Latency arbitrage, Hedge / reverse arbitrage between accounts, Risk escalation after losses.

Martingale, grid, tick scalping, latency arbitrage and risk escalation are read from the account's own trades. Hedge or reverse arbitrage between accounts is confirmed against the other accounts submitted on PropArbiter; from one account alone, outsized one-way bets are the indirect sign.

“Please be mindful of the Forbidden Trading Practices as defined in the FTMO Challenge Terms & Conditions (clause 7.3) and avoid gambling-like behaviour.” — page

Across accountsRead-only login, partly

No hedging between accounts. No copying of trades between accounts.

Checked against the other accounts the firm submits; the Manager API can list every account of the trader.

“Please note that holding multiple accounts through different registrations is not permitted. If identically traded strategies are detected across multiple FTMO accounts and the total fictitious capital exceeds the maximum capital allocation limit, FTMO reserves the right to suspend the affected acco” — page

Access addressesRead-only login, partly

VPS and datacenter access is allowed. An access address may not be shared with other accounts at the firm.

The registered country comes from the account record; login addresses do not, they come from the firm's server journal or a list the reviewer enters.

“Can I travel or use VPN/VPS?” — page

Weekend holdingRead-only login

No position may be held over the weekend (Saturday 00:00 server time).

“Once you become an FTMO Trader and start trading on an FTMO Account, you are required to close your positions shortly before the markets close for the weekend or if the rollover (market break) lasts longer than 2 hours. An exception applies only to Swing accounts.” — page

News windowsRead-only login

No entries from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact events on the economic calendar (times in UTC). Events count for a trade only when they concern a currency of the traded symbol (XAUUSD → USD, EURUSD → EUR and USD).

“On the targeted instruments, it is not permitted to open or close any trades, including pending orders (such as Stop Loss or Take Profit), within a time window starting 2 minutes before and ending 2 minutes after the release of selected news announcements. An exception applies only to Swing accounts.” — page

Maximum daily lossRead-only login

Realized loss in one day may not reach 5% of the balance at the start of the day.

Realized loss from closed trades, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars: a breach on bar closes is certain, one only on bar extremes is reported as undecidable.

“Max Daily Loss 5%” — page

Maximum drawdownRead-only login

Realized drawdown may not reach 10% trailing from the highest balance.

Realized drawdown from closed trades and balance operations, plus the floating equity path rebuilt from the broker's 1-minute bars (certain on closes, undecidable on extremes only).

“Max Loss 10%. The Maximum Loss rule establishes an end-of-day trailing limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity (i.e., Balance + Open Positions P/L ± Swaps – Commissions) cannot drop.” — page

HedgingRead-only login

No opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time.

Payout cycleRead-only login

Payouts at least 14 days apart.

Prohibited strategiesRead-only login

Prohibited: Martingale (size up after a loss), Grid / layering, tick scalping (trades closed within 30 s), Latency arbitrage, Hedge / reverse arbitrage between accounts, Risk escalation after losses.

Martingale, grid, tick scalping, latency arbitrage and risk escalation are read from the account's own trades. Hedge or reverse arbitrage between accounts is confirmed against the other accounts submitted on PropArbiter; from one account alone, outsized one-way bets are the indirect sign.

“Please be mindful of the Forbidden Trading Practices as defined in the FTMO Challenge Terms & Conditions (clause 7.3) and avoid gambling-like behaviour.” — page

Across accountsRead-only login, partly

No hedging between accounts. No copying of trades between accounts.

Checked against the other accounts the firm submits; the Manager API can list every account of the trader.

“Please note that holding multiple accounts through different registrations is not permitted. If identically traded strategies are detected across multiple FTMO accounts and the total fictitious capital exceeds the maximum capital allocation limit, FTMO reserves the right to suspend the affected acco” — page

Access addressesRead-only login, partly

VPS and datacenter access is allowed. An access address may not be shared with other accounts at the firm.

The registered country comes from the account record; login addresses do not, they come from the firm's server journal or a list the reviewer enters.

“Can I travel or use VPN/VPS?” — page