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$150K

$150K

90% trader / 10% firm

90%

Evaluation only — 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000. No profit target on Sim-Funded.

None; payout profit goals replace evaluation targets

EOD trailing, locks at Initial Simulated Capital — 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000. Equity cannot hit the limit. The limit only rises. After a breach, pay a Reset Fee or wait for the next monthly subscription.

25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $4,000; 150K $5,250 — EOD trailing

Evaluation none. Sim-Funded soft (auto-flat for the rest of the day; account stays open) — 50K $1,000; 100K $2,000; 150K $3,000.

25K none; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000

None on Evaluation — accounts are assessed after the trading day ends. Payout eligibility is separate.

None

Same EOD trailing max drawdown as Evaluation, locked at Initial Simulated Capital. Soft daily loss on Sim-Funded only.

Same EOD trailing amounts

40% Best Day during Evaluation — not a hard breach; keep trading until Best Day is ≤ 40% of total profit.

35% Growth Sim Funded · 40% Select Evaluation only · 20%-30% Lightning Funded after September 12, 2025, at 8:00 AM ESTfirm-level

None — no Consistency Rule on the Sim-Funded Account

20% first payout; 25% second; 30% third and later

Allowed, provided the trade is not a Forbidden Trading Practice. News-event concentration that is inconsistent with broader trading can still fail the risk-management standard.

Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level

Allowed, provided the trade is not a Forbidden Trading Practice. News-event concentration that is inconsistent with broader trading can still fail the risk-management standard.

Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level

Max 3 concurrent Sim-Funded accounts; up to $450,000 simulated capital. Live Funded is invite-only.

Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning

Sim-Funded only; scales with EOD profit above Initial Simulated Capital and scales back down if that profit falls. 50K starts at 2 contracts (up to 5): $0–999 → 2; $1,000–1,999 → 3; $2,000+ → 5. 100K starts at 4 (up to 10): $0–999 → 4; $1,000–1,999 → 5; $2,000–2,999 → 8; $3,000+ → 10. 150K starts at 6 (up to 15): $0–999 → 6; $1,000–1,999 → 8; $2,000–2,999 → 10; $3,000–4,499 → 12; $4,500+ → 15. Evaluation uses the full size cap (5 / 10 / 15) with no scaling.

Monthly subscription. Reset is a paid restart, not a checkout add-on. Live Funded is invite-only and is not a purchasable product.

Every 4 days

Instant request after the profit goal and consistency rule are met

4 separate days at or above the daily minimum (50K $150; 100K $250; 150K $300). Withdraw up to 50% of profit above Initial Simulated Capital. Minimum request $20; at least 50% of the request must be new-cycle profit.

No day minimum; first profit goal is 6%

4 qualifying days

0

After FTMO approval in the Client Area; paid in USD. No published processing-time SLA.

Daily eligibilityfirm-level

Monthly subscription; no activation fee. A Reset Fee is a paid restart of the same size (Growth $109 / $159 / $219; Pro $129 / $189 / $259). No pass-fee refund is documented.

Not allowed. Flat and cancel resting orders before 4:10 p.m. ET or session close, whichever is sooner. The platform auto-liquidates leftovers; relying on that is a Forbidden Trading Practice.

Not allowed. A trading day runs 6:00 p.m. ET to 4:10 p.m. ET the next calendar day. No hold past market close.

Opposite positions are allowed on a single account only. Offsetting across FTMO accounts, other firms, or other people is prohibited.

Prohibited; minis and micros may be combined within the equivalent limit if not opposing

Copying another trader (signals, master accounts, or copiers) is prohibited. Copying across your own accounts is permitted if each account independently complies with every rule.

Automated trading is permitted except high-frequency, latency-arbitrage, or other abusive systems. The trader is responsible for bot errors. Third-party access to the account is prohibited.

No trading within 2% of a CME daily price limit; no hold past session close; no exploiting sim/feed errors; no third-party account access. News-event concentration that is inconsistent with broader trading can fail the risk-management standard. Sim-Funded inactivity: warning after 30 days, closed after a further 30. See Forbidden Trading Practices.

Allowed if you own the strategy exclusively · not shared with other traders/firms · not high-frequency trading · Hedging not allowed · No swing trading or holding positions overni…firm-level

No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level