Firm rules
FTMO rules
FTMO rules for 5 programs: static, end-of-day trailing and intraday trailing drawdown, first payout after 4 to 14 active days. Checked 8 Nov 2026.
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Evaluation rules by program
One row per program. Where a value changes with the account size, each size is listed.
Futures
| Program | Sizes | Profit target | Max drawdown | Drawdown type | Daily loss limit | Consistency | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Futures Growth Sizes: 50K, 100K, 150K | 50K, 100K, 150K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
| Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Consistency 40% | Max contracts
| |
Futures Pro Sizes: 50K, 100K, 150K | 50K, 100K, 150K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
| Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Daily loss limit
| Consistency 50% | Max contracts
|
Data checked · Source: ftmo.com
Forex & CFD
| Program | Sizes | Profit target | Max drawdown | Drawdown type | Daily loss limit | Consistency | Minimum days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-Step Sizes: 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
10% of the account | Drawdown type End-of-day trailing | Daily loss limit
| Consistency 50% | |
2-Step Sizes: 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K | Profit target
| Max drawdown
10% of the account | Drawdown type Static | Daily loss limit
| Consistency None | Minimum days 4 days |
Instant Account (no evaluation) Sizes: 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K | 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K | Max drawdown
10% of the account | Drawdown type Intraday trailing | Daily loss limit
| Consistency 30% |
Data checked · Source: ftmo.com
Drawdown in plain words
Each program sets a loss limit: an account that falls to it fails. How the limit moves depends on the drawdown type.
Static
2-Step
The limit is a fixed balance: the starting balance minus the maximum drawdown. Profits do not move it.
Example: FTMO 2-Step on a €100,000 account with a €10,000 maximum drawdown. The limit is €90,000 from the first trade, and it is still €90,000 after the balance reaches €105,000. (data checked )
From the program terms
2-Step
Max Loss 10% staticEnd-of-day trailing
Futures Growth, Futures Pro, 1-Step
The limit trails the highest end-of-day balance by the maximum drawdown. It moves only at the daily close and never down; swings inside the day do not move it.
Example: FTMO Futures Growth on a $50,000 account with a $2,000 maximum drawdown. The limit starts at $48,000. If a day closes at $51,000, the limit moves up to $49,000 at the close; a losing day after that does not move it back down. (data checked )
From the program terms
Futures Growth
EOD trailing, locks at initial capitalFutures Pro
EOD trailing, locks at initial capital1-Step
Max Loss 10% end-of-day trailingIntraday trailing
Instant Account (no evaluation)
The limit trails the highest point the account reaches during the session by the maximum drawdown and moves up as soon as a new high is made. It never moves down.
Example: FTMO Instant Account (no evaluation) on a €50,000 account with a €5,000 maximum drawdown. The limit starts at €45,000. If the account reaches €52,500 during the session, the limit moves up to €47,500 straight away, even if the day then closes lower. (data checked )
From the program terms
Instant Account (no evaluation)
Max loss 10% intraday trailing (balance-based); max daily loss 3%Daily loss limit
A daily loss limit caps how much the account may lose in one trading day. Where we hold the firm’s own wording about the limit, it is shown with the program.
Futures Pro
Daily loss limit
- $1,000 at 50K
- $1,500 at 100K
- $2,000 at 150K
1-Step
Daily loss limit
- €300 at 10K
- €750 at 25K
- €1,500 at 50K
- €3,000 at 100K
- €6,000 at 200K
2-Step
Daily loss limit
- €500 at 10K
- €1,250 at 25K
- €2,500 at 50K
- €5,000 at 100K
- €10,000 at 200K
Instant Account (no evaluation)
Daily loss limit
- €150 at 5K
- €300 at 10K
- €750 at 25K
- €1,500 at 50K
- €3,000 at 100K
Consistency rule
A consistency rule caps the share of total profit that may come from your best trading day.
How this rule worksCheck your best day
Example: FTMO Futures Growth on a $50,000 account: the profit target is $3,000 and the rule is 40%. If you finish exactly on the target, no single day may have made more than $1,200 of it. (data checked )
Futures Growth
Evaluation
40%Futures Pro
Evaluation
50%1-Step
Evaluation
50%2-Step
Evaluation
NoneInstant Account (no evaluation)
Evaluation
30%
Minimum trading days
The fewest days with a trade before an evaluation can pass, and the time limit where the program sets one.
2-Step
Minimum days
4 days
Payout rules
From the payout schedule we hold for each program, read from the firm’s own payout terms. Days are active days as the firm counts them.
Futures Growth
- First payout
- After 4 active days
- After that
- Every 4 active days
- Minimum payout
- $20
- Profit split
- 90%
- Request rule
- Min new profit for request: 50% of requested amount
- Cap per request
$2,500 at 50K, $3,000 at 100K, $4,000 at 150K
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: ftmo.com
Futures Pro
- First payout
- After 5 active days
- After that
- Every 5 active days
- Minimum payout
- $20
- Profit split
- 90%
- Request rule
- Min new profit for request: 50% of requested amount
- Cap per request
$5,000 at 50K, $6,000 at 100K, $8,000 at 150K
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: ftmo.com
1-Step
- First payout
- After 14 active days
- Profit split
- 90%
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: ftmo.com
2-Step
- First payout
- After 14 active days
- Minimum payout
- €20
- Profit split
- 80%80% to 90% in the firm’s terms
Re-check pending, last checked · Source: ftmo.com
Prohibited conduct
Recent changes at FTMO
FTMO tightens drawdown and payout thresholds on Futures Growth 100K and 150K
Worse for tradersFTMO launches Instant Account with no evaluation phase
UpdateFTMO cuts the 2-Step minimum to four trading days
Better for tradersFTMO updated its trading rules min trading days
Update
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