FTMO FTMO Challenge 2-Step rules
Account sizes and limits
| Size | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | €89 EUR fee (EUR 89) as shown on homepage pricing table 2026-10-27 with USD account selected; FTMO displays fees in EUR | Track·Would I pass? |
| $25,000 | €250 EUR fee (EUR 250) as shown on homepage pricing table 2026-10-27 with USD account selected; FTMO displays fees in EUR | Track·Would I pass? |
| $50,000 | €345 EUR fee (EUR 345) as shown on homepage pricing table 2026-10-27 with USD account selected; FTMO displays fees in EUR | Track·Would I pass? |
| $100,000 | €540 EUR fee (EUR 540) as shown on homepage pricing table 2026-10-27 with USD account selected; FTMO displays fees in EUR; site promo: EUR 439 | Track·Would I pass? |
| $200,000 | €1,080 EUR fee (EUR 1080) as shown on homepage pricing table 2026-10-27 with USD account selected; FTMO displays fees in EUR | Track·Would I pass? |
List prices, without temporary discounts. “—” means the firm doesn't publish that value for this size.
Daily loss limit
- Limit
- 5%
- Measured from
- start-of-day balance
- Resets
- 00:00 CE(S)T
- If you hit it
- The account fails
Max loss (drawdown)
- Limit
- 10%
- Type
- Static
The floor is fixed: starting balance minus the max loss. Profits never move it. See it on a chart
Phases
- Target
- 10%
- Minimum days
- 4
- Time limit
- None stated
- Target
- 5%
- Minimum days
- 4
- Time limit
- None stated
Funded account and payouts
- Profit split
- 80%, up to 90% under Scaling Plan
- First payout
- on request after 14 days from first trading day
- Payout cycle
- on request
- Consistency rule
- None stated
- Scaling
- +25% account size every 4 months (10% net profit, 2 rewards in period), up to $2M
- Fee refund
- 100% refunded with first reward withdrawal
- Leverage
- up to 1:100 (Standard); 1:30 (Swing)
- Platforms
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
What you can trade and how
No orders executed 2 min before or after restricted news on the affected symbols on Standard FTMO Accounts; Challenge, Verification and Swing are unrestricted.
Applies to: Standard-type FTMO Accounts only; Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts are exempt
Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →Good to know
Standard vs Swing account types. Standard: news/overnight/weekend restrictions apply on the FTMO Account only (not during evaluation). Swing: no such restrictions.
Sources
- ftmo.com/au/trading-objectiveschecked 2026-10-30
Firms change rules often. Check the firm's own page before you buy.
Your odds of passing
Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the FTMO Challenge 2-Step against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.
- Passed 30%
- Max loss 8%
- Still going after 130 days 62%
A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Have real results? Replay your own days.
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