FTMO challenge rules

The rules of every FTMO challenge the free Firm Fit check covers, as read on FTMO's own pages, each with the day it was last checked.

FTMO Challenge 2-Step

Phases
Challenge, then Verification
Profit target
10%, then 5%
Minimum trading days
4 in each phase
Time limit
None
Daily loss limit
5% of the initial balance. FTMO starts its day at midnight Prague time.
Maximum loss
10% of the initial balance. The floor never moves.
News
From 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news. A trade in that window may end the account. At FTMO it applies to the live FTMO Account only. The Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts trade news freely.
Sizes and list fees
$10K €89, $25K €250, $50K €345, $100K €540, $200K €1,080. Refunded with the first reward. Fees read on FTMO's site on 27 Oct 2026.

These rules were last verified on 27 Oct 2026.

FTMO Challenge 2-Step Swing

Phases
Challenge, then Verification
Profit target
10%, then 5%
Minimum trading days
4 in each phase
Time limit
None
Daily loss limit
5% of the initial balance. FTMO starts its day at midnight Prague time.
Maximum loss
10% of the initial balance. The floor never moves.
Sizes
$10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K. FTMO prices the Swing account on its order form after sign-in, so no fee is listed here.

These rules were last verified on 27 Oct 2026.

FTMO Challenge 1-Step

Phase
Challenge
Profit target
10%
Minimum trading days
None
Time limit
None
Daily loss limit
3% of the initial balance. FTMO starts its day at midnight Prague time.
Maximum loss
10% of the initial balance below the highest end-of-day balance. The floor rises and never falls.
Best day
Your best day may be at most 50% of your total profit. Over it, the pass waits while you keep trading.
Sizes and list fees
$10K €79, $25K €199, $50K €319, $100K €499, $200K €999. Not refunded. Fees read on FTMO's site on 27 Oct 2026.

These rules were last verified on 27 Oct 2026.

Changes on FTMO's pages

  1. On 2 Nov 2026 Firm Watch recorded a change to FTMO's terms.

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  2. On 13 Oct 2026 Firm Watch recorded a change to FTMO's trading rules page.

    Rule figures unchanged. The document grew by about 4 words. The new passages mention consistency.

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  3. On 13 Oct 2026 Firm Watch recorded a change to FTMO's terms.

    The document moved to a new link.

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  4. On 13 Oct 2026 Firm Watch recorded a change to FTMO's trading rules page.

    Rule figures moved, with $4,000, 60%, $12,000, $50,000, $1,500 and $48,500 new and $97 gone. The document grew by about 1,060 words. The new passages mention daily loss, balance, equity, commissions and consistency.

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These rules were last verified on 27 Oct 2026. Firm Watch saw this firm revise a watched page on 2 Nov 2026. We do not know which rule moved, so nothing above has been adjusted.

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