Independent review using verified terms
FTMO Review: Real Cost, Rules & Payout Terms
This profile connects the advertised challenge price to drawdown, consistency, replacement-attempt, and payout-eligibility terms.
US access is provided through the separate FTMO-US program.
Modeled evaluation spend
$647.18
Last verified 23 Aug 2026
Balanced-profile FundedCost through funded status, including replacement attempts and applicable activation charges.
Lower-risk profile
$959.70
Balanced profile
$647.18
Higher-activity profile
$788.75
Sensitivity range: $647.18–$959.70
Real cost
FTMO Challenge 2-Step $100k Standard (flagship since 2015)
The model includes failed-attempt economics and applicable activation charges.
Rules
Drawdown and consistency
The release-backed facts below preserve the recorded rule mechanics and unknown fields.
History
Dated material changes
- 2026-08-23 — Verified and updated core evaluation rules and pricing for FTMO.
- 2026-08-24 — Clarified that US access is provided through the separate FTMO-US program.
Account sizes
FTMO cost by account size
Release-backed facts
What this page is built from
- FTMO: Program recorded as FTMO Challenge 2-Step $100k Standard (flagship since 2015).
- FTMO: Account size is $100,000.
- FTMO: Instrument class is contracts for difference and foreign exchange.
- FTMO: The evaluation price is $631. Last verified 23 Aug 2026.
- FTMO: A failed attempt is modeled as a new $631 evaluation.
- FTMO: No separate activation fee component is recorded.
- FTMO: US access is recorded as available.
- FTMO: Stage one profit target is 10%.
- FTMO: Stage one maximum drawdown is 10% with static measurement.
- FTMO: Stage one daily loss limit is 5%.
- FTMO: Stage one minimum activity is 4 trading days.
- FTMO: Stage one consistency threshold is not applicable.
- FTMO: Stage one time limit is not specified.
- FTMO: Stage two profit target is 5%.