Although FTMO Traders trade with fictitious capital only, they are entitled to receive a reward in the form of real money once they generate profit on an FTMO Account. This applies regardless of whether the trader qualified through FTMO Challenge: 1-Step or FTMO Challenge: 2-Step.
If a trader is able to trade the fictitious capital in a profitable manner, demonstrating their trading skills and the value of the data generated in the process, they become eligible to receive a reward.
Rewards from a demo FTMO Account can be processed upon request, after a minimum of 14 days from the first day of trading. You can request the reward directly in your Account MetriX, provided that the FTMO Account is in positive profit and there are no open positions or pending orders.
Once the reward is requested, your account will be queued for review and our team will contact you by email within 1–2 business days with further instructions regarding the withdrawal process. The remaining time until the reward can be claimed is always visible directly in your Account MetriX.
Reward withdrawals are processed within 1–2 business days after the invoice is confirmed. Rewards can be paid out via bank wire transfer, instant transfer through Visa Direct / Mastercard Send (up to $20,000), Skrill, or cryptocurrencies. FTMO does not charge any additional commissions for reward withdrawals.
The percentage from the simulated profit used for calculating the reward depends on the product through which the trader qualified:
- FTMO Challenge: 1-Step — traders are entitled to withdraw 90% of the generated profit.
- FTMO Challenge: 2-Step — traders are entitled to withdraw 80% of the generated profit. If the conditions of the Scaling Plan are met, the reward split increases to 90%.
There is no minimum profit target required to receive a reward, apart from covering the transaction fees.
If you prefer to keep your reward on the account in order to grow your balance and build a larger drawdown buffer, this option is available only for traders who qualified through FTMO Challenge: 2-Step. For FTMO Challenge: 1-Step, rewards cannot be rolled over to a subsequent account.
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* Due to payout transfer fees, there is a minimum closed profit requirement of at least $20 for bank wire withdrawals and $50 for cryptocurrency withdrawals, to cover the cost of the transaction.
