How It Works
Become an FTMO Trader. This guide covers what you need to know about simulated trading with FTMO.
FTMO Challenge
Verification
FTMO Account
- You can earn up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward.
- Receive a 100% refund of your initial fee with your first reward withdrawal.
- Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program
- You can earn up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward.
- Receive a 100% refund of your initial fee with your first reward withdrawal.
- Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Program
FTMO Challenge
FTMO Account
- Your reward on your FTMO Account is 90% of your simulated profits. Now it is up to you and your performance.
- Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Programme
- Your reward on your FTMO Account is 90% of your simulated profits. Now it is up to you and your performance.
- Grow with FTMO through the Scaling Plan and Premium Programme
Frequently Asked Questions
Find your answers here!
Before you decide to start an FTMO Challenge, we want to make sure that you understand how the process works and what is expected from you.
After you sign up, you can either start the FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or the FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step right away, or— as we usually recommend — begin with our Free Trial. The Free Trial is a free, simplified version of the FTMO Challenge experience designed for pr... Read more about How to start?
To become an FTMO Trader, you must successfully meet the conditions of one of our two products: FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step. Each product follows a different structure, which is outlined below.
FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step
The FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step consists of a two-step process.
Phase 1: FTMO Challenge
A demo account with fictitious capital where you trade according to our Read more about How do I become an FTMO Trader?
What happens next depends on whether you are participating in the FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step or theFTMO Challenge: 2‑Step, as each product follows a different structure.
FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step
After you pass all the Trading Objectives in your FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step, you will see a notification in your Account MetriX informing you about your success. At this point, you no longe... Read more about I have successfully passed my FTMO Challenge, now what?
FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step is a simplified evaluation product that consists of a single evaluation phase. Unlike FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step, it does not include a separate Verification phase.
From the perspective of Trading Objectives, the two products are structured differently. More detailed information about the specific Trading Objectives is available on the Trading Objectives page.
The ev... Read more about What is FTMO Challenge: 1‑Step and how does it differ from FTMO Challenge: 2‑Step?
Australian clients have access to the FTMO Account Swing with up to 1:30 leverage, which uniquely offers no restrictions on news trading or holding trades over the weekend. Should Australian clients meet the criteria as Professional traders they become eligible for the FTMO Account with 1:100 leverage, where specific rules regarding news and weekend trading restrictions are applicable.
Only our professional FTMO Traders trading with 1:100 leverage are NOT allowed to execute any new ... Read more about Can I trade news?
Australian clients holding an FTMO Account Swing are not required to close their positions overnight or during the weekend.
However, if you become a professional trader and get a FTMO Account with 1:100 leverage, we require you to close your positions just before the markets close for the weekend or if the rollover (market break) is longer than 2 hours. Our Australian professional FTMO Traders having the FTMO Account with 1:100 leverage must respect the market timings. Every asset c... Read more about Do I have to close my positions overnight?
- As many Free Trials as you need
- Up to $200,000 FTMO Account
- Performance-based rewards
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