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The Free Trial is a free, simplified version of the FTMO Challenge experience designed for practice purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Within the Free Trial, you can test some of our Trading Applications and receive a shortened analysis of your trading performance. You may repeat the Free Trial multiple times to make sure you are fully prepared before starting either the <strong>FTMO Challenge: 1-Step<\/strong> or the <strong>FTMO Challenge: 2-Step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you are ready to start an FTMO Challenge, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/trader.ftmo.com\/start-challenge\">configure your account here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that it is not possible to obtain an FTMO Account based on your performance in the Free Trial or on any external trading track record. 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