What FTMO actually requires across its 2 programs (2026)
Answer
FTMO runs 2 programs (6 rule sets) on file — on the flagship $50K FTMO Challenge (2-Step), the binding limit is 5% daily loss (varies by program: 5% / 3%). The corpus was re-checked 2026-09-06: the cited wording was no longer found — the rule may have changed; check the source link.
Current rule snapshot
| Program | Account size | Drawdown | Daily loss | Consistency cap | Profit split | Payout cycle | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO Challenge (2-Step) | $50K | Static — a fixed floor set from the starting balance — 10% | 5% | not recorded | 80% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| FTMO Challenge (2-Step) | $100K | Static — a fixed floor set from the starting balance — 10% | 5% | not recorded | 80% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| FTMO Challenge (2-Step) | $200K | Static — a fixed floor set from the starting balance — 10% | 5% | not recorded | 80% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| FTMO Challenge (1-Step) | $50K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 10% | 3% | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| FTMO Challenge (1-Step) | $100K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 10% | 3% | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| FTMO Challenge (1-Step) | $200K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 10% | 3% | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
Every cell above resolves to a sourced field in PropSurvival’s maintained rule corpus or is printed as "not recorded" — nothing shown here is estimated.
What it means for a trader
FTMO's 2 programs are not interchangeable: FTMO Challenge (2-Step) models a 10% static drawdown floor, while FTMO Challenge (1-Step) models a 10% trailing, end-of-day drawdown floor (moves once per day at the close). The same account balance can breach one and not the other on an identical losing streak, purely from how each program measures the floor.
Worked example: on the $50K FTMO Challenge (2-Step) account, the drawdown floor sits at a hard $5,000 and a single day cannot lose more than $2,500 before the account fails — both figures read straight off this program’s own rule file for this size. (see the freshness note above)
Run the numbers
No computed simulation is published for FTMO’s flagship program yet — the rule snapshot above is sourced from the corpus directly. Run your own numbers against these exact rules for free, or check the full challenge-page library for a program that’s already modeled.
Evidence
72 sourced fields across 6 rows, dated to the least-recently-checked program. 1 distinct point where the firm’s own materials disagree with each other.
Compare
No side-by-side simulation is published between FTMO’s own programs yet.
Research
Related reading: static vs. trailing drawdown, explained, the full prop-firm rules atlas, payout-clause coverage across the corpus.
Frequently asked
- Does FTMO have a consistency rule?
- Not recorded for FTMO Challenge (2-Step) specifically — FTMO Challenge (1-Step) does carry one; see the table above. (see the freshness note above)
- What programs does FTMO offer?
- FTMO Challenge (2-Step), FTMO Challenge (1-Step).
- What is FTMO’s daily loss limit?
- A 5% daily loss limit applies. (see the freshness note above)
- Is FTMO’s drawdown trailing or static?
- Static — a fixed floor set from the starting balance. (see the freshness note above)
- What is FTMO’s profit split?
- 80% on the flagship program. (see the freshness note above)
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- ftmo.com — source page (FTMO Challenge (2-Step), retrieved 16 July 2026)
- academy.ftmo.com — source page (FTMO Challenge (2-Step), retrieved 16 July 2026)
- academy.ftmo.com — source page (FTMO Challenge (2-Step), retrieved 16 July 2026)
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