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2026-10

2021

London, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

No refund after credentials are sent; support may authorize exceptions if no trades were placed. No fee refund for passing is published.

Refund available within 14 days if no trades have been placed. Evaluation fee refund also available upon reaching 10% profit on the FT+ Trader simulated live account (not applicable to Master or Prestige programs).

Every 14 days. One and Two: first payout after 14 days. Instant: first after qualifying profitable days. Signature: 14-day waiting period for each payout. Paid via Rise or crypto; store credit is also available, irrevocable and expires after one year.

• 1-Step Express: first withdrawal from day 1, then every 7 days. Minimum $50.
• 2-Step Classic: first withdrawal 10 days after funded account creation, then every 10 days. Minimum 1% of initial balance.
• Instant: first withdrawal from day 1, then every 7 days. Minimum $50.
• Activation Accounts: every 10 trading days. Requires at least 3% simulated profit and 25% payout consistency. Minimum withdrawal $50.

Signature: maximum 3% of balance per payout.

1% of balance on Instant, One and Two; Signature does not publish a specific minimum.

• 1-Step Express / Instant: $50
• 2-Step Classic: 1% of the initial balance
• Activation Accounts: $50 after reaching the 3% payout-eligibility threshold

Gooey Trade (technology provider)

• 1-Step Express, Instant and Activation Accounts: 1:30
• 2-Step Classic: 1:50

• Commodities (metals): 1:30
• Gold & Silver: 1:20

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

Payout Protector: +25%. Remove Lock on Payout: +25%, only One and Instant. Optional; table prices exclude add-ons.

Profit split upgrade add-ons available at checkout (e.g., start with 90/10 split).

Static on One, Two and Signature. Instant: trailing on the highest end-of-day balance; retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased. One also retains its pre-payout level. Instant requires a 5% non-withdrawable buffer.

• 1-Step Express: 6% relative trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance
• 2-Step Classic: 8% static drawdown
• Instant: 6% relative trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance
• Activation Accounts challenge: 6% static maximum drawdown
• Activation Accounts funded: 6% trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance

Based on balance; monitor the breach level in the dashboard.

• 1-Step Express: 4%, balance based
• 2-Step Classic: 4%, balance based
• Instant: 6%, balance based
• Activation Accounts challenge: 4%, balance based
• Activation Accounts funded: 3%, balance based

• 1-Step Express, 2-Step Classic and Instant: scaling up to a $2,500,000 starting balance, with a $5,000,000 maximum after scaling
• Activation Accounts: maximum $250,000 combined activated capital

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

Activation Accounts: up to 10 activations per month and a maximum of 5 activated accounts at the same time, subject to the $250,000 combined limit. There is no limit on challenges purchased or passed.

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

No time limit on any program. Accounts must have at least 1 trade (open and close) every 30 days to remain active.

Checkout specifies no fixed minimum evaluation days; consistency may require additional days.

Instant: 7 days. One and Two: 4 days with at least 0.25% daily profit. Signature: no specific requirement is published.

No minimum trading days requirement on any program. Account must be active within any 30-day calendar period (at least one trade opened and closed) or it will be hard-breached for inactivity.

Available for breached or failed evaluations at a discounted price. Not available for simulated live accounts.

• 1-Step Express: 10% scaling target
• 2-Step Classic: 20% scaling target; requires 50% consistency, one successful withdrawal and an account active for at least two months
• Instant: 10% scaling target
• Activation Accounts: no scaling plan

Eligible programs can scale up to a $2,500,000 starting balance, with a maximum of $5,000,000 after scaling. Requests are subject to risk review and require no open trades.

• 1-Step Express, 2-Step Classic and Instant: start at 80%; eligible accounts can scale to 90% at 20% profit and 100% at 30% profit. An optional add-on can start the account at 90%.
• Activation Accounts: fixed 80% profit split; it does not increase over time.

Only untraded simulated live accounts can be merged. Maximum merged account size is $200,000 (or $100,000 if the program doesn't offer $200K). Not applicable to 2-Step Classic.

Activation fee due only after passing, with no payment deadline:

• 25K: $179
• 50K: $299
• 100K: $489
• 200K: $969

Activation Accounts cost $4 to start on every available account size. If the challenge is not passed, no further fee is charged.

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

EAs, Algos and Bots are allowed. Must not be used for copy trading or hedging across accounts. EAs may be requested for review upon evaluation pass. FT+ does not provide support for third-party EAs.

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

Hedging is allowed on the same account (opposing positions on the same instrument). Hedging across multiple accounts is strictly prohibited.

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

• Symbol Loss Limit (2-Step Classic): Maximum loss per single symbol per day, based on balance at 16:59 EST. Hard breach rule.
• Margin utilization review triggers at milestones (evaluation passes, scaling requests, withdrawals). Not a hard limit but triggers manual risk team review.

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

30 days. At least 1 trade (open and close) required every 30 days. Warning email sent 7 days before breach.

One: 50% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% funded only. Instant: 18%. Two: no consistency rule. The best day cannot exceed that share of total profit; continue trading until compliant.

• 1-Step Express: no consistency rule
• 2-Step Classic: 35% during evaluation and 50% when funded; also applies a 3% Symbol Loss Limit
• Instant: no consistency rule
• Activation Accounts challenge: no consistency rule
• Activation Accounts funded: 25%, checked only when requesting a payout; it does not breach the account

• 1-Step Express: allowed
• 2-Step Classic: allowed
• Instant: not allowed; trades are automatically closed at 4:30 PM EST on Friday
• Activation Accounts: allowed during both challenge and funded phases

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

• Arbitrage
• Grid trading
• Tick scalping
• Abuse of demo trading conditions
• Account management / passing services
• Hedging across multiple accounts