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Headquarters

Brighton, Colorado (USA). Representative address in Joué-lès-Tours, France, not open to the public.

901 Pennsylvania Ave Suite #3-440, Miami Beach, FL 33139

CEO
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Stan

Country

United States

United States

Foundation
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2022

Banned Countries
United States, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, Cuba, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Forex, Crypto, Indices, Commodities
Brokers
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FUTRAD, Galaxy Path Capital
Refund
Limited

Challenges: the fee is refunded after passing, 50% with the first payout (which must be at least 1% of the account size) and 50% with the second. Not available on instant funding. A purchase is only refunded if requested within 7 days with no trading.

Yes
  • 2-Step Pro: Refund bonus on first payout.
  • 1-Step Pro: Refund bonus on second payout.
  • Instant Funding: Not eligible for refund bonus.
  • 150% Refund Add-On available: receive 150% of challenge fee back after first payout.
  • 2-Step Day and Swing: Refund bonus on second payout.
Payout Fee

No firm fee; network or bank fees are paid by the trader.

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Platforms
Propietary Platform
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days. Instant funding: first payout after 20 days per the rules (product pages say 4 weeks), then every 14 days. Two consecutive non compliant requests may suspend the account.

Pro and 2-Step Day/Swing accounts

  • Default: first payout 21 days after first trade on funded account; subsequent payouts every 21 days.
  • With 14-Day Payout Add-On: first payout 14 days after first trade; subsequent every 14 days.

Instant Funded accounts

  • First payout 7 days after the first trade on the funded account; subsequent every 7 days.
  • With On-Demand Payout Add-On: request payouts any time once eligibility requirements are met.

Minimum payout: $200 via Rise (bank transfer), $50 via Crypto (USDT-ERC20).

Payout Guarantee

Paid within 14 days of the request at most. Once approved, payment takes 24 to 72 business hours (USDT usually within 24 hours; bank transfer up to 5 business days).

Payout requests processed within 2 business days (excluding holidays and weekends). If not, traders receive $1,000 ($500 cash + $500 account credits).

Minimum Withdrawal

$100 or the equivalent in euros, with any method.

$200 via Rise / $50 via Crypto

Forex
100:1
50:1
Metals

1:100; palladium 1:50.

1:20

Energies
100:1

Oil: 1:10

Indices

1:100; Nikkei 225 and ASX 200 1:50.

  • 1-Step Pro & Instant Funding: 1:20
  • 2-Step Pro: 1:15
  • 2-Step Day and Swing: Nasdaq and DAX 1:30, Dow and Nikkei 1:40, S&P 1:25, UK100 1:20, other indices 1:15
Stocks
20:1
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Crypto
10:1
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Forex
0 / lot
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Metals
0 / lot
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Energies
0 / lot
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Indices
0 / lot
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Stocks
0 / lot
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Crypto
0 / lot
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Swap Free
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Yes

Available as a 'Swap-free, Zero Commissions' add-on for Pro accounts. Removes $3/lot commission and enables swap-free trading.

Account Reset
Yes

Paid, from the dashboard. In the challenge, about 50% of the price and back to phase 1 or 2. On a funded account, full price and funded status is kept. Usually applied within 24 hours.

Yes

Revive Feature (2-Step Pro, Phase 1 only)

Continue your Phase 1 challenge from the progress already achieved instead of restarting. Available only if the account was in overall profit at the moment of breach. Available for 48 hours after breach, one-time use only.

Cost = Paid account price + (Paid account price × % of profit target achieved).

Restrictions

  • Only available in Phase 1 (not Phase 2)
  • Only one recovery action per account (Revive OR Reset, not both)
  • If the account fails again after using Revive or Reset, the account is permanently failed
  • Using Revive removes payout refund eligibility
Add-ons
Yes

At checkout: news trading (+20% of the price) and no mandatory stop loss (+30%).

Yes
  • Swap-free, Zero Commissions (Pro accounts)
  • 14-Day Payout (Pro accounts)
  • 100% Profit Split
  • 30% Consistency Score
  • 30% News Trading (Pro accounts)
  • Hold Through News, 15% (Instant Funded only)
  • On-Demand Payout (Instant Funded only)
  • Double-Up (free second challenge upon funding)
  • 150% Refund
  • Daily Drawdown Shield, 20% (evaluation only; one Daily Loss Limit breach does not fail the account)
  • No Minimum Trading Days, 25% (1-Step Pro and 2-Step Pro10; removes the requirement at every stage)
Instant
Yes

Funded account with no evaluation, with a profit cap and its own profit split ladder that starts lower.

Yes
One Step
Yes

1 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Account scaling
Limited

On request from the dashboard, after several profitable periods on a funded account. Decided case by case based on consistency and rule compliance, at no cost.

Yes

Account grows by 25% (of original balance) every 2 consecutive profitable months with at least 8% total profit. Maximum account size: $2,000,000. Extra +25% bonus after 3 months active.

Two Steps
Yes

2 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Max Drawdown

Static, measured on the initial capital. Breaching it suspends the account.

  • 1-Step Pro: 10% trailing. Trails higher as account balance increases.
  • 2-Step Pro PRO10: 10% static. Fixed, does not trail.
  • Instant Funding: 6% trailing until 3% profit is made, then locks at initial account size.

Instant Flex: trailing max loss keeps trailing and does not lock at the initial balance.

  • 2-Step Day and Swing: static. Fixed, does not trail.
Profit Split

Rises with each payout. Challenges: 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 90% from the fifth. Instant funding: 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70% and 90% from the sixth.

80% default profit split (trader/firm 80/20) on the existing Pro and regular Instant Funded account types; excludes Instant Flex.

  • 90% Profit Split available as a checkout add-on
  • 100% Profit Split available as a checkout add-on

2-Step Day and Swing

  • Day: 80%, up to 90% or 100% with add-ons
  • Swing: 70% on the 1st payout, 80% on the 2nd, 90% from the 3rd; restarts at 70% on a new account or reset; no split add-ons
Free Trial
Yes

Free Trial 10K, no card needed: 8% target, 5% daily and 10% total loss, no mandatory stop loss. One per email every 30 days; after passing, the account stays open for 24 hours and pays nothing.

Yes

Free $1,000 Try Out on the 1-Step Pro, not available from the regular sign-up. TheGodFunded users can claim it here: get your free Try Out. New users only, one per person, MT5. Passing it gives a real funded account with an 80% split and a $500 lifetime payout cap.

Daily Drawdown

Measured on the initial capital, including floating losses; per its forum it resets at midnight UTC. Breaching it suspends the account.

  • 1-Step Pro: 3%. Based on starting day's balance.
  • 2-Step Pro PRO10: 5%. Based on starting day's balance.
  • Instant Funding: 3%. Based on higher of starting day's balance or equity.

Instant Flex: no daily loss limit.

  • 2-Step Day and Swing: based on starting day's balance.
Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation

$1,000,000 per account and $3,000,000 combined.

  • Pro accounts: Maximum $300,000 in funded accounts.
  • Instant Funded: Capped at $400,000 across all instant funded accounts.
  • Unlimited evaluation accounts allowed.
Maximum Accounts

Several accounts at once up to the maximum combined capital. Each one is evaluated separately.

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Merge Accounts
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Yes
  • Only for funded accounts.
  • Both accounts must have the same payout schedule and profit split.
  • Accounts must not have been traded and must be at initial balance.
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. The challenge must be activated within 30 days of purchase.

No limit

Minimum Trading Days

Evaluation: 2 days. Funded account: 14 days before each payout; a day only counts if a trade is opened and closed on it. If a payout is refused, the counter resets.

  • 1-Step Pro: 2 trading days (challenge and funded)
  • 2-Step Pro: 4 trading days per phase (8 total for challenge), 2 trading days funded
  • Instant Funding: No minimum
  • Optional No Minimum Trading Days add-on: removes these requirements at every stage on 1-Step Pro and 2-Step Pro10; +25% of base price
  • 2-Step Day: no minimum in Phase 1 and 2; 4 trading days on funded before each payout
  • 2-Step Swing: 4 trading days per phase, 2 trading days funded
Points Reward Program
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FT Points and Challenge Convert let KYC-verified traders use an approved payout to buy a new account immediately or convert it into points for a later purchase. $1 of payout converts to 2.2 FT Points; each point covers $1 of listed account price, an effective 55% discount. The conversion is final; any unused payout balance follows the normal payout method.

Monthly Competition
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No
Minimum Profitable Days

Funded account: 7 of the 14 minimum days. In evaluation, the FAQ and its comparisons ask for 2 profitable days; the rules page says 2 trading days.

2-Step Pro10

  • Phase 1 (Challenge): minimum 4 trading days
  • Phase 2 (Challenge): minimum 4 trading days
  • Funded Phase: minimum 2 trading days

1-Step

  • Phase 1 (Challenge): minimum 2 trading days
  • Funded Phase: minimum 2 trading days

Instant Funded

  • No minimum trading days requirement.

Optional add-on

  • No Minimum Trading Days removes the requirement at every stage on 1-Step Pro and 2-Step Pro10; +25% of base price.
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed if declared. Undeclared EAs, HFT and abusive AI are prohibited.

Yes

EAs and Bots permitted ONLY if focused on risk management (e.g. position size calculators, auto position size execution bots).

Not allowed

  • Off-the-shelf EAs purchased/downloaded online (unless solely for risk management)
  • EAs that automatically place trades (unless developed personally by the trader)
  • Grid Trading EAs/Bots
  • Hedge Trading EAs/Bots

AI-generated EAs
Allowed if the trader fully understands the code (strategy, entry/exit logic, risk parameters) and can explain it to the Risk Team.

VPN
No

VPN and VPS are prohibited; detection suspends the account.

Yes
Hedging
No

Prohibited, including across accounts.

No
Requires Stop Loss
Yes

Mandatory when opening and closing every trade. One trade without a stop is tolerated; the second one suspends the account. Can be removed with the paid add-on.

No
Scalping
Limited

Trades under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips count as prohibited scalping; repeated trades of 2 pips or less are reviewed.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
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No
Martingale
No
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Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Per trade: maximum loss of 2% and maximum profit of 3%.

Yes
  • Pro accounts: Maximum 2% risk per trade idea (of initial balance).
  • Instant Funding: Maximum 1% floating PnL loss (of initial balance, all active trades combined).
  • Instant Funding lot size limit: 20 lots per trade maximum.

Instant Flex: maximum 1% risk per trade.

Copy Trading
Limited

Copying between your own accounts does not count for payouts. Under the "Be copied" program, copied profit can be at most 50% of the eligible profit.

Yes

Allowed: copy trading between your own FundingTraders Pro accounts; copying trades from your own accounts on other brokers/firms into your FundingTraders account.

Not allowed: copying trades from accounts owned by other traders; sharing signals with other traders.

News Trading
Limited

No opening or closing (including a triggered SL/TP) 10 minutes before and after 3 star releases on the TradingView calendar, any currency and symbol. A position opened before the release may be held. Allowed with the paid add-on.

Limited

Challenge phase

  • News trading fully permitted, no restrictions.

Funded phase: Pro and 2-Step Day/Swing accounts

  • News trading allowed but max 30% of total profits can come from news-influenced trades.
  • News Trade window: 5 minutes before / 5 minutes after high-impact (Red Folder) event.
  • If the 30% limit is exceeded, payout processing is delayed until additional trades bring the percentage back under the limit.
  • Trades held for 5+ hours before a high-impact news release are NOT considered News Trades.

Funded phase: Instant Funded accounts

  • News trading is strictly prohibited by default: having any open trades during a high-impact news event results in account termination.
  • Timing restriction: no opening, closing or triggering pending orders within 5 minutes before / 5 minutes after a high-impact news event (10-minute window). Applies even with the add-on.
  • Optional Hold Through News (15% Add-On): allows positions opened outside the 10-minute window to be held through high-impact events without breaching the account.
Inactivity Rule

Closed after 15 consecutive days without trading, or suspended after 40 days in loss.

The 30-day inactivity period begins on the day the account is purchased, not from last activity. If no trades are placed within this period, the account is automatically failed for inactivity and permanently closed (no restoration). Applies to Challenge and Funded accounts.

Consistency Rule
Yes

When requesting a payout, no single trade may exceed 25% of total profit (if it does, the payout is held until rebalanced) and no instrument 80%. Each trade must also be between 1/4 and 2 times the largest lot already used on the account.

Yes

Pro accounts (1-Step & 2-Step)

Default: Largest profit day must not exceed 50% of total profits. With 30% Consistency Score Add-On: threshold increases to 30%.

Instant Funding

Largest profit day must not exceed 15% of total profits.

Instant Flex: 15% consistency score.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes

Weekend holding permitted on all account types (Pro and Instant Funded) except 2-Step Day. Positions can be held across the weekend on all instruments, including crypto. No forced Friday flatten. Gap risk and widened spreads around the Asian open still apply; swap fees still charged.

2-Step Day

  • Forex, gold, indices and oil positions are closed automatically at 16:55 New York time every day, including Friday; not a breach
  • Crypto positions can stay open overnight and over the weekend

2-Step Swing

  • Overnight and weekend holding allowed on all markets
Prohibited Strategies

HFT and scalping under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips, martingale, hedging (including across accounts), grid, latency and quote arbitrage, gap trading, exploiting price or platform errors, abusive AI, undeclared EAs, overexposure or gambling, account rolling and third party trading.

  • Grid trading (3+ positions same pair/direction)
  • Hedge trading
  • Arbitrage, latency trading
  • High-frequency trading (trades ≤15 seconds)
  • Reverse trading across accounts
  • Account rolling/stacking (risking all on multiple accounts)
  • Overleveraged trades (>30% margin on single trade)
  • One-sided trading (stacking positions to hit targets)
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