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Headquarters

Goldcrest Executive Building, Office No. 1210, JLT, Cluster C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

56 Alekou Konstantinou, Strovolos, 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus

CEO

Jakub Rož

Revin Zabala

Country

United Arab Emirates

Cyprus

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, North Korea, Russian Federation, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, United Arab Emirates
Cuba, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, North Korea, Cyprus
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices
Commodities, Forex, Indices, Crypto
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

Liquidity Provider

Refund
Yes

Pay After Pass: pay activation fee only after passing. No traditional refund.

Yes

Full refund after 3rd payout. Not available for Instant Funding Accounts and 1-step Nitro X Accounts

Payout Fee
  • Crypto ($100 – $399): $25
  • Rise ($400 or more): $50

5% processing fee on crypto payouts (covers blockchain costs, liquidity swaps, and infrastructure). Only TRC20 USDT supported for crypto payouts.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker
cTrader, TradeLocker, MatchTrader, Metatrader 5
Instruments
Forex (majors, minors, exotics), Commodities (CFDs), Indices (CFDs), Energies (CFDs), Metals (CFDs)
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Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days

On Demand, provided you have met these specific criteria:

  • Consistency Rule
  • Minimum Payout Amount of 1% of Initial Balance (Before-Split)
  • Minimum Trading Days
Payout Guarantee

48 hours: if not paid within 48h, 100% profit split

The 24-hour payout guarantee ensures that you are eligible to receive your full payout within 24 business hours of your payout request. If Funded Trader Markets fail to meet this time frame, they will double the requested payout and issue a free account of the same size. This guarantee is only applicable for payouts up to $1000.

Maximum Withdrawal
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  • 2-Step Prime: $15,000 per month
  • 1-Step Nitro X: $5,000 per account and request, and required to leave a buffer of 50% of the profits
  • Crypto payouts: $5,000 per transaction (TRC20 USDT only)
Minimum Withdrawal
  • Minimum: $100 in For Traders wallet
  • Maximum per cycle (bi-weekly): $15,000 on most accounts
  • Withdrawal fees:
    · $100-$399 (crypto): $25
    · $400+ (Rise: bank/local/crypto): $50
  • 1-Step Nitro X: Must make at least a 3% profit before withdrawal
  • All other accounts: 1% of initial balance
Demo Account
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MatchTrader
ID-Passwordpzddx08j7q
TradeLocker
ID-PasswordK8aqkT,YR_gn
cTrader
IDctid8638354Passwordspreadtest
Metatrader 5
ID100003PasswordAemI1#0n0G0ServerFundedTraderMarkets-server
Stop Out Level
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100%

Margin Call Level
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110%

Forex
  • Challenge accounts (evaluation phase): 1:125
  • Master accounts (Fast/Classic/Strike): 1:30
  • Master accounts (Fast Static): 1:20
  • Master accounts (Instant Pro): 1:10
100:1
Metals
  • Challenge: 1:40 (gold/silver part of FX leverage 1:125)
  • Master: 1:10
30:1
Energies
  • Challenge: 1:40
  • Master: 1:10
30:1
Indices
  • Challenge: 1:20
  • Master: 1:10
  • Instant Pro: 1:5
  • Fast Static: 1:10
30:1
Crypto
No data
  • BTC, ETH: 5:1
  • Other crypto: 2:1
Forex
3 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
3 / lot
7 / lot
Energies
3 / lot
7 / lot
Indices
0
0
Commission-Free Option
No
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Crypto
No data
0
Swap Free
No
Yes

All accounts are swap free

Account Reset
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A reset gives a trader who has violated their account rules (such as exceeding the Daily or Overall Loss Limit) the ability to restore the account to its original starting balance paying a fee, and begin trading again.

1-Step Nitro X (Evaluation Phase)

  • Reset Limit: Unlimited
  • Reset Window: Within 30 days of the original purchase date

1-Step Nitro and 1-Step Nitro X (Funded Phase)

  • Reset Limit: One-time only

Instant Standard

  • Reset Limit: One-time only
  • Reset Window: Within 24 hours after the breach
Add-ons
No
Yes

90% Profit Split (2-Step Plus): It has no cost on money but Shield Risk Protocol will apply now on evaluation phase as well

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling unlocked through the Loyalty Program (5 tiers: Starter, Rising Star, Pro, VIP, Legend). Increments depend on tier. Applies to all account types.

No
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • Forex Fast: 6% trailing
  • Forex Fast Static: 6% balance-based static
  • Forex Classic: 8% or 10% (depending on order)
  • Forex Strike: 5% from initial balance
  • Forex Pay After Pass: 6% trailing
  • Forex Instant: 5% trailing
  • Forex Instant Pro: 6% trailing
  • Instant, 1-Step: Trailing
  • 2-Step: Static
Profit Split
  • Forex evaluation products (Fast, Fast Static, Classic, Strike and Pay After Pass): 80% or according to the selected order
  • Forex Instant: starts at 70% and increases by 5% with each reward, up to 90%
  • Forex Instant Pro: starts at 60% and increases by 10% with each reward, up to 90%

Instant Standard, Instant Pro

  • 1st payout: 50%
  • 2nd payout: 60%
  • 3rd payout: 70%
  • 4th payout and next: 80%

Instant Plus

80%

2-Step Plus

70% (up to 90% with 2-Step Plus add-on)

1-Step Nitro

90% for the first $10,000 and 80% after that

1-Step Nitro X

100%

Free Trial
No
No
Profit After Breach
No data

If your Simulated Funded account with Funded Trader Markets is in profit but has been breached, you may still qualify for a withdrawal with a 50% split, provided the following conditions are met:

  • Stop Loss Usage: Every trade had an SL in place.
  • Loss Limits: No single position incurred a loss exceeding 1% of the account's initial balance.
Daily Drawdown
  • Forex Fast/Fast Static/Strike/Pay After Pass: 3% (Fast: from previous day equity; Fast Static: from previous day balance/equity; Strike: fixed from initial)
  • Forex Classic: 4% or 3% (depending on order)
  • Forex Instant: 3% of starting balance
  • Forex Instant Pro: none

Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation

$300,000 combined across all Master Accounts and Instant Models (Forex + Crypto + Futures shared cap). No allocation limit during Challenge phase.

Evaluations

  • 2-Step Plus: $200,000
  • 1-Step Nitro: $300,000
  • 1-Step Nitro X: $150,000

Instant Funding

  • Instant Standard: $100,000
  • Instant Pro: $100,000
  • Instant Plus: $100,000
Merge Accounts
No
Yes
Maximum Trading Days
  • Three Step: 60 per phase
  • Rest of accounts: No limit

Unlimited

Monthly Competition
Yes
No
Minimum Profitable Days
  • Forex Fast: 3 profitable days (0.5% of starting balance each)
  • Forex Classic: 3 profitable days per phase
  • Forex Strike: 3 profitable days per phase
  • Forex Instant: 7 profitable days
  • Forex Instant Pro: not required

1-Step Nitro / 1-Step Nitro X

  • Evaluation: no minimum days.
  • Funded Simulation: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit count.

2-Step Plus

  • Evaluation: 3 minimum days per phase.
  • Funded Simulation: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit.

Instant Standard / Pro / Plus

  • Payout eligibility: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit count.
  • Instant Pro: trading-day requirement can be removed with a checkout add-on.
Expert Advisor (EA)
No

EAs allowed only as decision-support tools (alerts, partial management, predefined rules). Fully autonomous trading bots are prohibited.

Yes
VPN
Yes
Yes
Hedging
No

Cross-account hedging (opposing positions on the same instrument across accounts) is forbidden.

Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes

Manual scalping allowed with a minimum 5-second hold per trade. Tick scalping and HFT are forbidden.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Yes
Martingale
No

Martingale strategies (doubling position size after losses) are classified as gambling and forbidden.

Yes

Martingale and layering are allowed per account (increasing position size after a loss, or opening multiple positions in the same direction at different price levels). Running these strategies across multiple accounts simultaneously is prohibited and counts as abusive behavior.

Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Open trades: maximum 3% risk on a single position.

Yes

Shield Risk Protocol

Maximum Floating Loss Limits

  • Instant Plus, 2-Step Plus: Maximum floating loss = 1% of account balance

Breach Consequences

  • Breach it once = 80% profit split drops to 50%
  • Breach it repeatedly = payout share reduces permanently to 40%, 30% and finally 20%
Copy Trading
No

Outbound copy trading (from your For Traders account to external accounts) is allowed. Inbound copy trading from external sources is strictly forbidden.

Yes

Built-in Copy Trading lets traders link their own FTM accounts and mirror trades, including from Evaluation to Funded phases. Available across supported platforms. Account sharing and group trading remain prohibited.

News Trading
Limited

Forex: no new positions within 5 minutes before/after high-impact news events. Existing positions can be held through news.

Yes
Inactivity Rule
  • Forex Fast / Fast Static / Classic / Strike / Pay After Pass (Challenge & Master): 30 days
  • Forex Instant / Instant Pro: 7 days

Days counted from the moment a position is CLOSED, not opened. Minimal 0.01-lot trades to game the rule don't count.

Accounts inactive for 30 days are subject to closure.

Consistency Rule
Yes
  • Forex Fast: no consistency rule on Challenge; consistency on Master varies.
  • Forex Pay After Pass Master: best day cannot exceed 20% of total profit.
  • Forex Instant: best day cannot exceed 15% of total profit.
  • General gambling rule: passing via a single trade exceeding 70% of profit target is forbidden.
Yes

Instant (all)

  • If a single day's profit is more than 20% of your total profit in the Instant Funding Account, you have to keep trading until the best day profit is less than 20% of the total profit.

1-Step Nitro

50% on evaluation phase and 45% on funded phase

1-Step Nitro X

25% on funded phase

2-Step Plus

No consistency rule on evaluation. No consistency rule on funded phase.

Hold Weekend
Yes

Weekend holds are unrestricted across all account types.

Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • Arbitrage (latency, reverse, statistical)
  • HFT (High Frequency Trading)
  • Grid trading
  • Tick scalping
  • Fully autonomous bots/EAs
  • Cross-account hedging
  • Gambling behaviors (overleveraging, all-in trades > 70% of profit target)
  • Martingale
  • Inbound copy trading and signal services
  • Group/signal trading from Telegram, Discord etc.
  • Using Manipulative Software or Techniques
  • Non-Standard Trading Practices
  • Using External or Slow Data Feeds
  • Exploiting Service Errors
  • Manipulative Trading
  • Hedging Across Accounts
  • Account Management Services
  • Group Trading
  • High-Frequency Trading
  • News Scalping
  • Arbitrage Trading
  • Multi-Account Reverse Trading
  • Tick Scalping
  • Internal Reverse Trading
  • Group Hedging
  • Account Management Services
  • Account Sharing
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