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Praga 1, Calle Purkynova 2121/3, 110 00, Czech Republic
Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia
Otakar Suffner
Lucas Antonio
Czech Republic
Saint Lucia
2015
2024
A small group of consistently profitable traders may be invited to a Live Funded Account at FTMO's discretion. It cannot be requested and additional country restrictions apply.
On demand once the qualifying-day requirements for the current payout cycle are met.
Standard, Apex and Direct: first payout after 14 days, then every 14, according to checkout. Atlas Live: every 7 days, according to documentation.
Growth — per payout
- $50K: up to 50% of available profit, capped at $2,500
- $100K: up to 50% of available profit, capped at $3,000
- $150K: up to 50% of available profit, capped at $4,000
Pro — per payout
- $50K: up to 100% of available profit, capped at $5,000
- $100K: up to 100% of available profit, capped at $6,000
- $150K: up to 100% of available profit, capped at $8,000
Standard, Apex and Direct: up to 50% of cycle profit and the limit in the corresponding row. Live: first payout capped at $4,000/$6,000/$7,000/$8,000 for $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K; afterwards, no cap beyond available profit.
$20
Standard, Apex and Direct: $100. Live: $1,500/$2,500/$5,000/$7,500 for $25K/$50K/$100K/$150K sizes.
At least 50% of every requested payout must come from new profit generated during the current payout cycle. US clients must submit Form W-9 and proof of ownership of an eligible US bank account before their first payout.
Approved KYC. Requesting closes positions and pauses the account until payout is resolved. Challenge fee refunded as Atlas Balance with the third consecutive payout, according to the shared FAQ.
First payout: 24 working hours; subsequent payouts: 48. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 BST. Late payment: $500 with that payout and $500 with the next. Giveaway and collaborator accounts excluded.
Evaluation accounts can be reset to their original conditions without changing the monthly billing date. There is no limit on purchased resets.
Atlas Live after the fourth payout: trailing equity drawdown and Direct contract limits.
End-of-day trailing drawdown based on the highest closing balance. It can only move upward and locks permanently once it reaches the initial account balance.
Trailing at each day's close, 16:45 New York. On funded Standard, Apex and Direct, stops rising at starting balance; the first payout request locks the floor there. Live: trailing equity without a lock.
90%
Atlas Live: 100%. Reached after the fourth paid payout. All programs remain simulated.
- Growth Evaluation: none
- Growth Sim-Funded: soft limit of $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 on 50K / 100K / 150K; positions close and trading pauses until the next day
- Pro Evaluation and Sim-Funded: hard limit of $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000 on 50K / 100K / 150K; breach terminates the account
Standard: soft limit. Closes positions and locks trading until the 16:45 New York reset; does not close the account unless maximum drawdown is also reached.
Growth allows withdrawing up to 50% of available profit per cycle, leaving the remainder in the account. Pro allows up to 100%, subject to its payout cap.
After withdrawal, balance must remain $100 above starting balance.
Unlimited concurrent Evaluations. Maximum 3 concurrent Sim-Funded Accounts across Growth and Pro.
Unlimited while the monthly subscription remains active.
No evaluation deadline.
No fixed minimum. The Evaluation must satisfy its consistency rule, which can require multiple trading days.
Standard evaluation: 2 days; Apex: 1. Funded per cycle: Standard 5; Apex 4; Direct 5; Live 4.
No activation fee and no recurring charge on Sim-Funded or Live Funded Accounts.
No activation or subscription fee.
Growth payout eligibility
- $50K: 4 days with at least $150 closed profit per day
- $100K: 4 days with at least $250 closed profit per day
- $150K: 4 days with at least $300 closed profit per day
Pro payout eligibility
- $50K: 5 days with at least $200 closed profit per day
- $100K: 5 days with at least $300 closed profit per day
- $150K: 5 days with at least $500 closed profit per day
Standard: +$150 per day. Apex: +$200, except $150K: +$195. Direct and Live: +1% of starting balance per day.
Sim-Funded Accounts start with 2, 4 or 6 mini contracts on the 50K, 100K and 150K sizes. The limit scales with end-of-day profit up to 5, 10 or 15 minis respectively. Ten micros count as one mini.
Monthly subscription. Market data is included and there is no activation fee. After a hard breach, the trader can buy a reset or wait for the next renewal to receive a fresh Evaluation.
One-time fee; no subscription.
Algorithmic trading and EAs are allowed, but manipulative automation, high-frequency strategies and latency arbitrage are prohibited. Third-party EAs can cause duplicated-strategy issues.
VPN and VPS use is allowed if the trader remains the sole controller of the account and does not reside in a restricted country.
Must not conceal location or identity. Give advance notice of locations inconsistent with registration.
Opposing positions may be used within one account. Hedging or offsetting directional risk across different accounts, providers or people is prohibited.
Allowed within one account. Prohibited across accounts, brokers or firms.
Scalping is allowed when it reflects legitimate market trading. High-frequency and latency-arbitrage strategies are prohibited.
On funded accounts, profits from trades held under 3 minutes are deducted. Losses remain; the deduction does not close the account.
No fixed percentage is published, but overleveraging, one-sided bets and materially inconsistent position sizing can lead to account action or termination.
Close all positions before 16:45 New York; holding afterwards closes the account. On funded accounts, 80% margin usage closes positions and deducts their profits. Respect contract limits.
Copying between accounts owned by the same trader is allowed. Copying signals or decisions from another trader or third party is prohibited.
Only between your own Atlas accounts; copying other traders or external accounts is prohibited.
Unrestricted during evaluation. On funded accounts, profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news are deducted. Holding through the entire window is allowed.
Sim-Funded Accounts receive a warning after 30 consecutive inactive days and close after a further 30 inactive days. Live Funded Accounts have no inactivity rule.
Open a trade at least every 30 days.
- Growth Evaluation: the best day cannot exceed 40% of total profit
- Pro Evaluation: the best day cannot exceed 50% of total profit
- Sim-Funded: no consistency rule
Standard: best day at most 50% of profit, according to checkout. Direct and Live: 20%. Apex: no consistency.
Exploiting platform or data-feed errors; relying on drawdown protection as the sole exit; offsetting risk across accounts; copying third-party trades; manipulative automation, HFT or latency arbitrage; opening positions within 2% of a CME price limit; holding positions or resting orders after market close; overleveraging, account rolling, spoofing, layering, wash trading or other behaviour that cannot be replicated in a live futures market.
Latency or tick arbitrage, exploiting prices or bugs, order flooding, hedging across accounts or firms, account sharing and passing services. Multiple locations must not hide who trades. Gambling, martingale and manipulating evaluations are prohibited.

















