Getting paid at FTMO Futures and Upcomers Futures

Praga 1, Calle Purkynova 2121/3, 110 00, Czech Republic

Building A1, IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Otakar Suffner

Jakub Zeliska

Czech Republic

United Arab Emirates

2015

2023

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.

Futures accounts are simulated (sim-funded).

On demand once the qualifying-day requirements for the current payout cycle are met.

Classic: whenever the conditions are met. Vanguard: after 5 qualifying days for the first payout. Upcomers states same-day processing after approval.

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

Classic (payouts 1–5): 25K 500/1,000/1,500/1,500/1,500; 50K 800/1,600/2,400/3,000/3,000; 100K 1,400/2,800/4,200/5,000/6,000; 150K 2,000/4,000/5,000/5,000/9,000; 200K 2,600/5,000/5,000/5,000/12,000; 300K 3,700/5,000/5,000/5,000/18,000; 400K 4,700/5,000/5,000/5,000/23,500 USD. Vanguard (payouts 1–7): 25K 500/1,000/1,500/1,500/1,500/1,500/1,500; 50K 1,000/2,000/3,000/3,000/3,000/3,000/3,000; 100K 1,600/3,200/4,800/5,000/6,000/6,000/6,000; 150K 1,900/3,800/5,000/5,000/9,000/9,000/9,000; 200K 2,300/4,600/5,000/5,000/11,500/12,000/12,000; 300K 3,100/5,000/5,000/5,000/15,500/18,000/18,000 USD. The checkout sells Vanguard 400K, but the current public table does not yet publish its cap; confirm with support.

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USD 100.

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.

Realized profit and all positions closed; at least 1% profit since the previous payout. 20% Best Day Rule. Before the first payout, Vanguard requires 5 profitable days with at least 0.5% profit each.

Bank transfer: USD 19.90 + 2.49%. Crypto: USD 19.90 + 30%; reduced to USD 19.90 + 2.49% when more than 50% of the trader's purchases were paid in crypto.

Evaluation accounts can be reset to their original conditions without changing the monthly billing date. There is no limit on purchased resets.

Resets are available when offered by Upcomers. A rule-violation reset permanently limits future payouts on that account to 50%.

Vanguard offers instant funding with no evaluation.

Thunderbolt Classic is a one-step evaluation with a 6% target.

+35% every 4 months, up to USD 4,000,000, with 15% cumulative growth, at least 2 payouts and a positive final cycle.

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.

Real-time trailing: 4% on Classic and 3% on Vanguard. It locks at the initial balance after the account grows by that same percentage.

90%

90% selected for these prices. Checkout also allows 80% or 100%, adjusting the price.

Thunderbolt Classic includes an optional Trial Phase; Vanguard has no evaluation.

• 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

Classic: 3% in evaluation and 2% when funded. Vanguard: 2%. Resets at 5:00 PM ET.

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.

Unlimited concurrent Evaluations. Maximum 3 concurrent Sim-Funded Accounts across Growth and Pro.

No fixed account-count limit; total funded capital cannot exceed USD 1,500,000 across all Upcomers programs.

Unlimited while the monthly subscription remains active.

No time limit to pass Classic; all futures accounts close after 14 calendar days without closing a trade.

No fixed minimum. The Evaluation must satisfy its consistency rule, which can require multiple trading days.

Classic can be passed in 1 day. Vanguard has no evaluation.

No activation fee and no recurring charge on Sim-Funded or Live Funded Accounts.

No activation fee or recurring platform/data subscription stated by Upcomers.

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

Vanguard requires 5 days with at least 0.5% profit each before the first payout; they do not need to be consecutive.

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.

The contract limit depends on account size and does not drop after funding.

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 payment based on program, size and profit split. The table shows the regular 90% price before any promotional code.

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.

Bots and automation are allowed when the strategy is unique and responsible; no HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage, feed abuse or mass-shared strategies.

VPN and VPS use is allowed if the trader remains the sole controller of the account and does not reside in a restricted country.

Upcomers' general VPN/VPS and identity-verification rules apply.

Opposing positions may be used within one account. Hedging or offsetting directional risk across different accounts, providers or people is prohibited.

Allowed within the same account; coordinating opposite positions across accounts or people to bypass rules is prohibited.

Scalping is allowed when it reflects legitimate market trading. High-frequency and latency-arbitrage strategies are prohibited.

Normal scalping is allowed; tick scalping and latency exploitation are prohibited.

No fixed percentage is published, but overleveraging, one-sided bets and materially inconsistent position sizing can lead to account action or termination.

Hard maximum loss of 1.5% of account size per open trade. Positions in the same instrument and direction count as one trade.

Copying between accounts owned by the same trader is allowed. Copying signals or decisions from another trader or third party is prohibited.

Allowed between your own accounts; prohibited between different people.

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.

Automatic closure after 14 calendar days without closing a trade; the clock starts at purchase and resets with every closed trade.

• 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

20% Best Day Rule: the best day cannot represent more than 20% of total profit when requesting a payout.

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.

HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage or latency abuse, feed/price abuse, mass-shared strategies, martingale, account rolling and any practice designed to exploit the simulated environment.