Detailed Comparison: FundedNext vs Funded Trading Plus (2025)

Office No. 7, AI Robotics HUB, C1 Building, AFZ, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

London, United Kingdom

Abdullah Jayed

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

2022

2021

Liquidity Providers

Gooey Trade (technology provider)

Registration (or reset) fee is refunded after the first payout. Applies to all accounts except Stellar Lite, where the fee is refunded after the third payout.

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).

3.5%

• Stellar 1-Step: Every 5 business days
• Stellar 2-Step and Stellar Lite — reward structure chosen at checkout:
  • Standard: First payout after 21 days, then every 14 days. No additional conditions.
  • 3-Day Performance Reward: Payout every 3 days after completing 3 profitable days in the cycle, each with at least 1% profit.
  • On-Demand Performance Reward: Payout on demand after reaching 2% account growth and maintaining 40% consistency.
• Stellar Instant: On-demand from day 1 (minimum 5% profit)

• 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.

Brand Promise: Guaranteed Performance Reward within 24 hours, or get $1,000 extra.

• USDT, USDC: $1,000

• USDT: $20
• USDC, Rise: $50

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

• 2-Step, Lite: 25:1 (Challenge) / 15:1 (Funded)
• 1-Step: 15:1 (Challenge) / 10:1 (Funded)
• Instant: 7.5:1

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

• 2-Step, Lite: 25:1 (Challenge) / 15:1 (Funded)
• 1-Step: 15:1 (Challenge) / 10:1 (Funded)
• Instant: 7.5:1

• 2-Step, Lite: 25:1 (Challenge) / 15:1 (Funded)
• 1-Step: 10:1 (Challenge / Funded)
• Instant: 5:1

2:1

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

All evaluation accounts can be reset for a fee. Reset discount: 10% off challenge price on Stellar 1-Step / 2-Step / Instant, 5% off on Stellar Lite.

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

• Swap-Free (+10%)
• 95% Profit Split (+30%)
• No minium trading days (+20)
• 150% Refund (+10%)
• Biweekly payout (+25%)
• 10% Max Drawdown (+25%)
• Double up: Purchase two identical accounts and receive a 60% discount on the second account
• EA (+5%)
• VPS (+5%)

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

Success Benchmarks

To trigger your first scaling event, you must meet the following Success Benchmarks:

• Proven Track Record: Successfully received a minimum of 4 Performance Rewards.
• Growth Benchmark: Demonstrate a minimum of 4% growth within each of those 4 payout cycles.
• Maturity Milestone: Maintain an active and disciplined presence for at least 2 months.
• Account Status: Finish the most recent cycle with a positive result and all positions closed before requesting the scale-up.

Pro Trader Privileges

Once you become a Pro Trader, you unlock the following privileges:

• Exponential Growth: A 25% increase in your simulated capital for every qualifying cycle, up to a maximum of $4 Million.
• Extra Performance Reward: A 15% retroactive reward from the profits earned during your Challenge phase (exclusive to Stellar 1-Step and 2-Step accounts).
• Bonus Account: Receive a $100K Stellar Lite Challenge Account completely free to diversify your portfolio.
• Loyalty Discount: Exclusive 12% discount on all your new account purchases.
• Pro Distinction: Official designation as a "FundedNext Pro Trader".

• 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.

• Stellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite: Static
• Stellar Instant: 6% trailing. It rises with profits, never falls, is capped at the initial account balance and does not reset after a payout.

• 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

• Stellar 1-Step: 80%

• Stellar 2-Step and Stellar Lite: 80% with Standard, 60% with 3-Day Performance Reward, or 90% with On-Demand Performance Reward. The reward structure is chosen at checkout.

• Eligible Stellar accounts can reach up to 95% under the scaling plan.

• Instant: 70% on tier 1 and 2, 80% on tier 3 and above

• Stellar 2-Step and Stellar 1-Step: 15% of the profits from the evaluation phases after achieving 10% profit in the funded account

• 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.

Balance-based

• 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

300,000

For traders in Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Pakistan, FundedNext allows a Maximum Allocation of $50,000 across their accounts.

• 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

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.

• Stellar Lite, and Stellar 2-Step evaluation phases: 5 days
• Stellar 1-Step evaluation phase: 2 days
• Funded phase in all accounts: 0 days

FundedNext’s Infinity Points Program rewards traders for their activity on the platform. By completing various actions, users collect Infinity Points that can be exchanged for discount coupons on FundedNext Challenges. The program recognizes trader participation while offering savings and added value to their trading journey.

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 time limit on any program. Accounts must have at least 1 trade (open and close) every 30 days to remain active.

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

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

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.

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

EA Add-on required

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.

EA Add-on required

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

3%

• 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 40% of the profit from trades during this window will be counted toward your account balance. This applies to trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before and after a listed high-impact news event.

Accounts (both Challenge and FundedNext) inactive for 60 consecutive calendar days are marked inactive. A warning email is sent first; if no trade is placed within 24 hours of the warning, the account is deactivated. Stellar Challenge Accounts can be reset to continue; FundedNext Accounts cannot. KYC verification must be completed within 30 days post-challenge.

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

• 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

• Hyperactivity
• Latency Trading
• Copy Trading from Others
• Any form of Arbitrage Trading
• Tick Scalping
• Grid Trading
• One-sided Betting
• Account Sharing
• Hedging or Group Hedging
• Use of Guaranteed Profit with Limit Orders
• Use of Platform or Data Freezing Due to Demo Server Errors

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