Funding Ticks

Company Overview

FundingTicks is a prop firm specializing in futures, offering various funding programs with flexible conditions and clear rules. Behind FundingTicks is a team of professional traders and financial engineers with extensive industry experience, committed to providing friendly and transparent rules to develop consistent and profitable traders. According to their official site, they have already distributed over 120 million dollars in prizes to traders worldwide.

FundingTicks Pro+

• It is the standard program by monthly subscription. It has a single one-day evaluation phase where the trader must reach the profit target and maintain a certain consistency.

• Profit target: 6% on $25k and $100k accounts, 5% on a $50k account. (For example, $1,500 on a $25k account.)

• Consistency: A Consistency Score of 40% must be met, meaning, not earning more than 40% of the total profits in a single day.

• Drawdown: Maximum loss limit (EOD) of 4% on $25k and $50k accounts ($1,000 and $2,000 respectively) and 3% on $100k accounts ($3,000).

• Price: Monthly subscription of $109 for $25k, $138 for $50k, and $219 for $100k (will stop being charged upon obtaining the funded account).

• Maximum contracts: up to 2 minis (20 micros) on $25k, 4 minis on $50k, 8 minis on $100k.

• Payout: 90% profit payout every 5 trading days, with no withdrawal ceiling (cap of $5,000 per cycle).

Plan	Account size	Phases	Profit target	Max Drawdown	Monthly subscription
Pro+	25k USD	1 (evaluation)	6% ($1,500)	4% ($1,000)	$109/monthly
Pro+	50k USD	1	5% ($2,500)	4% ($2,000)	$138/monthly
Pro+	100k USD	1	6% ($6,000)	3% ($3,000)	$219/monthly

FundingTicks Zero

• “Instant” plan (no classic evaluation) where upon buying the account, the trader proceeds directly to trade as a Master.

• Profit target: Cyclical via weekly rewards. Instead of a single objective, a progressive “reward target” is set per withdrawal. For example, for 25k the first target is 6% ($1,500). After reaching it, a 90% withdrawal of the profit is enabled (up to $1,000 maximum in each cycle).

• Consistency: A 25% Consistency Score is applied (not earning more than 25% of the total in a single day).

• Drawdown: Maximum loss limit (EOD) of 4% on $25k and $50k accounts ($1,000 and $2,000) and 3% on $100k ($3,000).

• Price: One-time payment of $333 for $25k, $499 for $50k, and $599 for $100k (instant funded account).

• Maximum contracts: up to 1 mini (10 micros) on $25k, 3 minis on $50k, 5 minis on $100k.

• Payout: 90% rewards every 7 trading days after meeting the conditions (72–90% on each withdrawal).

Plan	Account size	Phases / Instant	Initial profit target	Max Drawdown	One-time price
Zero	25k USD	Instant (Master)	~6% (first target)	4% ($1,000)	$333
Zero	50k USD	Instant	(5% next target)	4% ($2,000)	$499
Zero	100k USD	Instant	(4% subsequent targets)	3% ($3,000)	$599

(The Profit target in Zero is achieved in weekly stages, with decreasing objectives after each withdrawal.)

FundingTicks One

• Innovative plan: unique in the futures industry. It has no consistency rules or profit caps, and allows completing the evaluation in a single day.

• Target: 8% on $25k ($2,000) and $50k ($4,000) accounts.

• Rules: no minimum trading days or consistency. Daily loss limit of 2% (nominal) and trailing drawdown of 3%.

• Contracts: up to 1 mini on $25k, up to 3 minis on $50k.

• Subscription: monthly fee of $112 for $25k and $177 for $50k during the evaluation phase, with no final fee or recurring charges upon passing.

• Payout: 90% reward every 7 days after the first trade, with a minimum withdrawal of 1% of the balance.

• Key advantages: No consistency rules or reward cap and “no buffer required” to withdraw profits. The FundingTicks team manually reviews performance to advance to the Master account (something unique in the industry).

Plan	Account size	Phases	Profit target	Max Drawdown	Monthly subscription
One	25k USD	1	8% ($2,000)	3% ($750 EOD)	$112/monthly
One	50k USD	1	8% ($4,000)	3% ($1,500)	$177/monthly

Trading Rules

FundingTicks imposes clear rules to ensure realistic conditions. Below are the main ones (subject to variations by plan):

• Maximum daily loss: One: 2% of the initial balance (fixed). Pro+: No daily limit apart from the trailing (not specified); Zero: not applicable (only EOD).

• Total drawdown (EOD): One: 3% of the initial capital (progressive). Pro+: 4% on $25k/$50k and 3% on $100k. Zero: 4% on $25k/$50k and 3% on $100k. This drawdown increases with profits and is locked at breakeven.

• Swing trading: Prohibited to hold open positions more than 2 minutes before major news (One) or strictly prohibited to trade overnight/weekend on all plans.

• Impact news: One: do not open or close trades 2 min before or after Tier 1 news (it’s not a breach, but profits in that range are penalized). Pro+: restricted 1 min before/after Tier 1 news. Zero: free during events (no restrictions).

• Tick scalping: One: at least 50% of trades (and profits) must be from trades lasting ≥10 seconds. Pro+, Zero: no restriction, although both discourage bot abuse.

• Consistency rules: Pro+: Consistency Score ≥40% (e.g., not obtaining >40% of profits in a single day). Zero: 25%. One: not applicable (no requirement).

• Hedging: Allowed only within the same account (not between accounts) and without abusing market errors; in general, FundingTicks does not explicitly prohibit techniques but penalizes violations of loss limits or buffers.

• Inactivity: The account is suspended after 7 days without trades on all plans.

Deposits and Withdrawals

• Deposits: The account is funded by subscribing or buying a challenge. On Pro+ and One, a monthly subscription is paid (e.g., $109/m for $25k), which ceases upon passing the evaluation. On Zero, everything is paid at the beginning as a fixed fee (e.g., $333 for 25k).

• Profit payout: All funded accounts receive 90% of the profits. Payment can be requested weekly (every 5–7 days depending on the plan). There are minimum requirements: for example, a minimum of 1% of the initial capital as a reward. The reward split applies upon withdrawal (e.g., on Pro+ 60% of profits up to a certain cap, then 90% is applied on that; on One/Zero, 90% directly).

• No hidden fees: There are no additional commissions for using the funded account; after passing the evaluation, no more fees or activation fees are paid.

Tradable Instruments

FundingTicks exclusively trades futures via the Tradovate platform (clearing via Tradovate). It supports a wide range of futures contracts, including:

• Stock indices: E-mini S&P500 (ES, MES), NASDAQ100 (NQ, MNQ), Russell 2000 (RTY, M2K), Mini-Nikkei (NKD), Eurostoxx, etc.

• Commodities: Oil (CL, QM), Natural Gas (NG, QG), Gold (GC, MGC), Silver (SI), Platinum (PL), Gasoline (RB), Grains (Corn ZC, Soy ZS, Wheat ZW, etc.).

• Financial products and currencies: FX futures (6E Euro, 6B GBP, 6J JPY, etc.), Bitcoin (MBT), Ethereum (MET) micro futures, among others.

• Other futures: Mini-Dow ($5) (YM), micro Dow (MYM), Lean Hog (HE), Cattle (LE), etc.

The commission is fixed at $0.38 per round-turn contract, in addition to standard regulatory fees (exchange/NFA). When trading futures, the spreads are the real market spreads (minimizing slippage) and the implicit leverage varies by future (for example, typical margins: $500 for mini indices).

Restricted Countries

FundingTicks prohibits residents of several countries from participating. Among the ineligible countries are: Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Croatia, Cuba, Yemen, North Korea, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and others. Additionally, some countries can buy accounts but only in a simulated environment (without being able to move to real capital) – in that case, the FundingTicks risk team will contact the trader for the corresponding arrangements.

Support and Community

FundingTicks offers professional support and various contact channels:

• Customer support: Via email (support@fundingticks.com) and live chat. They indicate they have a team available during all market hours (approx. 24/5) to resolve queries.

• Discord: Active trader community on Discord for exchanging ideas. Upon registering, you are automatically invited to the FundingTicks channel.

• Blog and resources: They publish educational articles about futures and trading (e.g., NinjaTrader guides, index analysis, evaluation models, etc.). They highlight their own blogs where they explain their One and Zero programs in detail.

• Social media: Accounts on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram are linked on their site. There is no report of phone support, but Discord and email are very active.

Technical Aspects

• Trading platforms: Tradovate (firm’s own) as the main platform, plus integration with NinjaTrader and TradingView for analysis. These are high-speed platforms specialized in futures.

• Broker/Clearing: All orders are executed through Tradovate’s clearing, which gives direct market access to futures with authentic prices.

• Leverage: No additional leverage is offered beyond that required by the futures contract. Each product has regulated margins (e.g., $2.58 per EOD contract plus clearing fees according to listings).

• Commissions and spreads: Fixed commission of $0.38 per contract (round-turn). The spreads are those of each future in the wholesale market (very reduced). Users report fast execution and low latency.

• Additional tools: Internal copy-trading allowed up to $300k allocation, advanced trader panel statistics, integrated economic calendar, etc.

FundingTicks Strengths

• High profitability for the trader: 90% profit retention (one of the best shares in the sector) and no maximum withdrawal limit.

• Fast rewards: Short withdrawal cycles (every 5 days on Pro+, 7 days on One/Zero) allow for frequent payouts. They report payments around one week after meeting objectives.

• Flexibility and freedom: The One plan is a pioneer in futures: no consistency rules or reward caps, which gives a lot of strategy freedom. Zero also offers instant access without trial phases.

• Transparency: Clear rules and all conditions published without small print. The site even shows global reward data ($120M) as a testament to transparency.

• Support and resources: Committed team (manually reviews results) and extensive documentation/blog with trading guides. Active community on Discord.

• Professional technology: Use of leading platforms (Tradovate/NinjaTrader/TradingView) with low latency and fast execution. Integration of copy-trading and no re-quotes.

• Variety of plans: Options for different profiles: from conservative traders (Zero) to aggressive traders (One) and intermediate approaches (Pro+). This allows each trader to choose the plan that best suits their style.

In summary, FundingTicks stands out for its innovative funding model, with high payouts to traders (90% split) and rules geared towards real consistency, while combining advanced technology and dedicated support. It is an attractive option for those who trade futures and are looking for flexible funded account options.