What is FTMO's profit split?

FTMO's standard profit split is 80% standard (90% after scaling plan).

What drawdown model does FTMO use?

FTMO uses a static (max 10% from initial balance) maximum-drawdown model.

How does FTMO pay out, and how often?

FTMO processes trader payouts on demand (min 14 days after first trade).

Is the FTMO evaluation fee refundable?

FTMO evaluation fee — refundable: Yes — refunded with first payout.

Does FTMO allow news trading?

News trading at FTMO: Restricted — 2-minute window before/after named events on funded account (evaluation: unrestricted).

Does FTMO have a consistency rule?

FTMO consistency rule: No formal consistency rule on standard accounts.

What is FTMO's TraderVerdict score?

FTMO scores 79.9 (Strong) under TraderVerdict's independent TVSM-PF scoring methodology, last verified 2026-06-17.

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Prop firmTeam tested

FTMO

Name: FTMO Review 2026
Item: FTMO
Rating: 4
Author: TraderVerdict

Prague, Czech Republic · Est. 2015 · Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto

Payout Integrity leads the field; 90% split, no payout cap, decade of verified consistency. Static drawdown model — more forgiving for overnight and swing positions than intraday or EOD trailing. Decade-long operating history (Est.

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FTMO score breakdown by dimension

Score-limiting dimension

Rule Fairness

6.9/10 weighted average

rule clarity9/10
rule consistency7/10
pricing honesty8/10
drawdown model5/10

Showing the weakest dimension by default — tap or hover any node to inspect the others.

What can kill your account

FTMO's biggest account-ending risks, with the evidence behind each.

Drawdown modelElevated5/10
How the account gets breached. Trailing or intraday drawdown can end your account on an open-trade swing — not only on realized losses.
“The Maximum Loss rule establishes a static limit (the Maximum Loss Limit) below which your account equity ... cannot drop.” source
Rule enforcementWatch7/10
Discretionary or inconsistent enforcement means a rule can be applied after the fact to fail an account or deny a payout.
“No consistency rule on funded accounts; news trading restricted only by a short window around high-impact news (defined events + window).” source
Terms stabilityWatch7/10
Frequent terms changes can move the goalposts on an account you are already trading under.
“FTMO updates its rules periodically and announces changes in advance via its account portal and changelog; changes apply going forward.” source

Derived from TraderVerdict's scored evidence for FTMO. Each item is a TVSM-PF variable; lower scores indicate greater account risk. See the full breakdown and every source in the scorecard below.

Payout proofHigh confidence7.9/10

The scored payout evidence holds up across the board — payout risk is not the main thing to weigh here.

Lowest-scoring payout variable: payout split — open the Specifications tab for the verbatim evidence behind the score.

Put it to the test

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FTMO — recent record

Material score moves from the append-only changelog, plus policy-document edits our nightly differ detected on the firm’s own pages. Full history on the changelog and the rule-change wire.

2026-06-17scoreScore rose to 79.9 — pricing_honesty NULL->8: transparent fixed challenge pricing (list = normal price), fee refundable on first payout, only genuine occasional
2026-06-15scoreScore fell to 77.1 — drawdown_model 8->5: static floor but equity-basis (floating losses breach intraday) per FTMO 2-Step Maximum Loss, ftmo.com/en/trading-objec
2026-06-15scoreScore rose to 77.1 — effective_fee_ratio 7->9: 50K 2-Step fee EUR 345 / 50000 = 0.69 percent maps to level 9, per FTMO pricing widget ftmo.com/en; primary-source
2026-06-15scoreScore fell to 77.1 — approval_friction 8->7: disclosed 14-day first-claim waiting condition, no buffer, per FTMO withdraw FAQ ftmo.com/en/faq/how-do-i-withdraw-m
2026-06-15scoreScore fell to 77.1 — financial_transparency 10->9: Czech-registered named entity FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. ID 092 13 651, no audited public financials, per F

Primary sources

Every FTMO variable score traces to a public, primary source. The full verbatim extract and verification date for each is in the Evidence tab above; the underlying documents are listed here.

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ftmo.combusiness_viability · platform_execution · rule_fairness_clarity · rules_stability
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Regulatory registers we cross-check

TVSM cross-checks each firm’s regulatory standing and any disciplinary history against these public registers as part of the stability and transparency assessment.

NFA BASICUS futures background & disciplinary register
CFTCUS derivatives regulator
FCA RegisterUK authorised-firm register

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