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Answers to all your questions.

Everything you need to know about our forex funding accounts, prop trading rules, and affiliate programs.

    1. Minimum Performance Reward Threshold

    You must generate at least 3% profit on your initial account size before you can request a reward.

    Example: For a $100,000 account, the minimum profit required is $3,000.

    1. Trailing Overall Drawdown Mechanism

    When you reach the 3% profit threshold, the overall trailing drawdown is locked at the initial account size (the “base”).

    Before 3% Profit: The trailing drawdown follows your highest recorded balance.

    After 3% Profit: The trailing drawdown no longer increases and is fixed at your starting balance. This means your maximum loss allowed is now calculated from the initial balance, not your highest balance.

    1. Reward and Buffer Requirements

    50% Buffer Rule: You are required to keep at least 50% of your profits in the account as a risk buffer.

    Reward Split: You can withdraw the remaining 50% of your profits at a 100% reward rate (i.e., you keep 100% of what you withdraw).

    Practical Examples

    Example 1: First Reward
    Account Size: $100,000
    Profit Generated: $4,000 (4% of account size)

    Trailing Drawdown Lock: Upon hitting 3% profit, the trailing drawdown is locked at $100,000.

    Total Profits Available: $4,000
    Buffer Requirement (50%): $2,000 must remain in the account.
    Maximum Withdrawable Amount (other 50%): $2,000 (Withdrawn)

    Post-Withdrawal Balance: $102,000
    Drawdown Limit: $100,000
    Drawdown Room: $2,000

    Example 2: Second Reward After More Profits
    Let’s say you earn additional profits after your first withdrawal.

    Account Size: $100,000
    Previous Balance (after 1st withdrawal): $102,000
    New Profit Generated: $3,000
    Current Balance: $102,000 + $3,000 = $105,000

    Total Profits Since Available: $5,000
    Buffer Requirement (50%): $2,500
    Maximum Withdrawable Amount (other 50%): $2,500 (Withdrawn)

    Post-Withdrawal Balance: $102,500
    Drawdown Limit: $100,000
    Drawdown Room: $2,500

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  • The maximum allocation per member is $100,000 for Instant Funding Plus Accounts.


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  • The Profit Targets for the 2-Step Plus are structured as follows: 

    Phase 1 Profit Target: 8% 
    Phase 2 Profit Target: 5% 

    Example: 

    For an account size of $100,000: 
    Phase 1: The profit target is $8,000, which is 8% of $100,000. 
    Phase 2: The profit target is $5,000, which is 5% of $100,000. 

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  • We accept payments via:

    • Credit Card
    • Debit Card
    • Cryptocurrency

    Cryptocurrency:

    For purchases with cryptocurrency, please ensure you use the correct network and the correct address. Funded Trader Markets does not take any responsibility for the funds lost due to transfer to incorrect address/network.

    As for Performance Rewards, Funded Trader Markets will not resend another reward due to wrong information provided from the client’s side.

    Cryptocurrency Networks

    TRX - Tron network
    ETH – Erc20 network
    BTC – Bitcoin network
    SOL – Solana network
    LTC – Litecoin network
    USDC – Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, Solana, Bep20 and Erc20 network
    USDT – Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, Solana, Tron and Erc20 network

    Funded Trader Market is not responsible for transactions made via incorrect networks as well as funds sent to the wrong wallet address while purchasing a challenge through crypto.

    Note:

    - Any user whose name on Rise does not match their registered name at FTM may forfeit the reward.
    - Any user whose Crypto wallet address matches another user’s wallet address at FTM may forfeit the reward.
    - Any user whose email is identical or similar to another user’s email within FTM may forfeit the reward.



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  • At Funded Trader Markets, we empower traders to choose their trading styles and strategies without restrictions. However, it is crucial to follow our guidelines and avoid activities that exploit our systems or violate fair trading practices.

    The following actions are strictly prohibited:

    Using Manipulative Software or Techniques: Employing software, AI, ultra-high-speed techniques, or mass data entry methods that manipulate or unfairly advantage your use of our systems is not allowed.
    Non-Standard Trading Practices: Engaging in trading practices that deviate from typical forex or financial market trading, or that could cause financial or other harm to the provider.
    Using External or Slow Data Feeds: Executing trades with external or slow data feeds.
    Exploiting Service Errors: Using trading strategies that take advantage of errors in our services, such as price display errors or delayed updates.
    Manipulative Trading: Engaging in manipulative trades, such as entering simultaneous opposite positions, either individually or in collaboration with others.
    Hedging Across Accounts: Hedging between accounts with other evaluation firms similar to Funded Trader Markets
    Account Management Services: All accounts in our challenges must be traded exclusively by the account owner once a phase is completed. Any deviation from this rule will be considered a violation.
    Group Trading: Group trading and copying trades from others, as well as coordinating and reverse trading with others, are not allowed. Any individual user may log in from multiple devices; however, if any device is used by more than one user to trade within FTM, it will be considered a violation under group trading and will result in account termination and/or reward forfeiture.
    High-Frequency Trading: Engaging in high-frequency trading, which involves trading large volumes of positions at very high speeds, is prohibited.
    News Scalping: Rapidly opening and closing multiple positions within seconds around high-impact news releases (e.g., FOMC, NFP, CPI) to exploit market feeds is not allowed.
    Arbitrage Trading: Any form of arbitrage trading, including reverse and latency arbitrage, is strictly prohibited.
    Multi-Account Reverse Trading: Reverse trading across multiple accounts, especially around events like FOMC, where you hedge positions across different evaluation firms, is not allowed.
    Tick Scalping: Scalping in ticks, which involves opening and closing large position sizes in milliseconds, is prohibited as it cannot be mirrored live.
    Internal Reverse Trading: Engaging in reverse trading within Funded Trader Market’s internal accounts is not allowed.
    Group Hedging: Coordinating opposing positions across one or multiple evaluation firms to manipulate risk is strictly prohibited.
    Account Management Services: Purchasing or providing account management services or using evaluation firm passing services is not allowed.
    Account Sharing: Sharing account information or allowing someone else to pass an account on your behalf will result in account termination.
    Mirroring Trades: It is not allowed to mirror trades from another trader or group of traders across multiple accounts.

    Additionally, only one trader per household and IP address is allowed. Breaching this rule will result in the termination of all accounts involved.

    Note: If any trader is found engaging in any of the prohibited practices, we reserve the right to close the account and forfeit any associated performance reward without a refund.

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  • The Maximum Daily Drawdown Limit is 3% of the Initial Balance.

    Example 1:

    For a $100,000 1-Step Nitro X Evaluation, the Daily Drawdown is 3% of the Initial Balance.

    Day 1:

    Starting Balance/Equity: $100,000
    Allowed Daily Drawdown: 3% of $100,000 = $3,000 (stop-out limit = $97,000)

    Example 2:
    Day 2:

    End of Day Balance (Day 1): $104,000
    End of Day Equity (Day 1): $103,000

    At 5 PM EST, if unrealised positions are open, then 3% of Initial balance will be deducted from the higher of the two. In Example 2 Day 2 above, since balance is higher than Equity, the stop out limit will become ($104,000 – (3% of 100,000)) = $104,000 – $3,000 = $101,000

    If Either Equity or Balance reaches $101,000, it would result in a breach of the Daily Drawdown Limit.

    Example 3:
    Day 3:
    End of Day Balance (Day 2): $101,000
    End of Day Equity (Day 2): $106,000

    In Example 3 above, since Equity is higher than Balance, the stop-out limit will become:
    $106,000 – (3% of $100,000) = $106,000 – $3,000 = $103,000

    Since the Balance of $101,000 is lower than the limit of $103,000, this will cause an immediate breach of the Daily Drawdown Limit.


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  • The Instant Funding Account has a fixed Daily Drawdown Limit of 3%, based on the initial balance.

    Example 1:
    Account Size: $100,000
    Daily Drawdown Limit: $3,000

    Day 1:
    Starting Balance/Equity: $100,000
    Daily Drawdown: $3,000
    Stop-Out Limit: $97,000 ($100,000 – $3,000)

    Day 2:
    Starting Balance/Equity: $106,000
    Daily Drawdown: $3,000
    Stop-Out Limit: $103,000

    Example 2:
    End of Day 1 Balance: $105,000
    End of Day 1 Equity: $103,000
    Daily Drawdown Limit: $3,000

    At 5 PM EST, if unrealised positions are open, then 3% of Initial balance will be deducted from the higher of the two. In Example 2 above since balance is higher than Equity, the stop out limit will become ($105,000 – (3% of 100,000)) = $105,000 – $3,000 = $102,000

    If Either Balance Or Equity reaches the limit of $102,000, it would breach the Daily Drawdown Limit (In example 2 above, a further $1,000 loss in Equity would breach the Limit)

    Example 3:
    Day 3:
    End of Day Balance (Day 2): $101,000
    End of Day Equity (Day 2): $106,000

    In Example 3 above, since Equity is higher than Balance, the stop-out limit will become:
    $106,000 – (3% of $100,000) = $106,000 – $3,000 = $103,000

    Since the Balance of $101,000 is lower than the limit of $103,000, this will cause an immediate breach of the Daily Drawdown Limit.

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  • The Overall Drawdown Limit for 2-Step Plus is 10% and remains fixed to the initial balance throughout the account.

    Example:
    Account Size: $100,000
    Overall Drawdown Limit: 10%

    Day 1:
    Starting Balance/Equity: $100,000
    Overall Drawdown: $10,000
    Stop-Out Limit: $90,000 ($100,000 – $10,000)

    Day 2:
    Starting Balance/Equity: $104,000
    Overall Drawdown: $10,000
    Stop-Out Limit: $90,000 ($100,000 – $10,000)

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  • The maximum allocation per trader is $100,000 for Instant Funding Pro Accounts.

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  • Funded Trader Markets currently offers C-Trader, Trade-Locker, Match-Trader and MetaTrader-5. You can select your preferred platform before making a purchase.

    MatchTrader utilizes advanced charting tools powered by TradingView offering unparalleled insights for technical analysis of EURUSD and many other currency pairs.

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