@@elpradator1 I'm likely starting next week too. :) Struggling to decide on account size though. More is nice of course, but I hear smaller accounts are easier to get the orders filled on and don't need limit buys/sells as much. Makes me wonder if a smaller account would be easier to win on. You can always do an additional challenge if you want to manage more funds, but that is quite a bit of work versus giving it time to grow with them.
Great. I passed my Challenge small becouse I get 10.000 to start like test. Last Friday I made 5% for Verification and now i wait for 10 days. FTMO is great idea for people who don't have much money.
Why is it the new server don't follow the data from like OANDA in tradingview and some other brokers data/candle sticks? The old FTMO server reflects the same data but the new shows total different price!
Hello Matt, We used to do these reviews upon requests in past, but due to the large number of requests, we have stopped doing it that way as we could not review all of them and did not want to be unfair, preferring some traders to others. We review the accounts simply by random picks now.
This is what I mean. Sad they earn there money, from selling a dream. Ftmo do not have traders or money you can trade, they sell you a demo account, and please dont believe them people that will hate me now. Ftmo is nonsens. Pay 600$ to your own account, do it every month, and build your own account, then you can be a trader and Maybe leave the 9 to 5 job
Anders Dall and I’m guessing you already took the challenge? If not then you cannot speak for everyone. I know a lot of people who have passed the challenge and are funded and have been paid just as promised
@@andersdall7192 sound like you losing so many challenges, and then you not belive in it anymore The rule is clear, and if you not reach the target without violate the rule, you gonna get a repeatition for free (I got it last month, 300$ profit from 50k acc, get a new one the day after) The only way to cheat on trader is to manipulate the platform, which for me, i daytrading and watch the market (also the ftmo mt4) for 10hours/day, i see it similar with other broker's platform So it is not nonsense at all, they selling dream, but doable dream
@@minhtungoan7690 I would never take one challange. Why on earth should I give them my money, just to get a demo account 🤣 and Maybe get 70% of my profit, when I get 100% now? But Yes, I am to stupid to trade, please pry that I will find a forex guru I can buy signals from. 😉
Has anyone been having an issue with FTMO-Server...specifically around 1:30 AM CET Time, Thursday 9/17.... all charts have suddenly been "frozen"...no price movement.
Hey FTMO, I got the free trail activated. But do to family issue I was not able to use it. What can I do to reactivate it. I want to become familiar with placing order on the platform before I take the challenge. Thanx in advance.
Hello DacaTainoKiskeya, If the Free Trial was deactivated by our support team or it reached its end (14 days), you can simply request a new one from your client area. If you have any issues with it, please contact us at support@ftmo.com
Hi guys, wondering, if you were to leave your first months profits in the live account (for a buffer) after FTMO have taken their cut, the following month when the profit splits are done is it calculated on the new months profits or total account?
Hello Kurt, All new profits made in the relevant trading period are due for 70-30 split. The profits you made previously are 100% yours and we are not taking a cut from them anymore.
Does max daily loss mean drawdown ? Cause sometimes I have a drawdown for hours just for the market to pull on my favor. Hardly ever losing trades at the end.
Hello PizzaorPotato, Max Daily Loss is taking into account both the results of your closed trades of the specific day and the current floating P/L of all open positions. Please read how Max Daily Loss is defined in detail here ftmo.com/en/#maximum-daily-loss
Hi ftmo, I started challenge i was violated max daily lose without with loss more than 1000$, and equity was minus 1500$, then i closed my trades with profit without lose.
Hello Anas, It takes anywhere from hours to a couple of business days, depending on how busy we are at the moment you finish the Challenge. Mondays are always quite busy for our main administration offices so if you passed your Challenge on Friday or the weekend, it might be closer to the 2 business days till you hear from us.
Hello Joe, Trade Connect VVS already released a follow-up video where he made all our communication with him public, thus we see no reason for further responses as the video provides exhaustive details of the case.
Hi Ftmo, can you clarify better if the 10% max. drawdown is a trailing drawdown (that follows the max. equity ever achieved) or if it remains static (always 10% bellow 100K, therefore at 90k, in a 100k account, for instance)? Thank you!
Hello Antonio, Max Loss is always the same, at 90% of the account initial capital (on normal risk strategy). On $100k account, you breach the Max Loss if your equity at any point drops under 90k. You can read more at ftmo.com/en/#maximum-loss
Hi MUHAMMED YASIR T, You have it right. The violation of the Trading Objective of Max Daily Loss is calculated from the initial deposit, better said: The balance from all closed trades on that specific day cannot exceed the loss of more than 5%. Thank you for your question
If you pass the FTMO Verification on the 15th of the month but for your own accounting records you need to calculate from month end, i.e from the 1st - 30/31st of the Month, can the period be amended so that the 1st Month be from 15th - 1st then the 2nd month be from the 1st - 30/31st ?
Hello Onizuka, If we were doing what you are suggesting we would likely be broke quite fast. If you are in drawdown during your Profit Split, you continue trading with the same account balance/equity. Nothing will really happen during the Profit Split when you are in drawdown and you will see the next Profit Split date move to one month later.
Hello Simon, I have been trying to purchase a $10k account but am unable. First I used a mastercard, it refused to go through and I changed to Visa and still same issues. I'm Nigerian, your response on this would be really appreciated.
Good day, there's a notification on your site which says you've stopped accepting new members since since 1st august 2020, does this mean I can't take the challenge and get funded?
Hello Temitope, Borut is correct. As FTMO has grown in size and started offering our services to more markets, we needed to change our structure and make different divisions for different markets (like Europe, USA and so on) For this reason, the notice is displayed to make you aware that you would be ordering the service from a different company than in the past. There are no major changes though.
Hello Jason, We go by our rules and if you can pass the Verification with just 10-15 trades while respecting our other rules, we will give you the FTMO Account.
@@FTMOcom sounds good, thanks for the reply! i have very strict rules of what days i trade and how many trades per day depending on momentum. so some weeks i only execute 3 trades per week. Hope to be working with you soon
Yes. That would be the maximum you have lost in the challenge. It will remain displayed on the statistics. However, if you closed the trades before the beginning of a new trading day, you have a new max daily loss to work with.
if my daily loss limit is 5k but i´m up lets say 15k on the account can i lose let´s say 10k the next day and be fine ? Or can i then only lose 5k that that even though i´m up ? I guess that when for example you decide to keep your profits from the first month on the account as a buffer it only helps your total loss limit but not the daily loss limit or does that increase too ? Or is it like whatever your balance is your total daily loss limit is 5% except for when you are down at the first few trades then it will still be the 5% working with the initial balance ? I hope my question is clear... have a good day :)
So your account balance has to fall 10% below the inital balance for you to be letgo or have your account shutdown. So in your scenario, if you make 15K and then lose 5K. you would still be up 10,000 dollars. And therefore, wouldnt be close to your 10% max loss. You can actually see this in real time within your FTMO metrics page, on the right side near the chart it will say "Max Permitted Loss" and "Todays Permitted Loss" It will increase or decrease depending on how well you are doing. So all in all, the more money you make, the more money you have to lose to hit your max loss and daily loss. For the daily loss however, it works the same but is reset everyday. So even if you're up 10K, if you lose the 5% for your daily loss. Your account will be frozen and you wont be able to trade for the rest of the day. Or worse, you could be fired as a trader. Contact support for specifics on those rules.
Hi Mohammad Shamsul Alam, We do not accept payments by bitcoin. The fee for the Challenge is in EUR, and the price will automatically convert to the currency of your bank account, depending on the current exchange rate of your corresponding bank. Best regards, Peter - FTMO Team
Hello Nhyira, Back in past (prior to 2020) we used to have a minimum 50% win rate requirement, so back in previous years, some traders might not pass based on that criteria. Since 2020, we do not have any rules regarding the winrate or RRR, so we do not evaluate our traders based on these and no one can be refused based on these stats.
If a trader ever gets to pass the challenge and become a funded trader, do you guys send them an FTMO shirt? Thatd super cool lol.. Just joking. Looking forward to work with u guys, I have been grinding my strategy based on smart money and wyckoff, improving my RR.. Its been six months but finally I feel ready to smash the challenge.. Always having a great risk management of course haha...
Hiiii, Nice video. If you add trail/demo accounts like(10k, 25k) same as your real accounts its better to understand and practice the risk instead of single 50k demo/trial. Thank you...
Their server is hanging and stops working when there is high volatile. It resumes once you are in a loss. Don't believe those guys and go with a professional brokers.
I started my 100k challenge this week, so far up 1.3%. Thank you for this opportunity!!
Great work FTMO, looking forward to my next payout from you guys! keep it up
I Started My $100k Challenge in Last Week So Far So Good.
good luck,,let us know how it goes ,,i am thinking of doing my $50K challenge hopefully by next week,,:)
@@elpradator1 Thanks, always be descipline and dont take risk
MashaAllah brother keep working
@@abdighanitawane7472 Thnks bro Insha Allah
@@elpradator1 I'm likely starting next week too. :) Struggling to decide on account size though. More is nice of course, but I hear smaller accounts are easier to get the orders filled on and don't need limit buys/sells as much. Makes me wonder if a smaller account would be easier to win on. You can always do an additional challenge if you want to manage more funds, but that is quite a bit of work versus giving it time to grow with them.
Great. I passed my Challenge small becouse I get 10.000 to start like test. Last Friday I made 5% for Verification and now i wait for 10 days. FTMO is great idea for people who don't have much money.
Already funded with you guys! Doing a series on our TH-cam channel doing another challenge step by step to help people
i love seeing people win
Why is it the new server don't follow the data from like OANDA in tradingview and some other brokers data/candle sticks? The old FTMO server reflects the same data but the new shows total different price!
Hello Suti,
I'm not entirely sure what are you refering to. Please report anything out of ordinary to us at support@ftmo.com. Thank you
Can you request to have your FTMO challenge account reviewed in one these video's? I would love to see mine aha
Hello Matt,
We used to do these reviews upon requests in past, but due to the large number of requests, we have stopped doing it that way as we could not review all of them and did not want to be unfair, preferring some traders to others. We review the accounts simply by random picks now.
@@FTMOcom Okay no problem, appreciate you answering my question and I guess I will just wait and see.
This was helpful to see. Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to starting my challenge in the next couple of weeks.
Right now practicing on the 14 day trials. When I see that I’m consistent I will go for the 100k. Hopefully I can finally leave this 9-5
You will, keep at it
This is what I mean. Sad they earn there money, from selling a dream. Ftmo do not have traders or money you can trade, they sell you a demo account, and please dont believe them people that will hate me now. Ftmo is nonsens. Pay 600$ to your own account, do it every month, and build your own account, then you can be a trader and Maybe leave the 9 to 5 job
Anders Dall and I’m guessing you already took the challenge? If not then you cannot speak for everyone. I know a lot of people who have passed the challenge and are funded and have been paid just as promised
@@andersdall7192 sound like you losing so many challenges, and then you not belive in it anymore
The rule is clear, and if you not reach the target without violate the rule, you gonna get a repeatition for free (I got it last month, 300$ profit from 50k acc, get a new one the day after)
The only way to cheat on trader is to manipulate the platform, which for me, i daytrading and watch the market (also the ftmo mt4) for 10hours/day, i see it similar with other broker's platform
So it is not nonsense at all, they selling dream, but doable dream
@@minhtungoan7690 I would never take one challange. Why on earth should I give them my money, just to get a demo account 🤣 and Maybe get 70% of my profit, when I get 100% now? But Yes, I am to stupid to trade, please pry that I will find a forex guru I can buy signals from. 😉
Thank you for the continued transparency and motivation 🙏
Has anyone been having an issue with FTMO-Server...specifically around 1:30 AM CET Time, Thursday 9/17.... all charts have suddenly been "frozen"...no price movement.
yes i being having the same issue, specially when im in trade and its not moving
I think it will be better if you guys create an app for phone. This will facilitate the access to the metrix and everything
Hey FTMO, I got the free trail activated. But do to family issue I was not able to use it. What can I do to reactivate it. I want to become familiar with placing order on the platform before I take the challenge. Thanx in advance.
Hello DacaTainoKiskeya,
If the Free Trial was deactivated by our support team or it reached its end (14 days), you can simply request a new one from your client area. If you have any issues with it, please contact us at support@ftmo.com
@@FTMOcom. I will, thank you.
Hi guys, wondering, if you were to leave your first months profits in the live account (for a buffer) after FTMO have taken their cut, the following month when the profit splits are done is it calculated on the new months profits or total account?
Hello Kurt,
All new profits made in the relevant trading period are due for 70-30 split. The profits you made previously are 100% yours and we are not taking a cut from them anymore.
Does max daily loss mean drawdown ? Cause sometimes I have a drawdown for hours just for the market to pull on my favor. Hardly ever losing trades at the end.
Yes loss means drawdowns as well
Hello PizzaorPotato,
Max Daily Loss is taking into account both the results of your closed trades of the specific day and the current floating P/L of all open positions. Please read how Max Daily Loss is defined in detail here ftmo.com/en/#maximum-daily-loss
Hi ftmo,
I started challenge i was violated max daily lose without with loss more than 1000$, and equity was minus 1500$, then i closed my trades with profit without lose.
how long does it take to verify the account after someone has finished the challenge successfully?
1-2 business days
Hello Anas,
It takes anywhere from hours to a couple of business days, depending on how busy we are at the moment you finish the Challenge. Mondays are always quite busy for our main administration offices so if you passed your Challenge on Friday or the weekend, it might be closer to the 2 business days till you hear from us.
Where is your public response to Trade Connect VVS’s video about the LMAX broker?
I think the video was too harsh for not so greater point.
Hello Joe,
Trade Connect VVS already released a follow-up video where he made all our communication with him public, thus we see no reason for further responses as the video provides exhaustive details of the case.
Hi Ftmo, can you clarify better if the 10% max. drawdown is a trailing drawdown (that follows the max. equity ever achieved) or if it remains static (always 10% bellow 100K, therefore at 90k, in a 100k account, for instance)? Thank you!
Hello Antonio,
Max Loss is always the same, at 90% of the account initial capital (on normal risk strategy). On $100k account, you breach the Max Loss if your equity at any point drops under 90k. You can read more at ftmo.com/en/#maximum-loss
Is the daily loss will applicable on initial capital or opening balance?
Pls answer
Ok alright i think its on the basis of Initial deposit right?
Hi MUHAMMED YASIR T,
You have it right. The violation of the Trading Objective of Max Daily Loss is calculated from the initial deposit, better said: The balance from all closed trades on that specific day cannot exceed the loss of more than 5%.
Thank you for your question
@@FTMOcom Thanks for the answer i will be joining soon ✌️♥️
If you pass the FTMO Verification on the 15th of the month but for your own accounting records you need to calculate from month end, i.e from the 1st - 30/31st of the Month, can the period be amended so that the 1st Month be from 15th - 1st then the 2nd month be from the 1st - 30/31st ?
Have you been paid out by them
@@anthonycarlin3452 No I am trying to get answers to this question for accounting purposes.
If you pass the challenge and verification, how much time will you have to trade with the live account ?
Hi Emmanuel Eke,
On the FTMO Account, your trading period is 30 calendar days.
Thank you for your question, and do not hesitate to contact us again.
@@FTMOcom ok thank you
Just a suggestion, when you have decimals for eg: 0.56... it should be read as "Zero point Five Six" and NOT "Zero point fifty six"
What happens if I end up with drawdown during my first month of using the funded account? Do I start back at breakeven the moth that comes after?
Don't be silly
Hello Onizuka,
If we were doing what you are suggesting we would likely be broke quite fast. If you are in drawdown during your Profit Split, you continue trading with the same account balance/equity. Nothing will really happen during the Profit Split when you are in drawdown and you will see the next Profit Split date move to one month later.
FTMO Funding For Serious Traders Perfect. Thanks!
Hello Simon, I have been trying to purchase a $10k account but am unable. First I used a mastercard, it refused to go through and I changed to Visa and still same issues. I'm Nigerian, your response on this would be really appreciated.
GTBank?? If yes e no Dey work
There has been alot of Federal restrictions on FX above $100 in Nigeria of recent
Naira is weak already and gets weaker when exchanged for dollar and before we know it $1 = N500 🤷🏾♂️
@@faithedison2717 so what's the possible way of purchasing a challenge here in Nigeria?
International spending limit.
Good day, there's a notification on your site which says you've stopped accepting new members since since 1st august 2020, does this mean I can't take the challenge and get funded?
Read attentively... there is only a change of the company.
Hello Temitope,
Borut is correct. As FTMO has grown in size and started offering our services to more markets, we needed to change our structure and make different divisions for different markets (like Europe, USA and so on) For this reason, the notice is displayed to make you aware that you would be ordering the service from a different company than in the past. There are no major changes though.
what if i pass the verification and it only takes about 10 - 15 trades?
Hello Jason,
We go by our rules and if you can pass the Verification with just 10-15 trades while respecting our other rules, we will give you the FTMO Account.
@@FTMOcom sounds good, thanks for the reply! i have very strict rules of what days i trade and how many trades per day depending on momentum. so some weeks i only execute 3 trades per week. Hope to be working with you soon
@@FTMOcom what is your other rules except drawdown? do u also mind lot sizes and numbers of position opened?
Simon I want to ask you a question ,if I lose 1000 in a day and the next day I lose nothing will the 1000 still be indicated on the max daily loss
Yes. That would be the maximum you have lost in the challenge. It will remain displayed on the statistics. However, if you closed the trades before the beginning of a new trading day, you have a new max daily loss to work with.
If you loose 1000 in day one and you loose 300 in day two, your max daily loss will still be 1000 .
if my daily loss limit is 5k but i´m up lets say 15k on the account can i lose let´s say 10k the next day and be fine ?
Or can i then only lose 5k that that even though i´m up ?
I guess that when for example you decide to keep your profits from the first month on the account as a buffer it only helps your total loss limit but not the daily loss limit or does that increase too ?
Or is it like whatever your balance is your total daily loss limit is 5% except for when you are down at the first few trades then it will still be the 5% working with the initial balance ?
I hope my question is clear...
have a good day :)
So your account balance has to fall 10% below the inital balance for you to be letgo or have your account shutdown.
So in your scenario, if you make 15K and then lose 5K. you would still be up 10,000 dollars. And therefore, wouldnt be close to your 10% max loss.
You can actually see this in real time within your FTMO metrics page, on the right side near the chart it will say "Max Permitted Loss" and "Todays Permitted Loss"
It will increase or decrease depending on how well you are doing.
So all in all, the more money you make, the more money you have to lose to hit your max loss and daily loss.
For the daily loss however, it works the same but is reset everyday.
So even if you're up 10K, if you lose the 5% for your daily loss. Your account will be frozen and you wont be able to trade for the rest of the day.
Or worse, you could be fired as a trader.
Contact support for specifics on those rules.
@@gorgiablessins3522sdf ok thx
Would love to see my own account matrix in one of your posted videos. That would be great. 👌
Can i purchase by bitcoin?
Hi Mohammad Shamsul Alam,
We do not accept payments by bitcoin. The fee for the Challenge is in EUR, and the price will automatically convert to the currency of your bank account, depending on the current exchange rate of your corresponding bank. Best regards, Peter - FTMO Team
Has anyone passed and not gotten verified because of win percentage and risk to reward ratio.
Hello Nhyira,
Back in past (prior to 2020) we used to have a minimum 50% win rate requirement, so back in previous years, some traders might not pass based on that criteria.
Since 2020, we do not have any rules regarding the winrate or RRR, so we do not evaluate our traders based on these and no one can be refused based on these stats.
If a trader ever gets to pass the challenge and become a funded trader, do you guys send them an FTMO shirt? Thatd super cool lol.. Just joking.
Looking forward to work with u guys, I have been grinding my strategy based on smart money and wyckoff, improving my RR.. Its been six months but finally I feel ready to smash the challenge.. Always having a great risk management of course haha...
Please can we purchase the challenge with Bitcoin????!!!!!!
Hiiii, Nice video. If you add trail/demo accounts like(10k, 25k) same as your real accounts its better to understand and practice the risk instead of single 50k demo/trial. Thank you...
love this videos
Provide some trading strategy so that we can follow and become ftmo trader
Lmfao
Lmao x2
The entitlement mentality of some is unbelievable
Guys don't belittle this guy, all of us was at some point completely confused and looking for someone to help us.
you tube is full of trading strategies...just keep practicing on tradingview.
Losses bigger than winners plus not using stop losses is a recipe for disaster - this strategy has zero sustainability in the long run.
nice video. I passed 4 challenges already if anyone needs help i can help..
Their server is hanging and stops working when there is high volatile. It resumes once you are in a loss. Don't believe those guys and go with a professional brokers.