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FTMO vs FundedNext: rules compared

FTMO and FundedNext side by side: prices, drawdown, news, weekend and EA rules, and the hidden rules in their terms. Every figure comes from each firm's own site.

Quick take

FTMO has the higher fine-print score (26 vs 0), meaning fewer or milder hidden rules by our method.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow news trading; FundedNext: 0 of 4.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow weekend holding; FundedNext: 4 of 4.
FTMO: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow EAs; FundedNext: 0 of 4.

Which is better depends on how you trade. “Not found in the pages we read” means we didn't find it in the firm's pages we read. Checked 23 Oct 2026. Not financial advice.

	FTMO	FundedNext
Challenge types	Instant; 1-Step; 2-Step	CFD challenges (incl. Labs plan); Futures
Plans tracked	3	4
Cheapest listed price	€79 ($10,000 1-Step)	$29.99 ($5K Stellar Lite)
Daily loss limit	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 5% (Max Daily Loss) 1-Step: 3% Instant: 3%	Stellar 2-Step: 5% Stellar 1-Step: 3% Stellar Lite: 4% Stellar Instant: none
Max loss	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 10%, static 1-Step: 10%, trailing on balance (end of day) Instant: 10%, trailing on balance (intraday)	Stellar 2-Step: 10%, static Stellar 1-Step: 6%, static (based on initial balance) Stellar Lite: 8%, static Stellar Instant: 6%, trailing
Profit split	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 2-Step: 80% default, 90% with Scaling Plan/Premium Programme; 1-Step and Instant: 90% 1-Step: 90% Instant: 90%	Stellar 2-Step: 80% (up to 95% with add-on/scaling) Stellar 1-Step: up to 95% Stellar Lite: 80% (up to 95%) Stellar Instant: 70% from day 1, up to 80% from Tier 3
News trading (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 4/4
Weekend holding (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed: 4/4
EAs (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 4/4
Consistency rule (plans)	Has a consistency rule: 2/3 Not found in the pages we read: 1/3	No consistency rule: 4/4
Hidden rules found	23 (10 can breach the account)	30 (14 can breach the account)
Fine-print score	26/100	0/100
Rule changes logged	1	0
Platforms	MT4; MT5; cTrader; TradingView

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