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Funded Trading Plus vs FTMO: rules compared

Funded Trading Plus and FTMO 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

Funded Trading Plus has the higher fine-print score (55 vs 26), meaning fewer or milder hidden rules by our method.
Funded Trading Plus: 0 of 3 plans clearly allow news trading; FTMO: 0 of 3.
Funded Trading Plus: 2 of 3 plans clearly allow weekend holding; FTMO: 0 of 3.
Funded Trading Plus: 3 of 3 plans clearly allow EAs; FTMO: 0 of 3.

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.

	Funded Trading Plus	FTMO
Challenge types		Instant; 1-Step; 2-Step
Plans tracked	3	3
Cheapest listed price	$62.3 ($10K 2-Step Classic)	€79 ($10,000 1-Step)
Daily loss limit	1-Step Express: 4%, balance-based (prior closed balance, resets 23:59 server time) 2-Step Classic: 4% balance-based Instant Program: 6% (from higher of prior-day closed balance/equity at 17:00 EST)	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 5% (Max Daily Loss) 1-Step: 3% Instant: 3%
Max loss	1-Step Express: 6% relative trailing from balance high-water mark; stops trailing once it reaches initial balance 2-Step Classic: 8% static (fixed on initial balance) Instant Program: 6% relative trailing (balance-based, stops trailing at initial balance)	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 10%, static 1-Step: 10%, trailing on balance (end of day) Instant: 10%, trailing on balance (intraday)
Profit split	1-Step Express: 80%; withdraw from day 0 once in profit (min $50) 2-Step Classic: 80%; first withdrawal 10 days after funded account creation; min withdrawal 1% of initial balance Instant Program: 80%; min withdrawal $50	2-Step (Standard/Swing): 2-Step: 80% default, 90% with Scaling Plan/Premium Programme; 1-Step and Instant: 90% 1-Step: 90% Instant: 90%
News trading (plans)	Unclear, read the wording: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 3/3
Weekend holding (plans)	Allowed: 2/3 Not allowed: 1/3	Allowed with conditions: 3/3
EAs (plans)	Allowed: 3/3	Allowed with conditions: 3/3
Consistency rule (plans)	Has a consistency rule: 2/3 Not found in the pages we read: 1/3	Has a consistency rule: 2/3 Not found in the pages we read: 1/3
Hidden rules found	16 (4 can breach the account)	23 (10 can breach the account)
Fine-print score	55/100	26/100
Rule changes logged	0	1
Platforms	MT5	MT4; MT5; cTrader; TradingView

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