Challenge guides
How to pass the FTMO challenge.
Practical playbook for passing the FTMO evaluation: profit target, drawdown, common mistakes, and the rules most traders miss.
The rules at a glance
| Profit target | 10% |
| Max drawdown | 10% |
| Daily loss | 5% daily, 10% total |
| Time limit | Unlimited (2025 rule update) |
| News trading | Allowed |
| Overnight | Allowed |
Where most traders blow it. Two-step process; stricter daily loss limit.
What works. Smaller size than you think you need, halt at -2R for the day, and avoid the first 5 minutes of any red folder release if the rules let you trade them at all.
FTMO pays out Monthly, on-demand after first payout once funded — plan your cadence accordingly.
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