FTMO
Industry gold standard — forex-first with modest crypto coverage
· Editorial verdict
FTMO scores 4.5/5 in our editorial rubric against a 4.8/5 Trustpilot average from 26,500 reviews. CFD-synthetic execution priced off reference exchanges, broker-book settled across 10+ pairs. The maximum profit split is 90%, with payouts typically settling within 3 days. As of April 2026, the platform stands out for Gold-standard track record — 26,500+ Trustpilot reviews, 4.8 aggregate, and Czech-based operational entity with a decade of paid-out traders. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in CZ, FTMO runs on MT4, MT5, cTrader with leverage up to 2× on majors. The main caveat: Only ~10 crypto pairs — BTC/ETH/LTC + majors. Suits traders who want a two-phase evaluation, static drawdown that protects locked-in profits, account sizes up to $200K, $400K on scaling, KYC required. Verdict: a first-shortlist CFD-synthetic firm if you want 90% splits and 3-day payouts on real execution.
The full spec.
Execution
- Venue
- cfd
- Exchange
- MT5-SYNTHETIC, MATCH-TRADER
- Platforms
- MT4 · MT5 · cTrader · DXtrade
- Pairs
- 10+
- Leverage (majors)
- 2×
- Leverage (alts)
- 2×
Challenge
- Types
- 2-step
- Profit target
- 10%
- Daily drawdown
- 5%
- Max drawdown
- 10%
- Drawdown type
- static
- Account sizes
- $10K – $200K
- Max scaling
- $400K
Economics
- Profit split
- 80–90%
- Payout methods
- Bank · Wise · USDT
- Payout speed
- 72h
- Payout frequency
- bi-weekly
- KYC required
- Yes
Features
- Weekend hold
- Blocked
- Overnight hold
- Allowed
- News trading
- Allowed
- Copy trading
- Blocked
- EAs / bots
- Allowed
- Scaling plan
- Yes
- Swap-free
- Yes
▲ Pros
- ▲Gold-standard track record — 26,500+ Trustpilot reviews, 4.8 aggregate
- ▲Czech-based operational entity with a decade of paid-out traders
- ▲Four platform options (MT4, MT5, cTrader, DXtrade)
- ▲Up to 90% profit split with refundable challenge fees
- ▲Transparent rules page with no documented retroactive changes
▼ Cons
- ▼Only ~10 crypto pairs — BTC/ETH/LTC + majors
- ▼1:2 leverage on crypto is conservative
- ▼Crypto is CFD-synthetic, not real exchange execution
- ▼No weekend holding
Our take.
FTMO is the gold standard of the prop firm industry — a Czech-based operation running since 2015 with 26,500+ Trustpilot reviews and an unblemished track record of paying traders. Crypto coverage is modest (~10 pairs at 1:2 leverage, CFD-synthetic) because FTMO's DNA is forex. Best for multi-asset traders who want operational safety above crypto depth.
Questions traders ask.
Is FTMO a good fit for crypto traders?
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Only if crypto is a minority of your book. FTMO offers ~10 crypto CFDs at 1:2 leverage — fine for BTC/ETH directional trades but not for altcoin strategies. For crypto-native execution and deeper pair coverage, HyroTrader or Breakout are better fits.
Why is FTMO considered the gold standard?
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Operational longevity. FTMO has been running since 2015 with a clean rule-enforcement track record and 26,500+ Trustpilot reviews — the deepest sample in the prop firm industry. Their payout record is independently verifiable across multiple independent review sites.
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