FTMO trading journal

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Choose the product when you add the account; the rules come with it, and the account page shows where you stand against each one, from your own trades.

Drawdown

The liquidation level, trailing or static as the firm sets it, and how far the account is from it.

Profit target

The profit since the start against the target, raised where the consistency rule says so.

Daily loss limit

Today's result, open positions included, against the limit, and what reaching it does.

Consistency rule

The best day's share of the profit, and the profit that still brings it under the limit.

Minimum trading days

The days that count, and how many are still missing.

Payout rules

Winning days, the payout period, the minimum and maximum and the buffer: when the next payout is possible.

Profit split

Your share of a payout, counted in the account's costs and payouts.

The Firm rules card of a demo account

Account types

30 account types in 6 programmes, as the firm's pages state them.

Programme	Stage	Sizes	Drawdown	Daily loss	Consistency	Min. days	Split
FTMO Challenge (2-Step, phase 1)	Evaluation	10K – 200K	$1,000 – $20,000static	$500 – $10,000	–	4	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 10K $1,000 $1,000 $500 – 25K $2,500 $2,500 $1,250 – 50K $5,000 $5,000 $2,500 – 100K $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 – 200K $20,000 $20,000 $10,000 –
Verification (2-Step, phase 2)	Evaluation	10K – 200K	$1,000 – $20,000static	$500 – $10,000	–	4	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 10K $500 $1,000 $500 – 25K $1,250 $2,500 $1,250 – 50K $2,500 $5,000 $2,500 – 100K $5,000 $10,000 $5,000 – 200K $10,000 $20,000 $10,000 –
FTMO Challenge: 1-Step	Evaluation	10K – 200K	$1,000 – $20,000trailing end of day	$300 – $6,000	50%	–	–
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 10K $1,000 $1,000 $300 – 25K $2,500 $2,500 $750 – 50K $5,000 $5,000 $1,500 – 100K $10,000 $10,000 $3,000 – 200K $20,000 $20,000 $6,000 –
FTMO Account (2-Step)	Funded	10K – 200K	$1,000 – $20,000static	$500 – $10,000	–	–	80%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 10K – $1,000 $500 – 25K – $2,500 $1,250 – 50K – $5,000 $2,500 – 100K – $10,000 $5,000 – 200K – $20,000 $10,000 –
FTMO Account (1-Step)	Funded	10K – 200K	$1,000 – $20,000trailing end of day	$300 – $6,000	50%	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 10K – $1,000 $300 – 25K – $2,500 $750 – 50K – $5,000 $1,500 – 100K – $10,000 $3,000 – 200K – $20,000 $6,000 –
FTMO Instant Account	Funded	5K – 100K	$500 – $10,000trailing intraday	$150 – $3,000	30%	–	90%
Every size Account Target Drawdown Daily loss Contracts 5K – $500 $150 – 10K – $1,000 $300 – 25K – $2,500 $750 – 50K – $5,000 $1,500 – 100K – $10,000 $3,000 –

The firm's rules as read on its pages on October 27, 2026. Sources: Trading objectives · FTMO Challenge · FAQ. Something out of date? Write to support@takejournal.com and we correct it.

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