FTMO adds futures evaluations with monthly fees and a separate route to live trading

FTMO launched its futures programme on 17 September 2026, adding Growth and Pro evaluations on Tradovate, NinjaTrader and TradingView. The product extends the firm’s evaluation model to futures: customers first pay for simulated trading, with later reward-bearing accounts and a possible live-trading offer governed separately.[1]

Exchange data does not turn the initial account into exchange execution. FTMO’s infrastructure description says both Evaluation and Sim-Funded orders are simulated using real market quotes. Simulated commissions affect results, and slippage can occur. Risk controls operate in real time, even though the client-area progress display refreshes after the trading day.[5]

The $50,000 label is a starting balance, not the loss allowance

The evaluation is a recurring subscription. Passing ends that subscription; there is no activation charge or further subscription fee for a Sim-Funded or Live Funded account. A paid reset does not move the monthly billing date and is non-refundable. Thus a reset buys a fresh evaluation state, rather than another month of access.[3]

A failed evaluation does not automatically stop billing. The rules keep the subscription active and provide a fresh account on the next billing date unless the trader cancels.[4]

For example, three monthly charges and one reset on the $50,000 Growth plan total $466: 3 × $119 + $109. The equivalent Pro charges total $546. These are hypothetical subscription-and-reset costs only; no passing rate or time to qualification is implied.[2][3]

Payout capacity and money received are different amounts

The drawdown floor trails the highest prior end-of-day balance and eventually locks at the initial simulated balance. Equity must stay above it throughout trading. A soft daily-loss breach pauses trading for the day; a hard breach fails the account. These mechanics make the usable loss buffer more relevant than the headline account size.[4]

Consider a hypothetical $50,000 Sim-Funded account with $6,000 profit, all earned in the current cycle, and every qualifying-day condition met. Growth permits a $2,500 request after its 50% rule and cap, producing $2,250 at the 90/10 split. Pro permits $5,000, producing $4,500. The requested amount is removed from the simulated balance: Pro would retain $51,000, just $1,000 above a floor already locked at $50,000. At least half of any request must be newly earned in that payout cycle.[4][10]

Requesting a payout closes open positions and pending orders. FTMO then deducts the requested amount and reviews the request; trading can resume while approval is pending. Following approval, the trader confirms the invoice. This sequence matters because the simulated balance falls by the request, while the money received reflects the split.[10]

Contracts and country eligibility define the route

The 31 August global contract names FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. It says successful candidates may be offered a separate Sim-Funded contract by FTMO Trading Global s.r.o.; passing does not guarantee admission. The US version names Delaware-incorporated JV Prop Corporation, which may make the later offer itself. Both describe the evaluation as simulated trading rather than a regulated brokerage service.[6][7]

The current eligibility FAQ accepts natural-person registrations. US access is based on residence and excludes Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Montana and South Carolina; US payouts require a tax identification number and qualifying bank details. Other jurisdictions have separate restrictions. Although both August contract templates contain company provisions, the published signup policy is narrower.[8][6][7]

A Live Funded Account requires a separate discretionary offer. The contracts allow selected evaluation holders or Sim-Funded participants to be offered real futures trading; the live-account FAQ adds further country restrictions. The September launch therefore provides a paid evaluation and potential progression path, with live access determined individually.[6][7][9]

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