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FTMO Launches Futures With Growth and Pro Plans
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FTMO has launched FTMO Futures with Growth and Pro evaluations in $50K–$150K sizes on Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView. Accounts stay simulated; payouts are performance rewards under a 90/10 split with plan-specific caps.
What happened
FTMO has launched FTMO Futures, a dedicated futures evaluation product with two plans — Growth and Pro — in $50,000, $100,000, and $150,000 account sizes.
The company announced the product in a 17 September 2026 press release. FinanceFeeds covered the same launch on 21 September 2026. Product parameters below are taken from FTMO’s published Futures comparison table and product pages, which remain subject to change.
Both evaluation and sim-funded accounts run in a simulated environment. FTMO states it does not act as a broker and does not accept deposits; payouts are rewards calculated from simulated performance, not withdrawals from a live exchange account.
Why it matters for traders
FTMO built its brand on CFD/forex-style evaluations. Futures brings a different product stack — exchange hours, contract expiries, and futures-style margin behavior — while keeping the commercial model as an evaluation plus performance rewards.
Practical differences traders will actually feel:
- Two rulebooks, not one. Growth is the lower-priced path with no daily loss limit during evaluation and a soft daily loss limit once sim-funded. Pro adds a hard daily loss limit in exchange for more drawdown room (profit-target-to-max-drawdown as low as 1:1 on published sizes) and higher payout caps.
- End-of-day trailing drawdown on both plans. The threshold follows end-of-day balance and stops moving once it reaches the starting balance — unlike intraday trailing models that can tighten after unrealized gains.
- Platforms: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView.
- No activation fee after passing evaluation. Consistency rules apply in evaluation only, not on the sim-funded stage, per FTMO.
Growth vs Pro (published sizes)
Account sizes and monthly subscription fees (USD), from FTMO’s Futures comparison table:
| Growth 50K / 100K / 150K | Pro 50K / 100K / 150K | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $119 / $169 / $229 | $139 / $199 / $269 |
| Eval profit target | $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 | Same |
| Eval max drawdown (EOD trailing) | $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000 | $3,000 / $4,500 / $6,000 |
| Eval daily loss | None | $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000 hard |
| Eval consistency | ≤40% | ≤50% |
| Sim-funded withdrawable share | Up to 50% of available simulated profit per request | Up to 100% |
| Payout frequency | Every 4 days | Every 5 days |
| Payout cap (per request) | $2,500 / $3,000 / $4,000 | $5,000 / $6,000 / $8,000 |
| Headline payout ratio | 90/10 | 90/10 |
Eligibility for a payout request also requires qualifying profit days (Growth: 4 days at plan-specific daily minimums; Pro: 5 days). Caps and share limits mean the 90% headline does not equal unlimited cash per cycle.
What to watch next
- Whether Beta pricing and objectives stay stable after the launch window.
- Geographic eligibility and any instrument or session restrictions not visible on the comparison table.
- How FTMO Futures competes on fee and drawdown structure against futures-native names such as Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, and Tradeify.
Always verify live terms on FTMO Futures before buying — parameters can change.
FAQ
Q: Is FTMO Futures a live brokerage account?
A: No. FTMO discloses that evaluation and funded accounts provide access to a simulated environment. Rewards are calculated from simulated results.
Q: What account sizes are offered?
A: Published sizes are $50K, $100K, and $150K for both Growth and Pro.
Q: What is the main difference between Growth and Pro?
A: Growth costs less, has no daily loss limit in evaluation, and caps withdrawable share at 50% per request (lower payout caps). Pro costs more, uses a hard daily loss limit, offers more drawdown room, and allows up to 100% of available simulated profit per request (higher caps).
Q: Which platforms are supported?
A: Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView, per FTMO.
Firms mentioned
Quick reference for the firms referenced above — pulled from our live firm listings.
FTMO
Prague, Czech Republic
- Model
- Evaluation
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- On-demand (default 14 days, weekly available)
- Max
- $200,000
Topstep
Chicago, USA
- Model
- Evaluation
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Weekly (after 5 profitable days)
- Max
- $150,000
Apex Trader Funding
Austin, USA
- Model
- Evaluation
- Split
- 100%
- Payouts
- Bi-weekly (up to 2 per month, every 8 days)
- Max
- $300,000
Tradeify
Wilmington, USA
- Model
- Evaluation + Instant Funding
- Split
- 90%
- Payouts
- Biweekly
- Max
- $25K–$150K
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