Head-to-head
FTMO vs Old Mission Capital
FTMO vs Old Mission Capital covers the two firms side by side on the facts recorded in their profiles, profiled by proprietarytrading.com.
Profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules for FTMO and Old Mission Capital. Data pulled live from our firm listings.
Quick verdict
FTMO is best for
traders prioritizing profit share (90% vs 50%); traders who want to skip the evaluation; copy-trading setups.
Full FTMO profile →Quick verdict
Old Mission Capital is best for
traders avoiding evaluation hurdles.
Full Old Mission Capital profile →Cost & compensation
Cost and compensation path
Published fees and payout timing apply to trader-paid funding programs. Firm-capital and institutional paths are shown separately because their economics usually depend on hiring, allocation, salary, bonus, or profit-sharing terms.
FTMO
estimateApprox. total
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to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
7days
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
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- Monthly fee
- None
How we estimated this
- Instant funding offered but cost not published — figure unverified.
- Source — eval fee: 2-Step €89–€1,080; 1-Step €79–€999; Instant Account €169–€2,999 (all one-time); monthly: 2-Step and 1-Step Challenges: no monthly fee (one-time). FTMO Futures: monthly subscription, Growth $119–$229/mo, Pro $139–$269/mo (USD); first payout: First payout possible after 14 days; reduce to weekly on request.
Old Mission Capital
Firm CapitalNot applicable for this model
This is a firm-capital or hiring-based trading path, not a trader-paid funding program. Compensation is typically handled through salary, bonus, draw, allocation, or profit-sharing arrangements rather than a published evaluation fee and payout schedule.
Trade-offs
Where each firm is weaker
No firm wins on every axis. These are the most meaningful drawbacks of each option — derived from the same structured fields shown in the table, never invented.
FTMO trade-offs
No structural disadvantages versus the other firm based on the fields we track.
Old Mission Capital trade-offs
Lower profit split
Pays 50% versus 90% — 40 points less of every funded dollar.
No copy trading
Forbids copy / algo bridges. FTMO permits them.
Decision guide
Best for your trader type
| Attribute | FTMO Evaluation · est. 2015 | Old Mission Capital Firm Capital · est. 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | 2-Step €89–€1,080; 1-Step €79–€999; Instant Account €169–€2,999 (all one-time) | — |
| Monthly fee | 2-Step and 1-Step Challenges: no monthly fee (one-time). FTMO Futures: monthly subscription, Growth $119–$229/mo, Pro $139–$269/mo (USD) | — |
| Evaluation required | Yes | No |
| Instant funding | Yes | No |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 90% | 50% |
| Max allocation | $200,000 | Institutional only |
| Account sizes | $5K (Instant only), $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K (USD/EUR/GBP/CZK and more) | Institutional only |
| Scaling | Scaling Plan: +25% balance every 4 months at 10%+ profit over 2 of 4 months. | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | On-demand (default 14 days, weekly available) | Annual bonus |
| First payout | First payout possible after 14 days; reduce to weekly on request | — |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | Yes | No |
| Stocks | Yes | Yes |
| Options | No | Yes |
| Forex | Yes | No |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | Yes |
| Overnight holding | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | No |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | cTrader, DXtrade, MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 | Proprietary |
| Data feed | Purple Trading / Spotware | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic | Chicago, USA |
About Old Mission Capital
Global multi-asset proprietary trading firm and ETF liquidity provider with offices in Chicago, New York, and London.
Full Old Mission Capital profile →Trust & stability
Reputation and rule-change activity
Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
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- Type
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- Sources monitored
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- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90dWe do not currently have enough monitored public rule sources for this firm to report rule-change activity honestly.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Which has a higher profit split — FTMO or Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO pays 90%; Old Mission Capital pays 50% of trader profits once funded. FTMO pays a higher share to the trader.
- Is FTMO cheaper to start than Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO: offers instant funding (no evaluation). Old Mission Capital: evaluation pricing varies.
- Which pays out faster — FTMO or Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO payouts: On-demand (default 14 days, weekly available). Old Mission Capital payouts: Annual bonus. First-payout eligibility: FTMO — First payout possible after 14 days; reduce to weekly on request; Old Mission Capital — n/a.
- What's the maximum allocation at FTMO vs Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO scales up to $200,000. Old Mission Capital scales up to Institutional only.
- Can I trade news at FTMO or Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO: permits news trading. Old Mission Capital: permits news trading.
- Can I hold positions overnight at FTMO or Old Mission Capital?
- FTMO: allows overnight holds. Old Mission Capital: allows overnight holds.
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