What is the FTMO daily loss limit?

2-Step: 5% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge. 1-Step: 3% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge.

What is the FTMO max loss?

2-Step: 10% of the starting balance, the floor never moves. 1-Step: 10% below the peak end-of-day balance — the floor rises after each day closes.

How current are these rules?

The numbers were checked against FTMO's public pages on September 23, 2026. Firms change rules without notice — confirm on the official page, linked above, before you buy.

Prop firms

FTMO rules: loss limits, target and minimum days

2-Step, 1-Step rules by phase, with a link to the official page and the check date. Only what the firm publishes itself; what isn't in the source isn't here either.

Updated September 24, 2026

Official rulesChecked September 23, 2026

CFD and forex

FTMO 2-Step

Daily loss limit5% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge

Max loss10% of the starting balance, the floor never moves

Trading dayresets at 00:00, Europe/Prague

	Phase 1	Phase 2
Profit target	10%	5%
Minimum days	4 trading days	4 trading days

A trading day is a day with at least one trade.

Check on the firm's page

The firm sets these rules too, but they can't be expressed as a number — the link goes to its page.

CFD and forex

FTMO 1-Step

Daily loss limit3% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge

Max loss10% below the peak end-of-day balance — the floor rises after each day closes

Trading dayresets at 00:00, Europe/Prague

	Phase 1
Profit target	10%
Best-day rule	best day profit is at most 50% of the sum of profitable days

Check on the firm's page

The firm sets these rules too, but they can't be expressed as a number — the link goes to its page.

Payoutspublic payout feed on PropFirmMatch (third-party site, data supplied by the firms)

Certificate checkthe firm has a public certificate verification page — the Trading OS leaderboard checks payouts against such links

Rules change. This page is a snapshot of the rules as of the check date; confirm on the official FTMO page before buying a challenge.

Sources

ftmo.com/en/trading-objectives/ · firm page · Checked September 23, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is the FTMO daily loss limit?: 2-Step: 5% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge. 1-Step: 3% of the starting balance, measured from the balance at the start of the day; breaching it fails the challenge.
What is the FTMO max loss?: 2-Step: 10% of the starting balance, the floor never moves. 1-Step: 10% below the peak end-of-day balance — the floor rises after each day closes.
How current are these rules?: The numbers were checked against FTMO's public pages on September 23, 2026. Firms change rules without notice — confirm on the official page, linked above, before you buy.

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