FTMO vs FundedNext
FTMO is the established benchmark; FundedNext is the fast-growing challenger with more evaluation models, a 15 percent share of profit made during the evaluation, payouts every five days and frequent discounts. FTMO has a longer record and refunds the fee with the first payout; FundedNext has lower fees and a tighter one-step option.
| FTMO | FundedNext | |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology score | 84 / 100 | 81 / 100 |
| Challenge types | Two-step (FTMO Challenge and Verification); Swing variant | Stellar One-Step; Stellar Two-Step; Express; Evaluation |
| Account sizes | $10,000 to $200,000 | $6,000 to $200,000, scaling to $4 million |
| Challenge fees | From about €155 for $10,000 to about €1,080 for $200,000; refunded with the first payout | From about $60 for $6,000 to about $1,000 for $200,000; frequent discounts |
| Profit targets | 10% in the Challenge, 5% in the Verification | Stellar One-Step: 10%; Stellar Two-Step: 8% then 5%; Express: 25% cumulative |
| Daily loss limit | 5% of the initial balance | 3% (Stellar One-Step) to 5% (Two-Step) |
| Maximum loss | 10% of the initial balance | 6% (One-Step) to 10% (Two-Step) |
| Drawdown type | Static | Static |
| Minimum trading days | 4 in each phase | 5 in Stellar Two-Step; 2 in One-Step; none in Express |
| Maximum trading days | None | None |
| Profit split | 80%, rising to 90% under the scaling plan | 80% to 95%, plus 15% of profit made during the evaluation paid after passing |
| Payouts | Every 14 days on request after the first payout; first payout after 14 days | Every 5 days on Stellar after the first; monthly on Express |
| Scaling | 25% balance increase every four months of net profit, to $2 million | Balance increases at profit milestones to $4 million |
| News trading | Restricted on the funded account: no opening or closing two minutes either side of high-impact news; allowed on the swing variant | Restricted on Stellar One-Step funded accounts; allowed elsewhere |
| Weekend holding | Not allowed on standard accounts; allowed on the swing variant | Allowed |
| Automated trading | Allowed, with restrictions on copied and commercial EAs | Allowed, with restrictions on copied trades |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXtrade | MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-Trader |
| Markets | Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks CFDs | Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto |
| Founded | 2015 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Both use static drawdown and both offer cTrader alongside MetaTrader.
Verdict. FTMO for the longest payout record; FundedNext for lower fees, faster payouts and the evaluation profit share.
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