FTMO $10,000 Account Rules
The FTMO $10,000 account has a $500 daily loss limit (5%), $1,000 max drawdown (static (floor never moves)), and a $1,000 profit target. The challenge fee is €155, with a minimum of 4 trading days required. Breach level is $9,000.
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules page
FTMO's $10,000 Phase 1 has a $500 daily loss limit (5%), $1,000 maximum drawdown (static (floor never moves)), and a $1,000 profit target. Minimum 4 trading days. Fee: €155.
| phase 1 | phase 2 | funded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Loss | $500 (5%) | $500 (5%) | $500 (5%) |
| Max Drawdown | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| DD Type | Static | Static | Static |
| Profit Target | $1,000 | $500 | None |
| Min Days | 4 | 4 | None |
| News Trading | allowed | allowed | restricted |
| Overnight | Yes | Yes | Yes |
You can lose max $500 in a single day.
Your account can never drop below $9,000.
If you grow to $20,000, the floor stays at $9,000(static). Your profits don't shrink your safety net.
At 1% risk per trade ($100), you can take 5 losing trades before hitting the daily limit.
Understanding how many consecutive losers your account can survive is the difference between passing and failing. Here is the math for the FTMO $10,000 account at different risk levels, based on the $1,000 max drawdown (static (floor never moves)).
| Risk Per Trade | Dollar Risk | Losers to Max DD | Losers to Daily Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5% | $50 | 20 | 10 |
| 1% | $100 | 10 | 5 |
| 1.5% | $150 | 6 | 3 |
| 2% | $200 | 5 | 2 |
| 3% | $300 | 3 | 1 |
At the commonly recommended 1% risk per trade ($100), you can absorb 10 consecutive losing trades before breaching the $1,000 max drawdown. However, the $500 daily loss limit means you can only take 5 losers in a single day before getting locked out. This is the constraint that bites most traders first.
Because FTMO uses static drawdown, profits you accumulate before a losing streak create additional buffer. If you are up $400 before a drawdown, you effectively have $1,400 of room at 1% risk, which translates to 14 losing trades.
Proper position sizing on the FTMO $10,000 account depends on your stop loss distance, the instrument you trade, and the rules you need to respect. Below are practical guidelines for this specific account.
Forex (standard lots):
At 1% risk ($100) with a 20-pip stop loss, you can trade approximately 0.50 standard lots (each pip = ~$10 on majors). With a 50-pip stop, that drops to 0.20 lots. If you plan to take multiple trades in a day, remember your combined risk cannot exceed the $500 daily limit.
Conservative vs. aggressive sizing:
Conservative (0.5% risk): Risk $50 per trade. You can survive 20 consecutive losers before max drawdown. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 10 winning trades (with no losers) to hit the $1,000 profit target.
Standard (1% risk): Risk $100 per trade. You can survive 10 consecutive losers. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 5 winning trades to hit the target.
Aggressive (2% risk): Risk $200 per trade. Only 5 losers before breach. Just 2 losers hit the daily limit. Not recommended unless you have a proven win rate above 60%.
The key takeaway: on a $10,000 account with $1,000 max drawdown, your static drawdown gives you room to recover from losing streaks as long as you size properly. Your profit target is $1,000 (10%), which means you need to earn 1.0x what you can afford to lose. Use the drawdown simulator to test different scenarios.
- +Static drawdown — floor never moves up
- +No time limit to pass challenge
- +Allows overnight and weekend holding
- +Most trusted brand in the industry
- +Up to 90% profit split with scaling
- -News trading restricted on funded accounts (2min before/after)
- -Higher challenge fees than some competitors
- -No futures trading (forex/CFD only)
- -Profit split starts at 80% (competitors offer higher)
Check a trade against FTMO's rules for the $10,000 account. No sign-up required.