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FTMO lowers the drawdown and raises the payout threshold of its Growth $100,000 and $150,000 futures accounts

FTMO's Growth $100,000 and $150,000 futures accounts now have a Max Drawdown of $3,000 and $4,500, down from $3,500 and $5,000, and a payout now needs 4 trading days in the cycle that each end with at least $300 or $450 of closed profit, up from $250 and $300. We last read the old figures on FTMO's rules pages on 4 November 2026 and first read the new ones on 5 November; FTMO marks the rules "Updated" but states no date.

What changed

Loss mechanics

FTMO · Growth · $100,000

Previously recorded$3,500 EOD trailing; Maximum Drawdown Limit starts at $96,500 and never falls. Touching floor breaches.
Newly observed$3,000 EOD trailing; Maximum Drawdown Limit starts at $97,000 and never falls. Touching floor breaches.

Unchanged: Still end-of-day trailing, the same in the Evaluation and the Sim-Funded Account, and locked once it reaches the starting balance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read

Opening loss allowance

FTMO · Growth · $100,000

Previously recorded$3,500
Newly observed$3,000

Unchanged: The $100,000 starting balance is unchanged; the allowance follows the smaller drawdown.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read

Difficulty ratio

FTMO · Growth · $100,000

Previously recorded1.714
Newly observed2.00

Unchanged: The $6,000 profit target is unchanged; the ratio follows the smaller allowance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read

Fee per $1,000 of opening risk

FTMO · Growth · $100,000

Previously recorded$48.29 to $96.57
Newly observed$56.33 to $112.67

Unchanged: The $169 monthly fee is unchanged; the fee follows the smaller allowance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read

First and later payouts

FTMO · Growth · $100,000

Previously recordedA payout can be requested once 4 trading days in the payout cycle have each ended with at least $250 of closed profit. A day below $250 does not count; trading continues until 4 days qualify. The same applies to every payout cycle.
Newly observedA payout can be requested once 4 trading days in the payout cycle have each ended with at least $300 of closed profit. A day below $300 does not count; trading continues until 4 days qualify. The same applies to every payout cycle.

Unchanged: Still 4 qualifying days in every payout cycle.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read

Loss mechanics

FTMO · Growth · $150,000

Previously recorded$5,000 EOD trailing; Maximum Drawdown Limit starts at $145,000 and never falls. Touching floor breaches.
Newly observed$4,500 EOD trailing; Maximum Drawdown Limit starts at $145,500 and never falls. Touching floor breaches.

Unchanged: Still end-of-day trailing, the same in the Evaluation and the Sim-Funded Account, and locked once it reaches the starting balance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Opening loss allowance

FTMO · Growth · $150,000

Previously recorded$5,000
Newly observed$4,500

Unchanged: The $150,000 starting balance is unchanged; the allowance follows the smaller drawdown.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Difficulty ratio

FTMO · Growth · $150,000

Previously recorded1.80
Newly observed2.00

Unchanged: The $9,000 profit target is unchanged; the ratio follows the smaller allowance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Fee per $1,000 of opening risk

FTMO · Growth · $150,000

Previously recorded$45.80 to $91.60
Newly observed$50.89 to $101.78

Unchanged: The $229 monthly fee is unchanged; the fee follows the smaller allowance.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

First and later payouts

FTMO · Growth · $150,000

Previously recordedA payout can be requested once 4 trading days in the payout cycle have each ended with at least $300 of closed profit. A day below $300 does not count; trading continues until 4 days qualify. The same applies to every payout cycle.
Newly observedA payout can be requested once 4 trading days in the payout cycle have each ended with at least $450 of closed profit. A day below $450 does not count; trading continues until 4 days qualify. The same applies to every payout cycle.

Unchanged: Still 4 qualifying days in every payout cycle.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Who it affects

The 2 accounts we review in full, each linking to its current rules:

New purchases
YesFTMO's futures page offered both accounts with the new drawdown and payout threshold, and their rules pages gave them, when we read them on 6 November 2026.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures plans and pricing, read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Accounts bought earlier
Not stated in the sources we reviewedFTMO's pages we read do not say whether Evaluations or Sim-Funded Accounts bought before the change keep the earlier drawdown and payout threshold.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

Retroactive effect
Not stated in the sources we reviewedNothing in the sources we reviewed says that the new figures apply to drawdown limits or payout cycles that began before the change.

When it changed

Announced
Not establishedFTMO's pages we read give no announcement date.
Effective
Not establishedFTMO marks the changed rules "Updated" but states no date from which they apply. They changed between our page watcher's readings of the two rules pages on 4 November 2026 at 12:20 UTC and 5 November 2026 at 12:33 UTC.
Noticed by PFW
Our scheduled re-check of FTMO's rules pages found the new figures on 6 November 2026; our page watcher's copies of those pages date the change to 4 and 5 November.

Changed between , our last reading of the earlier state, and , our first reading of the new one. These are the days we read the pages, not proof of when the change took effect.

Evidence: FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K), read ; FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K), read

What this means

The drawdown is still end-of-day trailing and the same in the Evaluation and the Sim-Funded Account, so the limit on the first day is now $97,000 on the $100,000 account and $145,500 on the $150,000 account, and it still locks once it reaches the starting balance. The profit targets stay $6,000 and $9,000, so each account now needs a profit of twice its loss allowance, and the fee per $1,000 of opening risk rises with the smaller allowance: $56.33 to $112.67 for one or two monthly charges on the $100,000 account (was $48.29 to $96.57) and $50.89 to $101.78 on the $150,000 account (was $45.80 to $91.60). The monthly fees, $169 and $229, are unchanged.

Payouts still need 4 qualifying days in every cycle; only the profit each day needs has risen. FTMO's Growth $50,000 account and its Pro accounts did not change. FTMO's pages do not say whether accounts bought before the change keep the earlier figures.

Sources and observations

The firm’s own pages, each with the day we read it. Today’s version of a page can differ from what we read then.

  1. Old valueLast old readingOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:20 UTC

    FTMO's Growth $100,000 rules gave a Max Drawdown of $3,500, EOD trailing, and payout eligibility of 4 days of $250 or more.

    Reading details

    Read by our page watcher. Its text was unchanged since the watcher's copy of 31 October 2026, which shows these figures.

  2. Old valueLast old readingOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:20 UTC

    FTMO's Growth $150,000 rules gave a Max Drawdown of $5,000, EOD trailing, and payout eligibility of 4 days of $300 or more.

    Reading details

    Read by our page watcher. Its text was unchanged since the watcher's copy of 31 October 2026, which shows these figures.

  3. First observationOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:33 UTC

    FTMO's Growth $100,000 rules gave a Max Drawdown of $3,000, EOD trailing, and payout eligibility of 4 days of $300 or more, both marked "Updated".

    Reading details

    Read by our page watcher. We reviewed the change on 6 November 2026.

  4. First observationOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:34 UTC

    FTMO's Growth $150,000 rules gave a Max Drawdown of $4,500, EOD trailing, and payout eligibility of 4 days of $450 or more, both marked "Updated".

    Reading details

    Read by our page watcher. We reviewed the change on 6 November 2026.

  5. New valueApplicabilityOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 100K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:52 UTC

    The Growth $100,000 rules give a Maximum Drawdown Amount of $3,000, EOD trailing, in the Evaluation and the Sim-Funded Account, a limit of $97,000 for the first day, and payout eligibility of 4 Qualifying Days with at least $300 of closed profit each.

    Reading details

    Read in the app browser with every rule open. The drawdown and the payout eligibility are marked "Updated"; the Growth $50,000 and Pro rules carry no such mark.

  6. New valueApplicabilityOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures trading objectives and rules (Growth, 150K) (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:52 UTC

    The Growth $150,000 rules give a Maximum Drawdown Amount of $4,500, EOD trailing, in the Evaluation and the Sim-Funded Account, a limit of $145,500 for the first day, and payout eligibility of 4 Qualifying Days with at least $450 of closed profit each.

    Reading details

    Read in the app browser with every rule open. The drawdown and the payout eligibility are marked "Updated".

  7. ApplicabilityOfficial source

    FTMO · Futures plans and pricing (opens in a new tab)

    ftmo.com · Read by PFW on at 12:53 UTC

    FTMO's Growth plan cards offer the $100,000 account with a Max Drawdown (EoD) of $3,000 and payout eligibility of "4 days, $300+ each", and the $150,000 account with $4,500 and "4 days, $450+ each".

    Reading details

    The $50,000 card still gives $2,000 and "4 days, $150+ each". FTMO's futures comparison table gives the same figures.

Record history

  • Published as record PFW-CH-0015.

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