Firm review · Forex & futures
FTUK review: Flex, Instant, Flex Futures and Instant Sim
Four ways into an FTUK simulated account, two on forex and two on futures. Flex starts at $9 with an activation fee only after you pass; Instant is funded on purchase, $109–$2,220. On futures, Flex Futures starts at $59 and Instant Sim is funded on purchase, $409–$979. Every price here is a list price.
Rules checked on ftuk.comOct 14, 202636 official pages citedMethodology
FTUK prices
Checked on ftuk.com Oct 14, 2026The prices below are list prices.
- Profit target
- +$2,000
- to pass; minimum days not published
- no consistency rule to pass
- Max drawdown
- $3,000
- stops trailing at $50,000
- 6% of the account (dollars derived)
- Daily loss limit
- $2,500
- a limit on one trading day, re-set every day
- 5% of the account (dollars derived)
- Activation fee
- $374
- after you pass
- To the Funded account
- $383
- price + activation fee
- Payout cap
- Not published
- no cap published
List price
$9
$50K FlexFlex Challenge · one-time
+ $374 activation fee after you pass, at its published price
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At a glance
Best for
- A small entry price, $9, then an activation fee by size only after you pass ($56–$1,200).Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A one-step evaluation: a 4% profit target, a 5% daily loss limit and a 6% maximum loss, with no time limit.Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A funded split that starts at 60% and rises to 90% as levels are reached, with payouts on demand.Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out
- The funded account has a consistency rule on payouts: 20% at level 1.Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- The help center and the rules table disagree on the minimum trading days and the Flex page selector on the drawdown figures: both are shown below.Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
At a glance
Best for
- Funded from purchase on forex, no evaluation: $109–$2,220 once ($5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K and $200K).Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A 5% daily loss limit and a 6% maximum loss that locks at the starting balance.Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Drawdown limits (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A split from 65% rising to 90% by level 6, with payouts on demand.Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out
- Payouts carry a consistency rule: below 20% at level 1.Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)
- No activation fee and no payout cap are published either way.Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Activation fee (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)
At a glance
Best for
- A futures evaluation from $59 at every size, with an activation fee by size only after you pass ($149–$399).Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A 5% profit target with no daily loss limit and no consistency rule in the evaluation.Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A 90% split on the funded stage, with payouts on demand.Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out
- The funded stage has a daily loss limit by size ($500–$3,000) and a 40% consistency rule.Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Positions cannot be held overnight or over the weekend, and trading bots are not allowed.Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
At a glance
Best for
- A simulated futures account from day one: $409–$979 once ($25K, $50K, $100K and $150K), no evaluation and no activation fee.Instant Sim Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- A 90% split, with no fixed request window once the payout rules are met.Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out
- A payout needs the 6% payout target, 5 winning days and a 20% consistency score.Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Payout requests are capped by size ($1,000–$3,000) and positions cannot be held overnight.Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Listed in: Futures instant funding accounts, Forex instant funding accounts, News trading allowed
Four ways in
Which way in costs least?
For the size you pick: each account at its list price, what it must reach and how much it may lose. No pass rate is assumed.
At $50K: each way in at its list price, against one Instant account ($649).
| Way in | List price | Activation fee | To the Funded account | Profit target | Max drawdown | Days to pass | Consistency, payout stage | Payout cap | Evaluation reset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexone-time evaluation | $9 | $374 | $383 | +$2,000 | $3,000 | Not published | 20% | Not published | None |
| Instantone-time, no evaluation | $649 | Not published | $649 | None | $3,000 | No evaluation | Under 20% | Not published | None |
- Flex: $9 once, $383 to the Funded account with its activation fee; 30 attempts ($644) cost less than one Instant ($649).
- No pass rate is assumed: the attempts are how many you could buy before one Instant costs less, not how many you need.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Accounts
All 20 FTUK accounts
Four programs, one list price per size. Flex and Flex Futures take a small entry price and an activation fee after you pass; Instant and Instant Sim are funded on purchase.
Showing 6 of 20: Flex Challenge. List prices checked on Oct 14, 2026; your selected account is highlighted.
| Billing | Consistency, payout stage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flex | $5K | one-time | $9 | $56 | $65 | +$200 | $300 | $250 | 20% | Not published |
| Flex | $10K | one-time | $9 | $98 | $107 | +$400 | $600 | $500 | 20% | Not published |
| Flex | $25K | one-time | $9 | $204 | $213 | +$1,000 | $1,500 | $1,250 | 20% | Not published |
| Flex | $50K | one-time | $9 | $374 | $383 | +$2,000 | $3,000 | $2,500 | 20% | Not published |
| Flex | $100K | one-time | $9 | $672 | $681 | +$4,000 | $6,000 | $5,000 | 20% | Not published |
| Flex | $200K | one-time | $9 | $1,200 | $1,209 | +$8,000 | $12,000 | $10,000 | 20% | Not published |
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Drawdown limits (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Sim Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Payout rules
FTUK payout rules: the path to your first payout
Worked on the account you pick, from the firm's pages and help center. Where the firm publishes no cap on a payout, the stations list the rules instead.
Showing Flex $50K
Flex $50K: from purchase to the payout rules
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Buy
$9
one-time payment
- Floor on day 1
- $47,000: $3,000 below the start, trailing from the highest closing balance, locked at the starting balance, until it stops at $50,000
- Daily loss limit
- $2,500: a limit on one trading day, re-set every day
- Reset
- Not published.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Pass the target
+$2,000
to pass the evaluation
- Minimum days
- Not published.
- Best day to pass
- no consistency rule while you qualify
- Max drawdown
- $3,000, trailing from the highest closing balance, locked at the starting balance
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Funded account
$374
activation fee; same size
- So far
- $383: price + activation fee
- Daily loss limit
- $2,500: a limit on one trading day, re-set every day
- Reset after a breach
- Not published.
- First payout
on request, once the conditions are met
per request; you keep 60%
- Best day
- 20% of the profit since the last request
- Maximum payout
- Not published.
- Minimum payout
- Not published.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- After that
on request, once the conditions are met
the same rules each cycle
- How often
- on request, once the conditions are met
- Getting paid
- RiseWorks in USD, or USDT or USDC.
- Processing
- Approved within 24-48 working hours of review, in the wallet within 1-3 working days.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: How long payouts take (official page, opens in a new tab)
FTUK Flex $50K: $9 at the list price.
Get FTUK Flex: opens ftuk.com in a new tabConsistency
FTUK consistency rule, worked out
Each program states a consistency rule on payouts, except the Flex and Flex Futures evaluations, which have none.
Largest profitable day ÷ net profit (since your last payout request, or during the evaluation), capped by each plan. “Under” means the day must stay below the cap; “at most” means it may equal it.
Check your own days in the consistency calculator · Plan your risk on this account in the risk planner
| Plan and size | Stage | Rule | Largest day allowed | Fewest profitable days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flex · $50K | Evaluation | None Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab) | Any size | — |
| Flex · $50K | Flex Funded Account | 20% Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab) | 20% of the profit since the last request | 5–6 |
| Instant · $50K | Payouts (no evaluation) | Under 20% Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab) | under 20% of the profit since the last request | 6 |
| Flex Futures · $50K | Evaluation | None | Any size | — |
| Flex Futures · $50K | Flex Futures Funded Account | 40% | 40% of the profit since the last request | 3 |
| Instant Sim · $50K | Payouts (no evaluation) | At most 20% Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab) | at most 20% of the total profit | 5 |
Worked example
- Flex funded: the best day against the profit requested, 20% at level 1. Instant: below 20% at level 1. Flex Futures funded: 40%. Instant Sim: at most 20% of the total closed profit. The Flex and Flex Futures evaluations have no consistency rule.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Rules
FTUK rules, with their sources
Checked on ftuk.com and its help center on Oct 14, 2026. First the key rules side by side at the size you picked, then every rule of the selected program, each with its source.
Key rules of every forex plan sold at $50K, side by side; the column of your plan is highlighted.
Evaluation 10
- Entry price
- Paid once at purchase, the same at every size; the activation fee follows only after you pass.$5K$9$10K$9$25K$9$50K$9$100K$9$200K$9
- Activation fee
- Due only after you pass the evaluation, before the funded account.$5K$56$10K$98$25K$204$50K$374$100K$672$200K$1,200
- Profit target
- 4% of the account: a one-step evaluation.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Max loss
- 6% of the account, trailing from the highest closing balance; once it reaches the initial balance it locks and stops trailing.derived: 6% of the account size$5K$300$10K$600$25K$1,500$50K$3,000$100K$6,000$200K$12,000
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the account, re-set every day at 10:00 PM UTC from the higher of equity or balance.derived: 5% of the account size$5K$250$10K$500$25K$1,250$50K$2,500$100K$5,000$200K$10,000
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Minimum trading days
- Not published.
- Time limit
- None: the trading period is unlimited.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Consistency
- No consistency rule in the evaluation.
- Leverage
- In the evaluation: forex 1:50, metals and indices 1:10, crypto 1:2.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Stop loss
- Not required.
Funded account 9
- Profit split
- From 60% at level 1, rising to 90% by level 6: the split and the consistency limit step up each time a level's 10% profit is reached.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Requesting
- On demand: no fixed payout date once the consistency rule is met.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Consistency
- The best trading day against the profit requested: 20% at level 1, up to 40% from level 5.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the account, the same as the evaluation.
Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Max loss
- 6% of the account, the same as the evaluation.
Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Leverage
- On the funded account: forex 1:30, metals and indices 1:10, crypto 1:2.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Reset
- A funded account can be reset; the fee equals the activation fee ($5K to $100K).
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Maximum payout
- Not published.
- Processing
- Approved within 24-48 working hours of review, in the wallet within 1-3 working days.
Help center: How long payouts take (official page, opens in a new tab)
Trading rules 11
- News trading
- Allowed on the forex programs.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Overnight & weekend
- Allowed on the forex programs.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker or Match-Trader; MetaTrader 5 is not available to United States traders.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Bots & automation
- The help center allows risk-management Expert Advisors on the forex programs while the Terms of Service ask traders not to rely on bots or software: both pages are shown below.
Help center: Expert Advisors and bots (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Instruments
- Forex majors, minors and exotics, metals and energy, indices and crypto; some symbols only on Match-Trader.
Help center: Instruments (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Stop loss
- Not required on any account.
- Copy trading
- Allowed from personal accounts legally tied to the account holder; copying between FTUK accounts is not allowed.
Help center: Copy trading (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Not allowed
- Martingale, tick scalping, reverse, latency and hedge arbitrage, anti scaling, grid trading and high-frequency trading (a trade opened and closed within 30 seconds).
Help center: Restricted strategies (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Costs
- $4 per standard lot on forex pairs only; none on commodities, indices or crypto; no swap fees on the three forex platforms.
Help center: Commissions (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Account Protector
- Closes the open trades when the floating loss reaches 2% of the starting balance, on one instrument or on the whole account.
Help center: Account Protector (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
- Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds, on forex and futures accounts.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
Accounts & fees 8
- Paying & getting paid
- Card (debit or credit) or crypto through Confirmo; payouts through RiseWorks in USD or in USDT or USDC.Rise does not serve residents of 24 jurisdictions, including the Russian Federation and Ukraine; people from those countries who live elsewhere may be served with valid documentation of their current residence.
Help center: Payment methods (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)Rise: Unsupported Countries, Regions, and States (read Oct 10, 2026) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Verification
- Identity verification is completed when a payout is requested, not when an account is bought.
Help center: Identity verification (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Simulated trading
- All accounts are simulated: no live market execution.
- Company
- Nexdata-Solutions B.V. (Utrecht, The Netherlands) operates the site; FTUK Markets Ltd (Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia) provides the simulated environment.
- Currency
- Every account is denominated in US dollars.
- Restricted countries
- The help center lists the countries below as its current restricted countries.
The 13 restricted countries of the help center
Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Vietnam, Yemen, Tunisia
Help center: Restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Site notice
- The notice in the site footer is wider; it names these places and adds a sanctions clause.
The 9 places named in the site footer notice
United States (MT5-related information), United Arab Emirates, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen
- United States
- The help center says United States residents are accepted, on TradeLocker and Match-Trader only; the site footer says its services and MetaTrader 5 information are not intended for them.
Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
Account 5
- Price
- Paid once: funded from purchase, no evaluation.$5K$109$10K$179$25K$349$50K$649$100K$1,199$200K$2,220
- Max loss
- 6% of the account, trailing from the highest balance; once it reaches the initial balance it locks and stops trailing.derived: 6% of the account size$5K$300$10K$600$25K$1,500$50K$3,000$100K$6,000$200K$12,000
Help center: Drawdown limits (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the account, from the higher of closed balance or equity at 22:00 UTC.derived: 5% of the account size$5K$250$10K$500$25K$1,250$50K$2,500$100K$5,000$200K$10,000
Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Activation fee
- Not published.
- Leverage
- Forex up to 1:30 at every level.
Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
Payouts 5
- Profit split
- From 65% at level 1, rising to 90% by level 6: each level is reached at 10% profit.
Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Requesting
- On demand: no minimum number of days before a request.
Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Consistency
- Below 20% at level 1, rising to 40% by level 5.
Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Maximum payout
- Not published.
- Processing
- Approved within 24-48 working hours of review, in the wallet within 1-3 working days.
Help center: How long payouts take (official page, opens in a new tab)
Trading rules 11
- News trading
- Allowed on the forex programs.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Overnight & weekend
- Allowed on the forex programs.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker or Match-Trader; MetaTrader 5 is not available to United States traders.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Bots & automation
- The help center allows risk-management Expert Advisors on the forex programs while the Terms of Service ask traders not to rely on bots or software: both pages are shown below.
Help center: Expert Advisors and bots (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Instruments
- Forex majors, minors and exotics, metals and energy, indices and crypto; some symbols only on Match-Trader.
Help center: Instruments (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Stop loss
- Not required on any account.
- Copy trading
- Allowed from personal accounts legally tied to the account holder; copying between FTUK accounts is not allowed.
Help center: Copy trading (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Not allowed
- Martingale, tick scalping, reverse, latency and hedge arbitrage, anti scaling, grid trading and high-frequency trading (a trade opened and closed within 30 seconds).
Help center: Restricted strategies (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Costs
- $4 per standard lot on forex pairs only; none on commodities, indices or crypto; no swap fees on the three forex platforms.
Help center: Commissions (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Account Protector
- Closes the open trades when the floating loss reaches 2% of the starting balance, on one instrument or on the whole account.
Help center: Account Protector (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
- Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds, on forex and futures accounts.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
Accounts & fees 8
- Paying & getting paid
- Card (debit or credit) or crypto through Confirmo; payouts through RiseWorks in USD or in USDT or USDC.Rise does not serve residents of 24 jurisdictions, including the Russian Federation and Ukraine; people from those countries who live elsewhere may be served with valid documentation of their current residence.
Help center: Payment methods (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)Rise: Unsupported Countries, Regions, and States (read Oct 10, 2026) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Verification
- Identity verification is completed when a payout is requested, not when an account is bought.
Help center: Identity verification (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Simulated trading
- All accounts are simulated: no live market execution.
- Company
- Nexdata-Solutions B.V. (Utrecht, The Netherlands) operates the site; FTUK Markets Ltd (Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia) provides the simulated environment.
- Currency
- Every account is denominated in US dollars.
- Restricted countries
- The help center lists the countries below as its current restricted countries.
The 13 restricted countries of the help center
Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Vietnam, Yemen, Tunisia
Help center: Restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Site notice
- The notice in the site footer is wider; it names these places and adds a sanctions clause.
The 9 places named in the site footer notice
United States (MT5-related information), United Arab Emirates, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen
- United States
- The help center says United States residents are accepted, on TradeLocker and Match-Trader only; the site footer says its services and MetaTrader 5 information are not intended for them.
Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
Evaluation 8
- Entry price
- Paid once at purchase, the same at every size; the activation fee follows only after you pass.$25K$59$50K$59$100K$59$150K$59
- Activation fee
- Due only after you pass, before the funded account.$25K$149$50K$199$100K$299$150K$399
- Profit target
- 5% of the account.$25K$1,250$50K$2,500$100K$5,000$150K$7,500
- Max loss
- An end-of-day drawdown, the same in the evaluation and the funded stage.$25K$1,000$50K$2,000$100K$3,000$150K$4,000
- Daily loss limit
- None in the evaluation; the funded stage has one.
- Minimum trading days
- Not published.
- Consistency
- No consistency rule in the evaluation.
- Maximum position
- In the evaluation: 2 minis / 20 micros at $25K, 4 / 40 at $50K, 8 / 80 at $100K, 12 / 120 at $150K.
Funded stage 7
- Profit split
- 90% of the profit.
- Requesting
- On demand once the eligibility conditions are met.
- Winning days
- 5 winning days for a payout.
- Consistency
- 40% of the profit on the funded stage.
- Daily loss limit
- A dollar limit by size on the funded stage; reaching it pauses trading for the rest of the day.$25K$500$50K$1,000$100K$2,000$150K$3,000
- Starting position
- To start: 1 mini / 10 micros at $25K, 2 / 20 at $50K, 4 / 40 at $100K, 6 / 60 at $150K.
- Maximum payout
- Not published.
Trading rules 7
- News trading
- Allowed on the futures programs.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Overnight & weekend
- Not allowed: positions are closed automatically at the end of the session.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Platform
- WealthCharts is the platform for the futures programs.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Futures platforms (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Bots & automation
- Trading bots and Expert Advisors are not allowed on the futures programs.
Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Copy trading
- Allowed from personal accounts legally tied to the account holder; copying between FTUK accounts is not allowed.
Help center: Copy trading (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Not allowed
- Martingale, tick scalping, reverse, latency and hedge arbitrage, anti scaling, grid trading and high-frequency trading (a trade opened and closed within 30 seconds).
Help center: Restricted strategies (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
- Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds, on forex and futures accounts.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
Accounts & fees 8
- Paying & getting paid
- Card (debit or credit) or crypto through Confirmo; payouts through RiseWorks in USD or in USDT or USDC.Rise does not serve residents of 24 jurisdictions, including the Russian Federation and Ukraine; people from those countries who live elsewhere may be served with valid documentation of their current residence.
Help center: Payment methods (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)Rise: Unsupported Countries, Regions, and States (read Oct 10, 2026) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Verification
- Identity verification is completed when a payout is requested, not when an account is bought.
Help center: Identity verification (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Simulated trading
- All accounts are simulated: no live market execution.
- Company
- Nexdata-Solutions B.V. (Utrecht, The Netherlands) operates the site; FTUK Markets Ltd (Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia) provides the simulated environment.
- Currency
- Every account is denominated in US dollars.
- Restricted countries
- The help center lists the countries below as its current restricted countries.
The 13 restricted countries of the help center
Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Vietnam, Yemen, Tunisia
Help center: Restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Site notice
- The notice in the site footer is wider; it names these places and adds a sanctions clause.
The 9 places named in the site footer notice
United States (MT5-related information), United Arab Emirates, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen
- United States
- The help center says United States residents are accepted, on TradeLocker and Match-Trader only; the site footer says its services and MetaTrader 5 information are not intended for them.
Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
Account 5
- Price
- Paid once: a simulated futures account from day one, no evaluation.$25K$409$50K$595$100K$770$150K$979
Instant Sim Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Max loss
- An end-of-day drawdown: it follows the highest completed end-of-day balance and ignores intraday floating profit.$25K$1,000$50K$2,000$100K$3,500$150K$5,250
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding drawdown and daily loss limit (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Daily loss limit
- Reaching it locks the account for the rest of the trading day; the next trading day resets it.$25K$750$50K$1,500$100K$2,000$150K$3,000
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding drawdown and daily loss limit (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Activation fee
- None.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Starting position
- The limit scales with the end-of-day balance; it starts at 2 minis / 20 micros at $25K, 4 / 40 at $50K, 8 / 80 at $100K, 12 / 120 at $150K.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Payouts 9
- Profit split
- 90% of each payout request.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Requesting
- No fixed request window: a request when every requirement is met.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Payout target
- 6% of the account, a requirement for a request (not an evaluation target).$25K$1,500$50K$3,000$100K$6,000$150K$9,000
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Winning days
- 5 winning days, not necessarily consecutive, each with a minimum realised profit by size.Minimum profit per winning day$25K$100$50K$200$100K$300$150K$400
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Consistency
- The largest winning day may be at most 20% of the total closed profit.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Buffer
- The amount that must remain in the account after the request.$25K$1,000$50K$2,000$100K$3,000$150K$4,500
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Minimum request
- A gross request of at least $500 (the amount taken from the account balance).
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Maximum request
- A gross request is capped by size.$25K$1,000$50K$2,000$100K$2,500$150K$3,000
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- From the second payout
- New realised profit of at least 50% of the gross amount requested.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Trading rules 7
- News trading
- Allowed on the futures programs.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Overnight & weekend
- Not allowed: positions are closed automatically at the end of the session.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Platform
- WealthCharts is the platform for the futures programs.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Futures platforms (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Bots & automation
- Trading bots and Expert Advisors are not allowed on the futures programs.
Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Copy trading
- Allowed from personal accounts legally tied to the account holder; copying between FTUK accounts is not allowed.
Help center: Copy trading (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Not allowed
- Martingale, tick scalping, reverse, latency and hedge arbitrage, anti scaling, grid trading and high-frequency trading (a trade opened and closed within 30 seconds).
Help center: Restricted strategies (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
- Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds, on forex and futures accounts.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
Accounts & fees 8
- Paying & getting paid
- Card (debit or credit) or crypto through Confirmo; payouts through RiseWorks in USD or in USDT or USDC.Rise does not serve residents of 24 jurisdictions, including the Russian Federation and Ukraine; people from those countries who live elsewhere may be served with valid documentation of their current residence.
Help center: Payment methods (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)Rise: Unsupported Countries, Regions, and States (read Oct 10, 2026) (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Verification
- Identity verification is completed when a payout is requested, not when an account is bought.
Help center: Identity verification (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Simulated trading
- All accounts are simulated: no live market execution.
- Company
- Nexdata-Solutions B.V. (Utrecht, The Netherlands) operates the site; FTUK Markets Ltd (Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia) provides the simulated environment.
- Currency
- Every account is denominated in US dollars.
- Restricted countries
- The help center lists the countries below as its current restricted countries.
The 13 restricted countries of the help center
Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Vietnam, Yemen, Tunisia
Help center: Restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Site notice
- The notice in the site footer is wider; it names these places and adds a sanctions clause.
The 9 places named in the site footer notice
United States (MT5-related information), United Arab Emirates, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen
- United States
- The help center says United States residents are accepted, on TradeLocker and Match-Trader only; the site footer says its services and MetaTrader 5 information are not intended for them.
Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)
Read before you buy
Traps and contradictions
From FTUK's own pages. Where two official pages say different things, both are shown: check with FTUK before you buy.
Watch out: Flex 5
- Activation fee
Entry is $9; the activation fee ($56–$1,200 by size) is due after you pass. Budget both: $65–$1,209 at the sizes sold.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Consistency
On the funded account the best trading day is held against the profit requested: 20% at level 1.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Account Protector
Open trades are closed automatically when the floating loss reaches 2% of the starting balance.
Help center: Account Protector (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Bots
The help center allows risk-management bots and the Terms of Service ask traders not to rely on bots: check before automating.
Help center: Expert Advisors and bots (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out: Instant 5
- Levels
The split and the consistency limit change at each level, reached at 10% profit: 65% and 20% at level 1.
Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Account Protector
Open trades are closed automatically when the floating loss reaches 2% of the starting balance.
Help center: Account Protector (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Trade duration
Each trade must stay open for at least 30 seconds.
Help center: Minimum trade duration (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Payout cap
- Activation fee
Watch out: Flex Futures 5
- Activation fee
Entry is $59; the activation fee ($149–$399 by size) is due after you pass. An older help article gives $130 instead: both are shown below.
- Funded daily loss
The funded stage has a daily loss limit by size ($500–$3,000): reaching it pauses trading for the rest of the day.
- Overnight
Positions cannot be held overnight or over the weekend; open positions are closed automatically at the end of the session.
Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Automation
Trading bots and Expert Advisors are not allowed.
Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Payout cap
No maximum payout is published.
Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Watch out: Instant Sim 5
- Payout requirements
A request needs the 6% payout target, 5 winning days, a 20% consistency score, the buffer left in the account and a request within the cap.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Overnight
Positions cannot be held overnight or over the weekend.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Automation
Trading bots and Expert Advisors are not allowed.
Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Costs
Futures commissions are charged through the platform and count toward the daily loss limit.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding fees (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Progression
From the second approved payout, new realised profit of at least 50% of the gross request is needed.
Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Official pages disagree 7
- Flex: 4% and 4% or 5% and 6%AThe Flex page's account selector fills in a 4% daily and 4% trailing drawdown for every size.Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe rules table of the same page, the help center and the home page say a 5% daily and a 6% trailing drawdown, which are the ones recorded here.Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Flex: 1 or no minimum trading dayAThe help center says a minimum of 1 trading day, in the evaluation only.Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe rules table of the Flex page says None. Neither is recorded.Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Split: up to 80% or up to 90%AThe Flex and Instant pages and the home page say 'up to 80%'.Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe help center's tables run from 60% (Flex) or 65% (Instant) at level 1 to 90% at level 6; those levels are recorded here.Help center: Profit share (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Flex Futures activation fee: by size or one feeAThe Flex Futures page lists $149, $199, $299 and $399 by size.Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)BAn older help article gives one activation fee of $130 for one-step SIM futures accounts. The page amounts are recorded here.Help center: Activation fee (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Forex bots: allowed or not relied uponAThe help center allows risk-management Expert Advisors on the forex programs.Help center: Expert Advisors and bots (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe Terms of Service ask traders not to rely on signals, bots or software. Neither is recorded as a listing rule.Terms of Service (official page, opens in a new tab)
- United States: accepted or not intendedAThe help center accepts United States residents, with TradeLocker and Match-Trader only.Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe site footer says its services and MetaTrader 5 information are not intended for residents of the United States or the United Arab Emirates.Terms of Service (official page, opens in a new tab)
- Company: Netherlands and Saint Lucia or HoustonAThe Terms of Service and the footer name Nexdata-Solutions B.V. in Utrecht and FTUK Markets Ltd in Saint Lucia.Terms of Service (official page, opens in a new tab)BThe help center says FTUK Inc. is located and registered in Houston, Texas.Help center: Who are FTUK (official page, opens in a new tab)
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FTUK instant accounts against other firms
Instant (no-evaluation) forex accounts only: Instant at $50K against the 5 accounts of other firms closest to it on cost per $1K of max drawdown, one per firm. Prices use our code where one exists.
FTUK Instant $50K: $216.33 per $1K of max drawdown at the list price.
| Account | Price | Max drawdown | Cost per $1K | Drawdown | Daily loss limit | Split | First payout | Payouts | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ThinkCapitalBolt Instant Funding · $50K | $599list price | $3,000 | $199.67−$16.66 vs FTUK | Trailing → locks | $1,500 | 80%, 90% with add-on | 5 profitable days | Every 14 days | FTUK vs ThinkCapital |
 Funded Trader MarketsInstant Pro · $50K | $300list price | $1,500 | $200.00−$16.33 vs FTUK | Trailing | $1,500 | 50% → 80% | 5 profitable days | On demand | FTUK vs Funded Trader Markets |
| FTUKInstant · $50K | $649list price | $3,000 | $216.33 | Trailing → locks | $2,500 | 65%, up to 90% by scaling | On demand | This page | |
 ForTradersInstant · $50K | $558list price | $2,500 | $223.20+$6.87 vs FTUK | Trailing → locks | $1,500 | 70% → 90% | 7 profitable days | Every 14 days | FTUK vs ForTraders |
 Blueberry FundedInstant Lite · $50K | $449list price | $2,000 | $224.50+$8.17 vs FTUK | Trailing → locks | $1,000 | 80% | $100 profit | Every 14 days | FTUK vs Blueberry Funded |
 Finotive FundingInstant Funding Lite · $50K | $699list price | $3,000 | $233.00+$16.67 vs FTUK | Static | $1,500 | 70%, up to 85% by scaling | 5 profitable days | Every 14 days | FTUK vs Finotive Funding |
Figures from each firm’s own pages, data Sep 26, 2026. Cost per $1K = price ÷ max drawdown × 1,000.
FAQ
FTUK questions, answered from the data
How much does FTUK cost?
Flex starts at $9 with an activation fee only after you pass ($56–$1,200). Instant is $109–$2,220 ($5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K and $200K). On futures, Flex Futures starts at $59 (activation $149–$399) and Instant Sim is $409–$979 ($25K, $50K, $100K and $150K).
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Instant Sim Funding page (official page, opens in a new tab)
Is there a FTUK discount code?
Every price here is a list price.
What is the FTUK Flex Challenge?
A one-step forex evaluation: a 4% profit target, a 5% daily loss limit and a 6% trailing maximum loss, with no time limit. You pay $9 to start and the activation fee, by size, only after you pass.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Home page (official page, opens in a new tab)
What is the FTUK profit split?
On the forex programs it starts at 60% on Flex and 65% on Instant and rises to 90% at level 6; on Flex Futures and Instant Sim it is 90% and 90%.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Scaling plan for Instant Funding (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
What are the FTUK drawdown and daily loss limits?
Forex: a 5% daily loss limit and a 6% maximum loss on Flex and Instant, trailing until it reaches the starting balance. Futures: an end-of-day drawdown by size ($1,000–$4,000 on Flex Futures, $1,000–$5,250 on Instant Sim).
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Funding Program (Forex) (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Drawdown limits (official page, opens in a new tab)Flex Futures page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
How do FTUK payouts work?
On demand once the payout rules are met: a consistency score on every funded stage, five winning days on the futures stages and a payout target on Instant Sim. Approval takes 24-48 working hours after review and funds arrive in 1-3 working days, through RiseWorks or in USDT or USDC.
Help center: New Flex Challenge Explained (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding payout rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: How long payouts take (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Payout provider (official page, opens in a new tab)
Does FTUK allow bots, news trading and weekend holding?
News trading is allowed on every program. Weekend holding is allowed on the forex programs and not on the futures programs, where trading bots are not allowed either.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Futures trading rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Which countries does FTUK accept?
The help center lists its restricted countries and says United States residents are accepted on TradeLocker and Match-Trader; the site footer words a wider notice. Both are shown in the rules.
Help center: Restricted countries (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: United States traders (official page, opens in a new tab)Terms of Service (official page, opens in a new tab)
Which platforms does FTUK use?
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker or Match-Trader on forex, and WealthCharts on futures.
Flex Challenge page (official page, opens in a new tab)Help center: Instant Sim Funding account rules (official page, opens in a new tab)
Is FTUK trading real money?
No. All accounts are simulated, with no live market execution.