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FTMO rules the calculator uses
| Program and phase | Target | Maximum daily loss | Maximum total loss | Minimum days | Time limit | Best day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO · FTMO Challenge 2-Step · phase 1 | 10 % | 5 % of the initial balance | 10 %, static | 4 | none | no rule |
| FTMO · FTMO Challenge 2-Step · phase 2 | 5 % | 5 % of the initial balance | 10 %, static | 4 | none | no rule |
| FTMO · FTMO Challenge 1-Step | 10 % | 3 % of the initial balance | 10 %, trailing the highest daily close | 0 | none | at most 50 % of the positive days' gain |
Source for FTMO Challenge 2-Step and FTMO Challenge 1-Step: FTMO page, read on 2026-09-25.
Rigor is not affiliated with any firm; rules change, so check the firm's own page.
Notes on the FTMO · FTMO Challenge 2-Step rules
- Daily loss: 5 % of the initial balance below the balance recorded at 00:00 CE(S)T.
- No time limit (ftmo.com page).
Notes on the FTMO · FTMO Challenge 1-Step rules
- Maximum loss is an end-of-day trailing limit; whether it stops trailing was not stated on the page read, so the simulator lets it trail (stricter).
- Best Day Rule: the best day may not exceed 50 % of the positive days' profit; checked when a path reaches the target, on daily closes.
- No minimum trading days; no time limit (ftmo.com page).
Frequently asked questions
What target and limits does the FTMO Challenge 2-Step have?
According to the FTMO page read on 2026-09-25: a target of 10 % in phase 1 and 5 % in phase 2; a maximum daily loss of 5 % of the initial balance; a maximum total loss of 10 %, static; at least 4 trading days; no time limit.
What changes in the FTMO Challenge 1-Step?
According to the FTMO page read on 2026-09-25, in the 1-Step: a 10 % target; a maximum daily loss of 3 % of the initial balance; a maximum total loss of 10 % trailing the highest daily close; no minimum days; no time limit; a best day of at most 50 % of the positive days' gain. The calculator lets that total loss trail without stopping, the stricter reading, because the page read does not say whether it stops.
How does the calculator count FTMO's daily loss?
According to the FTMO page read on 2026-09-25: in the 2-Step, a maximum daily loss of 5 % of the initial balance, counted from the balance recorded at 00:00 CE(S)T; in the 1-Step, a maximum daily loss of 3 % of the initial balance. The calculator checks it at every daily close: it does not see the intraday floating loss, so it is optimistic against that limit.
Does the calculator say how many FTMO challenges to buy?
No. It divides the fee you declare by the chance of reaching the target in every phase: an average of independent attempts with declared figures, not a budget or a recommendation to buy.
What it computes and assumes
- Each synthetic day has your trades per day; across them, the share that wins your average win is your win rate and the rest lose your average loss. With decimals, some days have one more trade than others so the average is yours.
- The report's simulator resamples those days and checks every daily close: first the daily limit, then the total one and last the target with the minimum days. Every day with trades counts as a trading day, even when it nets zero.
- Every win and loss has the average size: no tails, slippage, costs or intraday floating loss. Real losses vary, so with a real history the limits are usually hit more often.
- Trades are independent: no streaks longer than chance.
- The rules are those each firm posted on the date shown; they may have changed.
- We keep your figures in no database or file; since they travel in the link, the server's access log may hold the address requested. It is a calculation with declared figures, not an audit or a forecast.
With your real history
With your real history, the simulator uses your actual days, the floating loss at each daily close and the costs: upload your file. The report resamples your own days with the firm's rules, compares the published firms and tries the sizes.
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