Funding Traders
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Funding Traders is a relatively new proprietary trading firm offering 1-Step, 2-Step PRO6, 2-Step PRO10, and Instant Funding models, with account sizes ranging from $5,000 to $400,000. The firm offers competitive profit splits, flexible trading conditions, unlimited evaluation time, and a structured scaling program. Its support for multiple platforms and permission for overnight, weekend and selected news trading are advantages, although trading rules and payout conditions vary by funding model, and some strategies remain restricted.
Challenge Programs
Instant Funding
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $170.00$90.00 | Buy |
| $25,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $319.00$160.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $479.00$240.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $749.00$375.00 | Buy |
| $200,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $1,349.00$675.00 | Buy |
| $400,000 | Instant | None | 3% | 6% | 90%-100%% | $2,349.00$1,175.00 | Buy |
2-Step Pro10
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $69.00$35.00 | Buy |
| $10,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $119.00$60.00 | Buy |
| $25,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $229.00$115.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $339.00$170.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $599.00$300.00 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 10% / Phase 2: 5% | 5% | 10% | 80%-100%% | $999.00$500.00 | Buy |
2-Step Pro6
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $49.00$25.00 | Buy |
| $10,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $79.00$40.00 | Buy |
| $25,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $159.00$80.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $259.00$130.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $459.00$230.00 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 2 Steps | Phase 1: 6% / Phase 2: 6% | 3% | 6% | 80%-100%% | $799.00$400.00 | Buy |
1-Step
| Account | Steps | Target | Daily loss | Max Loss | Split | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $59.00$30.00 | Buy |
| $10,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $109.00$55.00 | Buy |
| $25,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $229.00$115.00 | Buy |
| $50,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $329.00$165.00 | Buy |
| $100,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $589.00$295.00 | Buy |
| $200,000 | 1 Step | 10% | 3% | 10% | 90%-100%% | $999.00$500.00 | Buy |
Payment Methods
- Credit and debit cards
- Cryptocurrency payments
- Selected online payment processors
- Bank transfer options in supported regions
Rise Pay (Bank Transfer); USDT (ERC-20) via Coinbase Commerce
Pros & Cons
CREDITS13
- Multiple funding models
- Account sizes available up to $400,000
- Profit splits up to 100% on eligible accounts
- No maximum evaluation time
- No minimum trading days on selected challenge models
- Fast payout processing
- Overnight and weekend trading allowed
- News trading allowed during evaluation on eligible programs
- Supports multiple trading platforms
- Multiple asset classes available
- Structured scaling program
- Active Discord community and customer support
- Modern trader dashboard
DEBITS7
- Relatively new prop firm compared with established competitors
- Rules and payout conditions vary between funding models
- Instant Funding generally requires higher upfront fees
- Strict restrictions apply to several trading strategies
- Instant Funded accounts prohibit news trading
- Consistency requirements apply to some account types
- Trading commissions and spreads vary by platform, instrument and account setup
Trading Rules
- Funding models include 1-Step PRO, 2-Step PRO6, 2-Step PRO10 and Instant Funded
- Evaluation accounts require traders to complete the applicable challenge
- Instant Funded accounts provide immediate access without an evaluation
- No maximum trading time on evaluation challenges
- Leverage up to 1:100 on certain account structures and instruments
- Profit split generally ranges from 80% to 90%, with upgrades to 100% available on eligible accounts
- Daily drawdown is approximately 4%-5%, depending on the program
- Maximum drawdown is approximately 5%-10%, depending on the program
- Maximum loss per trade is limited to 2%
- Consistency requirements vary by program
- Instant Funded accounts have a 15% consistency score requirement
- 1-Step PRO funded accounts have a 50% consistency score requirement
- 2-Step PRO6 and 2-Step PRO10 accounts do not have a consistency score requirement
- Account scaling is available
- Scaling can increase the account by 25% of the original starting balance when eligibility conditions are met
- Traders must achieve profitability across two consecutive calendar months with at least 8% combined profit
- A further 25% account increase may be available through the 3-month longevity bonus
- Scaling continues until the firm's maximum capital allocation is reached
Restricted strategies
Risk-management EAs are permitted subject to the firm's conditions. Copy trading between the trader's own Funding Traders accounts is permitted.
News trading
- Restricted
News trading is allowed during the challenge phase on evaluation accounts. However, opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact news events is prohibited on funded evaluation accounts. News trading is prohibited on Instant Funded accounts.
Window: 2 min before and after newsRules differ by account type: allowed with a 2-minute restriction on funded evaluation accounts, fully prohibited on Instant Funded accounts.
Payouts & Trading Costs
- Payout frequency
- Typically bi-weekly after the first payout
- Processing time
- Generally processed within a few business days after approval
- Profit split
- Up to 100% — 80%-90% by default, with upgrades to 100% available on eligible accounts
- Payout routing
- Rise Pay (Bank Transfer); USDT (ERC-20) via Coinbase Commerce
- Minimum withdrawal
- $100
- Trading costs
- Raw-spread pricing on certain instruments · Trading commissions apply mainly to Forex and Metals. Some Indices and cryptocurrency instruments may have lower or commission-free pricing depending on the account setup. Trading costs vary by asset class, platform and liquidity conditions. No fixed commission amount was provided in the supplied information.
Trust & Safety
Funding Traders has operated since 2022 and is a relatively new participant in the proprietary trading industry. The firm publishes its challenge rules, drawdown limits, payout structures and trading conditions, while maintaining customer support through live chat, email and its Discord community. It uses third-party liquidity and trading-platform infrastructure and monitors trading activity for prohibited practices such as latency arbitrage, account sharing and certain forms of high-frequency trading.
- Legal entity
- Funding Traders Group Ltd
- Regulated
- No
Funding Traders is not a regulated financial broker itself, and its programs use simulated evaluation and funded-account structures.
Traders should review Funding Traders' current terms, trading rules, regional eligibility, payout conditions and refund policy on the official website before purchasing.
Trading carries risk. Evaluation programs like this one involve simulated accounts and non-refundable fees; review the firm’s current terms directly before purchasing. This page is informational and not financial advice.