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FTMO research audit

This page shows what Golden Bazaar watches for this firm: official rule changes, denied payout reasons, KYC/IP risk, community signals, payout proof, and weekly change alerts.

Last checked: Apr 24, 2026, 08:18 PM Istanbul time

Sources

1/1

Failed

0

Weak captures

0

Coverage

Verified

What we track

This research page is available for every firm, including firms still waiting for a deeper source review.
When a dedicated source review exists, it is shown with stronger source-level evidence.
If no dedicated source review exists, Golden Bazaar shows the profile-derived watchlist and marks gaps clearly.
Official rules, community complaints, payout proof, and weekly changes stay separated by confidence level.

Important separation

Official firm pages are treated as rule evidence. Reddit, social posts, review sites, and payout screenshots are shown as community signals until repeated or verified. This keeps rumors separate from confirmed rules.

Official rules + community complaints + payout proof + weekly changes are tracked in separate confidence lanes.

Official Rule Tracker

Rule evidence coverage

Official confirmed

1 source links are attached to this firm profile.

News trading clarity

Official confirmed

Prohibited 2 mins before/after high-impact news on Standard accounts. Fully allowed on Swing accounts.

KYC and account review

Official confirmed

After passing the evaluation, before receiving the funded FTMO Account. | Any mismatch between registered country and KYC documents triggers a manual compliance block.

Payout processing

Official confirmed

On-demand after 14 days from first trade; then bi-weekly. | 1-2 business days.

Community / Proof Tracker

Payout proof tracker

Watchlist

Social media, Reddit, review sites, and payout screenshots should be monitored but not treated as official rules.

Complaint radar

User reported

Spread/slippage complaints around high-impact news sessions. | Travel/VPN login mismatches triggering compliance checks. | Confusion about model-specific limits (for example 1-Step Best Day rule).

Demand signal

Repeated pattern

Mixed, mostly positive with recurring execution/compliance complaints.

Denied Payout Reasons

Hedging/Arbitrage: Taking opposite positions across multiple accounts to exploit the system.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Gambling Behavior: All-in margin bets or tick scalping latency arbitrage.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

IP/VPN Mismatch: Conflicting login locations between evaluation and funded stages.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Account Management: Third-party trading or identical copy-trading with another user.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Breach of 5% Daily Loss (2-Step) or 3% Daily Loss (1-Step).

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Breach of 10% Maximum Overall Loss.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Best Day Rule (1-Step only): A single day's profit cannot equal or exceed 50% of the total profit target.

Official confirmed

Pulled from the firm profile risk/rejection fields; recheck with weekly source review.

Weekly change watchlist

Terms, FAQ, rulebook, and prohibited trading pages
Payout cycle, payout cap, payout methods, and proof complaints
News trading windows and high-impact-event wording
KYC, IP/geography, multiple-account, and document requirements
Hard-fail rules, consistency rules, scalping, EA, copy trading, and hedging wording
Restricted countries and platform availability
[Social risk 2026-05-09] Watchlist social-risk scan: some signals appeared, but this is not enough for a strong warning yet. Source: https://x.com/search?q=%22FTMO%22%20OR%20%22FTMO.com%22%20payout%20rules%20denied%20trustpilot&src=typed_query&f=live
Standard accounts: no opening/closing trades in the 2-minute window before/after high-impact news.
Standard accounts: weekend holding is restricted; Swing accounts differ.

Source coverage

Source type Status Coverage Source
Evidence link Verified Linked Open

Watchlist gaps

Dedicated source-level review is not attached yet unless this page shows verified source coverage rows.
Social proof and complaint data must stay separated from official rules.
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