E8 Markets vs FTMO: the rules compared

E8 One (1-Step)

FTMO Challenge 2-Step (2-Step)

US$488 one-time

Price before the 30% discount shown on the homepage.

€540 one-time

US$4,000

US$10,000

US$122 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

€54 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

6 % = US$6,000

Preset; adjustable at checkout.

10 % = US$10,000

5 % = US$5,000

3 % = US$3,000, from start-of-day balance

Preset; adjustable at checkout. Limit in % of initial balance from the day's starting balance.

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance, 00:00 CE(S)T

4 % = US$4,000, trailing (closed balance). Lock: "Dynamic drawdown": rises with each closed profit, locks permanently at the initial balance.

Preset; adjustable at checkout.

10 % = US$10,000, static

none

"can be passed in one day".

4 days

3 % = US$3,000, from start-of-day balance

Preset; adjustable at checkout. Limit in % of initial balance from the day's starting balance.

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance, 00:00 CE(S)T

4 % = US$4,000, trailing (closed balance). Lock: "Dynamic drawdown": rises with each closed profit, locks permanently at the initial balance.

Preset; adjustable at checkout.

10 % = US$10,000, static

40 %: best day ÷ total profit (payout waits until met)

none

80 % → 90 % (90% with the Scaling Plan or Premium Programme.)

At the earliest 3 days after the performance stage starts (on-demand rules).

Request on the 14th or any later day after the first trade on the account; review 1–2 business days, payment typically 1–2 business days after the invoice is approved.

on request

US$100

Net profit must also exceed 50% of the daily drawdown.

US$20

Minimum closed profit USD 20 for bank wire and Visa Direct/Mastercard Send, USD 50 for crypto.

Per the FAQ FTMO charges no additional fees on reward withdrawals. Limits: Visa Direct/Mastercard Send up to USD 20,000, Skrill up to USD 3,000.

0.7% currency conversion adjustment on realised P&L when the instrument's profit currency differs from the account currency (Trading Update 28 Jul 2026; effective date depends on the agreement stage).

with the first payout

Scaling Plan: +25% account size every 4 months with at least 10% net profit in that period, up to USD 2M across all accounts.

allowed

Overnight allowed; holding through market breaks longer than 2 hours is forbidden on FTMO Accounts (Standard).

restricted

On FTMO Accounts (Standard) positions must be closed before breaks longer than 2 hours (e.g. the weekend). Allowed during Challenge, Verification and on Swing accounts.

allowed

EAs and algorithmic trading allowed unless forbidden practices; server limit of 200 orders at a time and 2,000 positions per day.

allowed

Only between own accounts.

restricted

Identical or copied trading across accounts counts towards the USD 400,000 maximum allocation per trader or strategy; above it accounts may be suspended.

forex 1:30, indices 1:15, metals 1:15, crypto 1:1

forex 1:100, swing-account 1:30

Standard account up to 1:100, Swing account up to 1:30; lower on indices, metals and crypto.

Forex: US$2.50 per lot per side (US$5 round trip) · Metals: 0.0007 % of position value per side (0.0014 % round trip) · Indices: none · Crypto: 0.0325 % of position value per side (0.065 % round trip)

Values from FTMO's dated announcements (forex and metals from 29 Sep 2025, crypto from 28 Jul 2025); FTMO shows the current symbol table only in the browser. FTMO names the same 0.0007% per side for NATGAS, HEATOIL and "Cash III CFD", although its indices post calls all index symbols commission-free.

no listing recorded

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), 19 Nov 2025 – The Reserve Bank of India's Alert List concerns persons resident in India. For the countries PropCrab covers, it does not change availability (operator decision of 3 November 2026). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.

E8 Funding LLC (US)

Registered in the United States with an office in Dallas, TX per the help centre. The site also names Digital Renaissance LLC (Puerto Rico); its role is not clearly described.

FTMO s.r.o. (CZ), FTMO Evaluation Global s.r.o. (CZ)

The imprint does not state each company's role; US clients are served via ftmo.oanda.com.

2021

"E8 Markets (E8 Funding) was founded in 2021."

2015

accepted

restricted

US clients only TradeLocker and Match-Trader.

via another entity

US clients via the affiliated site ftmo.oanda.com.

after passing the evaluation: 1-Step and 2-Step: FTMO Identity (KYC/KYB) after all evaluation objectives are met. Instant Account: at the first reward request.

TradeLocker, Match-Trader, cTrader (not US), MT5 (not US), Own platform

MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView

card, apple-pay, google-pay, paypal, revolut-pay, skrill, crypto, bank-transfer

PayPal, Skrill and crypto carry a 3% fee; bank transfer in EUR/CZK only.

bank-transfer, rise

Via WorkMarket (bank), Rise or Aeropay (US only); no direct crypto payout. E8 charges no fee, the processors may.

bank-transfer, card, skrill, crypto

Card = Visa Direct / Mastercard Send.

Refund only in phase 1 with no trading activity and within 30 days; crypto payments never refundable. No fee refund with the first payout.

One-time fee, no subscription. The 2-Step fee is refunded with the first reward; 1-Step and Instant Account fees are not refundable.