{
  "ok": true,
  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "dataset": {
    "name": "prop-firm-rules",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "commit": "0fa4ef2",
    "lastVerified": "2026-10-04",
    "source": "https://github.com/kburrus64-max/prop-firm-rules",
    "license": "MIT"
  },
  "program": {
    "id": "ftmo_2step",
    "name": "FTMO Challenge 2-Step",
    "sizes": [
      10000,
      25000,
      50000,
      100000,
      200000
    ],
    "sizesVerified": false,
    "dailyLoss": {
      "pct": 5,
      "amountBase": "initial",
      "reference": "balance",
      "kind": "hard"
    },
    "maxDrawdown": {
      "pct": 10,
      "mode": "static",
      "lockAt": null
    },
    "reset": "00:00 CE(S)T (Prague)",
    "verified": true,
    "notes": "Limit = balance at 00:00 CE(S)T minus 5% of initial capital. Equity (incl. floating P/L, swaps, commissions) must not drop below it. Max loss: equity must stay above 90% of initial.",
    "sources": [
      "https://ftmo.com/en/trading-objectives/",
      "https://academy.ftmo.com/lesson/maximum-daily-loss/",
      "https://academy.ftmo.com/lesson/maximum-loss/"
    ],
    "lastVerified": "2026-10-04"
  },
  "firm": {
    "id": "ftmo",
    "name": "FTMO",
    "policy": {
      "copyTrading": "own_accounts_only",
      "copyTradingNotes": "\"Copy trading across your own accounts is permitted, provided each account independently and fully complies with all applicable rules.\" Copying third parties / signal services / master accounts of others is forbidden. (Quoted from the FTMO Futures page; the CFD Forbidden Trading Practices page bans third-party access and coordinated trading but I did not find the same sentence there (so CFD own-account copying is not confirmed).)",
      "multiAccount": "Accounts cannot be merged; each is managed separately (Futures FAQ).",
      "automation": "allowed",
      "automationNotes": "EAs/algos allowed if legitimate; third-party EAs risk \"copy trading across registrations\".",
      "cloudCopier": "unknown",
      "remoteServerTrading": "unknown",
      "verified": true,
      "sources": [
        "https://ftmo.com/en/futures/forbidden-trading-practices",
        "https://ftmo.com/en/forbidden-trading-practices/",
        "https://ftmo.com/en/futures/faq/ftr-which-instruments-can-i-trade-and-what-strategies-am-i-allowed-to-use/",
        "https://ftmo.com/en/futures/faq/can-i-merge-my-trading-accounts/"
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-04"
    }
  },
  "vocabulary": [
    "dailyLoss.amountBase: 'initial' = % of initial balance; 'reference' = % of the day-start reference value. dailyLoss.reference: 'balance' = day-start balance; 'max' = higher of day-start balance and day-start equity.",
    "maxDrawdown.mode: 'static' = floor fixed at initial - amount; 'trailing_eod' = floor trails the highest end-of-day balance; 'trailing_closed' = floor trails the highest closed (realised) balance; 'trailing_intraday' = floor trails the peak balance including open profit. lockAt = floor stops trailing once it reaches initial + lockAt (null = never locks in this program)."
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not financial advice. Prop firms change rules often; always verify every value with the firm's current terms and your account dashboard. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any prop firm."
}