FTUK review

FTUK states that commissions are charged at a flat rate on FOREX pairs only, and that there are no commissions applicable to commodities, indices, or cryptocurrencies. Traders can review their official commissions page here: https://faq.ftuk.com/en/articles/12339829-what-are-the-commissions

FTUK Futures offers One Step Evaluation and Instant Sim Funded futures account options. Futures trading is currently available through FTUK XT. One Step SIM futures accounts require a $130 activation fee after successfully completing the challenge before receiving the funded account. News trading is allowed across FTUK Futures accounts, but traders should still manage risk carefully during high-impact events. FTUK Futures does not allow overnight or weekend holding. Positions must be closed by 3:50 PM CT / 8:50 PM GMT, and FTUK XT may begin showing warnings 15 minutes before automated closure. Traders must follow all account risk limits, contract limits, drawdown rules, consistency requirements, and trading conduct rules to remain eligible for funding and payouts. Automated trading systems, including Expert Advisors (EAs), and trading bots, are not permitted on FTUK Futures accounts during either the Challenge Phase or Funded Account stage. Prohibited trading styles include HFT, tick scalping, ultra-fast scalping, arbitrage, hedging, martingale, copy trading, trade passing services, and other strategies designed to exploit the simulated trading environment. Traders may hold up to 3 futures accounts at once, but each account must use a different strategy. FTUK states that trading the same asset at the same time across accounts may be flagged as copy trading. Accounts cannot be merged, and trade copying between FTUK accounts is not permitted. All futures trades must remain open for a minimum of 30 seconds.

FTUK Futures uses different consistency rules depending on the account type. One Step Evaluation accounts do not list a consistency requirement, One Step Sim Funded accounts have a 25% consistency rule, and Instant Sim Funded accounts have a 20% consistency rule. No single day’s profit can exceed the allowed percentage of total account profit for the applicable program. If a trader exceeds the consistency limit, the account is not terminated for that reason, but the trader must continue trading until the consistency score falls back within the allowed percentage before requesting a payout. The consistency score resets after a payout is processed. FTUK Futures also applies a Daily Loss Limit equal to 2.5% of the initial account balance unless the trader has selected the No Daily Drawdown add-on. The Daily Loss Limit includes closed losses, floating losses, commissions, and fees. Reaching the Daily Loss Limit is treated as a soft breach, which disables trading for the remainder of the day and resets the next trading day. FTUK Futures also uses an EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit, with drawdown limits listed by account size. Reaching the Maximum Loss Limit is a hard breach and permanently closes the account.

FTUK Futures funded accounts require a 5% profit target per payout cycle before a withdrawal can be requested. Traders must also meet the applicable consistency score and wait 14 calendar days after the first trade or previous withdrawal, unless the account has the Payout On Demand add-on. The minimum payout request on futures funded accounts is $200. The maximum payout per cycle is $2,500 for 50K accounts, $3,000 for 100K accounts, and $3,500 for 150K accounts. Remaining profit after a payout may count toward the next payout cycle’s 5% target. For example, if a trader reaches the payout target and withdraws less than the full available profit, the remaining profit can reduce the amount needed to qualify for the next payout cycle. FTUK Futures offers a 100% profit share until the trader reaches $15,000 in total withdrawals. After total withdrawals exceed $15,000, the profit share becomes 90%. If a funded account is hard breached, the account is permanently closed and remaining profits are forfeited. While a payout request is pending approval, the account is placed in view-only mode until the payout is processed.

IMPORTANT!

Traders should be careful when requesting payouts on accounts with an EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit. FTUK lists account-specific payout caps, but traders are responsible for understanding how a withdrawal may affect their remaining account balance, risk cushion, and account status after the payout is processed. For example, on the $50K account, the payout target is $2,500 and the maximum payout is also $2,500, while the EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit is $2,000. If a trader reaches the $2,500 profit target and requests the full $2,500 payout, the remaining account balance will fall below the trailed drawdown level. The EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit trails the highest account balance at the end of each trading day and does not lock static at any point based on FTUK’s published futures rules and customer support verification.