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Brand: Funding Traders

Funding Traders

Forex Prop Firm
https://fundingtraders.com
Established: 2023 (3 years in business)
Legal Company Name: RSRD Limited
Location: Suite C, Level 7, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Our Summary
Multi-model forex/CFD prop firm running 1-Step Pro, 2-Step Pro, and Instant Funding programs with generous payout add-ons, strong copy-trading allowances for same-owner accounts, and a highly add-on-driven product structure.
Trading Plans

Compare each plan path, how it progresses, and the key funding and payout terms we have confirmed so far.

Single-stage evaluation path that leads to funded access after objectives are met.

FundingTraders is model-dependent. Pro programs require passing the evaluation challenge before access to the funded phase, while Instant Funding grants immediate funded-account access without a challenge. In Postpaid purchases, any remaining balance must be cleared before the funded account is accessed.
Funding Traders advertises a Payout Guarantee: payout requests are processed within 2 business days or the trader receives 1,000 USD in combined cash and credits, subject to conditions. Some accounts, such as 2-Step Pro, default to a first payout after 21 days from the first funded trade, with an optional 14-day add-on for the first and subsequent payouts.
Leverage is highly model- and risk-review-dependent. General trading guidance documents stricter-review caps such as Forex 1:30, Indices 1:10, Metals 1:9, Oil 1:10, and Crypto 1:1. Product pages also offer optional payout and split add-ons that change economics across account types.

Two-stage evaluation path that must be completed before funded access.

FundingTraders is model-dependent. Pro programs require passing the evaluation challenge before access to the funded phase, while Instant Funding grants immediate funded-account access without a challenge. In Postpaid purchases, any remaining balance must be cleared before the funded account is accessed.
Funding Traders advertises a Payout Guarantee: payout requests are processed within 2 business days or the trader receives 1,000 USD in combined cash and credits, subject to conditions. Some accounts, such as 2-Step Pro, default to a first payout after 21 days from the first funded trade, with an optional 14-day add-on for the first and subsequent payouts.
Leverage is highly model- and risk-review-dependent. General trading guidance documents stricter-review caps such as Forex 1:30, Indices 1:10, Metals 1:9, Oil 1:10, and Crypto 1:1. Product pages also offer optional payout and split add-ons that change economics across account types.

Immediate funded-access path that skips a traditional evaluation.

Funding Traders runs multiple challenge and instant-funded product lines with materially different rule sets. Instant Funding behaves differently from Pro and challenge-funded structures, and some rules are product-specific rather than firm-wide.
Funding Traders advertises a Payout Guarantee: payout requests are processed within 2 business days or the trader receives 1,000 USD in combined cash and credits, subject to conditions. Some accounts, such as 2-Step Pro, default to a first payout after 21 days from the first funded trade, with an optional 14-day add-on for the first and subsequent payouts.
Leverage is highly model- and risk-review-dependent. General trading guidance documents stricter-review caps such as Forex 1:30, Indices 1:10, Metals 1:9, Oil 1:10, and Crypto 1:1. Product pages also offer optional payout and split add-ons that change economics across account types.
Funded Account Structure

Funding Traders runs multiple challenge and instant-funded product lines with materially different rule sets. Instant Funding behaves differently from Pro and challenge-funded structures, and some rules are product-specific rather than firm-wide.

Allowed Trading Instruments
Structured instrument coverage is still being normalized for this firm. For now, use the market badges and the plan and rules notes above as the best guide to what this firm supports.

Official restricted-country guidance currently lists Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Funding Traders notes that existing users from newly restricted countries may continue until they breach an objective or rule, but new participation is blocked.

For non-futures firms, this section summarizes challenge fees, commissions, spreads, swaps, activation costs, and other trader-facing cost notes when exact structured fee rows are not yet normalized.
FundingTraders' public program pages say funded Pro accounts normally charge $3 per lot round trip on all instruments, while challenge phases are commission-free unless a zero-commission add-on applies. Additional account types and add-ons can change the default payout/refund economics.
General Policies
Algorithm & EA Policy
EAs and bots are allowed, but only within FundingTraders' risk-management-oriented restrictions.
FundingTraders allows risk-management EAs and permits trader-developed automation, including AI-assisted EAs when the trader understands and can explain the code. Off-the-shelf EAs, grid bots, hedge bots, and repeated HFT behavior are prohibited.
Copy Trading
Not allowed

Policies are product-dependent. Instant Funding materials allow copy trading only between a trader's own accounts in limited cases, while copying to other traders' accounts is prohibited. EAs and bots are allowed only within the firm's approved boundaries, with off-the-shelf automation, grid bots, hedge bots, and other unapproved automation restricted.

Microscalping Policy
Repeated HFT-style trading, especially trades lasting 15 seconds or less, is prohibited on funded accounts and can lead to the account being flagged and eventually failed.
Bots Policy

Automation is allowed only in controlled forms that align with FundingTraders' risk rules. Pre-built trading bots, grid bots, hedge bots, and abusive HFT-style automation are not allowed.

DCA Policy

Martingale-style averaging down is not allowed. FundingTraders says a trader may add only one position to an already losing trade idea, while grid-style multi-position stacking in the same direction is also prohibited.

Allowed Trading Hours
FundingTraders applies model-specific time rules rather than a single universal schedule. Instant Funding accounts may hold overnight but cannot hold or open trades during the weekend, and all such positions must be closed at least one hour before Friday market close.
Move to Live Criteria

FundingTraders is model-dependent. Pro programs require passing the evaluation challenge before access to the funded phase, while Instant Funding grants immediate funded-account access without a challenge. In Postpaid purchases, any remaining balance must be cleared before the funded account is accessed.

Rule Enforcement Notes

FundingTraders says rule or objective violations lead to immediate account termination, loss of trading access, and forfeiture of profits made during the trading period. It also uses live scanning, post-challenge scans, and manual review before funding or payout transitions, so violations may be detected later even if the account was not auto-failed immediately.

Refund Policy

FundingTraders offers a standard 14-day cancellation right if no orders have been opened on the evaluation account. It also offers fee refunds after successful funding and payout milestones, with some products supporting refund bonuses or add-ons such as 150% refund on the first successful payout.

Activation Fee Policy

FundingTraders does not frame funded access around a separate activation fee. Instead, some purchases use a Postpaid model where the remaining account balance must be paid only after completing the challenge phase or reaching the funded stage.

VPN Policy
FundingTraders allows trading from multiple IP addresses, but places responsibility on the trader to keep the account secure and avoid security risks.
Payout Methods

Funding Traders advertises a Payout Guarantee: payout requests are processed within 2 business days or the trader receives 1,000 USD in combined cash and credits, subject to conditions. Some accounts, such as 2-Step Pro, default to a first payout after 21 days from the first funded trade, with an optional 14-day add-on for the first and subsequent payouts.

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Trading Platforms
MetaTrader 5 TradeLocker

Official help content documents multiple account structures including 2-Step Next-Gen, 2-Step Pro, Instant Funding, 1-Step Swing, and funded/pro variants. A fuller platform-by-region matrix still needs a dedicated pass, but trading conditions clearly vary by account type.

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Languages Supported
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