FTMO 1-Step $25K Challenge
1-step · Forex & CFD · one-time billing
FTMO’s 1-Step 25K is a 1-step forex & CFD evaluation that costs €199.00, billed one-time. To pass you need 10% profit. The max loss is 10% ($2,500), eod trailing, with a 3% daily loss limit. There is no activation fee after you pass. The first month comes to $216.91, the 22nd cheapest of the 23 25K forex & CFD challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 90% split, and the payout rule is: on demand, from day 14.
Rule sheet
From FTMO’s own docs, read 5 Nov 2026.What’s different about 1-Step
FTMO 1-Step is a single 10% target with a 3% daily loss and a 10% max loss that trails your end-of-day balance. It pays 90% from the start, but has a 50% best-day rule in the challenge.
Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | €199.00 | €199.00 |
| Discount | — | No active code |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 |
| Reset fee | None · rebuy €199.00 | None · rebuy €199.00 |
| First-month cost | $216.91 | $216.91 |
How the 1-Step 25K compares
Against the 23 25K forex & CFD challenges we track, the 10% profit target is higher than the median (9%), the 10% max loss gives more room than the median (8%), and PT:DD is 1:1.00 against a median of 1:1.00. The 90% split is above the median of 80%.
What it costs to get funded: $216.91 if you pass on the first attempt, $433.82 if you fail once and buy it again. The median 25K forex & CFD challenge costs $140.00 in the first month.
1-Step vs FTMO’s other plans
Compared with FTMO’s other 25K plan:
- 2-Step: $272.50 first month (vs $216.91), static drawdown instead of eod trailing, 10% + 5% targets instead of 10%, 80% split instead of 90%, 2-step instead of 1-step.
About FTMO: founded in 2015 in the Czech Republic, 10 challenges across forex & cfd, Trustpilot 4.8 from 55,579 reviews (their data), not available in Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Belize and 72 more countries.
Other sizes of 1-Step
| Size | Price | With code | First month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10K | €79.00 | €79.00 | $86.11 | View $10K → |
| $25K | €199.00 | €199.00 | $216.91 | Viewing |
| $50K | €319.00 | €319.00 | $347.71 | View $50K → |
| $100K | €499.00 | €499.00 | $543.91 | View $100K → |
| $200K | €999.00 | €999.00 | $1,088.91 | View $200K → |
Similar 25K forex & CFD challenges
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BG Blue Guardian— Blue Guardian 1 Step Nano · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $78.66$55.06 one-time | 10% $2,500 | 4% $1,000 | 6% $1,500 | Trailing balance | 85% | MT5MTR+1 | 1:50 | ◐ Restricted | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | $55.06 | Buy Blue Guardian 1 Step Nano $25K | ||
| BG Blue Guardian— Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $134.00$93.80 one-time | 9% $2,250 | 4% $1,000 | 6% $1,500 | Trailing balance | 85% | MT5MTR+1 | 1:100 | ◐ Restricted | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | $93.80 | Buy Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard $25K | ||
EM E8 Markets— E8 Markets E8 Pro · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $138.00$113.00 one-time | 6% $1,500 | 2.5% $625 | 6% $1,500 | Static | 80% | MT5TL+3 | Not stated | ✓ Yes | $113.00 | Buy E8 Markets E8 Pro $25K | ||||
| EM E8 Markets— E8 Markets E8 One · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $188.00$155.00 one-time | 9% $2,250 | 4% $1,000 | 6% $1,500 | Trailing balance | 80% | MT5TL+3 | 1:30 | ◐ Restricted | $155.00 | Buy E8 Markets E8 One $25K | ||||
F FundingPips4.5 FundingPips 1-Step Flex · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $255.00$204.00 one-time | 12% $3,000 | 3% $750 | 12% $3,000 | Static | 80% | MT5MTR+1 | 1:100 | ◐ Restricted | $204.00 | Buy FundingPips 1-Step Flex $25K | ||||
F FundedNext4.5 FundedNext Stellar 1-Step · $25K · rules & details → | $25K 1-step | $219.99$204.59 one-time | 10% $2,500 | 3% $750 | 6% $1,500 | Static | 80% | MT5cT+1 | Not stated | ◐ Restricted | $204.59 | Buy FundedNext Stellar 1-Step $25K |
Blue Guardian—1 Step Nano · $25K · 1-step $78.66$55.06one-time Blue Guardian—1 Step Standard · $25K · 1-step $134.00$93.80one-time E8 Markets—E8 Pro · $25K · 1-step $138.00$113.00one-time E8 Markets—E8 One · $25K · 1-step $188.00$155.00one-time FundingPips4.51-Step Flex · $25K · 1-step $255.00$204.00one-time FundedNext4.5Stellar 1-Step · $25K · 1-step $219.99$204.59one-time