Eight full stops in London, ten in Prague
A 0.50% idea on $100,000 is $500. FTMO's 5% day can absorb ten of those full losses. Funded Trading Plus at 4% can absorb eight. The static 10% maximum is $10,000 on FTMO 2-step and on the Prestige 2-step, so the lifetime floor matches and the daily air does not. FTMO reseats at 00:00 CE(S)T from day-start balance plus floating PnL. Funded Trading Plus reseats at 00:00 server time from day-start balance and equity.
The 1-step books diverge further. FTMO's 1-step day is 3%, or $3,000, with a 10% end-of-day trailing maximum. The Experienced 1-step and Master instant at Funded Trading Plus use a 4% day and a 6% trailing maximum, which is $6,000 on $100,000. A trailing 6% shrinks when a multi-lot winner pulls back. A static 10% does not.
Same 10% target, zero minimum days, cash on day 7
Both flagship 2-step paths ask for 10% and then 5%, which is $10,000 and then $5,000 on this size. FTMO requires four minimum trading days. Funded Trading Plus lists zero. The cheaper $499 ticket is not a smaller target. It is a shorter calendar and a tighter day. There is no best-day consistency cap on Prestige or Experienced. FTMO has no hard formula either, and it still flags extreme single-ticket gambling in review.
Payouts split the audience. FTMO pays 80%, scaling to 90%, on a bi-weekly cycle that starts 14 days after the first funded trade. Funded Trading Plus pays 80%, scaling toward 90% and 100%, as often as every 7 days from day 7, and from day 0 on selected programs. Open a Venasri account if you want those two calendars stored as separate cards before you buy both.
Both desks cap server noise, and weekends are a tier choice
FTMO allows Expert Advisors on MT5, MT4, cTrader, and DXtrade inside a 2,000 server-request day. Funded Trading Plus allows them on MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader, and DXtrade inside a 2,000-message day, and some tiers require a hard stop on every position. A tick-trailing grid will fail both reviews. A slow structure bot that places a handful of orders will fit either ceiling. Bot controls should keep the modification count boring on both logins.
FTMO Standard funded accounts must be flat into the weekend and they block a two-minute window around red-folder news. FTMO Swing relaxes both, at 1:30 maximum leverage. Funded Trading Plus allows weekend holding on Prestige and restricts it on selected trailing programs. News is permitted in evaluation, and the funded tier still needs to be read. Do not copy a Friday gold hold from Prestige onto an FTMO Standard login.
Flatten Prague at $4,250 and London at $3,250
Equity Guard on a $100,000 FTMO 2-step should flatten near $4,250 of daily loss, $750 inside the $5,000 line. The Funded Trading Plus 4% book should flatten near $3,250, because the official day is $4,000. Using the Prague number on the London book means you are still in the trade after the firm has ended it.
If you hold a winner into midnight, remember the anchors are not identical. Prague adds floating PnL to the day-start balance. The London server resets from day-start balance and equity. Partial a large open gain on either book before the clock you actually trade. The $41 fee gap is real. The $1,000 gap in daily room is the number that removes the account.
