Introduction
FTMO Bonus denotes an additional capital allocation awarded to traders participating in FTMO’s Premium Programme. It operates as a percentage-based uplift applied to funds that traders carry over from one FTMO Account to the next, rewarding consistency and successful performance. The bonus is designed to enhance traders’ available capital and to incentivize ongoing engagement with the evaluation process.
FTMO Evaluation Process Overview
Before accessing the FTMO Bonus, traders must first navigate FTMO’s structured evaluation process. This process comprises two sequential phases: the FTMO Challenge and the Verification stage. During the FTMO Challenge, traders demonstrate their ability to achieve a specified profit target while adhering to risk management rules such as maximum daily drawdown limits and overall loss thresholds. Traders who meet these objectives proceed to the Verification stage, which mirrors the requirements of the Challenge but with a lower profit target and the same risk constraints. Successful completion of both phases grants the trader access to an FTMO Account, where simulated capital is provided for live trading practice, and profit splits of up to ninety percent on generated profits become available.
Premium Programme and the FTMO Bonus
Upon achieving consistent rewards on an FTMO Account, traders become eligible for FTMO’s Premium Programme, which introduces status tiers and a suite of benefits, including the FTMO Bonus. The initial tier of this programme is known as Prime Status. To attain Prime Status, a trader must maintain an active FTMO Account free of any failed evaluation outcomes for a specified period and must have processed a series of profit withdrawals each exceeding a set profitability threshold. Once these conditions are met, the trader enters Prime Status and gains access to several enhancements: a complimentary re‑entry to the FTMO Challenge at the same account size, an elevated profit split of ninety percent, an increase in maximum capital allocation, extended trading timeframes with no imposed limits, and exclusive support services. Crucially, Prime Status also unlocks the FTMO Bonus, which awards a percentage of the amount that a trader chooses to roll over into subsequent trading periods.
A higher tier, known as Supreme Status, becomes available to those who sustain Prime benefits and meet additional performance and duration criteria. While Supreme Status offers further capital increases and immediate reward processing, the FTMO Bonus remains a hallmark feature of the Prime tier that encourages ongoing participation and strategic reinvestment of profits.
Eligibility Criteria for the FTMO Bonus
To qualify for the FTMO Bonus, a trader must hold Prime Status in the Premium Programme. Key elements of eligibility include maintaining a clean evaluation record during a review window and achieving a minimum number of profitable payouts, each surpassing a specified percentage of the account’s starting balance. Failure in any evaluation attempt within the review window resets the eligibility counter, ensuring that only consistently successful traders can access the bonus. Once Prime Status is granted, the FTMO Bonus becomes active for every qualifying rollover of funds.
Mechanism of the FTMO Bonus
The FTMO Bonus functions by calculating a fixed percentage of the funds that a trader elects to carry forward—also known as rollover—into their next FTMO Account cycle. Specifically, five percent of the rollover amount is credited as bonus capital. This bonus is added to the opening balance of the subsequent trading account, effectively increasing the trader’s available capital beyond the original rollover. The intention is to reward traders who retain profits within their trading accounts rather than withdrawing the entire profit share immediately.
Eligibility for the bonus hinges on two conditions. First, the trader must have activated Prime Status by meeting the requisite performance and account history criteria. Second, the trader must choose the rollover option when requesting profit processing. Only the portion of profits designated for rollover is considered in the bonus calculation. Profits withdrawn directly are excluded from the bonus base.
Calculation and Rollover Process
When a trader submits a profit request, FTMO calculates the trader’s profit share based on their profit split rate—up to ninety percent for Prime Status participants. The trader then specifies the amount of profit to withdraw and the amount to rollover. Suppose a trader has generated a profit of one thousand monetary units and chooses to withdraw half of that and rollover the remaining five hundred units. FTMO applies the bonus rate of five percent to the rollover portion, resulting in an additional twenty‑five units of bonus capital. Consequently, the next FTMO Account is funded with five hundred and twenty‑five units, comprising the original rollover plus the bonus.
Traders should note that the bonus capital becomes an integral part of the account balance. It is subject to the same evaluation rules and objectives as any other funds within the FTMO Account. However, the bonus itself is not subject to withdrawal until the trader completes another qualifying profit withdrawal after the stipulated waiting period.
Example Scenario
Consider a scenario in which a trader operates an FTMO Account with a base capital of ten thousand units. After trading activities, the account balance increases to twelve thousand units, representing a profit of two thousand units. The trader elects to withdraw one thousand units and rollover the remaining one thousand units into the next account. Upon rollover, FTMO applies the five‑percent bonus to the one thousand‑unit rollover, adding fifty units in bonus capital. Thus, the opening balance of the new FTMO Account is set at one thousand and fifty units above the ten‑thousand‑unit base, for a total of eleven thousand and fifty units.
If the trader subsequently meets the same criteria for Prime Status rollovers and elects to carry forward rollover funds again, the bonus mechanism applies repeatedly, compounding available capital at each stage.
Timing and Availability
The FTMO Bonus becomes fully available for withdrawal after a defined holding period following the rollover event, typically thirty calendar days. During this period, traders can utilize the bonus capital for trading but cannot withdraw the bonus amount until the waiting period elapses. Once the holding period has passed and the trader has completed at least one additional profit withdrawal, the bonus amount becomes eligible for withdrawal, allowing traders to realize the benefit in cash form.
Interaction with the Scaling Plan
In addition to the Premium Programme, FTMO offers a separate Scaling Plan that increases account size through demonstrated sustained performance. Under the Scaling Plan, traders can achieve incremental increases in account allocation after meeting profitability and time‑based criteria. While the FTMO Bonus pertains specifically to Prime Status rollovers, it can operate in tandem with the Scaling Plan: traders who scale their accounts can continue to rollover funds and receive the five‑percent bonus on rollover amounts, thereby benefiting from both scaling increments and rollover bonuses. The combined effect is a potentially accelerated growth of trading capital for consistently successful traders.
Conclusion
FTMO Bonus serves as a strategic incentive within FTMO’s Premium Programme, rewarding traders who elect to reinvest profits into subsequent trading cycles. By offering a five‑percent uplift on rollover amounts, FTMO encourages sustained performance and engagement with its evaluation and funding model. Traders who attain and maintain Prime Status unlock the bonus mechanism, enhancing their trading capital, while the structured Holding Period ensures both capital growth and prudent risk management. Through the interplay of the FTMO Bonus, the Scaling Plan, and FTMO’s core evaluation stages, traders have a clear pathway to progressively increase their trading resources and reward potential, aligning performance with capital rewards in a systematic framework.
