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Audacity Capital vs FTMO

Case file

Audacity Capital

Forex / CFD

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 6 of 8 rule facts

Case file

FTMO

Futures and forex / CFD

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 of 8 rule facts

On 25 Oct 2026, Audacity Capital and FTMO differed on 3 of 6 rules checked for both: Copy trading (Audacity Capital: Not allowed, FTMO: Allowed with conditions); Hedging (Audacity Capital: Not allowed, FTMO: Allowed with conditions); Account, device and IP rules (Audacity Capital: VPN use generally prohibited (exceptions only with valid justification); VPS permitted for EAs without server abuse, FTMO: VPN/VPS generally allowed; do not log in to MetaTrader/cTrader from, or set VPN geolocation to, the United States).

Not checked yet: Payout frequency and Profit split for Audacity Capital.

Receipts: Audacity Capital 0, FTMO 0.

Last checked

Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Audacity Capital (not allowed), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: Audacity Capital (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you trade the news: Audacity Capital (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hedge: Audacity Capital (not allowed), FTMO (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hold trades over the weekend: Audacity Capital (allowed with conditions), FTMO (allowed with conditions).

Read each rule before you buy.

The docket · 8 rules, each from the firm's own pages

Side by side

Highlighted rows: the two firms' rules differ.

RuleAudacity CapitalFTMO
Payout frequency Not checked yet. audacity.capitalFirst Reward request from the 14th day after the first trade on the FTMO Account; FTMO reviews within 1-2 business days
This can be done on the 14th or any following day after the first trade is placed on the specific account.

ftmo.com · checked

Profit split Not checked yet. audacity.capital80% default on 2-Step accounts (90% with Scaling Plan or Premium Programme); 90% on 1-Step and Instant accounts
By default, you receive a Reward according to 80% of the simulated profit. If the Scaling Plan or Premium Programme conditions are met, the Reward Ratio is increased to 90%.

ftmo.com · checked

Copy trading Differs Not allowed: Mirroring trades from another trader's account, manually or via tools, prohibited
Mirroring or duplicating trades from another trader's account onto your own

audacity.capital · checked

Allowed with conditions: Copying between your own accounts is allowed if each account follows the rules; copying third-party signals, master accounts or trade copiers is forbidden (stated on the FTMO Futures rules page; the CFD rules forbid third parties trading for you)
Copy trading across your own accounts is permitted, provided each account independently and fully complies with all applicable rules.

ftmo.com · checked

EAs and bots Allowed with conditions: Only EAs personally developed by the trader; purchased, free, shared or third-party EAs prohibited
Only strategies you have personally developed are permitted

audacity.capital · checked

Allowed with conditions: EAs allowed; third-party EAs risk breaching the maximum capital allocation rule; server limits of 200 open orders and 2,000 positions per day
If you intend to use trading robots (Expert Advisors – EAs), keep in mind that if you use an EA from a third party ... you potentially run a risk of being denied the FTMO Account

ftmo.com · checked

News trading Allowed with conditions: One-sided news-event positions prohibited
One-Sided Bets During News Events

audacity.capital · checked

Allowed with conditions: On the FTMO Account, no orders 2 minutes before or after selected news releases; Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts can trade news freely
FTMO restricts order execution for 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after selected news releases for all accounts, excluding the exceptions mentioned below.

ftmo.com · checked

Hedging Differs Not allowed: Opposing positions on the same instrument within one account or across accounts prohibited
Simultaneously holding opposing positions (buy and sell) on the same instrument — either within a single account, or split across two or more accounts

audacity.capital · checked

Allowed with conditions: Opposite positions on a single account allowed; forbidden across connected accounts or when used to get around the Best Day or Consistency rules
simultaneously entering into opposite positions (with the exception of entering into such positions on a single simulated account)

ftmo.com · checked

Weekend holding Allowed with conditions: Intentionally exploiting weekend gaps prohibited (holding itself not stated)
Traders are prohibited from intentionally exploiting price gaps that occur between the market close on Friday and the market reopening

audacity.capital · checked

Allowed with conditions: Allowed on Swing accounts and during Challenge/Verification; standard FTMO Accounts must close positions before market breaks longer than 2 hours
FTMO restricts holding positions through market breaks longer than 2 hours for all accounts, excluding the exceptions mentioned below.

ftmo.com · checked

Account, device and IP rules DiffersVPN use generally prohibited (exceptions only with valid justification); VPS permitted for EAs without server abuse
As part of our standard policy, the use of VPN services by traders is generally prohibited due to concerns related to IP tracking and the risk of server misuse.

audacity.capital · checked

VPN/VPS generally allowed; do not log in to MetaTrader/cTrader from, or set VPN geolocation to, the United States
The use of VPN/VPS is also generally allowed.

ftmo.com · checked

Payout receipts compared

Audacity Capital: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. FTMO: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials.

A tier needs 10 weighted receipts from 5 different senders within 180 days. Until then the verdict is "No verdict yet". How the tiers work

Share of receipts forwarded to us, not of all payouts. People forward denials more often than approvals, so absolute numbers run high; compare firms with each other, not with zero.

Rule changes in the last 90 days

None detected in the last 90 days.

FAQ

Does Audacity Capital or FTMO allow copy trading?

Audacity Capital's own rules say not allowed: Mirroring trades from another trader's account, manually or via tools, prohibited. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: Copying between your own accounts is allowed if each account follows the rules; copying third-party signals, master accounts or trade copiers is forbidden (stated on the FTMO Futures rules page; the CFD rules forbid third parties trading for you).

Does Audacity Capital or FTMO allow EAs and bots?

Audacity Capital's own rules say allowed with conditions: Only EAs personally developed by the trader; purchased, free, shared or third-party EAs prohibited. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: EAs allowed; third-party EAs risk breaching the maximum capital allocation rule; server limits of 200 open orders and 2,000 positions per day.

Does Audacity Capital or FTMO allow news trading?

Audacity Capital's own rules say allowed with conditions: One-sided news-event positions prohibited. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: On the FTMO Account, no orders 2 minutes before or after selected news releases; Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts can trade news freely.

Does Audacity Capital or FTMO allow hedging?

Audacity Capital's own rules say not allowed: Opposing positions on the same instrument within one account or across accounts prohibited. FTMO's own rules say allowed with conditions: Opposite positions on a single account allowed; forbidden across connected accounts or when used to get around the Best Day or Consistency rules.

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