Broker-backed firm (Finotive Markets) since 2021 with One/Two-Step, Pro salary and Instant Funding tracks; weekly Friday payouts.
| Plan | Account | Fee | Cost/$10K | Split | Target | Drawdown | Daily loss | Consistency | Payout | Data | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Step Challenge | $2.5K | ~$50 | $200 | 75–95% | 2.5–10% (varies by size) | 10% · Static | 5% | None | ~7 days | Reviews | Review-sourced. Profit target scales down as account size increases. Arbitrage/HFT banned; EAs allowed with approval. |
| 2-Step Challenge | $50K | ~$300 | $60 | 75–95% | 2.5–10% (varies by size) | 10% · Static | 5% | None | ~7 days | Reviews | Review-sourced. Profit target scales down as account size increases. Arbitrage/HFT banned; EAs allowed with approval. |
| 2-Step Challenge | $200K | ~$950 | $48 | 75–95% | 2.5–10% (varies by size) | 10% · Static | 5% | None | ~7 days | Reviews | Review-sourced. Profit target scales down as account size increases. Arbitrage/HFT banned; EAs allowed with approval. |
Finotive Funding is broker-backed by Finotive Markets and has operated since 2021, giving it more institutional grounding than many forex challenge firms. The lineup is broad — One-Step, Two-Step, a salaried Finotive Pro track, and Instant Funding — with weekly Friday payouts and a firm-reported $20M+ paid out since launch. Splits scale from 75% up to 95% on the standard tracks, though Instant accounts pay out a lower 60–65%. Pricing is accessible: the $2.5K 2-Step we track runs ~$50, scaling to ~$950 for $200K, with account sizes going as high as $3M after scaling. Trustpilot rates the firm 4.0/5, a genuinely mixed score — about one in five reviews is negative, with complaints centered on mid-evaluation rule changes and payout denials in disputed cases, alongside plenty of traders reporting fast, repeat withdrawals. Read the current rules on your account's purchase date before trading, since Finotive has changed terms on existing cohorts before.
The industry benchmark since 2015. 4.5M+ customers, $650M+ paid in rewards, 4.8 Trustpilot.
Multiple challenge models plus a rare perk: you earn 15% of profits made during the challenge itself.
Established 2016, 262K funded traders, scaling to $4M. Known for reliable payouts and no hidden rules.