Funded Trading Plus vs FundedFast
Funded Trading Plus is a UK firm running Instant, 1-Step and 2-Step programs on Match Trade and MT5. Neither firm caps your time and FTP now pays every 7 to 10 days. The sharper differences are the 4% daily loss limit and the fact that FTP stopped refunding the challenge fee in February 2026.
By John McLaren
Updated August 2026 · 5 min read
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Quick Comparison
Where FundedFast
Has the Edge
Half the Entry Price
Funded Trading Plus starts at $89 for a $10K account and no longer sells a $5K tier. FundedFast starts at $49 and goes down to $5K, so the smallest way in costs a lot less.
Both Firms Sell the 90% Split as an Add-On
FTP's 80% becomes 90% only if you buy the split add-on at checkout, which raises the price by 15%. FundedFast also starts at 80% and sells 90% as a paid checkout add-on available on 1-Phase accounts from $50K and 2-Phase from $100K.
Your Fee Comes Back
FTP's help centre is explicit: since the 1-Step Express and 2-Step Classic programs launched in February 2026, no challenge fee refund is offered. FundedFast still returns your entry fee with your first payout.
Free Trading Competition
FTP has no free competition. FundedFast runs the Open every 2 weeks, free entry, cash prizes, zero risk.
Where Funded Trading Plus
Has the Edge
No comparison is honest without showing where the competition wins. Here’s where Funded Trading Plus is stronger — and why the FundedFast Open, no time limits, and 90-day affiliate window still tip the balance for many traders.
$5M Scaling
Funded Trading Plus sells a scaling plan that reaches $5,000,000, more than five times FundedFast's $976,562 scaling ceiling. For traders with long-term scaling ambitions, FTP offers far more headroom.
Instant Funding and a 3-Day Payout Add-On
FTP sells an Instant Funding route with no evaluation at all, and a paid add-on that shortens the reward cycle to every three days. FundedFast has no instant option and a fixed weekly cycle.
UK Base, Long Public Record
FTP trades as Acello Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 12696083, and has been paying traders since 2021. Its Trustpilot score is 4.3/5, though the profile also carries a fabricated-reviews consumer alert.
What Traders
Actually Say
Real themes from Trustpilot, Investing.com, and trading communities. Not cherry-picked, patterns across dozens of reviews.
- UK-based, well-established trading firm
- Match Trade and MT5, with Instant Funding available
- Scaling path that reaches $5M
- No time limit on any current program
- No fee refund: the current programs dropped the fee refund in February 2026
- 4% daily loss limit: tighter than the 5% most firms allow, and 1-Step Express trails at 6%
- Consistency score: 2-Step Classic applies a 35% consistency score in the challenge and 50% once funded
- Multiple programs: several challenge types can create confusion for new traders
- Same-day payouts: multiple traders confirm bank transfer received same day. Zero payout complaints found
- Transparent fees: "more transparent than most competitors" (Trustpilot verified review)
- Competition pays fast: Past Open winners received their cash prize the same week as the round closed
- Flexible rules: no time limit, news trading allowed, only 3 min trading days
- Newer firm: founded October 2024. Building a public track record. Registered in Malta (EU) under company number C 109385
- Single platform: MatchTrader only (with TradingView charts built in). No MT4/MT5
- Growing review base: verified on Trustpilot, Investing.com, and FXVerify but fewer total reviews than established competitors
Something Funded Trading Plus Doesn’t Offer: Free Trading Competitions
Enter the FundedFast Open every 2 weeks: completely free. $100K virtual account, same rules as a real challenge. Top 3 win cash. No purchase, no card details.
Join the Open: It’s FreeWhich Firm Is Right for You?
Choose Funded Trading Plus if:
- You need Match Trade or MT5, or want Instant Funding
- You're targeting $1M+ in funded capital
- UK jurisdiction is important to you
Choose FundedFast if:
- You want a lower entry cost ($49 vs $89)
- You want a 90% profit split available as a checkout upgrade
- You want 5% daily headroom rather than 4%
- You want the entry fee back on your first payout
- You want a free trading competition to practice
Common Questions
Is FundedFast better than Funded Trading Plus?
FundedFast wins on entry price ($49 vs $89), on 5% daily headroom against FTP's 4%, and on returning the entry fee, which FTP stopped doing in February 2026. FTP wins on scaling ($5M vs $976,562), on offering an Instant Funding route, and on a much longer payout record. Neither imposes a time limit.
Which has better drawdown rules?
FundedFast allows 5% daily and 10% total, static. Funded Trading Plus allows 4% daily on both current programs, with 8% static total on 2-Step Classic and 6% trailing on 1-Step Express. A 9% total is available on 2-Step as a paid add-on.
Does Funded Trading Plus have a free competition?
No. FTP does not offer free trading competitions. FundedFast runs the FundedFast Open every 2 weeks, completely free with cash prizes.
Everything Funded Trading Plus offers — without the trade-offs.
From $49. No time limits. Up to 90% profit share. Fee refunded on passing.