FTMO Challenge, Funded Account

Understand how prop firm funded accounts work and gain essential information to pass challenges like FTMO. Ideal for traders exploring funded opportunities.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Educational

Part of: Prop Firm Trading

  • Methodology: Educational
  • Content type: educational

Source video

Decoded from: Mi Reto FTMO (Parte 1): Cómo Funciona una Cuenta Fondeada y Qué Debes Saber para Pasar el Challenge by José Martínez - Greaterwaves — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to FTMO Challenge
  • 0:00 - Explanation of funded accounts

Strategy overview

Prop firm trading substitutes a firm's capital for the trader's own, gated behind an evaluation that must be passed first. This entry is the opening installment of a Spanish-language series in which José Martínez documents his own FTMO Challenge on the Greaterwaves channel — and, as a declared "Parte 1", it sits deliberately before any trading happens: the title promises an explanation of how a funded account works and what a trader should know going in, not the attempt itself.

That sequencing determines what the video actually is. Its chapter markers cover only an introduction to the FTMO Challenge and an explanation of funded accounts, which puts the payload in definitions and expectations — the arrangement between trader and firm, what the evaluation is asking for — rather than in setups, levels, or execution. It is the orientation someone would want before committing to an evaluation, and it names a specific firm rather than treating prop challenges generically, which is what makes it useful as a reference point for that particular format.

No rule set was extracted from this source, and none is implied. The entry is catalogued as educational, with no timeframes or indicators attached, because the video's subject is the funding structure itself rather than a way to trade inside it. Read it as background on how a funded account is meant to work — the opening chapter of a personal challenge log rather than the log, or the method, itself.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is the FTMO Challenge?

It is a prop firm evaluation: a trader operates an account under a defined profit target and drawdown limits, and passing it is the route to trading the firm's capital under an agreed profit split rather than risking personal capital at full size.

What does this video actually cover?

It is Part 1 of a Spanish-language series by José Martínez on the Greaterwaves channel. Its chapters cover an introduction to the FTMO Challenge and an explanation of how funded accounts work — the mechanics and expectations, presented before the attempt itself rather than alongside it.

Does this entry include entry and exit rules?

No. It is catalogued as educational and no rule set was extracted — there are no timeframes or indicators attached to it. Its value is contextual: understanding what a funded-account evaluation asks of a trader, not how to trade one.

How should I prepare before attempting a funded-account challenge?

With a method you have already defined and tested on historical data, since an evaluation imposes hard drawdown limits on an untested approach. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies from video sources so you can evaluate and test them on TradingView first.

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