FundedSeat
Five documented futures models with payouts from day one and a 90% split, all sharing an end-of-day floor that locks at the starting balance plus $100. The contract carries no trading parameter at all — it delegates to an Intercom help centre on another host — and the shop sells a sixth model, "1 Step Daily Max", that the help centre never documents anywhere.
The terms are a fees, chargeback and KYC document with zero drawdown, target or payout figures, and on money they contradict the homepage: the badge reads "1 Time Payment No more subscriptions" while the contract says "Subscriptions renew automatically every thirty (30) days". A second gap: the only consistency article in the help centre says 50%, while the Daily Ultra page sells 26% or 35%. On the floor, every model trails the end-of-day balance and locks at open + $100, but only Ultra publishes what a payout does to it — the threshold locks there after the first withdrawal and withdrawing down to it closes the account. The operating company is FT Imperium Ltd (Bulgaria, BRN 206391579) and its own restricted-countries list includes Bulgaria; no regulator is named. A live stage exists with EdgeClear as the named live broker.
Not enough published data to simulate this firm’s floor.
This firm publishes its floor by account size — see the cited table below.
Judged, clean of all seven hard bars, and the scorecard still came in under the bar. Nothing here is an accusation — it is a firm we would not open an account with, and the card says on which axes it fell short.
What they published
“1 Time Payment No more subscriptions”“Subscriptions renew automatically every thirty (30) days unless canceled prior to renewal.”“"account_size":25000,"name":"1 Step Daily Max - 25K","price":94.95,"full_price":175”“Please note that your drawdown threshold locks at account size + 100 after your first withdrawal. Withdrawing up to your locked drawdown limit will close your account.”“FundedSeat is operated by FT Imperium Ltd, a company registered in Bulgaria, with its registered office at 19 Lavele Street, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria, Business Registration Number (BRN): 206391579. FT Imperium Ltd is the sole provider of the services offered on this website and the contractual counterparty to all users.”Scorecard
11Trails on daily closes only, then freezes at your starting balance
A named company, but no financial regulator anywhere — or a light-touch one only
Workable, but a cap or a waiting period bites
Two official channels disagree on a number that matters
Under a year, or too few reviews to mean anything
Each axis is scored 0–5 against a published scale. The line under each bar is the rung this firm landed on — not our summary of it, the scale entry itself.
Plan by plan
5 of this firm’s challenges were read plan by plan, with a citation behind every answer. See them side by side →
The flagship: 6% to pass, an end-of-day floor that locks at open + $100, and 90% payouts from day one. Its cost is a consistency rule (50% with a 0.99% cushion, or 35% by choice) and, once funded, a soft daily limit that pauses the day without failing the account.
Same 6% exam, floor and 90% split as Daily, but access to money is gated: the first payout needs a 25% consistency rule and daily payouts begin from the second. It is also the only 1-Step model that publishes an evaluation daily limit.
The newest plan: uncapped, unlimited daily payouts at an 80% split. It carries the sharpest payout clause the firm writes — "the drawdown threshold locks at account size + 100 after your first withdrawal. Withdrawing up to your locked drawdown limit will close your account" — a mandatory first payout before a balance threshold or positions are force-liquidated, and a funded news blackout around USD high-impact releases.
Funded at purchase, no evaluation. EOD floor to open + $100, 90% split, a first-payout 20% consistency rule and a 5% profit requirement between requests. Payouts daily from the second.
Bolt twin, funded at purchase, with the first payout from day one and a biggest-trade rule instead of a consistency rule: no single trade above 15% of profit since the last payout.
Trustpilot
What this firm published
Everything below is quoted from a page we opened, on the date shown. The quotes are in the firm’s own language, exactly as published — never edited, never shortened, never swapped for a translation. On the Spanish edition our own rendering appears underneath each one, unquoted and marked as ours: the quotation marks on this site mean the words are the firm’s, and nothing we wrote ever wears them. Where we have not read enough to put a number on an axis, we say so instead of guessing.
5/5
Can you even pass?
Almost nobody who pays for an evaluation ever reaches a funded account, so this is the part of the product most customers actually buy. Every firm advertises its profit target; none of them advertises that target next to how much you are allowed to lose while chasing it.
2/5
Can you keep the money?
The drawdown takes the account away; the payout rules take the money. Answered by whichever of the two we can measure and is worse — they are two ways of losing the same thing, so a good half cannot pay for a bad one.
3/5
Is anyone behind it?
A named company, a market, and rules you could read before paying. These three do not substitute for one another — a company you can sue does not stop existing because the account is a simulation — so this is the average of the ones we could measure, not the worst.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to survivefor every $1 you are allowed to lose, you must make $1.52.40/8
“Reach the 6% profit target”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishThey state there is none.no change3/3
“There is no time limit to pass your evaluation. Just keep our inactivity rules in mind.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inThey state there is none.no change2/2
“There's no minimum trading day requirement—your progress is based on reaching the objectives with consistency and discipline.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you fail the evaluation, you can reset your account at any time.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit target6%no change—
“Reach the 6% profit target”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno change1.65/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingsomewhere above your starting balance1.50/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,100, the drawdown locks at $50,100.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey state there is none.3%, measured on live equity, open trades included0.60/2
“This only applies in the funded phase.”“25K account: $750 Daily Loss Limit 50K account: $1,000 Daily Loss Limit 100K account: $1,500 Daily Loss Limit 150K account: $2,000 Daily Loss Limit”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed4%no change0.25/1
“25K account: $1,000 50K account: $2,000 100K account: $3,000 150K account: $4,500 ($4,000 in funded)”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe account ends0/3
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsit delays the payoutno change2.10/3
“Meet the 50% consistency rule ; your most profitable day cannot account for more than 50.99% of your total profits. There is a 0.99% extra buffer, so you can pass in two days.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money1 days2/2
“You can request payouts daily, even from day one.”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay you1.5% of the account, at worst0.50/2
“Account size Minimum payout amount Maximum payout amount 25K $250 $500 50K $500 $1,000 100K $1,000 $1,500 150K $1,500 $2,500”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first request4.4%1/1
“Exceed the buffer: exceed the buffer below to request a payout. This buffer is unwithdrawable. $1,100 on the $25K account $2,100 on the $50K account $3,100 on the $100K account $4,100 on the $150K account”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“You are allowed to trade any news events. Trade how you like!”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be held10 secondsno change—
“At least 50% of your total profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds .”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:59 PM EST Monday through Thursday, and BEFORE 3:59 PM EST on Friday, before the market closes.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Below is a list of instruments available for you to trade.”Limit on position size2 · 4 · 8 · 121 · 2 · 3 · 4—
“A $25K account can trade up to 2 Minis (20 Micros). A $50K account can trade up to 4 Minis (40 Micros). A $100K account can trade up to 8 Minis (80 Micros). A $150K account can trade up to 12 Minis (120 Micros).”“25K Account 50K Account 100K Account 150K Account Starting Max Contracts 1 minis / 10 micros 2 minis / 20 micros 3 minis / 30 micros 4 minis / 40 micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit—
“1-Step Funded accounts scale progressively—your max position size grows as your balance increases. Limits are adjusted at the end of the trading day (5 pm EST) based on your closing balance.”How large it can get$650,000—
“Up to $650K Trading Accounts”Where the path endsat a real market—
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to survivefor every $1 you are allowed to lose, you must make $1.52.40/8
“Reach the 6% profit target”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishThey state there is none.no change3/3
“There is no time limit to pass your evaluation. Just keep our inactivity rules in mind.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inThey state there is none.no change2/2
“There's no minimum trading day requirement—your progress is based on reaching the objectives with consistency and discipline.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you fail the evaluation, you can reset your account at any time.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit target6%no change—
“Reach the 6% profit target”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno change1.65/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingsomewhere above your starting balance1.50/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,100, the drawdown locks at $50,100.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limit2.4%, measured on live equity, open trades included2%, measured on live equity, open trades included0.30/2
“Account size Evaluation Funded 25K - $500 50K $1200 $1,000 100K $1,800 $1,500 150K $2,700 $2,000”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed4%no change0.25/1
“25K account: $1,000 50K account: $2,000 100K account: $3,000 150K account: $4,500 ($4,000 in funded)”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe account ends0/3
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsit delays the payoutno change2.10/3
“25% Consistency Rule (1st payout ONLY): no single day's profit should exceed 25% of the total profits generated. This applies ONLY to your first payout. You can request daily payouts from your 2nd payout onwards.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay you1.5% of the account, at worst0.50/2
“Account size Payout amount 25K $500 50K $1,000 100K $1,500 150K $2,500”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first request4.4%1/1
“Exceed the buffer: exceed the buffer below to request a payout. This buffer is unwithdrawable. $1,100 on the $25K account $2,100 on the $50K account $3,100 on the $100K account $4,100 on the $150K account”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“You are allowed to trade any news events. Trade how you like!”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be held10 secondsno change—
“At least 50% of your total profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds .”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:59 PM EST Monday through Thursday, and BEFORE 3:59 PM EST on Friday, before the market closes.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Below is a list of instruments available for you to trade.”Limit on position size2 · 4 · 8 · 121 · 2 · 3 · 4—
“A $25K account can trade up to 2 Minis (20 Micros). A $50K account can trade up to 4 Minis (40 Micros). A $100K account can trade up to 8 Minis (80 Micros). A $150K account can trade up to 12 Minis (120 Micros).”“25K Account 50K Account 100K Account 150K Account Starting Max Contracts 1 minis / 10 micros 2 minis / 20 micros 3 minis / 30 micros 4 minis / 40 micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit—
“1-Step Funded accounts scale progressively—your max position size grows as your balance increases. Limits are adjusted at the end of the trading day (5 pm EST) based on your closing balance.”How large it can get$650,000—
“Up to $650K Trading Accounts”Where the path endsat a real market—
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to survivefor every $1 you are allowed to lose, you must make $1.52.40/8
“Reach the 6% profit target”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishThey state there is none.no change3/3
“There is no time limit to pass your evaluation. Just keep our inactivity rules in mind.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inThey state there is none.no change2/2
“There's no minimum trading day requirement—your progress is based on reaching the objectives with consistency and discipline.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you fail the evaluation, you can reset your account at any time.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit target6%no change—
“Reach the 6% profit target”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno change1.65/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingsomewhere above your starting balance1.50/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,100, the drawdown locks at $50,100.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitit tightens, down to a fixed point just above it0/2
“Please note that your drawdown threshold locks at account size + 100 after your first withdrawal. Withdrawing up to your locked drawdown limit will close your account.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey state there is none.2.4%, measured on live equity, open trades included0.30/2
“There's no daily loss limit on the Daily Ultra Plan by default, but you can opt for a Daily Loss Limit (DLL) add-on.”“25K account: $600 Daily Loss Limit 50K account: $1,200 Daily Loss Limit 100K account: $1,800 Daily Loss Limit”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed4%no change0.25/1
“25K account: $1,000 50K account: $2,000 100K account: $2,250 or $3,000 (choose between the options in the checkout)”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe account ends0/3
“Please note that your drawdown threshold locks at account size + 100 after your first withdrawal. Withdrawing up to your locked drawdown limit will close your account.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsit delays the payoutThey state there is none.3/3
“Meet the 26% consistency rule : your most profitable day cannot account for more than 26.00% of your total profits.”“Consistency, once Applies during evaluation only — choose 26% or 35% when you check out. Clear it once and it's off your back for good.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money1 days2/2
“You can request unlimited payouts per day, even from day one.”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“Maximum payout amount: There is no maximum payout amount.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first requestThey state there is none.1/1
“There is no buffer on the Daily Ultra plan. Withdraw what you make.”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.you must be flat through it—
“You are allowed to trade any news events in the evaluation phase.”“Funded accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders from 1 minute before to 1 minute after any USD high-impact red folder news event.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be held10 secondsno change—
“At least 50% of your total profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds .”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:50 PM EST Monday through Friday, before the market closes. Any open positions will be automatically closed at 4:50 PM EST . This will not result in a fail or loss of account.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Below is a list of instruments available for you to trade.”Limit on position size2 · 4 · 61 · 2 · 3—
“A $25K account can trade up to 2 Minis (20 Micros). A $50K account can trade up to 4 Minis (40 Micros). A $100K account can trade up to 6 Minis (60 Micros).”“25K Account 50K Account 100K Account Starting Max Contracts 1 minis / 10 micros 2 minis / 20 micros 3 minis / 30 micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit—
“1-Step Funded accounts scale progressively—your max position size grows as your balance increases. Limits are adjusted at the end of the trading day (5 pm EST) based on your closing balance.”How large it can get$650,000—
“Up to $650K Trading Accounts”Where the path endsat a real market—
“A Daily Ultra account may be moved to a Live account after withdrawing at least $100K from the account , never before.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveNo such thing in this plan.—
“Our Instant Model Bolt offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishNo such thing in this plan.we did not read this stage—
“Our Instant Model Bolt offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inThey state there is none.no change2/2
“There's no minimum trading day requirement—your progress is based on reaching the objectives with consistency and discipline.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsNo such thing in this plan.—
“Our Instant Model Bolt offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetNo such thing in this plan.we did not read this stage—
“Our Instant Model Bolt offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno change1.65/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingsomewhere above your starting balance1.50/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,100, the drawdown locks at $50,100.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitNo such thing in this plan.3%, measured on live equity, open trades included0.60/2
“Our Instant Model Bolt offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”“25K account: No Daily Loss Limit 50K account: $1,500 Daily Loss Limit 100K account: $2,500 Daily Loss Limit”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed4%no change0.25/1
“25K account: $1,000 50K account: $2,000 100K account: $3,000”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe account ends0/3
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsit delays the payoutno change2.10/3
“20% Consistency Rule (1st payout ONLY): no single day's profit should exceed 20% of the total profits generated. This applies ONLY to your first payout. You can request daily payouts from your 2nd payout onwards.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay you2.0% of the account, at worst0.50/2
“Account size Payout amount 25K $500 50K $1,000 100K $2,000”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first request5%1/1
“Hit 5% profit target: hit at least 5% of the initial account size in profit between your payout requests (or from starting balance for your first payout)”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“You are allowed to trade any news events. Trade how you like!”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be held10 secondsno change—
“At least 50% of your total profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds .”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:59 PM EST Monday through Friday, before the market closes. Any open positions will be automatically closed at 4:59 PM EST . This will not result in a fail or loss of account.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Below is a list of instruments available for you to trade.”Limit on position sizewe did not read this stage1 · 4 · 8—
“A $25K account can trade up to 1 Minis (10 Micros). A $50K account can trade up to 4 Minis (40 Micros). A $100K account can trade up to 8 Minis (80 Micros).”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How large it can get$650,000—
“Up to $650K Trading Accounts”Where the path endsat a real market—
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveNo such thing in this plan.—
“Our Instant Model Direct offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishNo such thing in this plan.we did not read this stage—
“Our Instant Model Direct offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inThey state there is none.no change2/2
“There's no minimum trading day requirement—your progress is based on reaching the objectives with consistency and discipline.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsNo such thing in this plan.—
“Our Instant Model Direct offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetNo such thing in this plan.we did not read this stage—
“Our Instant Model Direct offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno change1.65/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingsomewhere above your starting balance1.50/3
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,100, the drawdown locks at $50,100.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitNo such thing in this plan.3%, measured on live equity, open trades included0.60/2
“Our Instant Model Direct offers direct access to a Funded account, giving you the chance to start generating profits right away.”“25K account: No Daily Loss Limit 50K account: $1,500 Daily Loss Limit 100K account: $2,500 Daily Loss Limit”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed4%no change0.25/1
“25K account: $1,000 50K account: $2,000 100K account: $3,000”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe account ends0/3
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“To qualify for a payout on the Instant Funded Direct plan, no single trade's profit should exceed 15% of the total profits generated since your last payout (or starting balance) at the time you submit a new payout request.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money1 days2/2
“Withdraw profits from Day-1”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay you2.0% of the account, at worst0.50/2
“Account size Payout amount 25K $500 50K $1,000 100K $2,000”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first request5%1/1
“Hit 5% profit target: hit at least 5% of the initial account size in profit between your payout requests (or from starting balance for your first payout)”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“You are allowed to trade any news events. Trade how you like!”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be held10 secondsno change—
“At least 50% of your total profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds .”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:59 PM EST Monday through Friday, before the market closes. Any open positions will be automatically closed at 4:59 PM EST . This will not result in a fail or loss of account.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Below is a list of instruments available for you to trade.”Limit on position sizewe did not read this stage1 · 4 · 8—
“A $25K account can trade up to 1 Minis (10 Micros). A $50K account can trade up to 4 Minis (40 Micros). A $100K account can trade up to 8 Minis (80 Micros).”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How large it can get$650,000—
“Up to $650K Trading Accounts”Where the path endsat a real market—
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
The rules in writing
Could you read the rule before paying, and can they change it afterwards?
Where the rule that binds you is publishedin a help-centre article the contract never mentions1.20/4
“Users must comply with FundedSeat's trading rules and code of conduct.”If the rule that binds you lives in a help article your contract never mentions, you did not sign it.
Can it change the rules without noticeyes, and it says so0.60/3
“FT Imperium Ltd reserves the right to modify or update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.”The clause that makes every dated verdict perishable, including ours. Near-universal, so not fatal.
Is the binding document datedThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Without a date you cannot tell whether the rule you read is the rule they apply.
Two official pages that disagree
the fees · costs money
“1 Time Payment No more subscriptions”“Subscriptions renew automatically every thirty (30) days unless canceled prior to renewal.”the consistency rule · costs money
“To pass the evaluation stage, your most profitable day cannot account for more than 50% of your total profits.”“Meet the 26% consistency rule : your most profitable day cannot account for more than 26.00% of your total profits.”the payout terms · costs money
“Receive a 90% Profit Split”“Earn a generous 80% split on all profits you make.”The company behind it
If it goes wrong, which company do you claim against, and under whose laws?
The company you contract withFT Imperium Ltd (Bulgaria)no change4/4
“FundedSeat is operated by FT Imperium Ltd, a company registered in Bulgaria, with its registered office at 19 Lavele Street, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria, Business Registration Number (BRN): 206391579. FT Imperium Ltd is the sole provider of the services offered on this website and the contractual counterparty to all users.”With no named company there is nobody to sue.
Where it is registeredWyoming, United Statesno change2/2
“Unresolved disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Wyoming, United States.”A claim in the Czech Republic and a claim in St Vincent are not the same claim.
Its registration number206391579no change2/2
“Business Registration Number (BRN): 206391579”What turns a name into something checkable in a public register.
That company owns the brandyes2/2
“All content, software, trademarks, and materials provided through the FundedSeat platform are the exclusive property of FT Imperium Ltd.”Signing with a company other than the brand’s owner separates who sold to you from who answers to you.
The people behind it are namedThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Named people can be looked up. A company on its own cannot always be.
Almost no firm here has a financial regulator, because selling simulated evaluations is not a regulated activity anywhere. Of the 114 firms we scored by hand, 96 sat in the bottom two rungs of backing for this reason. So we do not count it against anyone — it only adds when a firm genuinely has one.
The market
Do your orders reach a market, or is all of it a simulation?
What the funded account issimulated, with a published route to a live stage2/4
“All trading activity is conducted in a simulated environment and does not involve live funds.”The question that separates a firm that earns when you lose from one that earns when you last.
The broker or clearer namedEdgeClear3/3
“Commission rates for Live accounts are set by our broker EdgeClear.”Almost nobody names one, because almost no account reaches a market. It adds when present.
Conditions to reach a real marketpublished2/2
“A trader may be moved to a Live account after taking 4 payouts in a single account or 10 payouts since the last Live transition (or since starting with FundedSeat).”Promising a route to a real market without publishing the conditions is promising nothing.
We read the rules of every plan it sells and issued a verdict on each one.