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The Funded Trader Review 2025

Payout tested 2d 9h
Founded 2021 • Texas1-Step / 2-Step / RapidSplit up to 90%Challenge Bought & Passed

Big accounts, frequent discount promos and a huge community — but a 2024 payout crisis is still in recent memory. Trade it with eyes open.

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84/ 100
Trust Score
WizeGorilla Verified • Funded Account
PAYOUT VERIFIED: 2d 9h
Fee
$399
Split
90%
Payout
2d 9h
Challenge Fee
$399
Refundable
Profit Split
up to 90%
After funding
Max Funding
$400k → $1.5M
With scaling
Model
1-Step / 2-Step / Rapid
None on Standard
Max Loss
5% / 10%
Daily / Total
Payout
2d 9h
Lab timed
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WizeGorilla VerdictCHALLENGE PASSED • PAYOUT TIMED
Tested by Karim A. • 6 years funded • Dubai Lab

TFT's economics are excellent — its history demands you size your risk accordingly.

The $399 Standard 200k challenge (10%/5% targets, 5% daily, 10% total) is competitively priced per dollar of buying power, promos regularly cut 40%+ off, and splits reach 90%. Our funded payout cleared in 2d 9h without friction.

The caveat is 2024: TFT paused payouts for weeks during a broker/technology migration before resuming and clearing the backlog. It recovered, but that episode is why our Payout Record score sits at 76. Treat TFT as a satellite account next to a core FTMO/FundedNext allocation, not your only funded capital.

Verdict Score
8.4 /10
Best For
Large accounts, Promo hunters
Avoid If
Payout certainty is your #1 criterion
Lab: The Funded Trader challenge bought with our own money • funded • payout timed 2d 9h

Pros

6 VERIFIED
  • Up to $400k initial allocation — largest standard entry
  • Frequent 40%+ discount promotions
  • 90% split at top tier, refundable fee
  • Rapid model funds in days
  • Active Discord community (200k+)
  • MT4 still supported

Cons

4 NOTED
  • 2024 payout pause — recovered, but recent
  • Payout speed mid-pack (2d 9h tested)
  • Rule pages change often — screenshot your terms
  • Swing account costs extra
WG Note: Screenshot the rules page on the day you buy — TFT iterates terms faster than anyone else we track.

Challenge Rules • As Tested

PASSED IN OUR LAB
RulePhase 1Phase 2Funded
Profit Target10%5% (2-step)None
Max Daily Loss5%5%5%
Max Total Loss10%10%10%
Time LimitNone on StandardNone on Standard
Payout terms: Bi-weekly. Platforms: MT4 • MT5 • DXtrade.

Payout Test • Dubai Lab

Funded account • 12-28 Feb 2025
Challenge
Fee Paid$399
Phase 1Passed
Phase 2Passed
Own money • Card via HSBC UAE
Payout Speed
TIMED
2d 9h
Request → received in bank
Payout record76/100
Method: Rise / crypto • Screenshot in vault
Split Received
Splitup to 90%
Fee refundYes, with payout
DisputesNone
Exact amounts blurred in published proof

FAQ • Traders Ask

6 QUESTIONS • LAB VERIFIED
It resumed payouts and cleared its backlog after the 2024 pause, and our test cycles since have paid normally. We still recommend it as a secondary allocation rather than your only firm.

Trust Breakdown84 TOTAL

Payout Record76
Rules Fairness84
Costs90
Platform84
Support86
Founded
2021
HQ
Austin
Model
1-Step
FROM $399WG TRACKED

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Aggressive splits and promos — higher reward, higher operational risk. Payout timed at 2d 9h in our lab.

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Risk: challenge fees are sunk costs if you breach rules. Most participants fail evaluations. Trade a plan, not the target.

Payout Calculator

Top split 90% • your share of monthly profit
Monthly profit$4,000
$500$20k
You Keep / Month
$3,600
Firm Keeps
$400
At 90% split on $4,000 profit. Splits step up with scaling.

The Funded Trader Specs

HeadquartersAustin, USA
Challenge Fee$399 (refundable)
Profit Splitup to 90%
Max Funding$400k → $1.5M
Model1-Step / 2-Step / Rapid
Daily / Total Loss5% / 10%
Time LimitNone on Standard
PayoutBi-weekly
PlatformsMT4 • MT5 • DXtrade
Risk Disclosure • WizeGorilla Lab

Prop trading challenges are skill assessments with non-trivial failure rates — most participants do not pass, and fees on failed attempts are not recoverable (fee refunds apply only after a successful funded payout). Funded accounts are simulated capital under an agreement with The Funded Trader; you trade the firm's rules, not a brokerage account. Past lab results (challenge passed, payout in 2d 9h) do not guarantee your outcome. WizeGorilla earns a commission when you sign up via our link — it funds our testing and never changes a firm's score. Not financial advice.

© 2025 WizeGorilla LabChallenge bought with our own moneyNot financial advice