How to get a funded account at For Traders

A prop firm like For Traders gives you their capital to trade. You don't deposit thousands of your own money — you pay a small one-time fee, and in return you get a trading account funded with up to $100,000.

Make profit and you keep up to 90% of it. The only money you can ever lose is that one-time fee — your savings stay in your bank, untouched. That's the whole idea.

Below we walk through both — Instant first, because it's the simplest way to start.

The Instant account is the shortcut. There's no challenge to pass — you pay the fee and you're handed a funded account right away. If you want to start trading this week without jumping through hoops, this is it.

For Traders estimates an average reward of about $516 on a $6,000 Instant account.

How to buy it — click by click

Open the checkout

Tap any green button on this page. It opens the For Traders New Challenge page with code GFM already attached.

Pick Forex (or Crypto)

At the top, choose the Forex tab — best spreads, most pairs to trade. Already comfortable trading crypto and believe in it? Switch to the Crypto tab instead — it offers an Instant account too.

Select Instant

Under Challenge Type, click the Instant tile — "fastest rewards, no challenge."

Choose $6,000

Under Trading Capital, pick $6,000 to start small. You can size up later once you know the platform.

Pick MetaTrader 5

Under Platform, choose MetaTrader 5 — it's the most widely used, runs on phone, desktop and browser, and almost every tutorial online uses it. TradeLocker (clean, browser-first) and cTrader (advanced charts, depth-of-market) also work — but if you're new, MetaTrader 5 is the safe default.

Check the code, then pay

Confirm the Affiliate Code shows GFM and the total reads $89.70. Hit Continue, create your account, and pay (card or crypto).

The rules you trade by

Simple guardrails so the firm knows you trade responsibly. Stay inside them and you keep your account.

Daily loss limit (3%) = don't lose more than ~$180/day on a $6K account. Trailing drawdown (6%) = your balance can't fall ~6% below its highest point. Consistency = no single day should be more than 15% of your total profit, so spread your gains out. Avoid trading right around major high-impact news. Your For Traders dashboard always shows the exact, current rules for your account.

Getting to your first payout

Trade within the rules, book a few profitable days, and you can request a withdrawal. Payouts run on a bi-weekly cycle once your account is active, and For Traders backs them with a 48-hour payout guarantee — paid within two days or you get 100% of your split. Money lands via bank transfer (Rise) or crypto (USDC).

If you'd rather pay a fraction of the price and don't mind proving yourself first, take the Challenge route. The simplest one is called Fast: a one-step evaluation where you grow a demo account by 9% without breaking the loss limits. Hit the target and you're funded.

It's the cheapest way into a funded account — you just pass the test first.

How to buy it — click by click

Open the checkout

Tap any green button — it opens the New Challenge page with code GFM attached.

Pick Forex (or Crypto)

Choose the Forex tab at the top. If you'd rather trade crypto, the Crypto tab has its own Fast challenge — pick whichever market you know best.

Select Fast

Under Challenge Type, click the Fast tile (the "Popular" 1-step option with a 9% target).

Choose $6,000

Pick the $6,000 trading capital to keep the fee low.

Pick MetaTrader 5

Under Platform, go with MetaTrader 5 — the standard choice, available on every device. TradeLocker (simple, browser-based) is the other option; if you're unsure, pick MetaTrader 5.

Note your target & split

Below you'll see Profit Target 9% and Profit Split 80% — both fixed, nothing to change. The 9% is how much you must grow the demo to pass; the 80% is your share of every profit once you're funded.

Check the code, then pay

Confirm GFM is applied and the total reads $31.85. Continue, create your account, and pay.

The rules you trade by

How to actually pass

The number one reason people fail isn't skill — it's over-risking. Trade like the firm wants you to:

• Risk 0.5–1% per trade (~$30–60 on $6K). The 3% daily limit means about 3 losing trades max in a day — keep each one small.
• Aim for ~1% a day. At that pace you reach the 9% target in roughly two to three weeks. There's no time limit, so don't rush.
• Stop for the day after 2 losses. Protect the daily limit — live to trade tomorrow.
• Trade one or two pairs you know (e.g. EUR/USD) and use a stop-loss on every trade. Always.

Same firm, same funded accounts at the end. The only difference is whether you pay more to skip the test, or pay less and pass it first.

Not sure? If you want to be live this week, take Instant. If you want the cheapest possible entry and don't mind a short evaluation, take Fast. Either way, code GFM takes 35% off.