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Data refreshed 24 Sep 2026 · Compiled by David Ispiryan · FTMO facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24 · Instant Funding facts verified by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) on 2026-09-24
AI visibility score 47.5 / 100 · AI visibility rank #1 · Founded 2015
FTMO is a proprietary trading firm based in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 2015. It offers one-step, two-step evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto, stocks, futures. Funded accounts go up to $200,000…
Open the FTMO profileAI visibility score 14.7 / 100 · AI visibility rank #7 · Founded 2022
Instant Funding is a proprietary trading firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2022. It offers one-step, two-step, instant-funding evaluations on forex, indices, commodities, crypto. Funded accounts go up to $400,000…
Open the Instant Funding profileFTMO (Prague, Czech Republic, founded 2015) scores 47.5 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #1 of 76 prop firms), named in 58% of AI answers, runs One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $200,000 (scaling to $2M), pays a 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step) profit split and offers cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instant Funding (London, United Kingdom, founded 2022) scores 14.7 / 100 on the Q3 2026 AI Visibility Index (rank #7 of 76 prop firms), named in 22% of AI answers, runs Instant funding, One-step, Two-step evaluations, funds accounts up to $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000), pays a 80% (up to 90%) profit split and offers cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5.
Scored on 9 measurable dimensions where both prop firms have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
| Criteria | FTMO | Instant Funding |
|---|---|---|
| AI visibility score | 47.5 / 100 | 14.7 / 100 |
| AI visibility rank | #1 | #7 |
| Named in AI answers | 58% | 22% |
| AI sentiment (0–100) | 54 | 17 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic | London, United Kingdom |
| Evaluation models | One-step, Two-step | Instant funding, One-step, Two-step |
| Asset classes | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Futures, Indices, Stocks | Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices |
| Platforms | cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView | cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5 |
| Maximum allocation | $200,000 (scaling to $2M) | $400,000 challenge / $80,000 instant (scaling to $3,840,000) |
| Profit split | 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step) | 80% (up to 90%) |
| Challenge fee from | €79 (1-Step $10k); €89 (2-Step $10k) | Not verified |
| Account sizes | $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k | $625, $1.25k, $2.5k, $5k, $10k, $20k, $40k, $80k (instant), $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k, $400k (challenge) |
| Payout frequency | bi-weekly (on demand after 14 days) | 14 days after first trade then weekly (Instant); on demand (One-Phase) |
| Daily drawdown limit | 5% (2-Step); 3% (1-Step) | none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase) |
| Maximum drawdown | 10% static (2-Step); trailing 10% end-of-day (1-Step) | 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant) |
| Minimum trading days | 4 (2-Step); none (1-Step) | none |
| Time limit | none | none |
| News trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Weekend holding | Restricted | Restricted |
| EAs / algos allowed | Restricted | Not verified |
| Broker backing | OANDA (FTMO Group acquired OANDA Global Corporation, 2025) | Not verified |
| Status | active | active |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that prop firm — we never fill gaps with estimates.
| Engine | FTMO | Instant Funding |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 65.9 | 14.2 |
| Perplexity | 60.8 | 10.8 |
| Gemini | 49.3 | 19 |
| Claude | 58 | 11.2 |
| Google AI Mode | 48.7 | 18.5 |
| Google AI Overview | 64.4 | 20.8 |
| Google top-10 | 0.8 | 13.7 |
Scores 0–100 from the Pipswire AI Visibility Index, Q3 2026. Higher means the engine names the firm more often and more favourably.
FTMO scores higher on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (47.5 / 100 vs 14.7 / 100), which measures how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google name a firm when traders ask which prop firm to use.
FTMO pays 80% (up to 90%; 90% on 1-Step); Instant Funding pays 80% (up to 90%) (as published on each firm's site when we last checked).
FTMO: cTrader, DXtrade, MT4, MT5, TradingView. Instant Funding: cTrader, Match-Trader, MT5.
FTMO: maximum drawdown 10% static (2-Step); trailing 10% end-of-day (1-Step), daily 5% (2-Step); 3% (1-Step). Instant Funding: maximum drawdown 10% (locks to 5% after 5% profit) (Instant), daily none (Instant); 3% (One-Phase).
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