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Prop firm platform restrictions

Where a platform is not available to you, usually because of where you live. MetaTrader is the common case: a firm can accept you and still be unable to offer MT4 or MT5. Every rule below is quoted from the firm’s own pages, with a link to where we read it.

5 rules at 5 firms2 close the account outright

What can this rule do to you?

Anything 5Can close the account 2Can block a payout 0Can reduce profit 2Judgement call 1

Kind of rule

Everything 290Payout 47Drawdown 31Prohibited strategies 31Automation 23News 23Exposure 22Consistency 21Identity 21Inactivity 18Risk per trade 12Country 11Other terms 10Platform 5Re-entry 4Trade duration 4Minimum days 3Stop loss 2Weekend and overnight 2

Platform

Where a platform is unavailable to you.

  1. FTMOCzechiaCloses the account

    Do not log in from the US, even on a VPN

    VPS and VPN use is generally allowed, with one exception: traders travelling to the United States should not log in to MetaTrader or cTrader from there, and should not set a VPN location to the US. It is a platform licensing restriction, not a trading rule, and it is easy to trip by accident.

    ftmo.com
  2. MyFundedFuturesUnited StatesCloses the account

    Forcing orders after the 4:10 PM close can disqualify you

    Resubmitting an order several times after 4:10 PM EST can let it through. That trade can disqualify the account.

    help.myfundedfutures.com
  3. Funded Trading PlusUnited KingdomVoids profit

    MetaTrader 5 is unavailable to US traders

    The firm accepts US traders, but MetaQuotes software is not available to them through IF Pro Ltd. You would trade on another platform, worth knowing before you buy if your strategy depends on MT5 tooling.

    fundedtradingplus.com
  4. Funding PipsUAEVoids profit

    Lot size is capped per click, and leverage moves against size

    Crypto is limited to 1 lot per click and everything else to 20. Since 16 March 2026 metals, indices and energies on Master accounts run temporary dynamic leverage that falls as you size up: 1:50 under 0.05 lots, down through 1:20 at 0.15, to 1:5 at half a lot and above.

    help.fundingpips.com
  5. Moneta FundedSaint LuciaJudgement call

    MetaTrader 5 is unavailable to traders in the US and Canada

    Their checkout states that MT5 is unavailable for clients from the USA and Canada. This is a platform restriction rather than a country ban, MatchTrader remains available, but if you were counting on MT5, the account you buy will not run it.

    moneta-funded.com

This list is only as complete as our reading. 36 of the 97 firms we track have been through a rulebook pass; the rest are still to do, and a firm missing from here has not been cleared. It has not been checked. See which firms are next.