What Time Does FTMO's Trading Day Reset?
Rules verified 2026-07-05 · official source
FTMO's trading day resets at midnight (00:00) Prague time, not your local midnight. That's when your daily-loss counter resets and a new day starts for the minimum-days count.
When the day flips
FTMO runs its trading day on Prague time, resetting at midnight (00:00). Because the boundary is tied to a fixed timezone, it follows that clock through daylight-saving changes — so relative to your own timezone the reset can shift by an hour twice a year. What never changes: it's FTMO's clock that counts, not the one on your wall.
Any loss you take before the reset belongs to the OLD day and counts against that day's loss limit; the first trade after the reset starts a clean daily count. The limit is evaluated on equity, so an open loser can spend the day's room before you ever close it.
Daily loss (5%) is anchored to your START-OF-DAY balance (00:00 Prague) and evaluated on equity, so open-position floating P&L counts intraday.
What the reset actually moves
A reset time sounds like trivia until it costs you an account. At FTMO, midnight (00:00) Prague is when your daily-loss counter zeroes for a fresh day; the trading-day boundary is drawn — a day counts toward the 4-day minimum if you closed at least one trade before the reset.
Knowing the exact boundary matters most around it: a "second trade of the day" taken a minute after the reset is really the first trade of a new day, with a fresh daily-loss budget.
| Rule | How the reset applies |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | Counter resets to $0 (evaluated on equity — open P&L counts) |
| Max-loss (drawdown) line | Static — the reset doesn't move it |
| Trading-day count | New day for the 4-day minimum |
How traders actually breach it
The classic reset mistake: stacking losses late in the session, then taking "one more" that quietly rolls past the reset — you think you've reset the daily budget, but the loss landed on the old day and tipped it over the limit. Or the reverse: sizing up right after the reset because "it's a new day," forgetting the max-loss line doesn't reset with it.
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Recent FTMO rule changes
2026-07-05 — Corrected the evaluation minimum to 4 trading days per phase (Challenge and Verification) — this requirement was never removed; only the time limit was.
2026-07-04 — Initial rule set encoded: static 10% max loss, 5% daily (balance-based), no minimum trading days.
FAQ
What time does FTMO's trading day reset?
At midnight (00:00) in the Prague timezone — FTMO's trading-day boundary, not your local midnight.
When does the FTMO daily loss limit reset?
At midnight (00:00) Prague time. Losses before the reset count against the old day; the first trade after it starts a fresh daily count, evaluated on equity so open positions count.
Does the FTMO trading day reset at my local midnight?
No. It resets at midnight (00:00) Prague time regardless of where you trade from, and it follows that timezone's clock through daylight-saving shifts.
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