FFUNDED Leverage by Plan and Asset Class
Leverage at FFUNDED is set per asset class, so forex, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies each have their own ceiling. Two plans also run lower leverage once the account is funded than they did during the evaluation, which is the detail most traders miss when planning size.
The ceilings
| Plan | Forex, evaluation | Forex, funded | Indices and commodities | Crypto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant | 1:30 | 1:30 | 1:10 | 1:2 |
| 1 Step | 1:100 | 1:50 | 1:20 evaluation, 1:10 funded | 1:2 |
| 2 Step Standard | 1:50 | 1:50 | 1:10 | 1:2 |
| 2 Step Pro | 1:50 | 1:50 | 1:10 | 1:2 |
| 3 Step | 1:100 | 1:50 | 1:20 evaluation, 1:10 funded | 1:2 |
1 Step and 3 Step both run 1:100 forex during the evaluation and step down to 1:50 once funded, with indices and commodities stepping from 1:20 to 1:10 at the same point. Instant, 2 Step Standard and 2 Step Pro run the same figures throughout.
Crypto is 1:2 everywhere, on every plan, in every phase.
Leverage decides size, not loss
This is the most useful thing to understand about the rule. Leverage decides how much size you can open. It does not decide how much you are allowed to lose. Those are governed separately by the daily loss limit and the maximum loss, and neither of them cares what leverage you had available.
You cannot breach the leverage ceiling. An order that needs more margin than the account has available is simply rejected by the platform. There is no warning, no strike and no record: the order just does not fill.
Margin usually binds before leverage does
In practice, available margin stops an order before the leverage ceiling does. This is most noticeable on cryptocurrencies, where 1:2 means a position requires half its face value in margin, so the account runs out of margin long before any ceiling becomes relevant.
Two other limits sit on top and either can bind first:
Maximum total exposure caps the combined face value of everything you hold open at once, measured against your balance. It runs from 4000% of balance at $5,000 down to 1000% at $200,000 and above. Whichever binds first is what stops the next order.
Margin usage caps how much of your equity may sit tied up as margin. Used margin at or above 90% of equity, held there for 5 minutes or more without a break, is the trigger. A brief spike that comes back down inside five minutes is not counted.
Both of those carry one formal warning before a breach, unlike the leverage ceiling which carries none because it cannot be crossed.
Planning around the funded step down
If you are on 1 Step or 3 Step, build your funded sizing before you pass rather than after. A strategy that comfortably fits 1:100 during the evaluation has half the margin headroom the day it becomes funded, and a trader who has spent weeks getting used to the looser figure will find otherwise routine positions rejected.
The practical fix is to trade the evaluation at funded leverage from the start. You give up nothing, because sensible position sizing rarely approaches either ceiling, and you arrive at funded status with habits that already fit. Our guide to position sizing on a funded account works through the calculation.
Instrument specifications and trading hours are on trading instruments, and the full rule text sits in the trading rules.
Frequently asked questions
What leverage does FFUNDED offer?
Forex runs 1:30 on Instant, 1:50 on 2 Step Standard and 2 Step Pro, and 1:100 on 1 Step and 3 Step during the evaluation. Indices and commodities run 1:10, or 1:20 on 1 Step and 3 Step during the evaluation. Crypto is 1:2 on every plan.
Does leverage change once I am funded?
On 1 Step and 3 Step, yes. Forex steps down from 1:100 to 1:50 and indices and commodities from 1:20 to 1:10 once the account is funded. Instant, 2 Step Standard and 2 Step Pro run the same leverage throughout.
Can I breach the leverage limit?
No. An order requiring more margin than the account has available is rejected by the platform, with no warning and no record against the account. Leverage governs the size you can open rather than the loss you are allowed to take.
Why can I not open the position size my leverage allows?
Available margin, the maximum total exposure cap or the margin usage rule is binding first. Exposure runs from 4000% of balance at $5,000 down to 1000% at $200,000 and above, and margin usage triggers at 90% of equity held for five minutes or more. Whichever binds first stops the order.
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