FTMO Symbols and Forex Fees: Build a Dated Cost Snapshot
An FTMO instrument list and an FTMO fee estimate answer different questions. A symbol being listed does not settle its contract size, commission basis or the session that applies to a particular platform. This guide shows how to keep those fields together using selected official sources checked on 24 October 2026.
Compare the named FTMO programme paths before estimating costs
Start with the symbol specification, not the asset-class label
FTMO's Symbols page separates categories including Forex, Crypto CFD and Equities CFD, and presents specification fields for individual symbols. A stocks search should therefore keep the displayed CFD category distinct from owning exchange-listed shares. The authoritative list is the current official selector and the instruments shown on the chosen platform.
Save the exact symbol, contract size, volume unit, commission unit, swap fields, displayed trading hours and observation time. For example, the AUD/CAD row observed in the official table displayed a commission value of 5 with a USD/LOT unit and a note about the equivalent in the trading currency. That one row does not establish one universal charge for every asset or a round-trip billing convention.
Work out the charging basis before multiplying
Use a deliberately fictional worksheet rate of USD 5 per lot, a volume of 0.75 lots and one charge event. The arithmetic is USD 3.75. At a fictional bookkeeping rate of CAD 1.36 per USD, the translated amount is CAD 5.10. These are worksheet inputs, not a live quote or a statement of what a particular FTMO account will be charged.
If a verified specification instead charges separately on entry and exit, the number of charge events changes. If the amount is already a round-trip total, multiplying it twice would overstate the estimate. Spread, swap, slippage and conversion costs require their own entries; they are not silently included in this simple multiplication.
| Field | Example entry | What it prevents |
|---|---|---|
| Volume and commission unit | 0.75 lots; fictional USD 5 per lot | Confusing lots with contracts or base units |
| Charge events | One event for this example; verify the real convention | Accidentally doubling a round-trip quote |
| Arithmetic | 0.75 x 5 x 1 = USD 3.75 | Mixing fee calculation with currency conversion |
| Bookkeeping conversion | Fictional 1.36 gives CAD 5.10 | Presenting an invented exchange rate as current |
| Separate costs | Spread, swap, slippage and conversion not included | Calling a partial estimate the total cost |
Match a schedule to its date and platform clock
FTMO's Symbols page warns that standard trading-hour displays do not incorporate every maintenance event or amended schedule and points to Trading Updates. Its update published 22 October 2026 describes a maintenance window on 24 October and identifies the MetaTrader time basis as GMT+3 until 2 November, then GMT+2. cTrader display times depend on the selected timezone.
For a Canadian diary, store the source date, platform timezone or UTC offset, instrument and your own local timestamp together. A maintenance announcement is not a live service-status result. This article does not assert that FTMO is currently down or currently operational; a new incident needs current provider evidence.
A reusable specification record
Make one row per symbol and platform. Keep the quoted unit next to the amount, record whether a charge is per side or per completed trade, and mark an unknown convention as unknown. Recheck the current official specification when preparing a new estimate rather than reusing an old screenshot as today's tariff.
The five questions covered here are the instrument list, the CFD stocks category, Forex commission units, the scope of a trading-fee estimate and how to read dated trading updates. This is not a live outage monitor or a ruling on a high-frequency strategy. The separate HashHedge invitation below must be evaluated using HashHedge's own rules and markets.
Sources and rule dates
- FTMO: symbols and specifications
Checked 2026-10-24. Selected displayed categories, field names and one dated AUD/CAD row; not an exhaustive copied list or a universal commission. - FTMO: dated trading updates
Checked 2026-10-24. The 22 October 2026 update and its clock context; not a live outage or recovery determination. - FTMO: instrument and strategy reference
Checked 2026-10-24. The current platform and Symbols references identify the instrument scope. No strategy authorization is inferred.