QT Funded Review 2026

Quick Verdict

I have personally reviewed the QT Funded, and I think it deserves much more recognition. QT is the prop trading firm owned by Quant Tekel and founded in 2023. I have been following it since its beginning, so I decided to review it myself to see how it is to use it firsthand. In Q2 2026, I purchased their 2-step $50K evaluation on MT5, and I traded during the London and New York sessions. This is an honest review from my own research and not just some basic look at the marketing material and website, as I recorded all the data from the first trade until I did the last payout. Here’s my unbiased and objective opinion:

Overall Rating: 4.3/5

While taking an overview, I found that QT has paid out over $16 Million dollars to more than 100K traders within these three years which shows they have pretty stable operations. To me they came across as pretty suitable for swing and day traders as they offer leverage up to 1:100 without any restriction to hold trades overnight and overweekend. Its profit to drawdown parameters are pretty aligned with the industry across all the programs

I think the biggest plus for beginner traders is it has a very low entry barrier as they get to register for a $5K account with just $28. Payouts can be requested on demand, weekly or biweekly based on the program and addons.

There are a few things that catch traders off guard at QT Funded: Firstly it’s the consistency rule which varies from 20% – 35% based on the account type as it restricts a single day profit. Then it also has the minimum number of trading days, which varies by account type. There have also been some reports of issues with payouts which is definitely something to pay attention to going forward.

Is QT Funded For You?

Best For:

• Swing traders: Swing traders can hold overnight and over the weekend. If a stop loss is reached when the market is closed, it will be executed at the first available market price when the market opens. Swap free accounts are also available as addons.
• Day Trader: There’s no minimum trade holding time and you can do quick in out scalping with good leverage without worrying about anything.

Not For:

• News traders on funded accounts: Because of the 10-minute limit, you are likely to breach a hard stop (at market open) and will eat into your edge.
• EA traders: Every EA needs to be approved; unauthorized external EAs are not allowed.

Pros and Cons

Trust

Can I Trust QT Funded?

Company Stability

There are many factors such as challenge designs, payouts, brokerage backing and Operational capacity that actually determine the company’s stability. QT Funded is the prop trading arm of Quant Tekel in London, UK, which launched in October 2023. It is led by Tanswell Sassman. The brokerage side of the firm, Quant Tekel Pty Ltd, holds a license with FSCA in South Africa; however, the prop trading platform side of the firm is not regulated as a separate entity. The firm has paid out over $16 Million dollars to 105,000 traders across 180 different countries and has won many awards, including ‘Best New Prop Firm’ and ‘Best Overall Prop Firm 2025.’ They have two offices and 40 people in operations which shows they have good operational capacity and the company is stable.

Trustpilot Rating

As a trader, Trustpilot is the very first place I go to know how legitimate a firm is and check its reputation before I form a real opinion on it. The QT Funded page on Trustpilot is at 4.2 from over 12k reviews. “Been with them a while; support is great when any issues occur. Fast response to communications, always helpful,” said one verified trader. Among the positive reviews I read, the support is the one element that traders seem to prize more than the structure of the challenge, which goes a long way.

On the downside, I am reading many comments on payment delays after getting to the funded stage. A few users stated they lost access to account support once they reached it, too; that difference between the evaluated and funded stages of the trader’s experience is an interesting point to remember. (Check Date: 22 April, 2026)

Prop Firm Match Rating

Another good website to check up on the track record of any prop firm is Prop Firm Match. QT Funded holds an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 on 690 reviews. Out of these reviews, 52% are 5 stars. Simply being on the Prop Firm Match holds its own importance because the platform is willing to review firms prior to giving them a spot on their website. However, a 3.8 average rating is somewhat low in comparison to the platform average, so while it is good to know that they have been reviewed, they aren’t anything that someone needs to get overexcited about. That information is rather to be used as something to keep in mind than as a complete agreement from the firm. (Check Date: 22 April, 2026)

Transparency

As we see most of the firms say they are transparent and this always ends up that we traders get to know the main restrictions after already beginning the live trade. That is where all the trust comes into breakdown, not in the case of QT Funded for me. Their conditions and rules were clearly presented to us, not as I was expecting by that time due to the hiding conditions in most of the companies.

Trading Rules Transparency

QT Funded makes its rules clear to be viewed from the beginning; profit targets, drawdown, payout structure, leverage, news trading ban, EA criteria are on the website, you do not need to go through many pages of the fine printing, I know of some companies that key restrictions was hidden into footnotes, or were not properly mentioned in the FAQs pages; it was not like that for QT Funded for me; I had access to anything required before being financially committed. That fact puts QT Funded on the top of many companies at this phase.

Restricted Strategies: There are a few forbidden techniques, such as hedgy tricks, trying to take advantage of glitches within the platform, delayed data trading, high speed / frequency trading, grid strategy, arbitrage, and even trading around high impact news for all account types. While automated trading is allowed, it needs to comply with the firm’s rules of risk, which means having an add on and prior approval from management. My view is that this limitation of not being able to force every possible loophole helps you to actually trade the smart setups, and each prop needs to have this protection as it indirectly also protects you.

News Trading Rules: During the Evaluation phase there are no news trading restrictions. For funded traders, you are not allowed to open or close any trades 5 minutes before or after high impact news events. Any profitable trades within the 10-minute time period will be considered a breach.

Consistency Rule: For the 2-Step and the 2-Step Elite accounts, there is no consistency rule at all. A trader can make as much profit as he wants with no limit for each day; it is a feature that most traders find practical for the firm’s offerings.

This is not the same for other account types. The QT Instant account has a 25% consistency rule. For the 1-Step account, the 20% consistency rule applies only during the funded phase, so traders would not need to worry about the consistency during evaluation.

There’s a 35% consistency rule for QT Power which passes through both stages of the challenge, and the funded account too. The day’s profits cannot exceed 35% of the total profit at the time of withdrawal, and will be active from day one of the challenge up until the funded account.

Minimum Trading Days: Minimum Trading days actually vary between program types. For the 2-step and 2-step elite and QT power traders must have at least 4 trading days per phase. For QT instant and one step (funded) there is a 5 trading days requirement.One step does not have minimum trading days in the evaluation.

Payout Transparency

QT Funded has paid out more than $16 Million to over 100K traders- which shows they are paying out to the traders. They offers withdrawals via Crypto, Wire, and the QT Card. Both 2-Step and Instant are bi-weekly by default but have a weekly withdrawal add-on option, while 2-Step Elite and 1-Step can only be withdrawn bi-weekly. QT Power does on-demand withdrawals, and the process is done within 24 hours after receiving a trader’s request. While they are still a new firm, in my own experience, no step of withdrawal was confusing or hard to maneuver.

General Transparency

Website: As per my experience, the firm’s website is good from UI/UX perspective,it’s pretty straightforward, and easy to navigate. Traders don’t need to juggle on different pages of the website. Everything you need whether this is challenge details, trading rules, platform guides, and support resources are right there in one place without having to dig for it.

Social Media: QT Funded is present on practically all social media channels available, and they use it to gain transparency and to create trust with their customers. On Instagram their profile has 77K+ followers and more than 19 posts. They also own a YouTube channel that has over 4K subscribers and more than 90 videos showing the rules, the challenges, and the platform itself. QT Funded’s Twitter has a bit more than 31K followers, and Facebook and Discord pages have lower numbers but high user involvement.

Risk Management:

All risk parameters for your account can be viewed simply from the simple dashboard of QT Funded, where you can see where you stand with parameters such as your daily loss limit and your max drawdown. The rules are also pretty clear: The 2-Step accounts and 2-Step Elite accounts have a 4% daily loss limit and a 10% max drawdown, whereas the Instant account and the 1-Step account have a daily loss limit of 3% and a max drawdown of 6%.

QT Funded has an exposure rule as well that applies to all of its accounts. In the 2-step evaluation, the sum total exposure over all your open trades cannot be greater than 75% of the daily loss limit at any one time. Once funded for a 2-step or 2-step Elite account, the limit decreases to 2.5% of your initial account balance maximum. In the QT Instant, the limit is decreased to 2% of your initial account balance maximum once funded. This limit applies to stop-loss placement, floating loss, and risk from all combined open positions, and the limit is watched closely at all times in real-time. Any time this limit is crossed (even for a moment) results in a violation.

Challenges

How hard is the QT Funded Challenge? (Difficulty vs. Industry Standards)

We designed a simple mechanism to understand how difficult the QT Funded challenge really is. It doesn’t only focus on profit targets. Instead, it takes into account all that truly matters, like drawdown limits, leverage, trading days and if consistency rules exist or not. We also take into account real market conditions like news trading, EAs, and overnight holding periods. All of the factors combine into a single, easy-to-understand score so you can better evaluate how difficult it is prior to purchase.

Very Low Difficulty	Low Difficulty	Moderate Difficulty	High Difficulty	Extreme Difficulty

1-Step Challenge: The 1-step challenge is graded as of moderate difficulty by the scores defined by FXEmpire difficulty rating sheet. The difficulty is mostly driven by the trailing drawdown and the 20% consistency rules in the funded stage.

2-Step Challenge: 2-Step Challenge is ranked in the ‘very low’ category for the difficulty levels on the FXEmpire rating scale. They are unique for having one of the cheapest prices, no consistency rule, and a fair risk structure with a static max drawdown. However, they impose a profit cap and require a minimum of 2+ winning days with each at a profit of 0.5% each per cycle to unlock withdrawal.

2-Step Elite Challenge: The 2-step Elite challenge according to the Fxempire challenge difficulty rating is an “easy” challenge. It demands a profit target of 7% for step 1 and 5% for step 2. With daily drawdowns of 4% and maximum drawdowns of 10%. However, it doesn’t involve the consistency rule or the profit maximum which means there’s no “ceiling” on what you can withdraw or attain.

QT Power Challenge: The difficulty rating given to the QT Power Challenge by FXEmpire is ‘Very Low’ making it arguably the cheapest of the multiphase accounts available at QT Funded at the moment as it only starts from $28 on a 5k account (cheaper than their own two-phase). There’s a 35% consistency rule here which is enforced on the challenge and funded stages of the account. On the positive side though the account is much more lenient, there’s no news trading and there’s also no profit cap. You get a huge 8% maximum drawdown here, which gives you a lot more breathing room than a number of the standard trailing max drawdowns of 6% that you see on their one phase and instant funded accounts.

QT Funded Challenge Phases Overview

Instant Challenge:

💵 Accounts: $2.5K ($41) → $100K ($650)

🎯 Target: None

📉 Drawdown: 3% Daily Loss (Balance-based EOD) | 6% Max Loss (Trailing)

💰 Profit Split: 80% to 90%

⚡ Trading Conditions: ✅ Copy Trading (no third parties) | ✅ EAs (with add-ons) | ✅ Weekend Holding ❌ News trading restricted (10-min window) | 🔴 5 Minimum Trading Days | ✅ Consistency rule: 25% 🟢 Profit Cap: None 🔴Min Payout Threshold: 5%

⚠️ Exposure Rule: Total exposure, including stop loss, floating loss, and combined open trade risk, must not exceed 2% at any time.

1-Step Challenge:

💵 Accounts: $5K ($10/$65 when you pass) → $100K ($25/$500 when you pass)

🎯 Target: Phase 1 = 6%

📉 Drawdown: 3% Daily Loss (Trailing) | 6% Max Loss (Trailing)

💰 Profit Split: 80%

⚡ Trading: ✅ News (Evaluation) | ✅ Copy Trading (no third parties) | ✅ EAs (with add-ons) | ✅ Weekend Holding

⚠️ Floating Loss Rule (Evaluation): Open floating loss must not exceed 2% at any time

⚙️ Challenge Parameters: 🟢 No Minimum Trading Days

📊 Profit Cap: 5% per cycle

📅 Funded Stage: ❌ News trading restricted (10-min window) | 🔴 5 Minimum Trading Days | ✅ Consistency rule: 20%

⚠️ Floating Loss Rule (Funded): Open floating loss must not exceed 2% at any time

2-Step Challenge:

💵 Accounts: $5K ($33) → $200K ($813)

🎯 Target: Phase 1 = 7% | Phase 2 = 5%

📉 Drawdown: 4% Daily Loss (Balance-based) | 10% Max Loss (Static)

💰 Profit Split: 80% to 90%

⚡ Trading: ✅ News (Evaluation) | ✅ Copy Trading (no third parties) | ✅ EAs (with add-ons) | ✅ Weekend Holding

⚠️ Exposure Rule (Evaluation): Total exposure must not exceed 75% of daily drawdown limit at any time

⚙️ Challenge Parameters: 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days | 🟢 No Consistency rule

📊 Profit Cap: 5% per cycle

📅 Funded Stage: ❌ News trading restricted (10-min window) | 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days with 2 profitable days (at least 0.5% profits each day) | ✅ No Consistency rule

⚠️ Exposure Rule (Funded): Total exposure must not exceed 2.5% at any time

2-Step Elite Challenge:

💵 Accounts: $5K ($60) → $200K ($1,544)

🎯 Target: Phase 1 = 7% | Phase 2 = 5%

📉 Drawdown: 4% Daily Loss (Balance based) | 10% Max Loss (Static)

💰 Profit Split: 80% to 90%

⚡ Trading: ✅ News (Evaluation) | ✅ Copy Trading (no third parties) | ✅ EAs (with add-ons) | ✅ Weekend Holding

⚠️ Exposure Rule (Evaluation): Total exposure must not exceed 75% of daily drawdown limit at any time

⚙️ Challenge Parameters: 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days | 🟢 No Consistency rule

📊 Profit Cap: None

📅 Funded Stage: ❌ News trading restricted (10-min window) | 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days with 2 profitable days (at least 0.5% profits each day) | ✅ No Consistency rule

⚠️ Exposure Rule (Funded): Total exposure must not exceed 2.5% at any time

QT Power Challenge:

💵 Accounts: $5K ($28) → $100K ($400)

🎯 Target: Phase 1 = 6% | Phase 2 = 6%

📉 Drawdown: 4% Daily Loss (Fixed to initial balance, EOD equity) | 8% Max Loss (Static)

💰 Profit Split: 80%

⚡Trading: ✅ News Trading | ✅ Copy Trading (no third parties) | ❌ EAs (not allowed) | ✅ Weekend Holding

⚙️ Challenge Parameters: 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days | 🔴 35% Consistency Score

📅 Funded Stage: ✅ News Trading | 🔴 4 Minimum Trading Days per phase | ✅ No Profit Cap | 🔴 35% Consistency Score

⚠️ Risk Rule: Maximum risk per trade or across all open positions must not exceed 2% of account balance at any time (Hard Breach if violated)

Flexibility: The part that truly shines at QT Funded is the flexibility without compromising structure and difficulty. Traders are free to day, swing and scalp and can hold positions overnight and on weekends throughout the evaluation and funded phases. There is leverage of up to 1:50 on Forex accounts and 1:100 on the QT power account. EAs are permitted (but require approval via an add-on). Copy trading is also allowed. There are no consistency rules at all on the 2-step and 2-step elite, 25% consistency rule applies to instant and 1-step on funded (20%), however none on the evaluation stage of the 2-step and 1-step. QT power has 35% consistency on both phases.

QT Funded Trading Rules by Strategy

Most prop firms claim they accept all types of strategies, but the fine print typically disclaims this claim. QT Funded is easy to grasp, as you can trade manually in a day and/or swing trading approach, particularly if risk management and discipline are adhered to, and is copy trading limited to your personal account. It’s a relatively controlled trading system rather than a highly automated/aggressive one.

Price

QT Funded Account Prices and Cost Efficiency

How Do We Assess the Competitiveness of the Firm’s Costs?

True Capital per Dollar (TCPD)

With QT Funded, your account balances are made to look bigger than they actually are. If you have a $100K account but it has a 10% maximum draw down, you only have $10,000 to play with until you reach your maximum draw down limit. The remaining is just a number on the screen. How much you actually have available to you has absolutely nothing to do with how large your account balance is and everything to do with what your maximum draw down limit is.

TCPD breaks that and you can see how much actual, utilizable capital you are receiving per dollar spent.

Formula: TCPD = (Account Size × Max Drawdown %) / Challenge Price

Just because a firm charges less for a challenge does not mean that it is a good value. TCPD cleans out the fluff and allows you to see how much of the “working capital” you are actually getting for your buck. The higher the number, the more trading room you are getting for your money, and this is really all that matters when comparing firms.

QT Funded Cost Competitiveness vs. Industry Benchmark

Refund Policies

QT Funded does not give refunds generally after an account has been bought, but at checkout there is an optional add on refund that a trader gets to enjoy a complete refund of the challenge price at their first payout, although it is important that you know that this add on refund at the first payout only applies to accounts that are of the following type: 2-Step standard, 2-Step Elite, Instant, 1-Step. It doesn’t apply to QT Power accounts.

Besides this, QT Funded has the Payout Promise where it acts as an insurance policy if a trader breaches a non-prohibited rule. You get to claim 10% of the accumulated profit prior to the breach or the cost of the whole challenge whichever one is bigger after the breach of non-prohibited rule. The trader will also be granted a phase 1 account reset to try again, but this will not be applied to instant-funded accounts. Each trader only gets up to a maximum of 3 payout promises; once all 3 have been used, any violation afterwards will cause a forfeit of any profits and termination of the account.

Trading Conditions

Trading Test

I tried the QT Funded 2-step $50k challenge after purchasing it and ran it through the London and New York sessions on MT5.

In terms of execution the system ran smoothly and I had no slippage on majors. The dashboard is nice and clean. It tells you how much daily and total drawdown you have available. It comes with a live economic calendar on the dashboard where you are told what news is coming up before the session starts. They support MT5, TradeLocker and cTrader. They have competitive spreads on 70+ instruments which range from Forex to indices to metals and crypto.

The firm has several drawbacks as well. All news trading can only occur within 5 minutes before and after a high-impact event, and this will therefore impact the event-driven strategies. The 1-Step and 2-Step have a maximum profit per payout cycle of 5%. The consistency requirements for the QT Instant account and 1-Step account are 25% and 20%, respectively, and the QT Power account has a consistency of 35% through the entire challenge and funded account.

Leverage

The amounts of leverage QT Funded provides vary with the account type and asset class. All types of assets have the same leverage levels throughout the evaluation and funding stage. Here’s a clear table:

Trading Fees

I personally think that the cost structure maintained by QT Funded is straightforward and transparent, with no hidden costs. As we see Forex, commodities, and crypto have commissions included, oil products are commission-free, and there are no other charges to pay. While generally, the spreads maintained on the majority of products are decent, except for WTI. While there is an overnight swap for the majority of products, sometimes a swap-free account could be available through add-ons only for those that require, for the QT instant, 2-step & 2-step elite.

QT Funded Accounts

QT Funded is commission-based in every asset class it offers; indices, Forex, metals, and crypto have a commission of zero for the instrument oil, along with reasonable raw spreads. The pricing is very clear, especially for active traders who want to know the costs in detail rather than being charged with the spread alone.

Spreads

I have individually examined QT funded spreads on a 2-step $50K MT5 account and compared them against industry averages. Spreads account for a large portion of the total trading expenses and I have taken a look to see where QT stacks up against its competitors. I observed that during my testing, the spreads were generally tight across the vast majority of instruments. Another crucial point is that 2-Step and 2-Step Elite accounts are able to take variable spreads (for free) when selecting this option from the add on during checkout.

I saw an average of 0.6 pips on EUR/USD, which is much higher than the industry average of 0.2 pips, yet for the US30 and Gold spreads, I saw 1.1 points and 21 cents, respectively, and these both are lower than the average for the instruments, while BTCUSD was observed at $6.1 and the industry average is $27, and an average WTI spread of 0.037 was slightly below by the industry average.

Commissions

All instruments have a commission rate of $4 per lot, with the exception of oil instruments which are commission free. On the whole, the fee system is transparent and straightforward without any obscure costs to suddenly eat into the trading account.

Swap Fees

Swap charges apply for positions kept overnight. QT Funded also has options to make your accounts swap-free, and they are added when completing the checkout for the QT Instant, 2-Step & 2-Step Elite accounts. If you want to keep your overnight interest charge off your account, then simply check this option when purchasing your account; you will be charged an extra small fee for this.

Overall Trading Fees

Prohibited Trading Styles

This is a brief summary of prohibited trading styles within QT Funded. It outlines the factors that would flag an account or result in a violation and how not to. This will help the trader prevent issues before they actually trade.

Tradable Instruments

Having a strong selection of instruments is more significant than a great number of traders realize; it’s not purely about options but more about adaptable circumstances changing. QT Funded offers 70 instruments available over the forex markets, index markets, commodities, and crypto across MT5, cTrader, and TradeLocker. Please be aware that the availability can vary as per the platform.

Trading Platforms and Tools

QT Funded offers 3 platforms: MT5, cTrader & TradeLocker. For traders who require the ability to use custom indicators or automated systems, MT5 would be the best platform. If you prefer to retain manual trading executions, the optimum trading platform would be cTrader. And if you would rather take pleasure in your online based trade activities without the requirement to download and install any software program, your optimal trading platform would certainly be TradeLocker.

For most of the instruments, access is provided to all three platforms, but always check whether it includes the ones that you wish to trade on. Note that depending on your location access to the platforms might not be available. Canadians and Americans don’t have access to MT5 and Americans can’t access cTrader either. TradeLocker would therefore be the only possible option in America and this should be taken into account.

Islamic (Swap-free) Account

QT Funded also provides traders with the possibility of using swap-free accounts. Swap free accounts may be available as an add-on when purchased with an option with QT Instant, 2-step & 2-step elite only. You cannot solely trade on an ‘Islamic account’; however, the option does exist for anyone who requires it. The underlying trading conditions would not change, meaning you do not sacrifice any form of execution, platform, or flexibility, but at a minor additional payment while purchasing the challenge. The additional charge should be acceptable for most traders, and at the end of it you are able to trade as if you do not have any overnight swaps to worry about.

Demo Account

Currently, there are no free trial accounts at QT Funded, which may be something to consider for traders wanting to check out the system and try strategies before depositing funds. However, a spread-checking account is available to check the spread.

Inactivity

To ensure traders can remain logged in, they must enter into at least one trade within every 14-day period. Any trades put into operation must remain open for at least one minute in order to be valid, or it will not be included within the period. Otherwise, the traders’ accounts will be deactivated. One consideration that is worthy of noting is that if any trade is running in the trader’s account, then the account is still open until such a trade has closed.

Funded Account

Rules Overview

QT Funded allows overnight holding in both evaluation and funded stages. The trading practices such as arbitrage, tick scalping (trades under 60 seconds), and manipulative trading are strictly prohibited by the firm. They have consistent and transparent rules for their evaluation and funding stages, which helps reduce pressure and keeps traders focused on execution.

Consistency Rule

Not having a consistency rule at all would be a massive advantage for a trader, and QT Funded would be somewhere in the middle of that scale. With the 2-Step and 2-Step Elite accounts, you do not need to worry about a consistency rule at all. However, that isn’t for all accounts. Their Instant Funding account does have a 25% consistency rule, while their 1-Step account does not have one for the challenge phase but a 20% one once funded. Their QT Power account has a 35% consistency rule, both in the evaluation phase and the funded phase. It isn’t the most restrictive in the business, but it is something that needs to be accounted for ahead of time rather than once you are already at the funded phase.

KYC (Know Your Customer)

Sumsub processes KYC, and the procedures managed by QT Funded are quite easygoing compared to firms that do their own KYC in-house. A valid government ID (passport, driving license or national ID card) is required, along with proof of address that is no more than 3 months old.

You will also need to perform a short liveness check that will consist of a slow head turn in front of the camera, where Sumsub verifies that your identity is that of the person submitting the documents. Traders are usually able to pass this stage easily, and if a problem does arise, Sumsub will specify the problem instead of presenting a generic error.

Payouts

There is the choice of crypto withdrawal, wire transfer, and QT Card withdrawal. Fees will be borne by the recipient. Withdrawal limits apply. Minimal withdrawals are $100 or 1% of profit, whichever is greater. For QT Instant Accounts, it is 5% of the profit margin.

For those who wish, weekly pay-outs are available for 2-Step and Instant only (via add-on) as a 7-day cycle. Elite and 1-step plans are biweekly, with no weekly payout add-on. For QT Power accounts, payouts are on demand. Your account is reset 24 hours after you receive a payout. Pay-out requests are normally processed within 24 business hours, and the day that you request a withdrawal is not taken into account in those 24 hours. Additional add-ons at check-out can also give you weekly payouts depending on your plan type.

One important point about QT Funded is that with QT Funded, some traders must have a mandatory risk interview. Not everyone has to complete a risk interview, but anyone who is required to must turn up to the meeting at the specific time requested. You will not be entitled to the payout if you miss the interview, but if you want to move your meeting, you must inform them 24 business hours prior.

In order to make a fairly realistic evaluation of QT Funded and how they handle pay-outs, I trawled their discord server throughout April 2026 looking for disputes. There were no verified pay-out disputes by members of the community. In all the complaints and issues that did appear on their discord server, they were related to a misinterpretation of the rules or a problem with a trader account, not a pay-out. This is a crucial distinction in any evaluation of whether a firm is merely good at marketing or actually fair.

Profit Split

They can choose to withdraw their payouts bi-weekly after the first withdraw. They also have a feature to choose at the checkout for more and bigger payouts, which grants the trader real-time control over their financials with an add-on facility for quicker withdrawals with an 80% profit split add-on that pays them weekly after the add-on. The advantage on payouts is also given with the 90% profit split add-on on all challenges other than 1-step. The company provides additional add-ons that can speed up profit splits which are 90% by default, QT power is on-demand. When on a funded account, the initial is an 80/20 profit split which can be upgraded on demand to 90% with an add-on.

Payout Rules

Support

QT Funded offers 24/7 support by submitting a support request through their form, their Discord server, and also via email. My own experience with QT Funded support on both e-mail and Discord was helpful, answering my questions and providing necessary information when I asked about evaluation payout time and fund releases. They are also quick with problems and very easy to communicate with and get information from when it is needed, either online or by e-mail.

Customer Support Channels

Support Test

I contacted QT Funded through Discord and email to ask questions regarding technical issues. Their response time was within a reasonable period on all channels, which sets a standard, and we know that their answers would be informative, which they always were. The answers received were clear and precise, and that is an indicator that they are performing as well as most prop firms of this size cannot reach.

Education

QT Funded also offers much more than what can be considered ‘standard’ support, which genuinely helps the traders develop. There are several blog posts, analytical tools, coaching resources, and guides on trading psychology, strategy tips, and market knowledge. QT Funded is very generous in giving useful guides and strategy tips, market analysis, and tutorials on their YouTube channel. This help will make an enormous difference for traders seeking funding.

The Bottom Line

After spending time on the QT-funded platform, I can see they have constructed something relatively good in not much time, but not without flaws. Their choice of three platforms – MT5, cTrader, and TradeLocker – makes them an appealing choice to many, and the route to get funded on their 2-step is simple. Payouts can take up to 24 hours, and in my test, the withdrawal went through as it should have.

There are, however, a couple of real drawbacks that you should know about before going into business with them. For example, their 1-step has a 5% cap on profits, which can not ever be removed, and their Instant, 1-step, and QT Power accounts have consistency rules that do add a barrier to free trading. Trading during news events is not permitted, at least without a grace period, and a risk interview can be requested before withdrawal.

They also have good trading conditions as well. Leverage on forex on standard accounts is up to 1:50, and QT Power has leverage of up to 1:100 and access to 70 instruments across forex, crypto, indices, metals, and commodities; overnight and weekend holding are allowed on all accounts except crypto, which is prohibited during the weekend; profit split is as low as 80% with the possibility of up to 90% profit split (via an add-on available only on the 2-step, 2-step elite, and instant accounts). 1-step and QT Power have a fixed 80% split, and you can select between swap and swap-free accounts, which may be available on certain add-ons for the QT instant, 2-step, and 2-step elite.

The QT-funded account is an acceptable option for traders looking for clean rules and guidelines rather than highly automated or news-driven trading strategies, just go in with expectations.