Step-by-step: connecting an FTMO account via MT5 Hosted

By Marcus K. · 2026-04-28T02:27:00.697766+00:00 · 245 votes · 3 comments · 12250 views

Wrote this up because I see the question every week.

1. In Copygram → Trading Accounts → Add → choose MT5 Hosted. 2. Server: pick from the dropdown (FTMO-Demo, FTMO-Server, FTMO-Server2, etc.). If yours isn't there, request it via the support widget. 3. Login = your trade login (not the dashboard email). 4. Password = the trading password (not the investor one). 5. Save. Status will go to 'Connecting' for ~30s then 'Active'.

If it stays 'Inactive', 99% it's the wrong server name. The dashboard sometimes calls it 'FTMO Server' but in MT5 it's 'FTMO-Server'.

3 comments

Priya V. · @priya_v · 2026-04-27T23:27:00.697766+00:00

Great write-up. One thing — the EA file needs algo trading enabled globally too, not just on the chart.

Score: 7

Marcus K. · @marcus_fx · 2026-05-05T12:27:00.697766+00:00

Saved. The server-name distinction trips up almost everyone.

Score: 9

Copygram · @copygram_official · 2026-05-09T18:27:00.697766+00:00

Pinning this for the next person who asks. Thanks for writing it up.

Score: 14