FundedNext Restricted Countries 2026: Full List After USA Relaunch

FundedNext restricted countries in 2026 have changed materially. As of 31 March 2026, the United States is no longer restricted at FundedNext, flipping the single biggest country question this cluster has carried for the past two years. US traders can now buy new CFD and Futures accounts, with one specific platform-level carve-out: new cTrader accounts cannot be purchased by US residents, while MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader are all available. The remaining restricted list covers OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions and roughly fifteen additional CFD-specific country blocks, with a separate eight-country $50K allocation cap list. This article walks through every current restriction, every carve-out, and how the 31 March 2026 USA relaunch reshaped FundedNext's geographic footprint.

FundedNext operates across 170+ countries and has distributed $284.6M+ in cumulative payouts to 93,000+ traders as of April 2026. Country restrictions at FundedNext split into three layers: fully blocked jurisdictions (OFAC-aligned and compliance-driven bans), partial restrictions where specific platforms or account types are unavailable in specific countries (the USA's cTrader carve-out is the standout example), and allocation-capped countries where traders can participate but total funded capital cannot exceed $50K. Understanding which layer applies to your country is the difference between a smooth signup and a forfeited evaluation fee.

If you want the full rules picture across every FundedNext product, the complete FundedNext rules guide covers drawdown, consistency, profit targets, scaling, prohibited strategies, and overnight holding alongside these country restrictions.

What countries can trade at FundedNext?

As of April 2026, FundedNext accepts traders from 170+ countries across both its CFD and Futures divisions, and the United States is now eligible as of 31 March 2026. This is the hook change versus the 2024-early 2026 picture. The multi-year USA restriction has ended. FundedNext's current eligibility structure has three tiers:

• Full access (majority of countries): Traders buy any FundedNext product, use any supported platform, and scale to the standard $300K maximum allocation.
• Partial access (USA post-31-March-2026): Traders buy all standard products but face specific platform-level carve-outs. In the US case, no new cTrader accounts.
• Allocation-capped access (eight countries): Traders buy standard products but total funded CFD allocation cannot exceed $50K.
• Fully blocked: OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions plus a FundedNext-specific CFD restriction list covering roughly fifteen additional countries.

FundedNext verifies eligibility at two points: the IP and country declaration at registration, and the government-issued ID submission at KYC before the first payout. Both checks must match for an account to remain active. FundedNext's help center maintains the authoritative live country list, and the firm updates restrictions without advance notice when regulatory conditions change. The 31 March 2026 USA relaunch is the most recent example of a major eligibility expansion.

The only missing piece is cTrader.

Is the USA restricted at FundedNext?

No. As of 31 March 2026, the USA is no longer restricted at FundedNext. US residents can purchase new CFD challenges, new Futures challenges, and can use MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader. The single carve-out: US traders cannot buy new cTrader accounts from 31 March 2026 forward, and existing US cTrader accounts are grandfathered until breach, after which they cannot be reset.

This is the largest geographic change in FundedNext's 2026 ruleset. For context on the pre-relaunch state: FundedNext had maintained significant US CFD restrictions since 2023-2024, with US traders locked out of several account types and the Stellar Instant product. The 31 March 2026 relaunch removed those restrictions and replaced them with a single, narrower platform-level carve-out on cTrader.

For US traders considering FundedNext after the relaunch, the practical sequence is:

1. Choose the FundedNext product that fits your strategy (CFD Stellar family or Futures Bolt/Rapid/Legacy).
2. Select a platform other than cTrader if you are opening a new account. MT4, MT5, and Match-Trader are available for CFD; Tradovate and NinjaTrader for Futures.
3. If you hold an existing US cTrader account at FundedNext, you can continue trading it until breach. Plan that once the account breaches, it is retired. You cannot reset it and must migrate to a different platform for your next FundedNext purchase.

FundedNext Futures is fully unrestricted for US traders post-relaunch, and it is the cleanest path for US residents who want immediate access without any platform carve-outs. The FundedNext Futures pricing guide covers Bolt, Rapid, and Legacy account sizes and fees.

What are the USA-specific conditions at FundedNext?

As of 31 March 2026, USA-specific conditions at FundedNext reduce to a single, platform-level rule: new cTrader accounts are not available for US-resident purchase, and existing US cTrader accounts continue trading until breach with no reset option post-breach. Every other element of the FundedNext product suite is open to US traders at standard terms.

Here is the full US-specific condition matrix as of April 2026:

The cTrader carve-out is specifically at the new-account level. If you currently hold a US cTrader account at FundedNext that was opened before 31 March 2026, it continues under standard FundedNext rules: same drawdown mechanism, same consistency rule, same payout process, same profit target. Trading continues until the account either passes through to funded status and runs its course, or breaches. Post-breach, the specific constraint is that the account cannot be reset. A US trader whose cTrader account breaches must open their next account on a different platform.

The 2026 Legacy product rule updates apply to US traders identically. The $50K Legacy profit target moved from $2,500 to $3,000 in March 2026, the $50K drawdown moved from $2,500 to $2,000 in January 2026, and the 40% consistency rule was removed from Legacy funded accounts while remaining in place during the challenge phase.

Which countries remain restricted at FundedNext in 2026?

As of April 2026, FundedNext maintains two separate restricted country lists: a Futures list and a broader CFD list. The Futures list follows OFAC-aligned sanctions compliance because FundedNext Futures routes through CME Group. The CFD list adds compliance-driven restrictions on jurisdictions with aggressive local regulation of CFD products.

Fully blocked on both FundedNext CFD and Futures:

• North Korea
• Myanmar
• Belarus

Blocked on Futures (standard OFAC-aligned):

• Iran
• Russia
• North Korea
• Myanmar
• Belarus

Additional CFD-only restrictions (approximate; verify against FundedNext's live list before purchase):

• Bangladesh
• Malaysia
• Vietnam
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Belize
• Chad
• Cape Verde
• Grenada
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Tuvalu
• Cook Islands
• Bouvet Island
• Burundi
• Eritrea
• Comoros
• Fiji

The CFD-only restrictions split into three categories: sanctioned nations where compliance is mandatory (Syria), jurisdictions with strict national regulation of CFD products (Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka), and smaller or uninhabited territories where FundedNext does not maintain compliance infrastructure (Bouvet Island, Cook Islands, Tuvalu). Traders in the CFD-only restricted list can still access FundedNext Futures through Tradovate and NinjaTrader, which is frequently the best path for Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Bangladeshi traders who want to use FundedNext.

Allocation-capped countries (access allowed, capped at $50K total funded CFD allocation):

• Cambodia
• Mongolia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Taiwan
• Ukraine
• Czech Republic
• Pakistan

Allocation caps apply to the CFD side. Traders from these eight countries can buy challenges at standard prices, pass evaluations at standard rules, and collect payouts at standard terms. The single difference is that combined funded allocation across all FundedNext CFD accounts is capped at $50K rather than the $300K default. Pakistan and Ukraine are the two allocation-capped countries I get the most reader questions about, and the answer is always the same: you can trade, you just cannot scale past $50K. Combining a FundedNext allocation with accounts at other prop firms is the standard workaround.

Why does FundedNext restrict certain countries?

FundedNext restricts certain countries for three specific reasons: OFAC and UK sanctions compliance, local regulatory restrictions on CFD products, and operational risk tiers driven by fraud and chargeback patterns. The reasons vary by country, and the same restriction can exist on different regulatory grounds for different jurisdictions.

OFAC / UK sanctions compliance. FundedNext operates through corporate entities that must comply with US Treasury OFAC sanctions and UK financial sanctions. Jurisdictions like North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Russia appear on sanctions lists that prohibit financial services provision. This is the category where FundedNext has no discretion. Compliance is mandatory. FundedNext Futures enforces the tightest version of this because the US CME Group exchanges at the end of the routing chain enforce OFAC directly.

Local CFD regulation. Malaysia, Vietnam, and several other Asian jurisdictions have national regulations that either prohibit retail CFD trading entirely or require licenses that international prop firms like FundedNext do not hold. Serving traders in these jurisdictions on the CFD side would create regulatory exposure. FundedNext's response is to restrict the CFD product while leaving Futures open, because CME-traded US futures fall under a different regulatory framework.

Operational risk tiers. The eight $50K allocation-capped countries (Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Pakistan) fall into this category. FundedNext has not publicly explained the exact rationale per country. Based on industry patterns, the combination of factors usually includes historical chargeback rates, compliance complexity for high-allocation payouts, and fraud pattern concentration from specific jurisdictions. The cap is a risk management tool, not a country-level ban.

The 31 March 2026 USA relaunch is an example of the reverse direction: a country moving from restricted back to eligible once the underlying regulatory and platform-partner conditions changed. FundedNext's country list is not static and responds to shifts in sanctions policy, platform-provider restrictions (like the cTrader US carve-out), and local regulation.

How do you verify country eligibility before signing up?

Verifying FundedNext country eligibility before signing up requires three checks: the live restricted country list on fundednext.com, the help center's country-specific notes for your jurisdiction, and a confirmation that your government ID documents will support KYC at payout time. Completing all three before purchase prevents the most common forfeited-evaluation-fee scenario.

Step by step:

1. Check the live restricted list. Navigate to FundedNext's country restrictions page on fundednext.com or the help centers at help.fundednext.com/en/ for CFD and helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/ for Futures. Cross-reference your country against both the CFD and the Futures restricted lists. Third-party blog posts (including this one) can go stale between FundedNext updates, so the live page is always the authoritative source.
2. Confirm the restriction type. If your country appears on a restricted list, check whether the restriction is full (no account creation allowed), partial with specific platforms or account types blocked like the USA cTrader carve-out, or allocation-capped at $50K maximum. The restriction type determines whether FundedNext is usable for you at all, usable with constraints, or usable normally.
3. Match your KYC documentation. Before purchase, confirm you have a government-issued ID (passport, national ID, or driving license depending on country) and an address verification document (utility bill or bank statement within the last three months) that matches the country you will register with. FundedNext's refund policy does not cover evaluations where a country-mismatch surfaces at KYC.
4. For US traders specifically: Confirm that your chosen platform is not cTrader if you are purchasing a new account from 31 March 2026 onward. Select MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, or NinjaTrader as appropriate for your CFD or Futures preference.

For traders unsure whether their country is a permanent exclusion or a potential relaunch candidate, the USA's 31 March 2026 return shows that FundedNext does reopen jurisdictions when conditions change. There is no public schedule, and building a trading plan around a hoped-for future relaunch is not advisable.

What happens if you try to register from a restricted country?

If you try to register from a restricted country at FundedNext, the platform blocks account creation at the IP-verification step. If you bypass the IP check using a VPN, FundedNext catches the mismatch at KYC when your government-issued ID reveals your actual country of residence. The downstream outcome is account termination, profit forfeiture, and no refund of the evaluation fee.

The sequence:

1. Registration attempt from a restricted-country IP. FundedNext's signup flow checks your IP against the live restricted list and blocks account creation with an error message. You cannot complete the purchase.
2. Bypass via VPN. If you use a VPN to appear from an eligible country, you can complete registration and purchase a challenge. The account is live and you can trade it during the evaluation phase.
3. KYC at payout request. FundedNext requires government-issued ID verification before your first payout. Your ID reveals your actual country. If that country is on FundedNext's restricted list, the account is flagged and frozen.
4. Outcome. FundedNext terminates the account. Any profits generated during the evaluation phase are forfeited. The evaluation fee is not refunded under FundedNext's published refund policy.

This is the single worst-case country scenario for a FundedNext trader: passing an evaluation, building balance, and discovering at KYC that the account cannot be paid out. The workflow is preventable by checking the live restricted list before purchase.

If your country appears on the CFD-only restricted list but not the Futures list, the alternative is to use FundedNext Futures through Tradovate or NinjaTrader. For Malaysian, Vietnamese, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan traders this is the standard path. The Futures product routes around the CFD-specific restriction.

Can you use a VPN to bypass FundedNext country restrictions?

No. FundedNext explicitly prohibits VPN usage as a workaround for geographic restrictions, detects the mismatch at KYC, and terminates accounts that violate the policy. FundedNext allows paid, dedicated-IP VPNs for privacy or trading-platform latency reasons when used from an eligible country, but any attempt to trade from a restricted country via VPN will be caught.

FundedNext's VPN detection works on several layers:

• IP reputation databases. Shared VPN and datacenter IPs appear on public blocklists. FundedNext uses these to flag suspicious IPs at registration and during active trading.
• KYC cross-reference. Your government-issued ID reveals your actual country. FundedNext cross-references this against your registered country and your trading IPs. Mismatches trigger compliance review.
• Trading pattern analysis. Frequent VPN location switches (US Monday, UK Wednesday, Germany Friday) flag the account for manual review. Traders who use a single consistent VPN for latency reasons are generally fine; traders who hop between countries are not.

What FundedNext does allow for VPN usage:

• Paid VPN service with a dedicated, country-specific IP, if used from an eligible country for privacy or latency reasons.
• Private VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting, if the VPS is in a jurisdiction that matches your registered country, and you use it for running trading platforms.

What FundedNext prohibits:

• Any VPN usage that changes your apparent country to bypass a restriction.
• Free VPN services with rotating, shared IPs, which are flagged as circumvention attempts.
• Frequent VPN location switching during an active evaluation or funded phase.

The enforcement mechanism is KYC. Even if you trade the entire evaluation phase on a VPN and appear to be in an eligible country, your government-issued ID at payout time will show your actual country. If that country is restricted, the account is terminated and profits are forfeited.

How does FundedNext's country policy compare to FTMO, Apex, Topstep?

As of April 2026, FundedNext's country policy is broader than FTMO's for CFD and roughly aligned with Apex Trader Funding and Topstep on the Futures side. The USA accessibility picture is the headline differentiator. FundedNext accepts US traders on both CFD and Futures as of 31 March 2026, while FTMO remains fully blocked to US residents for its regulated CFD product.

Comparison matrix as of April 2026:

The practical takeaways:

• US-based CFD traders. FundedNext post-31-March-2026 is the new option. FTMO is not available. Other CFD-focused prop firms have varying US policies.
• US-based Futures traders. FundedNext, Apex, and Topstep are all valid choices. FundedNext's new Futures access stacks alongside the existing Apex and Topstep options.
• Non-US international traders. FTMO has historically had the most permissive CFD country list. FundedNext's non-US CFD country policy covers roughly 170+ countries with the ~15 CFD-specific exclusions.
• Malaysian, Vietnamese, Pakistani, and allocation-capped country traders. FTMO has generally accepted Malaysian and Vietnamese traders on CFD, while FundedNext blocks CFD for both. Pakistani traders have access at FundedNext on both sides but capped at $50K; FTMO's Pakistani availability follows a different cap structure.
• Sanctioned jurisdiction traders. No reputable prop firm (FundedNext, FTMO, Apex, Topstep) serves North Korea, Iran, Russia (Futures), or other OFAC-listed countries. This is an industry-wide compliance floor.

The bottom line

FundedNext is now available to US traders as of 31 March 2026, making it a realistic option for the single largest prop trading market that had been locked out for most of the past two years. If you are a US-based trader who wants CFD access, FundedNext on MT4, MT5, or Match-Trader is the right fit. Skip cTrader because new US cTrader accounts are not available. If you are a US Futures trader, FundedNext Futures through Tradovate or NinjaTrader has no restrictions beyond the standard OFAC floor, and it stacks cleanly alongside Apex and Topstep as a comparable option. Traders outside the USA benefit from FundedNext's ~170-country eligibility footprint, subject to the ~15 CFD-restricted countries and the eight allocation-capped countries.

FundedNext is the wrong firm if you are in North Korea, Myanmar, Belarus, Iran (Futures), Russia (Futures), or any of the CFD-restricted jurisdictions like Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka and you specifically want CFD. In that case, FundedNext Futures may still be an option (Tradovate/NinjaTrader), or a competitor like FTMO historically carries a different restriction list. If you are in Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, or Pakistan and plan to scale beyond $50K in funded capital, pair FundedNext with another prop firm because the $50K cap is binding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the USA restricted at FundedNext in 2026?

No. As of 31 March 2026, the USA is no longer restricted at FundedNext. US traders can buy new CFD and Futures accounts. The only US-specific limitation is that new cTrader accounts cannot be purchased by US residents from 31 March 2026 forward. Existing US cTrader accounts continue trading until breach, after which they cannot be reset.

When did FundedNext relaunch in the USA?

FundedNext relaunched for US traders on 31 March 2026. From that date forward, US residents can purchase new CFD accounts (Stellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite, Stellar Instant) and Futures challenges (Bolt, Rapid, Legacy). Only cTrader is blocked for new US accounts, every other supported platform is open to US residents.

Why can't US traders buy new cTrader accounts at FundedNext?

FundedNext cannot sell new cTrader accounts to US residents as of 31 March 2026 because of regulatory restrictions on cTrader's US availability. The restriction is at the platform provider level, not a FundedNext policy. US traders at FundedNext have MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader available instead, covering both CFD and Futures sides fully.

What happens to my existing FundedNext US cTrader account?

Existing US cTrader accounts at FundedNext are grandfathered and continue trading under the same rules until the account breaches a drawdown or rule violation. Once breached, the account cannot be reset. US traders who want to continue on FundedNext after an existing cTrader breach must migrate to MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, or NinjaTrader for any new account purchase.

Which countries are still restricted at FundedNext?

As of April 2026, FundedNext follows OFAC-aligned restrictions for US-sanctioned jurisdictions on its Futures product (North Korea, Myanmar, Belarus, Iran, Russia) and maintains a broader CFD restriction list covering roughly 15 additional countries including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Syria, Belize, Chad, Cape Verde, Grenada, and several smaller jurisdictions. FundedNext's live restricted list on fundednext.com is the authoritative reference.

Which countries have a $50K allocation cap at FundedNext?

FundedNext caps total CFD allocation at $50K instead of the standard $300K for eight countries: Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Pakistan. Traders from these countries can still buy challenges, pass evaluations, and collect payouts. They simply cannot scale combined funded allocation above $50K across all FundedNext accounts.

Can US traders use MT4 and MT5 at FundedNext after the relaunch?

FundedNext's platform availability for US traders post-relaunch includes MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, Tradovate, and NinjaTrader. The only platform blocked to new US account purchases as of 31 March 2026 is cTrader. US traders with specific MetaTrader expert advisor setups can trade FundedNext CFD from 31 March 2026 forward, subject to FundedNext's prohibited-strategies policy.

Can you use a VPN to bypass FundedNext country restrictions?

No. FundedNext detects VPN usage and cross-references your registered country against your KYC documents at payout time. Trading from a restricted country with a VPN leads to account termination and forfeiture of any profits. FundedNext allows paid, dedicated-IP VPNs for privacy or latency reasons when used from an eligible country, but not as a workaround for geographic restrictions.

What happens if I register at FundedNext from a restricted country?

FundedNext blocks account creation at the IP-verification step if your country is fully restricted. If you bypass registration using a VPN, FundedNext catches the mismatch at KYC. The government-issued ID or residence proof you submit for your first payout request will reveal your actual country. The account is then terminated, and no refund is issued under FundedNext's published refund policy.

How does FundedNext's country policy compare to FTMO, Apex, and Topstep?

As of April 2026, FundedNext now accepts US traders on both CFD and Futures (post 31 March 2026 relaunch), FTMO remains fully blocked to US residents for regulated CFD/forex, Apex Trader Funding accepts US traders on futures, and Topstep accepts US traders on futures. For non-US international traders, FTMO has the most permissive country list on CFD, FundedNext has the broader Futures access, and Apex and Topstep are futures-only by product design.

Does FundedNext restrict traders in India?

No. India is not on any FundedNext restricted list and does not face an allocation cap. Indian traders at FundedNext have full access to all CFD account types, all Futures challenges, every supported platform, and the standard $300K maximum CFD allocation. KYC for Indian traders follows the standard documentation flow with government-issued ID and address verification.

Does FundedNext restrict traders in the UK or EU?

No. FundedNext operates fully in the United Kingdom and across the European Union without country-specific restrictions or allocation caps. UK and EU traders have full access to the entire FundedNext product suite on both CFD and Futures, including all five supported platforms (MT4, MT5, Match-Trader, cTrader, and the Futures platforms Tradovate plus NinjaTrader).

Can I verify my FundedNext country eligibility before signing up?

Yes. Before purchasing a FundedNext challenge, check the live restricted country list on fundednext.com, confirm whether the restriction applies to CFD, Futures, or both, and read FundedNext's help center for any allocation-cap flags on your jurisdiction. If your country is absent from all three lists, you have full standard access. If you see your country on the allocation-cap list, you can still trade, just planned around the $50K ceiling.

Is FundedNext Futures available to US traders without restrictions?

Yes. FundedNext Futures is fully available to US traders as of April 2026. US residents can buy Bolt, Rapid, and Legacy challenges, access Tradovate and NinjaTrader without any platform-level restriction, and participate in the FundedNext Futures Live Trading Program. The 31 March 2026 US relaunch covers both CFD and Futures, with Futures having the smoother re-entry because its platform stack was never affected by the cTrader US block.