Question 1

What is the difference between trailing and EOD drawdown?

Accepted Answer

End-of-day drawdown is a kind of trailing drawdown. Intraday trailing raises the floor in real time whenever equity, including open profit, makes a new high. EOD trailing raises the floor only from the closing balance at the end of each session. Both stop rising at the lock point if the plan has one.

Question 2

Is EOD drawdown easier than intraday trailing?

Accepted Answer

It usually gives more room after a winning trade fades, because intraday highs do not move the floor. It is not always safer. Some firms update the floor at the close but still check your live equity against it during the day, so a fast loss can still breach. Read how the breach is checked.

Question 3

Does open profit count toward a trailing drawdown?

Accepted Answer

Under intraday trailing it does: the floor follows equity, which includes unrealised profit. Under EOD trailing the floor follows the closing balance, so only what you hold at the close can move it. Check whether the plan trails equity or closed balance.

Question 4

When does a trailing drawdown stop trailing?

Accepted Answer

Many plans stop the trail once the floor reaches the starting balance, and some stop at a small buffer above it. After that the floor is fixed and profit builds a growing cushion. Some plans lock only after a payout or only on the funded account. The lock point is set per plan, so find it in the rules.

Question 5

What is a static drawdown?

Accepted Answer

A static drawdown is a floor fixed at the starting balance minus the max loss. It never moves, so profit gives you extra room. On a 50K account with a $2,000 max loss the floor stays at $48,000.

Question 6

What time does the trading day end for EOD drawdown?

Accepted Answer

The firm defines it. For CME futures many firms use the market close around 5:00 PM Eastern, but plans differ, so confirm the exact time and time zone in the rules. A trade held through the daily close can change the balance that sets tomorrow's floor.

Question 7

Which prop firms use EOD drawdown?

Accepted Answer

The section above lists, firm by firm, the plans whose BestProps program page states end-of-day trailing, intraday trailing or static drawdown, each with its check date. Rules change, so confirm on the firm's own rules page before you buy.

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