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Drawdown is the rule that decides how much room you really have. This page compares static, trailing, intraday, end-of-day, daily, and max loss rules across checked prop firm sources so you can spot the rows that can trip you up before you buy or size a trade.
What Drawdown Type Changes
A static drawdown floor is fixed from the starting balance. A trailing drawdown floor moves up after profits and usually never moves back down. Daily loss limits are separate day-by-day limits; maximum loss or maximum drawdown is the account survival floor.
Intraday vs End-of-Day Trailing
Intraday trailing can tighten while a trade is still open because unrealized profit can raise the peak. End-of-day trailing usually waits for the closing balance to set the next floor, but the floor can still be enforced in real time once set. Closed-balance trailing sits between those models because only closed profit raises the floor.
Mini trailing drawdown simulator
Simulator caveat: this is a simplified floor model, not a firm liquidation engine. Real intraday, EOD, withdrawal, reset, and platform rules can differ. Seed example: a 50K account with a $2,500 trailing amount and start + $100 lock reaches a $50,100 floor after a $52,600 EOD balance. Use the full drawdown calculator for a deeper check.
Drawdown rows to inspect first
| Firm / program | Drawdown model | 50K or reference amount | Daily limit | Lock behavior | Why inspect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep Trading Combine / XFA futures |
End-of-day trailing maximum loss limit; monitored in real time for breaches. | 50K MLL: $2,000 | DLL is optional in Trading Combine/XFA; Live Funded Account DLL is automatic. | Locks permanently once the MLL reaches starting balance. | EOD traillocks at startoptional DLL | Topstep MLL Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Tradeify Growth 50K futures |
All Tradeify accounts use end-of-day trailing max drawdown; enforced in real time if balance hits the floor. | 50K Growth trailing max drawdown: $2,000 | 50K Growth/Lightning DLL: $1,250; Select Daily: $1,000. | 50K lock trigger: $52,100 EOD balance; floor locks at $50,100. | EOD trailstart + $100 lockDLL can differ by product | Tradeify trailing drawdown Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Apex Performance Account futures |
Intraday trailing follows peak balance, including realized and unrealized gains. | 50K intraday trailing drawdown: $2,000 | No separate daily loss limit captured in the checked source. | Performance Accounts stop trailing at starting balance + $100. | intraday trailPA lock onlyunrealized P/L counts | Apex intraday trailing Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Apex Tradovate Evaluation futures |
Intraday trailing follows peak balance, including unrealized gains. | 50K intraday trailing drawdown: $2,000 | No separate daily loss limit captured in the checked source. | Tradovate Evaluations continue to trail indefinitely. | intraday trailno universal lockverify platform | Apex intraday trailing Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| My Funded Futures MAX EOD futures |
End-of-day trailing; open equity losses are considered for breach checks. | Official source conflict: 50K example shows $2,000 / 4%, while the same article also states MAX EOD is set at 3%. Re-check dashboard terms before relying on this amount. | No daily drawdown in the checked MAX EOD scope; amount needs re-check because of official-source conflict. | Per official source: locks at $100 plus the initial starting balance. Needs re-check: the same source has a 3% MAX EOD statement that conflicts with the 50K 4% example, so do not rely on the amount or lock setup until dashboard terms are confirmed. | EOD trailconditional official lock claimsource conflict | MFF MAX EOD trailing Checked July 2, 2026 – needs recheck |
| TickTick Trader Evaluation futures |
Official homepage shows values but does not define whether Tick Drawdown is intraday, EOD, static, or trailing. | Official homepage value only: 50K Tick Drawdown $2,500; calculation not found in checked source. | Official homepage value only: 50K Daily Loss $1,250. | Lock behavior not confirmed from the checked official source. | official value onlyneeds rule-source checkdo not infer | TickTick homepage Checked July 2, 2026 – needs recheck |
| FundedNext Futures Rapid / Legacy / Bolt / Flex futures |
End-of-day trailing maximum loss limit; updates once per day from highest balance. | 50K MLL: Rapid/Legacy/Bolt $2,000; Flex $1,500 | Daily-limit value not captured in the MLL source. | Locks at initial balance; Bolt and Flex lock at initial balance + $100. | EOD trailprogram-specific lock50K varies | FundedNext Futures MLL Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| E8 One / E8 One Crypto dynamic drawdown forex / cfd |
Loss level rises only when closed profit raises highest closed balance. | Dynamic drawdown amount: 6% in checked source examples. | Daily limit varies by E8 product; not generalized here. | Becomes static once closed profit equals the dynamic drawdown amount. | closed-balance trailfloating P/L not counted for raising floorlocks static | E8 dynamic drawdown Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| FTMO x OANDA Challenge 2-Step forex / cfd |
Static maximum loss limit based on initial simulated capital; equity cannot drop below it. | Maximum loss: 10% static floor | Maximum daily loss: 5%. | Already static; no trailing lock-in stage. | static max lossequity-based breachdaily reset | FTMO objectives Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| FTMO x OANDA Challenge 1-Step forex / cfd |
Recalculates daily at 00:00 CE(S)T from the highest midnight balance or initial capital. | Maximum loss: 10% EOD trailing limit | Maximum daily loss: 3%. | Limit can only increase and resets after reward withdrawal/new account, per checked source. | EOD traildaily 3%reward reset | FTMO objectives Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| FundedNext Stellar 2-Step forex / cfd |
Checked help pages confirm a 10% MLL from initial balance and a 90% floor; trailing/lock mechanics were not found in the checked source. | Maximum loss limit: 10% of initial balance | Daily loss limit: 5% of initial balance. | Trailing or lock behavior not confirmed in the checked Stellar 2-Step source. | static-style floorhard DLL breachCFD scope | FundedNext Stellar MLL Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| FundedNext Stellar 1-Step forex / cfd |
Checked help pages confirm a 6% MLL from initial balance and a 94% floor; trailing/lock mechanics were not found in the checked source. | Maximum loss limit: 6% of initial balance | Daily loss limit: 3% of initial balance. | Trailing or lock behavior not confirmed in the checked Stellar 1-Step source. | static-style floordaily 3%CFD scope | FundedNext Stellar MLL Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express forex / cfd |
Balance-based relative trailing drawdown from the high watermark. | Relative max drawdown: 6% | Daily drawdown: 4%. | Stops trailing once the maximum simulated loss reaches initial simulated balance. | relative traillocks at startdaily 4% | FTP 1-Step Express Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Classic forex / cfd |
Fixed from initial starting balance; not affected by gains. | Static max drawdown: 8% | Daily drawdown: 4%. | Already static; no trailing lock-in stage. | static max lossdaily 4%two phase | FTP 2-Step Classic Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard forex / cfd |
Trails from highest watermark closing trade. | Max trailing drawdown: 6% | Daily drawdown: fixed 4%. | Locks at starting balance once account reaches 6% profit; 1% fixed buffer then applies. | closed-balance traillocks at startbuffer after lock | Blue Guardian 1 Step Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| Blue Guardian 2 Step Standard forex / cfd |
Static overall drawdown; daily drawdown resets at 5 PM EST using higher of balance/equity. | Maximum overall drawdown: 8% static | Maximum daily drawdown: 4% of initial balance. | Already static; no trailing lock-in stage. | static max lossdaily 4%higher balance/equity reset | Blue Guardian 2 Step Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| The5ers High Stakes forex / cfd |
Official program table lists max loss and daily loss; calculation mechanics were not explicit in the checked source. | Maximum loss: 10% | Maximum daily loss: 5%. | No lock-in mechanic described in checked source. | official valuescalc not explicitCFD program | The5ers High Stakes Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| The5ers Hyper Growth / Pro Growth forex / cfd |
Official program table uses stop-out level language; calculation mechanics were not explicit in the checked source. | Stop-out level: 6% | Daily loss: 3% in the checked table. | No lock-in mechanic described in checked source. | stop-out languagedaily 3%calc not explicit | The5ers Hyper Growth Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
| The5ers Bootcamp forex / cfd |
Program stages have different initial balances and stage-specific max loss values. | Max loss: 5% in steps; 4% funded in checked $20K table | Daily pause: none in evaluation; 3% funded. | No lock-in mechanic described in checked source. | stage-specificfunded daily pauseverify plan size | The5ers Bootcamp Checked July 2, 2026 – official |
For daily-loss-only comparison, see the daily loss limit comparison. For broader rule evidence, see RuleWatch.
Evidence notes
Topstep Trading Combine / XFA
Official Topstep help lists 50K MLL at $2,000, says the MLL rises with end-of-day balance, never moves down, and locks once it reaches starting balance. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Tradeify Growth 50K
Official Tradeify help says all accounts use EOD trailing drawdown. Its lock table shows every 50K account locks at $52,100 EOD balance and the floor becomes $50,100; the Growth Evaluation page lists 50K trailing max drawdown at $2,000. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Apex Performance Account
Official Apex source lists 50K max intraday drawdown at $2,000 and says Performance Accounts stop trailing at start + $100. This fixes the old blanket lock claim. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Apex Tradovate Evaluation
Official Apex source separates Performance Accounts from Tradovate Evaluations and says Tradovate Evaluations trail indefinitely. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
My Funded Futures MAX EOD
Official MFF help says MAX EOD trailing locks at $100 plus initial starting balance, but the same page says MAX EOD is set at 3% while its examples say 50K has 4% DD. The row is marked needs re-check and presents the lock claim conditionally until dashboard terms are confirmed. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
TickTick Trader Evaluation
Official homepage lists 50K Daily Loss $1,250 and Tick Drawdown $2,500, but the checked page does not explain the calculation or lock-in behavior. The old sourced-as-EOD row was not retained. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
FundedNext Futures Rapid / Legacy / Bolt / Flex
Official FundedNext Futures help lists MLL by account size and says the EOD trailing MLL locks at initial balance, while Bolt and Flex lock at initial balance + $100. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
E8 One / E8 One Crypto dynamic drawdown
Official E8 help says the loss level rises only when profit is closed and becomes static once closed profit equals the dynamic drawdown amount. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
FTMO Challenge 2-Step
Official FTMO x OANDA objectives describe the 2-Step Maximum Loss as a static limit and daily loss as 5%. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
FTMO Challenge 1-Step
Official FTMO x OANDA objectives describe the 1-Step Maximum Loss as an end-of-day trailing limit that can only increase, with a 3% daily loss amount. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
FundedNext Stellar 2-Step
Official FundedNext help says Stellar 2-Step MLL is 10% of initial balance; its DLL vs MLL page says daily loss is 5% and gives the 100K/90K example. The row does not infer trailing or lock behavior beyond that checked source. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
FundedNext Stellar 1-Step
Official FundedNext help says Stellar 1-Step MLL is 6% of initial balance; its DLL vs MLL page says daily loss is 3%. The row does not infer trailing or lock behavior beyond that checked source. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express
Official Funded Trading Plus help says 1-Step Express uses 6% relative trailing max drawdown and 4% daily drawdown, and that the max simulated loss no longer trails once it reaches initial balance. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Classic
Official Funded Trading Plus help says 2-Step Classic is a Static Drawdown program with 8% max drawdown and 4% daily drawdown. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard
Official Blue Guardian help says 1 Step Standard max drawdown is 6% trailing of highest watermark closing trade and locks at starting balance once the account reaches 6% profit. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
Blue Guardian 2 Step Standard
Official Blue Guardian help says 2 Step Standard has 8% static maximum overall drawdown and 4% maximum daily drawdown. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
The5ers High Stakes
Official The5ers High Stakes page lists 5% maximum daily loss and 10% maximum loss across Step 1, Step 2, and funded trader columns. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
The5ers Hyper Growth / Pro Growth
Official The5ers Hyper Growth page lists Stop Out Level 6% and Daily Loss 3% for the program table checked July 2, 2026. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
The5ers Bootcamp
Official The5ers Bootcamp page lists Max Loss 5% for evaluation steps, 4% in funded trader, no daily pause during evaluation, and 3% daily pause when funded for the captured plan table. Source. Checked July 2, 2026.
How to read the table
- Intraday trail: the floor can move during the session, often from unrealized profit. Give these rows extra room if you hold volatile trades.
- EOD trail: the floor usually updates from the end-of-day balance. It can still be enforced in real time after the floor is set.
- Static: the max-loss floor is fixed from the start. Daily loss rules can still breach the account before max loss matters.
- Conditional lock: the lock depends on account stage, platform, product, or a source detail that does not apply to every account under the brand.
- Needs re-check: an official page gave some values, but not enough mechanics to treat the row as complete.
Common mistakes
- Treating all trailing drawdown as the same. A 50K account with a $2,000 EOD trail and a 50K account with a $2,000 intraday trail do not behave the same.
- Assuming every lock is universal. Apex is the clearest example: the checked source says Performance Accounts stop at start + $100, while Tradovate Evaluations trail indefinitely.
- Ignoring daily loss limits. A daily limit can pause or breach an account even when the max drawdown has room left. Use the daily-loss page when that column matters.
- Withdrawing into the floor. Some lock models protect the floor, but withdrawals can still leave too little buffer above it.
How We Checked This
Freshness note: table rules were checked against official sources on July 2, 2026. Values can change; use the source link before buying or changing risk.
BestProps checked official help-center, terms, and program pages first. Third-party ranking pages and SERP results were used for search-intent context, not for firm-specific rule values. Rows are scoped to the named program when the source is program-specific. If a source did not confirm a calculation or lock behavior, the row says so instead of inferring it.
