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Pick your firm and program, enter today’s numbers, and see how much daily-loss room is left before your firm’s limit. Presets are auto-filled from official firm help pages.

1. Pick your firm and program

Presets fill the rule settings from an official source.
Program selection sets limit, basis, and reset info.
Your value at the firm’s daily reset.
Use worst intraday equity if open losses count.
Negative means realized loss.
Rule settings (auto-filled by preset — open to adjust)
Nominal account size or starting balance.
The rule form you are modeling.
Dollars for fixed amount, or percent for percent basis.
Use the firm’s stated basis.
Displayed in formula output.
Optional conservative buffer (0 or more).
Use the firm’s exact wording.

Calculation breakdown

StepFormulaResult

Firm daily-loss rules at a glance

The preset data behind the calculator. Full comparison, drawdown interaction, and source notes live on the Daily Loss Limit Rules page.

FirmProgramDaily loss ruleReset clockIf you hit itSource (checked)
TradeifyGrowth / LightningFixed: 25K $600 (Growth; 25K Lightning has none), 50K $1,250, 100K $2,500, 150K $3,000. At 6% profit the DLL increases (accounts bought after Sep 12, 2025) or is removed (before). Note: Tradeify’s Essential Trading Rules overview lists 150K as $3,750 — the two official pages currently conflict; confirm in your dashboard.6:00 PM ETSoft pause — resumes next sessionTradeify Help (Jul 3, 2026)
TradeifySelect Daily (funded)Fixed: 25K $500, 50K $1,000, 100K $1,250, 150K $1,750. Select Flex has no DLL.6:00 PM ETSoft pause — resumes next sessionTradeify Help (Jul 3, 2026)
TopstepTrading Combine / XFA (optional, set at checkout)Fixed: 50K $1,000, 100K $2,000, 150K $3,000. Fixed once set at purchase; manual PDLL/Trailing PDLL configurable separately.5:00 PM CTNot a violation — flatten + pause until next sessionTopstep Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Apex Trader FundingEOD Drawdown EvaluationFixed: 25K $500, 50K $1,000, 100K $1,500, 150K $2,000. Counts total equity including open P/L. No DLL on Intraday Drawdown evaluations; PA DLL scales by profit tier.6:00 PM ETAuto-liquidation + session pause; account stays activeApex Help (Jul 3, 2026)
MyFundedFuturesFlex 50K (optional DLL add-on)No DLL by default. Optional checkout add-on: $1,000 intraday soft pause (evaluation + Sim Funded stages).Daily sessionSoft pause — not a breachMFFU Help (Jul 3, 2026)
FTMO x OANDA1-Step / 2-StepPercent: 1-Step 3%, 2-Step 5% of initial simulated capital. Floor recalculates daily from account balance.00:00 CE(S)TObjective violationFTMO x OANDA (Jul 3, 2026)
FundedNextEvaluation / Express / StellarPercent of initial balance: Evaluation, Express, Stellar 2-Step 5%; Stellar 1-Step 3%; Stellar Lite 4%. Running + closed losses count.See sourceRule violationFundedNext Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Blue Guardian2 Step StandardPercent: 4% of initial balance; daily floor set from higher of balance/equity at reset.5:00 PM ESTHard breachBlue Guardian Help (Jul 3, 2026)
AquaFunded2 Step StandardPercent: 5% of initial balance; floor set from higher of balance/equity at reset.00:00 UTCHard breachAquaFunded Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Audacity CapitalAbility / Verification / Ability ONEPercent of higher of balance/equity at reset: Ability Challenge 7.5%; Verification 5%; Ability ONE 3%. FTP uses 5% trailing daily drawdown and is not included as a calculator preset.00:00 GMT+2 for static Ability pathsPause or breach by stageAudacity Knowledge Center (Jul 3, 2026)
The5ersHigh StakesPercent: 5% of the higher of starting equity or starting balance of the day.MT5 server timeAccount terminationThe5ers Help (Jul 3, 2026)
FundingPips2 Step ProPercent: 3% daily loss from the higher of opening balance or equity (6% max overall loss).DailyHard breach — immediate closureFundingPips Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Hola PrimeForex 1-Step / Sim Funded; Futures 1-Step PrimeForex: 3% of previous day's closing balance. Futures 1-Step Prime: no daily loss limit / Daily Loss Cap NA; trailing max loss still applies.Forex previous day's closing balance; no daily reset for Futures no-DLL pathForex hard breach; Futures no daily-loss failure in checked sourceHola Prime Forex / Futures 1-Step (Jul 3, 2026)
Alpha Trader FirmStandard / Instant / Pay Later FundedStandard daily drawdown: 5% from higher starting-day balance/equity, amount fixed from purchased account balance. Instant / Pay Later: 3% of original account balance.Previous trading day / dashboard reset valueHard breach; challenge termination or account suspensionAlpha Trader Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Alpha Capital GroupAlpha Pro / Swing / One / ThreePro 10% and Swing 5% balance-based; Pro 8% 4% balance-based; Pro 6% 3% from balance/equity; One and Three 4% from balance/equity.00:00 GMT+3 broker timeHard breach; trades auto-closed and account closedAlpha Capital Help (Jul 3, 2026)
BluSkyDirect To FundedFixed $2,000 maximum daily loss per day.Next day; exact clock not stated in sourceSoft pause until next dayBluSky Help (Jul 3, 2026)
City Traders Imperium1-Step / 2-Step Challenge1-Step: no daily loss cap. 2-Step: fixed max daily drawdown by size: 2.5K $125, 5K $250, 10K $500, 25K $1,250, 50K $2,500, 100K $5,000.2-Step reset clock not stated in account-card source1-Step no daily-loss failure; 2-Step outcome not stated in checked card sourceCTI 1-Step / CTI Challenge Cards (Jul 3, 2026)
FunderProInstant Program3% daily drawdown; 6% maximum drawdown trails until initial balance, then becomes static.00:00 GMT+3 from higher prior-day EOD equity/balanceImmediate and permanent account terminationFunderPro Help (Jul 3, 2026)
FXIFY FuturesStandard / Expert / Sim LiveStandard: 2% daily drawdown. Expert: 3%. Sim Live: 2.5%. Plan page examples list 50K Standard $1,000 and 50K Expert $1,500.Next day, based on new starting balanceTrading closed for rest of day; not a hard breachFXIFY Futures Help (Jul 3, 2026)
Lucid TradingLucidPro / LucidLiveLucidPro fixed DLL: 25K none, 50K $1,200, 100K $1,800, 150K $2,700. LucidScale later uses highest EOD profit x 60%; LucidLive has no DLL.Fixed in evaluation; LucidScale based on highest end-of-day profitSoft breach; restricted until next session if MLL not hitLucidPro Help (Jul 3, 2026)

FAQ

What counts toward a daily loss limit?

It depends on the firm. Some count total equity including open positions (Apex states the DLL applies to total equity including unrealized losses), some describe daily losses against a start-of-day value (Tradeify, Topstep), and percent-based firms measure equity against a daily floor computed from balance or equity at reset (FTMO x OANDA, Blue Guardian, AquaFunded, The5ers, FundingPips). The calculator shows both a snapshot view (start-of-day minus current equity) and a realized-only view so you can compare against your firm’s wording.

When does the daily loss clock reset?

Each firm sets its own reset: Tradeify and Apex reset at 6:00 PM ET, Topstep at 5:00 PM CT, FTMO x OANDA at 00:00 CE(S)T, AquaFunded at 00:00 UTC, Audacity at 00:00 GMT+2, The5ers at MT5 server time. Using the wrong reset time makes your start-of-day value — and everything computed from it — wrong. The preset note shows the source-stated reset for your selection.

Do commissions and fees count?

Often, yes — commissions, spread, and slippage can push your measured loss past the limit even when your trade P/L alone would not. Official pages rarely spell out fee treatment precisely, so the calculator includes an optional fee/slippage buffer you can add to be conservative.

Does “at the limit” count, or only “over the limit”?

Wording differs: Topstep’s page says the DLL triggers when net P&L “hits or exceeds” the limit; other firms describe exceeding the level. The at-limit toggle in rule settings lets you match your firm’s exact wording — presets default to the stricter “at or over counts” reading unless the source clearly says otherwise.

How presets are sourced: current preset snapshot checked July 3, 2026. Every preset row comes from an official firm help-center, rules, or terms page, with the source linked and a last-checked date shown. No social posts, screenshots, or third-party chatter are used. Firms change rules without notice — if a preset looks stale, check the linked source and your dashboard, or see the full daily loss rules comparison.

Disclosure: BestProps may earn affiliate commissions from some prop firms listed on this site. Affiliate relationships do not influence preset values or how rules are described. This calculator is educational arithmetic only — not financial, trading, legal, or account-compliance advice, and not a recommendation to buy an evaluation or size a trade.

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