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Daily Loss Limit Calculator
Enter your firm, program, and today’s numbers to see how much daily-loss room you have left.
- Preset sources checked July 3, 2026
- Terms can change
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Add the start-of-day value, worst intraday equity, and closed P/L so far.
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Compare the snapshot view with the realized-only view.
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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.
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Use the firm’s stated basis.
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Use the firm’s exact wording.
Calculation breakdown
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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.
| Firm | Program | Daily loss rule | Reset clock | If you hit it | Source (checked) |
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| Tradeify | Growth / Lightning | Fixed: 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 ET | Soft pause — resumes next session | Tradeify Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Tradeify | Select Daily (funded) | Fixed: 25K $500, 50K $1,000, 100K $1,250, 150K $1,750. Select Flex has no DLL. | 6:00 PM ET | Soft pause — resumes next session | Tradeify Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Topstep | Trading 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 CT | Not a violation — flatten + pause until next session | Topstep Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Apex Trader Funding | EOD Drawdown Evaluation | Fixed: 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 ET | Auto-liquidation + session pause; account stays active | Apex Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| MyFundedFutures | Flex 50K (optional DLL add-on) | No DLL by default. Optional checkout add-on: $1,000 intraday soft pause (evaluation + Sim Funded stages). | Daily session | Soft pause — not a breach | MFFU Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| FTMO x OANDA | 1-Step / 2-Step | Percent: 1-Step 3%, 2-Step 5% of initial simulated capital. Floor recalculates daily from account balance. | 00:00 CE(S)T | Objective violation | FTMO x OANDA (Jul 3, 2026) |
| FundedNext | Evaluation / Express / Stellar | Percent of initial balance: Evaluation, Express, Stellar 2-Step 5%; Stellar 1-Step 3%; Stellar Lite 4%. Running + closed losses count. | See source | Rule violation | FundedNext Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Blue Guardian | 2 Step Standard | Percent: 4% of initial balance; daily floor set from higher of balance/equity at reset. | 5:00 PM EST | Hard breach | Blue Guardian Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| AquaFunded | 2 Step Standard | Percent: 5% of initial balance; floor set from higher of balance/equity at reset. | 00:00 UTC | Hard breach | AquaFunded Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Audacity Capital | Ability / Verification / Ability ONE | Percent 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 paths | Pause or breach by stage | Audacity Knowledge Center (Jul 3, 2026) |
| The5ers | High Stakes | Percent: 5% of the higher of starting equity or starting balance of the day. | MT5 server time | Account termination | The5ers Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| FundingPips | 2 Step Pro | Percent: 3% daily loss from the higher of opening balance or equity (6% max overall loss). | Daily | Hard breach — immediate closure | FundingPips Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Hola Prime | Forex 1-Step / Sim Funded; Futures 1-Step Prime | Forex: 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 path | Forex hard breach; Futures no daily-loss failure in checked source | Hola Prime Forex / Futures 1-Step (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Alpha Trader Firm | Standard / Instant / Pay Later Funded | Standard 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 value | Hard breach; challenge termination or account suspension | Alpha Trader Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Alpha Capital Group | Alpha Pro / Swing / One / Three | Pro 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 time | Hard breach; trades auto-closed and account closed | Alpha Capital Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| BluSky | Direct To Funded | Fixed $2,000 maximum daily loss per day. | Next day; exact clock not stated in source | Soft pause until next day | BluSky Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| City Traders Imperium | 1-Step / 2-Step Challenge | 1-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 source | 1-Step no daily-loss failure; 2-Step outcome not stated in checked card source | CTI 1-Step / CTI Challenge Cards (Jul 3, 2026) |
| FunderPro | Instant Program | 3% daily drawdown; 6% maximum drawdown trails until initial balance, then becomes static. | 00:00 GMT+3 from higher prior-day EOD equity/balance | Immediate and permanent account termination | FunderPro Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| FXIFY Futures | Standard / Expert / Sim Live | Standard: 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 balance | Trading closed for rest of day; not a hard breach | FXIFY Futures Help (Jul 3, 2026) |
| Lucid Trading | LucidPro / LucidLive | LucidPro 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 profit | Soft breach; restricted until next session if MLL not hit | LucidPro 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: 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.