Prop firms have different funding programs with various rules which include drawdown limitations.
Prop firms have different funding programs with various rules which include drawdown limitations.
Proprietary trading firms offer traders a chance to work with more significant amounts of funds without risking their own capital. However, prop firms have different funding programs with various rules. The drawdown limitations are the main rule that prop trading firms don’t allow you to break during evaluation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Proprietary trading firms use different phrases for the drawdown limitation rules, which means that two prop firms can have the exact same phrase used, but a different meaning for their limitation. For exact explanations of drawdown limitations, you should check out the terms & conditions of each presented proprietary trading firm to get the correct knowledge about their limits that you are not allowed to breach!
You can see which drawdown limitations you should focus on for each proprietary trading firm funding process in the spreadsheet below:
Proprietary Trading Firm | One-step Evaluation Drawdown Limits | Two-step Evaluation Drawdown Limits | Three-step Evaluation Drawdown Limits | Direct Funding Drawdown Limits |
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E8 Markets | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall drawdown 8% (scaleable up to 14%) | Max daily floating loss 5%, Max overall absolute drawdown 8% (scaleable up to 14%) | ❌ |
Alpha Capital Group | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
AquaFunded | Max Daily Drawdown 3%, Maximum Trailing Drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Audacity Capital | ❌ | Phase 1: 7.5% daily and 15% maximum absolute drawdown; Phase 2: 5% daily and 10% maximum absolute drawdown | ❌ | ❌ |
Bespoke Funding | ❌ | Classic: Max daily loss 5%, Max loss 10% Rapid: Max daily loss 5%, Max loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Blue Guardian | Max daily drawdown 4%, Maximum trailing drawdown 6% | Unlimited: Max daily loss 4%, Max total loss 8% Elite: Max daily loss 4%, Max total loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Cash Flow Funding | ❌ | Elite: Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 12% Standard: Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 12% | ❌ | ❌ |
City Traders Imperium | Max absolute drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 4%, Max total loss 10% | ❌ | Max absolute drawdown 6% |
Crypto Fund Trader | Max Daily Drawdown 3%, Maximum Trailing Drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Direct Funded Trader | Standard & Aggressive: Max daily drawdown 4%, Maximum drawdown 7% | Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Fidelcrest | ❌ | Normal Micro: Max daily loss 2%, Max loss 3% Aggressive Micro: Max daily loss 3%, Max loss 7% Normal Pro: Max daily loss 2%, Max loss 5% Aggressive: Max daily loss 4%, Max loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Finotive Funding | Max daily drawdown 4%, Max overall drawdown 7.5% | Pro & Classic Challenge: Max daily drawdown 5%, Max overall drawdown 10% | ❌ | Standard: 5% daily and 8% overall equity drawdown, Aggressive: 10% daily and 16% overall equity drawdown |
Forex Capital Funds | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Forex Prop Firm | 4% daily and 6% overall | Two-step: No daily and 12% overall (5% daily and 10% overall once funded) No time limit Two-step: 5% daily and 10% overall | ❌ | 5% daily and 5% overall |
FTUK | Max absolute drawdown 8% | ❌ | ❌ | Max absolute drawdown 8% |
FTMO | ❌ | Max daily drawdown 5%. Max overall drawdown 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Funded Trading Plus | Max daily drawdown 4%, Maximum trailing drawdown 6% | Advanced Trader Program: Max daily drawdown 5%, Maximum trailing drawdown 10% Premium Trader Program: Max daily drawdown 4%, Maximum trailing drawdown 8% | ❌ | Max daily drawdown 6%, Maximum trailing drawdown 6% |
FundedNext | Express: Max daily drawdown 5%, Max overall drawdown 10% Stellar: Max daily drawdown 3%, Max overall drawdown 6% | Evaluation: Max daily drawdown 5%, Max overall drawdown 10% Stellar: Max daily drawdown 5%, Max overall drawdown 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
FunderPro | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Funding Pips | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Glow Node | Max daily loss 4%, Max overall loss 8% | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Goat Funded Trader | Max daily drawdown 4%, Max overall drawdown 6% | No time limit: Max daily drawdown 5%, Max overall drawdown 8% Classic: Max daily drawdown 4%, Max overall drawdown 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Leveled Up Society | Max daily drawdown 3%, Max overall drawdown 6% | Crystal Challenge: Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% Diamond Challenge: Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Lux Trading Firm | Maximum loss 5% (4% once funded) | Maximum loss 5% (4% once funded) | ❌ | ❌ |
Ment Funding | Max daily loss 4%, Max overall drawdown 5% | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
MyFlashFunding | Max daily loss 4%, Max trailing drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 4%, Max overall loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
MyFundedFX | Max daily loss 4%, Max trailing drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 5%, Max loss 8% | Max daily loss 4%, Max loss 8% | ❌ |
RebelsFunding | Max daily loss 4%, Max drawdown 6% | Max daily loss 5%, Max loss 10% | Max daily loss 5%, Max loss 10% | Max loss 5% |
Smart Prop Trader | ❌ | Max daily loss 4%, Max loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
Super Funded | Max daily loss 4%, Max overall loss 8% | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
SurgeTrader | One-phase Audition: Max daily loss 5%, Max trailing drawdown 8% Lightning Audition: Max daily loss 3%, Max trailing drawdown 4% | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall drawdown 8% | ❌ | ❌ |
The Funded Trader | Max daily loss 3%, Max trailing drawdown 6% | Standard: Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% Rapid: Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 8% Royal: Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ |
The Trading Pit | Max daily loss 3%, Max trailing drawdown 7% up to 10% | Max daily loss 5% Max drawdown 10% (During $50k & $100k evaluation) Max trailing drawdown 10% (once funded and on $10k & $20k evaluation) | ❌ | ❌ |
The5%ers | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max total loss 10% | Max overall loss 5% (4% once funded), Daily pause of 3% once funded | Max overall loss 6%, Daily pause of 3% |
Top One Trader | Max daily loss 5%, Max trailing drawdown 8% | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
TopTier Trader | ❌ | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
Trading Funds | Max trailing drawdown 6% | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
True Forex Funds | Max daily loss 3%, Max overall loss 6% | Max daily loss 5%, Max overall loss 10% | ❌ | ❌ |
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Proprietary trading firms use different phrases for the drawdown limitation rules, which means that two prop firms can have the exact same phrase used, but a different meaning for their limitation. For exact explanations of drawdown limitations, you should check out the terms & conditions of each presented proprietary trading firm to get the correct knowledge about their limits that you are not allowed to breach!
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This article was lastly updated on 26.02.2024 at 10:04 (CE(S)T).