Prop firm challenge rules compared

The daily loss, max loss, profit target and minimum days of popular prop challenges, from the firms' own pages, and a calculator for how much you can still lose today.

How it works

  1. The daily loss limit is measured from where your account started the day (most firms use the balance at their server midnight). Floating losses on open trades count.
  2. A static maximum loss is a fixed floor: the starting balance minus the max loss %. It never moves.
  3. A trailing maximum loss moves up as your balance makes new highs, and never moves down. Profits raise the floor.
  4. The room you have today is the smaller of (equity − daily floor) and (equity − max-loss floor).

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between trailing and static drawdown?

A static drawdown floor stays at your starting balance minus the max loss % for the whole challenge. A trailing floor rises with your highest balance (FTMO 1-Step resets it daily from the highest midnight balance) and never falls, so after a profit you have less room than the headline % suggests.

How is the daily loss limit calculated?

Usually as a % of the initial account size, subtracted from the balance at the start of the trading day (server midnight). On FTMO's 2-Step a $100,000 account that starts the day at $102,000 may not go below $97,000 equity that day. Floating losses count.

Which prop firm has the easiest rules?

There is no single answer: a lower profit target, a static drawdown and no minimum days each make a challenge easier in different ways. Compare the table, and always read the firm's own rules before you buy a challenge.

Are these rules up to date?

Each firm was checked against its official page on the date shown, with a link to the source. Firms change rules often, so the firm's page always wins.

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