Prop Firm Drawdown Calculator
Drawdown is the dollar amount your account can drop from its starting balance (or peak equity, depending on the firm) before the prop firm closes your challenge. Set your account size and pick your firm — see exactly how many dollars you can lose before you're out.
- Max DD: total loss limit across the entire challenge (typically 10%)
- Daily DD: single-day loss limit (typically 5%)
- Firms reset daily DD at a fixed UTC time (FTMO: 22:00 UTC, FundedNext: 00:00 UTC)
- Hit either limit by even $1 → challenge fails, fee not refunded
Max overall loss limit—
Max daily loss limit—
Equity floor (don't go below)—
Suggested risk per trade (1%)—
Aggressive risk per trade (2%)—
Trades you can lose in a row at 1%—
Daily DD vs Max DD: Why Both Exist
Prop firms run two parallel kill-switches. Max DD protects them from a single catastrophic week. Daily DD protects them from one rogue overnight trade. You must stay above both — hitting either ends the challenge. The daily limit is usually the binding one for active traders.
Static vs Trailing Drawdown
- Static DD (FTMO, FundedNext): measured from starting balance. Once your equity is up, the floor stays put. Easier to manage.
- Trailing DD (TopStep, Apex): measured from peak equity. As you make money, the floor rises with you. Brutal if you give back gains.
Daily DD Reset Times (UTC)
- FTMO: 22:00 UTC
- FundedNext: 00:00 UTC
- FXIFY: 00:00 UTC (configurable)
- TopStep: 16:00 CT = 22:00 UTC (futures session close)
Related Tools
- Lot Size Calculator — how much to risk per trade
- FTMO Fee Calculator — challenge cost by tier
- All prop firm reviews
Hard-Cap Drawdown Automatically with JPTC EA
The JPTC EA blocks new trades when daily DD reaches a threshold you set (e.g. 50% of the firm's daily limit). Even if your strategy goes haywire, the EA stops it before the prop firm does.
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