Prop Firm Drawdown Calculator
Drawdown is the dollar amount your account can drop from its starting balance 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 (typically 10%)
- Daily DD: single-day loss limit (typically 5%)
- FTMO resets daily DD at 22:00 UTC, FundedNext at 00:00 UTC
- Hit either limit by even $1 → challenge fails
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.
Static vs Trailing Drawdown
- Static (FTMO, FundedNext): measured from starting balance. Easier to manage.
- Trailing (TopStep, Apex): measured from peak equity. Brutal if you give back gains.
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