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Prop firm drawdown rules, with the actual numbers
Every comparison site will tell you a firm's star rating and its discount code. Very few will tell you what its trailing drawdown actually is, whether it follows you intraday or only at the close, or the balance at which it stops following you at all. Those three numbers decide whether your account survives. This is them.
Evaluation and funded accounts are listed separately, because they do not behave the same. Legacy account generations are listed separately, because they do not either.
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Version 22, last checked against the firms' own pages on 2026-09-02. The same file the Ballast add-on reads is served at /api/rules — plain text, free, no key. Use it for whatever you like.
Each firm below says whether its figures have actually been checked. Seven of the twelve have not been. One date across a whole table would be a quiet lie, so the ones nobody has confirmed say so, next to the numbers rather than in a footnote.
The one nobody publishes
On Apex, your data feed changes your drawdown
Apex's intraday trailing threshold has three different behaviours, and which one applies to you depends on how you connect. From their own help centre:
- Performance (funded) accounts: “Once the Intraday Threshold reaches Starting Balance + $100, it stops increasing.” Note what that means in balance terms: the threshold is your peak less the drawdown, so it only gets there once your highest balance reaches Starting Balance + Max Drawdown + $100. Apex's own example is a 50K performance account with a $2,000 drawdown: the threshold fixes at $50,100, reached when the balance touches $52,100 — not at $50,100. On a 100K performance account with a $3,000 drawdown it is $103,100 you have to reach before the floor stops following you.
- Evaluations on Rithmic and WealthCharts: the threshold “stops trailing and becomes fixed when it reaches an amount equal to the Target Profit balance.” Apex's own worked example, on a 50K: “Threshold Stop Level = $53,000. This occurs when the highest balance, whether realized or unrealized, reaches $55,000 (Profit Target Balance + Max Drawdown).” This applies to end-of-day evaluations on Rithmic too, which do lock. Apex previously worded this as “Profit Target Balance + $2,000”, which read as though $2,000 were a bonus rather than the account's drawdown. The current page says Max Drawdown, which is the reading their own worked example always supported.
- Evaluations on Tradovate: the drawdown “trails indefinitely with the peak account balance” and never stops. Intraday and end-of-day alike.
Same firm, same account size, same evaluation — a materially different floor. On a 250K legacy evaluation over Rithmic the threshold fixes at $265,000 once your peak reaches $271,500, and every dollar above that is real cushion. On Tradovate it never fixes, and you have $6,500 of room at any balance, forever.
NinjaTrader normally reaches Apex over Rithmic. If you have been assuming your threshold keeps trailing, it probably stops — and if you have been assuming it stops, on Tradovate it does not.
The platform split is an evaluation phenomenon. Apex states the funded-account rule once, with no platform attached, in both its intraday and end-of-day performance-account articles, and its legacy documentation scopes the Tradovate never-stops behaviour explicitly to evaluations. So on a funded account the threshold stops at Starting Balance + $100 whichever feed you use. Apex does not say this in so many words, so we are reading it off the structure of their own rules rather than quoting it — check your dashboard.
Apex Trader Funding
Verified 2026-09-02 · apextraderfunding.com intraday-trailing-drawdown-explained
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation intraday (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance, reached when your peak balance is target balance + drawdown. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 25K | $1,000 | Intraday | $26,500 | $27,500 | $1,500 | 4 |
| Evaluation intraday (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance, reached when your peak balance is target balance + drawdown. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $53,000 | $55,000 | $3,000 | 6 |
| Evaluation intraday (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance, reached when your peak balance is target balance + drawdown. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $106,000 | $109,000 | $6,000 | 8 |
| Evaluation intraday (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance, reached when your peak balance is target balance + drawdown. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 150K | $4,000 | Intraday | $159,000 | $163,000 | $9,000 | 12 |
| Evaluation intraday (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate evals trail forever - no lock. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 25K | $1,000 | Intraday | never | — | $1,500 | 4 |
| Evaluation intraday (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate evals trail forever - no lock. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | never | — | $3,000 | 6 |
| Evaluation intraday (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate evals trail forever - no lock. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | never | — | $6,000 | 8 |
| Evaluation intraday (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate evals trail forever - no lock. No daily loss limit on intraday evals. | 150K | $4,000 | Intraday | never | — | $9,000 | 12 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. EOD evals DO lock on Rithmic - at the target profit balance. Apex publishes a $500 daily loss limit. | 25K | $1,000 | End-of-day | $26,500 | $27,500 | $1,500 | 4 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. EOD evals DO lock on Rithmic - at the target profit balance. Apex publishes a $1,000 daily loss limit. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $53,000 | $55,000 | $3,000 | 6 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. EOD evals DO lock on Rithmic - at the target profit balance. Apex publishes a $1,500 daily loss limit. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $106,000 | $109,000 | $6,000 | 8 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Rithmic/WealthCharts)4.0. EOD evals DO lock on Rithmic - at the target profit balance. Apex publishes a $2,000 daily loss limit. | 150K | $4,000 | End-of-day | $159,000 | $163,000 | $9,000 | 12 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate EOD evals trail forever - no lock. Apex publishes a $500 daily loss limit. | 25K | $1,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $1,500 | 4 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate EOD evals trail forever - no lock. Apex publishes a $1,000 daily loss limit. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $3,000 | 6 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate EOD evals trail forever - no lock. Apex publishes a $1,500 daily loss limit. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $6,000 | 8 |
| Evaluation end-of-day (Tradovate)4.0. Tradovate EOD evals trail forever - no lock. Apex publishes a $2,000 daily loss limit. | 150K | $4,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $9,000 | 12 |
| PA / funded (intraday)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100, reached when your peak balance is start + drawdown + $100. Platform does not matter on funded accounts. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $26,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $26,600 to request a payout. | 25K | $1,000 | Intraday | $25,100 | $26,100 | — | 2 |
| PA / funded (intraday)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100, reached when your peak balance is start + drawdown + $100. Platform does not matter on funded accounts. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $52,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $52,600 to request a payout. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $50,100 | $52,100 | — | 4 |
| PA / funded (intraday)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100, reached when your peak balance is start + drawdown + $100. Platform does not matter on funded accounts. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $103,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $103,600 to request a payout. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,100 | $103,100 | — | 6 |
| PA / funded (intraday)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100, reached when your peak balance is start + drawdown + $100. Platform does not matter on funded accounts. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $154,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $154,600 to request a payout. | 150K | $4,000 | Intraday | $150,100 | $154,100 | — | 10 |
| PA / funded (end-of-day)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $26,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $26,600 to request a payout. | 25K | $1,000 | End-of-day | $25,100 | $26,100 | — | 2 |
| PA / funded (end-of-day)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $52,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $52,600 to request a payout. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,100 | $52,100 | — | 4 |
| PA / funded (end-of-day)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $103,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $103,600 to request a payout. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,100 | $103,100 | — | 6 |
| PA / funded (end-of-day)4.0 funded. Threshold stops at start + $100. Apex sets a TIER-BASED daily loss limit - read yours off your dashboard and type it in. Safety Net $154,100 (drawdown + $100) must be held for the life of the account; $154,600 to request a payout. | 150K | $4,000 | End-of-day | $150,100 | $154,100 | — | 10 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 4 minis. | 25K | $1,500 | Intraday | $26,500 | $28,000 | $1,500 | 4 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 10 minis. | 50K | $2,500 | Intraday | $53,000 | $55,500 | $3,000 | 10 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 12 minis. | 75K | $2,750 | Intraday | $79,250 | $82,000 | $4,250 | 12 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 14 minis. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $106,000 | $109,000 | $6,000 | 14 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 17 minis. | 150K | $5,000 | Intraday | $159,000 | $164,000 | $9,000 | 17 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 27 minis. | 250K | $6,500 | Intraday | $265,000 | $271,500 | $15,000 | 27 |
| Legacy evaluation (Rithmic/WealthCharts)Legacy. Threshold fixes at the target profit balance. Apex cap 35 minis. | 300K | $7,500 | Intraday | $320,000 | $327,500 | $20,000 | 35 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 4 minis. | 25K | $1,500 | Intraday | never | — | $1,500 | 4 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 10 minis. | 50K | $2,500 | Intraday | never | — | $3,000 | 10 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 12 minis. | 75K | $2,750 | Intraday | never | — | $4,250 | 12 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 14 minis. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | never | — | $6,000 | 14 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 17 minis. | 150K | $5,000 | Intraday | never | — | $9,000 | 17 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 27 minis. | 250K | $6,500 | Intraday | never | — | $15,000 | 27 |
| Legacy evaluation (Tradovate)Legacy. Trails forever on Tradovate. Apex cap 35 minis. | 300K | $7,500 | Intraday | never | — | $20,000 | 35 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 25K | $1,500 | Intraday | $25,100 | $26,600 | — | 4 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 50K | $2,500 | Intraday | $50,100 | $52,600 | — | 10 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 75K | $2,750 | Intraday | $75,100 | $77,850 | — | 12 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,100 | $103,100 | — | 14 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 150K | $5,000 | Intraday | $150,100 | $155,100 | — | 17 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 250K | $6,500 | Intraday | $250,100 | $256,600 | — | 27 |
| Legacy PA / fundedLegacy funded. Threshold stops rising at starting balance + $100. Legacy safety net and payout minimum NOT verified - check your dashboard. | 300K | $7,500 | Intraday | $300,100 | $307,600 | — | 35 |
| Legacy 100K StaticLegacy STATIC drawdown - the floor never moves. Apex cap 2 minis. | 100K | $625 | End-of-day | $99,375 | fixed from the start | $2,000 | 2 |
Topstep
Verified 2026-08-06 · help.topstep.com and topstep.com/topstep-prop
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading CombineMLL trails end-of-day but is checked live, unrealised included. Locks at 50,000 once you reach 52,000. Daily loss resets 5:00pm CT. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | 5 |
| Trading CombineMLL trails end-of-day but is checked live, unrealised included. Locks at 100,000 once you reach 103,000. Daily loss resets 5:00pm CT. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,000 | $103,000 | $6,000 | 10 |
| Trading CombineMLL trails end-of-day but is checked live, unrealised included. Locks at 150,000 once you reach 154,500. Daily loss resets 5:00pm CT. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | $150,000 | $154,500 | $9,000 | 15 |
Take Profit Trader
Verified 2026-09-02 · takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com Rule 3 and PRO Account Rules
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test (evaluation)Test uses EOD drawdown. No daily loss limit. Floor stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. 3 trading days minimum and no single day may exceed 50% of net P/L. | 25K | $1,500 | End-of-day | $25,000 | $26,500 | $1,500 | 3 |
| Test (evaluation)Test uses EOD drawdown. No daily loss limit. Floor stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. 3 trading days minimum and no single day may exceed 50% of net P/L. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | 6 |
| Test (evaluation)Test uses EOD drawdown. No daily loss limit. Floor stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. 3 trading days minimum and no single day may exceed 50% of net P/L. | 75K | $2,500 | End-of-day | $75,000 | $77,500 | $4,500 | 9 |
| Test (evaluation)Test uses EOD drawdown. No daily loss limit. Floor stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. 3 trading days minimum and no single day may exceed 50% of net P/L. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,000 | $103,000 | $6,000 | 12 |
| Test (evaluation)Test uses EOD drawdown. No daily loss limit. Floor stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. 3 trading days minimum and no single day may exceed 50% of net P/L. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | $150,000 | $154,500 | $9,000 | 15 |
| PRO (funded)PRO drawdown trails intraday on peak balance including unrealised gains, and equals the drawdown of the test you passed. Floor stops at the starting balance. No bots. Must trade one day per week. Flat around FOMC, NFP and CPI. | 25K | $1,500 | Intraday | $25,000 | $26,500 | — | — |
| PRO (funded)PRO drawdown trails intraday on peak balance including unrealised gains, and equals the drawdown of the test you passed. Floor stops at the starting balance. No bots. Must trade one day per week. Flat around FOMC, NFP and CPI. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $50,000 | $52,000 | — | — |
| PRO (funded)PRO drawdown trails intraday on peak balance including unrealised gains, and equals the drawdown of the test you passed. Floor stops at the starting balance. No bots. Must trade one day per week. Flat around FOMC, NFP and CPI. | 75K | $2,500 | Intraday | $75,000 | $77,500 | — | — |
| PRO (funded)PRO drawdown trails intraday on peak balance including unrealised gains, and equals the drawdown of the test you passed. Floor stops at the starting balance. No bots. Must trade one day per week. Flat around FOMC, NFP and CPI. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,000 | $103,000 | — | — |
| PRO (funded)PRO drawdown trails intraday on peak balance including unrealised gains, and equals the drawdown of the test you passed. Floor stops at the starting balance. No bots. Must trade one day per week. Flat around FOMC, NFP and CPI. | 150K | $4,500 | Intraday | $150,000 | $154,500 | — | — |
| PRO+ (live)PRO+ reverts to end-of-day trailing. Drawdown not separately published - recorded as the PRO figure, which is the tighter reading. | 25K | $1,500 | End-of-day | $25,000 | $26,500 | — | — |
| PRO+ (live)PRO+ reverts to end-of-day trailing. Drawdown not separately published - recorded as the PRO figure, which is the tighter reading. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,000 | $52,000 | — | — |
| PRO+ (live)PRO+ reverts to end-of-day trailing. Drawdown not separately published - recorded as the PRO figure, which is the tighter reading. | 75K | $2,500 | End-of-day | $75,000 | $77,500 | — | — |
| PRO+ (live)PRO+ reverts to end-of-day trailing. Drawdown not separately published - recorded as the PRO figure, which is the tighter reading. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,000 | $103,000 | — | — |
| PRO+ (live)PRO+ reverts to end-of-day trailing. Drawdown not separately published - recorded as the PRO figure, which is the tighter reading. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | $150,000 | $154,500 | — | — |
MyFundedFutures
Verified 2026-08-04 · MyFundedFutures' own rules pages
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder$1,000 soft-pause daily loss; $1,500 max-loss option at checkout. MyFundedFutures: the Max EOD trailing "locks in at $100 plus the initial starting balance", reached when your balance is start + drawdown + $100. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,100 | $52,100 | $3,000 | — |
| Rapid (intraday)Trail updates on every new equity high during the session. The limit "will not exceed the starting balance" - so it locks at $25,000, NOT start + $100. That is MyFundedFutures' intraday rule; their EOD accounts do use start + $100. | 25K | $1,000 | Intraday | $25,000 | $26,000 | $1,500 | — |
| Rapid (intraday)Trail updates on every new equity high during the session. The limit "will not exceed the starting balance" - so it locks at $50,000, NOT start + $100. That is MyFundedFutures' intraday rule; their EOD accounts do use start + $100. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | — |
| Rapid (intraday)Trail updates on every new equity high during the session. The limit "will not exceed the starting balance" - so it locks at $100,000, NOT start + $100. That is MyFundedFutures' intraday rule; their EOD accounts do use start + $100. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,000 | $103,000 | $6,000 | — |
| Rapid (intraday)Trail updates on every new equity high during the session. The limit "will not exceed the starting balance" - so it locks at $150,000, NOT start + $100. That is MyFundedFutures' intraday rule; their EOD accounts do use start + $100. | 150K | $4,500 | Intraday | $150,000 | $154,500 | $9,000 | — |
| Pro (EOD)End-of-day trailing. MyFundedFutures: the Max EOD trailing "locks in at $100 plus the initial starting balance", reached when your balance is start + drawdown + $100. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,100 | $52,100 | $3,000 | — |
| Pro (EOD)End-of-day trailing. MyFundedFutures: the Max EOD trailing "locks in at $100 plus the initial starting balance", reached when your balance is start + drawdown + $100. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,100 | $103,100 | $6,000 | — |
| Pro (EOD)End-of-day trailing. MyFundedFutures: the Max EOD trailing "locks in at $100 plus the initial starting balance", reached when your balance is start + drawdown + $100. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | $150,100 | $154,600 | $9,000 | — |
| Core (legacy)Legacy plan - verify, no longer sold. | 50K | $1,500 | End-of-day | $50,100 | $51,600 | $3,000 | — |
| Flex (legacy, static)Legacy STATIC drawdown - the floor never moves and sits below the start, at $24,000. No longer sold; verify. | 25K | $1,000 | End-of-day | $24,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Flex (legacy, static)Legacy STATIC drawdown - the floor never moves and sits below the start, at $48,000. No longer sold; verify. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $48,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
Bulenox
Verified 2026-09-02 · bulenox.com/accounts-pricing (no-scaling model only)
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation No-Scaling (intraday)No-Scaling / trailing model, verified on bulenox.com/accounts-pricing: full contract size from day one, no daily loss limit, no minimum days, drawdown tracked live including open positions. 1 mini = 10 micros. | 25K | $1,500 | Intraday | never | — | $1,500 | 3 |
| Evaluation No-Scaling (intraday)No-Scaling / trailing model, verified on bulenox.com/accounts-pricing: full contract size from day one, no daily loss limit, no minimum days, drawdown tracked live including open positions. 1 mini = 10 micros. | 50K | $2,500 | Intraday | never | — | $3,000 | 7 |
| Evaluation No-Scaling (intraday)No-Scaling / trailing model, verified on bulenox.com/accounts-pricing: full contract size from day one, no daily loss limit, no minimum days, drawdown tracked live including open positions. 1 mini = 10 micros. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | never | — | $6,000 | 12 |
| Evaluation No-Scaling (intraday)No-Scaling / trailing model, verified on bulenox.com/accounts-pricing: full contract size from day one, no daily loss limit, no minimum days, drawdown tracked live including open positions. 1 mini = 10 micros. | 150K | $4,500 | Intraday | never | — | $9,000 | 15 |
| Evaluation EOD (scaling)Scaling / End-of-Day model. Bulenox state that contract size, drawdown AND daily loss limit ALL follow from the risk model, so these figures - copied from the no-scaling plan - are NOT confirmed for this model. This plan DOES carry a daily loss limit (it pauses the day rather than closing the account) and its amount is not published. Treat as unconfirmed. | 25K | $1,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $1,500 | 3 |
| Evaluation EOD (scaling)Scaling / End-of-Day model. Bulenox state that contract size, drawdown AND daily loss limit ALL follow from the risk model, so these figures - copied from the no-scaling plan - are NOT confirmed for this model. This plan DOES carry a daily loss limit (it pauses the day rather than closing the account) and its amount is not published. Treat as unconfirmed. | 50K | $2,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $3,000 | 7 |
| Evaluation EOD (scaling)Scaling / End-of-Day model. Bulenox state that contract size, drawdown AND daily loss limit ALL follow from the risk model, so these figures - copied from the no-scaling plan - are NOT confirmed for this model. This plan DOES carry a daily loss limit (it pauses the day rather than closing the account) and its amount is not published. Treat as unconfirmed. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $6,000 | 12 |
| Evaluation EOD (scaling)Scaling / End-of-Day model. Bulenox state that contract size, drawdown AND daily loss limit ALL follow from the risk model, so these figures - copied from the no-scaling plan - are NOT confirmed for this model. This plan DOES carry a daily loss limit (it pauses the day rather than closing the account) and its amount is not published. Treat as unconfirmed. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $9,000 | 15 |
Tradeify
Verified 2026-09-02 · tradeify.co pricing and help.tradeify.co
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth evaluation (EOD)Growth EVALUATION figures from tradeify.co pricing. Evaluations carry NO daily loss limit; 40% consistency. NOTE: their help centre lock table implies 3500 (100K) and 5000 (150K) for FUNDED Growth accounts, which conflicts with these evaluation figures - tighter value recorded. EOD limit but ENFORCED intraday on net liquidation value. Lightning, Select Flex and Select Daily plans are NOT yet modelled and carry different drawdowns. | 25K | $1,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $1,500 | 1 |
| Growth evaluation (EOD)Growth EVALUATION figures from tradeify.co pricing. Evaluations carry NO daily loss limit; 40% consistency. NOTE: their help centre lock table implies 3500 (100K) and 5000 (150K) for FUNDED Growth accounts, which conflicts with these evaluation figures - tighter value recorded. EOD limit but ENFORCED intraday on net liquidation value. Lightning, Select Flex and Select Daily plans are NOT yet modelled and carry different drawdowns. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $3,000 | 4 |
| Growth evaluation (EOD)Growth EVALUATION figures from tradeify.co pricing. Evaluations carry NO daily loss limit; 40% consistency. NOTE: their help centre lock table implies 3500 (100K) and 5000 (150K) for FUNDED Growth accounts, which conflicts with these evaluation figures - tighter value recorded. EOD limit but ENFORCED intraday on net liquidation value. Lightning, Select Flex and Select Daily plans are NOT yet modelled and carry different drawdowns. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $6,000 | 8 |
| Growth evaluation (EOD)Growth EVALUATION figures from tradeify.co pricing. Evaluations carry NO daily loss limit; 40% consistency. NOTE: their help centre lock table implies 3500 (100K) and 5000 (150K) for FUNDED Growth accounts, which conflicts with these evaluation figures - tighter value recorded. EOD limit but ENFORCED intraday on net liquidation value. Lightning, Select Flex and Select Daily plans are NOT yet modelled and carry different drawdowns. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $9,000 | 12 |
TradeDay
Verified 2026-09-02 · tradeday.com pricing (intraday only) and tradeday.freshdesk.com
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation (intraday)Intraday figures verified on tradeday.com pricing. 30% consistency and 5 minimum trading days, neither modelled here. Floor trails until it reaches the starting balance, then freezes. Enforced in real time whichever model you pick. Contract cap is minis. | 25K | $1,000 | Intraday | $25,000 | $26,000 | $1,500 | 2 |
| Evaluation (intraday)Intraday figures verified on tradeday.com pricing. 30% consistency and 5 minimum trading days, neither modelled here. Floor trails until it reaches the starting balance, then freezes. Enforced in real time whichever model you pick. Contract cap is minis. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | 5 |
| Evaluation (intraday)Intraday figures verified on tradeday.com pricing. 30% consistency and 5 minimum trading days, neither modelled here. Floor trails until it reaches the starting balance, then freezes. Enforced in real time whichever model you pick. Contract cap is minis. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,000 | $103,000 | $6,000 | 10 |
| Evaluation (intraday)Intraday figures verified on tradeday.com pricing. 30% consistency and 5 minimum trading days, neither modelled here. Floor trails until it reaches the starting balance, then freezes. Enforced in real time whichever model you pick. Contract cap is minis. | 150K | $4,500 | Intraday | $150,000 | $154,500 | $9,000 | 15 |
| Evaluation (end-of-day)EOD model exists and locks at the starting balance the same way, but the per-size EOD figures could NOT be read off their pricing page - the toggle did not expose them. Values below mirror the verified intraday ones and are NOT independently confirmed. 30% consistency, 5 minimum trading days. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | 5 |
| Evaluation (end-of-day)EOD model exists and locks at the starting balance the same way, but the per-size EOD figures could NOT be read off their pricing page - the toggle did not expose them. Values below mirror the verified intraday ones and are NOT independently confirmed. 30% consistency, 5 minimum trading days. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | $100,000 | $103,000 | $6,000 | 10 |
| Evaluation (end-of-day)EOD model exists and locks at the starting balance the same way, but the per-size EOD figures could NOT be read off their pricing page - the toggle did not expose them. Values below mirror the verified intraday ones and are NOT independently confirmed. 30% consistency, 5 minimum trading days. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | $150,000 | $154,500 | $9,000 | 15 |
Earn2Trade
Verified 2026-09-02 · earn2trade.com/trader-career-path
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trader Career Path / Gauntlet (EOD)Trader Career Path evaluation, verified on earn2trade.com/trader-career-path. EOD drawdown trails to the STARTING balance then stops. 30% consistency rule and a 15:50 CT close-out, neither modelled here. Open equity losses count toward the limit, so it is enforced intraday despite the EOD label. | 25K | $1,500 | End-of-day | $25,000 | $26,500 | $1,750 | 3 |
| Trader Career Path / Gauntlet (EOD)Trader Career Path evaluation, verified on earn2trade.com/trader-career-path. EOD drawdown trails to the STARTING balance then stops. 30% consistency rule and a 15:50 CT close-out, neither modelled here. Open equity losses count toward the limit, so it is enforced intraday despite the EOD label. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,000 | $52,000 | $3,000 | 6 |
| Trader Career Path / Gauntlet (EOD)Trader Career Path evaluation, verified on earn2trade.com/trader-career-path. EOD drawdown trails to the STARTING balance then stops. 30% consistency rule and a 15:50 CT close-out, neither modelled here. Open equity losses count toward the limit, so it is enforced intraday despite the EOD label. | 100K | $3,500 | End-of-day | $100,000 | $103,500 | $6,000 | 12 |
Legends Trading
Verified 2026-09-02 · thelegendstrading.com/plans
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice evaluation (EOD)Apprentice: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, no consistency rule, can pass in 1 day. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $3,000 | 2 |
| Apprentice evaluation (EOD)Apprentice: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, no consistency rule, can pass in 1 day. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $6,000 | 4 |
| Apprentice evaluation (EOD)Apprentice: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, no consistency rule, can pass in 1 day. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $9,000 | 6 |
| Elite evaluation (EOD)Elite: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, 40% consistency. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 25K | $1,250 | End-of-day | never | — | $1,500 | 2 |
| Elite evaluation (EOD)Elite: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, 40% consistency. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 50K | $2,200 | End-of-day | never | — | $2,700 | 4 |
| Elite evaluation (EOD)Elite: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, 40% consistency. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 100K | $3,000 | End-of-day | never | — | $6,000 | 8 |
| Elite evaluation (EOD)Elite: EOD trailing, no daily loss limit, 40% consistency. Contract cap is minis; micros are 10x. Floor lock not published - recorded as never, which is the conservative reading. | 150K | $4,500 | End-of-day | never | — | $9,000 | 12 |
Elite Trader Funding
Verified 2026-09-02 · elitetraderfunding.app/1stepeval and help.elitetraderfunding.com
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Step (Live Trailing, intraday)1-Step: live trailing on peak including UNREALISED profit, no daily loss limit, 5 minimum trading days. Floor stops at start + $100 once realised profit reaches drawdown + $100. Verified on elitetraderfunding.app/1stepeval, which lists three sizes only - 50K, 100K, 250K. Cap is minis; micros are 10x. | 50K | $2,000 | Intraday | $50,100 | $52,100 | $3,000 | 8 |
| 1-Step (Live Trailing, intraday)1-Step: live trailing on peak including UNREALISED profit, no daily loss limit, 5 minimum trading days. Floor stops at start + $100 once realised profit reaches drawdown + $100. Verified on elitetraderfunding.app/1stepeval, which lists three sizes only - 50K, 100K, 250K. Cap is minis; micros are 10x. | 100K | $3,000 | Intraday | $100,100 | $103,100 | $6,000 | 14 |
| 1-Step (Live Trailing, intraday)1-Step: live trailing on peak including UNREALISED profit, no daily loss limit, 5 minimum trading days. Floor stops at start + $100 once realised profit reaches drawdown + $100. Verified on elitetraderfunding.app/1stepeval, which lists three sizes only - 50K, 100K, 250K. Cap is minis; micros are 10x. | 250K | $6,500 | Intraday | $250,100 | $256,600 | $15,000 | 24 |
| End of Day (EOD trailing)End of Day plan. The safety net rule is verified - once realised profit reaches drawdown + $100 the floor fixes at start + $100 AND the daily loss limit is REMOVED, which this row cannot express (the value shown applies only before the safety net). Per-size figures NOT confirmed on the pages read. | 50K | $2,000 | End-of-day | $50,100 | $52,100 | $3,000 | 8 |
| End of Day (EOD trailing)End of Day plan. The safety net rule is verified - once realised profit reaches drawdown + $100 the floor fixes at start + $100 AND the daily loss limit is REMOVED, which this row cannot express (the value shown applies only before the safety net). Per-size figures NOT confirmed on the pages read. | 100K | $3,500 | End-of-day | $100,100 | $103,600 | $6,000 | 14 |
| Static (fixed floor)Static plan: fixed floor, never trails. Per-size figures NOT confirmed on the pages read - Elite list Static at 10K to 50K, so sizes above 10K are missing here. Fast Track and Diamond Hands plans are not modelled at all. | 10K | $500 | End-of-day | $9,500 | fixed from the start | $1,000 | 1 |
My own account (not a prop firm)
| Account type | Size | Drawdown | Trails | Floor rests at | Once you reach | To pass | Firm cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-funded - 5% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 10K | $500 | End-of-day | $9,500 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 5% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 25K | $1,250 | End-of-day | $23,750 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 5% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 50K | $2,500 | End-of-day | $47,500 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 5% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 100K | $5,000 | End-of-day | $95,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 10% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 10K | $1,000 | End-of-day | $9,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 10% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 25K | $2,500 | End-of-day | $22,500 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 10% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 50K | $5,000 | End-of-day | $45,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
| Self-funded - 10% max lossFixed max loss, does not trail. Edit to match your own risk. | 100K | $10,000 | End-of-day | $90,000 | fixed from the start | — | — |
How to read this
Drawdown is your real account size. A 100K account carrying a $3,000 trailing drawdown is a $3,000 account with a large number printed on it. Risking “1% of 100K” is a third of everything keeping it alive. Size your positions against the drawdown, never against the balance — the cushion calculator does that arithmetic for you.
Intraday trailing includes unrealised profit. Your floor follows your highest equity during the session, not your closing balance. A winner that goes $2,000 green and round-trips back to flat has moved your floor up $2,000 permanently and you have nothing to show for it. End-of-day trailing only recalculates at the close, which is materially more forgiving. The long explanation is here.
Read the last two columns together — this is where almost everyone goes wrong.“Floor rests at” is a level your FLOOR reaches, not a balance you reach. Your floor is your peak less the drawdown, so it only gets there once your peak balance is that level plus the drawdown — which is what “Once you reach” spells out. On a Topstep 50K the floor rests at $50,000, but you have to be at $52,000 before it does; at $50,000 nothing has happened, because that is where you started. On a 250K Apex legacy evaluation the floor rests at $265,000 and you need $271,500 to get it there.
Until you reach that balance, profit buys you nothing — the floor follows you up and your room stays exactly the same. After it, every dollar is genuine cushion. Where the floor column says never, it follows you forever and your room never grows, however well you trade. Where the second column says fixed from the start, the floor never moved in the first place — that is a static account.
Where we are not certain, we assume the tighter rule. A figure we could not verify against a firm's own page is recorded as the conservative version, which reports less room than you may really have. Being cautiously wrong is survivable. The opposite is how accounts die.
Provenance
Where these came from
Every figure is taken from the firm's own published rules, not from another comparison site. Firms change these often and not always loudly, so check yours before you trust a number here — including ours. If you find one that is wrong, tell us and it gets corrected for everyone on the next deploy, including inside the add-on.
- Apex Trader Fundingapextraderfunding.com/help-center/
- Apex Trader Fundingapextraderfunding.com/help-center/intraday-trailing-drawdown-accounts/intraday-trailing-drawdown-explained/
- Apex Trader Fundingapextraderfunding.com/help-center/evaluation-accounts-ea/legacy-evaluation-rules/
- Topstepwww.topstep.com/express-funded-account-rules
- Topstephelp.topstep.com/en/articles/8284204-what-is-the-maximum-loss-limit
- Topstephelp.topstep.com/en/articles/10490293-daily-loss-limit-in-the-trading-combine-and-express-funded-account
- Topstepwww.topstep.com/topstep-prop
- Take Profit Tradertakeprofittrader.com/
- MyFundedFuturesmyfundedfutures.com/
- Bulenoxbulenox.com/help/qualification-account/
- Tradeifyhelp.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495897-rules-trailing-max-drawdowns
- TradeDaytradeday.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/103000008855-what-is-the-maximum-drawdown-rule-
- Earn2Tradehelp.earn2trade.com/en/articles/5372687-how-does-end-of-day-drawdown-work
- Legends Tradingthelegendstrading.com/plans
- Elite Trader Fundingelitetraderfunding.app/evaluations
These numbers are also a piece of software
Ballast is a NinjaTrader add-on that applies this table to your live accounts — working out how much room each one has left right now, reading your connection to know which Apex rule applies to you, and telling you before you take the trade rather than after.