Prop firm daily loss and max drawdown calculator
Pick your firm and program, type your numbers, and see your limits in dollars: how much you can still lose today, and where your equity must never go.
The rules this calculator uses
| Program | Daily loss | Measured from | Max loss | Day starts | Source |
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Read from each firm's own rules page on 6–7 October 2026. Firms change their rules: check your firm's page before you rely on a number.
Questions
How is FTMO's daily loss limit calculated?
On the FTMO 2-Step challenge the daily loss limit is 5% of the initial account balance, counted from the balance at the start of the day (midnight Prague time). On a $100,000 account you may lose at most $5,000 in a day, including open trades. FTMO 1-Step uses 3%.
What is the difference between static and trailing max drawdown?
A static max loss is a fixed floor under the initial balance (10% on FTMO 2-Step: equity may never go below $90,000 on a $100,000 account). A trailing max loss moves up with your highest balance, so profits raise the floor; FTMO 1-Step's floor trails at the end of each day.
When does the daily loss reset?
FTMO resets at midnight Prague time (CE(S)T), FundingPips at midnight UTC+3, FundedNext and The5ers at midnight of the broker's server time. In your MetaTrader that can be a different hour; this calculator and TradeWarden use each firm's own rule.
Can a tool stop me before I hit the limit?
TradeWarden, an Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5, watches these limits on every price tick and closes everything 10% before a limit (the buffer is adjustable). It can't act between two ticks or while MetaTrader is closed. See how it works.