AquaFunded: Wave Stop (funded accounts)
▶AquaFunded Wave Stop Rule: The 2% Trap That Ends Accounts — 46s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
On funded accounts (not instant), at −2% open loss the system auto-closes all positions (a soft breach you can resume from). But escalation bites: the 1st Wave Stop breach cuts your profit split to 50%, and the 2nd breaches the account.
The gotcha
Wave Stop (−2% closes trades) and the max-loss-per-trade rule (−2% permanently closes the account) sit at the same threshold on different account types — confusing and easy to trip.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this doesn't necessarily close the account, but it can disqualify the payout you were trading toward — you keep trading, the profit doesn't get paid.
The numbers
| triggerPct | 2 |
| firstBreach | split→50% |
| secondBreach | account breached |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle max risk per trade
AquaFunded's wave stop (funded accounts) is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats max risk per trade — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Funded | 1.5% per-trade-idea cap (funded only) | Voids account |
| Funded Trading Plus | Symbol Loss Limit (instant termination) | Voids account |
| FundedElite | Single-instrument risk cap (widest-stop rule) | Voids account |
| Goat Funded Trader | 2% floating-loss kill switch (instant family) | Voids account |
| Apex Trader Funding | 30% negative P&L (per-trade) cap | Payout denied |
| Crypto Fund Trader | $10,000/day profit cap (excess deleted) | Payout denied |
| FunderPro | Risk & margin limits | Payout denied |
| City Traders Imperium | 60-second mandatory stop-loss | Warning |
| Fintokei | 3% max risk on open trades | Warning |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with AquaFunded. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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