FTMO: Maximum daily loss
▶FTMO Daily Loss Rule: The CET Reset Trap Traders Miss — 34s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
You can't lose more than 5% (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step) of the initial balance in a single day. It recalculates daily at 00:00 CE(S)T based on the day's opening balance/equity.
The gotcha
The reset is 00:00 Central European Time — not your local midnight. A late-night session can straddle two FTMO 'days' (or count as one), which traders routinely misjudge and breach.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| twoStepPct | 5 |
| oneStepPct | 3 |
| reset | 00:00 Europe/Prague |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
FTMO's maximum daily loss is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats drawdown — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Maximum total loss | Voids account |
| Apex Trader Funding | Trailing drawdown (locks at start + $100) | Voids account |
| AquaFunded | Maximum drawdown (trailing on 1-step/instant, static on 2/3-step) | Voids account |
| ATFunded | Maximum drawdown (pre-pause) | Voids account |
| Atmos Funded | Maximum drawdown (trailing vs static) | Voids account |
| Audacity Capital | Maximum drawdown (static) | Voids account |
| Blue Guardian | Daily loss limit (equity-based, higher-of reset) | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | Maximum loss limit | Voids account |
| Blueberry Futures | Maximum drawdown (EOD vs intraday trailing) | Voids account |
| Breakout | Maximum drawdown (static on 1-step, trailing on 2-step) | Voids account |
| BrightFunded | Maximum drawdown | Voids account |
| City Traders Imperium | Balance-based drawdown (trailing on 1-Step, static on 2-Step) | Voids account |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with FTMO. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 4, 2026.
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