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▶FTMO Maximum Loss Rule: Trailing vs Static Floor Explained — 41s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Your account fails if total loss reaches 10% of the initial balance. On the 2-Step this is a STATIC floor measured from your starting balance. On the 1-Step it's an end-of-day TRAILING limit: it moves up as your balance grows and never moves back down, locking once it reaches your initial balance.
The gotcha
On the 1-Step, banking profit raises your stop-out level — a drawdown that was safe on day one can breach you after a green day. On the 2-Step the floor is fixed, so floating losses you don't close won't trip it (but the daily limit still can).
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.
| pct | 10 |
| twoStep | STATIC |
| oneStep | EOD_TRAILING_TO_INITIAL |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
FTMO's maximum loss (overall)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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Start a FTMO challengeInformational 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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