FTMO: Maximum loss (overall)
▶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).
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
| pct | 10 |
| twoStep | STATIC |
| oneStep | EOD_TRAILING_TO_INITIAL |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
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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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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