Lark Funding: Daily loss limit (5 PM EST snapshot)
▶Lark Funding Daily Loss Limit: The 5 PM Snapshot Trap — 41s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
5% of the account balance, calculated from the balance snapshot at 5:00 PM EST — hitting it is a hard breach. Applies to 1-Step and Instant; the 3-Step is reported to have no daily loss limit.
The gotcha
The daily reset boundary is the 5:00 PM EST snapshot, not midnight or broker rollover.
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 | 5 |
| snapshot | 17:00 EST |
| threeStep | NONE |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
Lark Funding's daily loss limit (5 pm est snapshot) 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 Lark Funding. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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