Trade The Pool: Daily Pause (daily loss limit)
A daily loss limit branded 'Daily Pause' (configured per-account as RPD, Risk Per Day): 2% of buying power on day-trade, 3% on swing. It's measured on current equity (including unrealized P&L) minus the day's starting realized balance. A 'Bypass Button' lets you choose to keep trading after hitting it; reaching the pause halts you (unless bypassed) but does not itself breach the account.
The gotcha
Because it includes unrealized P&L, a large floating swing can trip the Daily Pause even if you never realize the loss.
What happens if you break it
This is a soft breach: the firm typically warns or flags the account rather than voiding it, but repeated or flagrant breaches escalate to termination.
The numbers
| day | 2 |
| swing | 3 |
| basis | EQUITY_INTRADAY |
| bypassButton | true |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
Trade The Pool's daily pause (daily loss limit) 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 Trade The Pool. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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