Article 3.1: Trailing Drawdown — How It Works

What Is the Trailing Drawdown?

The trailing drawdown is a floor that follows your account balance upward as you profit, but never moves down. If your account balance falls to or below the trailing drawdown level, your account is failed and must be reset or restarted.

Realized Trailing (OG Accounts — Evaluation and Exhibition)

For Standard OG and Express OG accounts (and Express MAX evaluation), the trailing drawdown is realized — meaning it updates only when you CLOSE a trade. Open, unrealized profits do NOT move the trailing drawdown.

• After you close a profitable trade, the drawdown floor rises to reflect your new high-water balance.
• Example: You start with $50,000 on a 50K account. Drawdown starts at $48,000 (50,000 - 2,000). You close a trade for +$500. Your balance is $50,500. The trailing drawdown rises to $48,500.
• Your net account balance must NEVER fall below the trailing drawdown at any point.
• This is checked after each trade close. An intraday dip below the drawdown during an open trade is NOT caught by the system (unlike live drawdown systems).

EOD (End-of-Day) Drawdown — Standard MAX

Standard MAX accounts use an End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown that updates once at the END of each trading session, not after each trade.

• The drawdown level adjusts based on your account balance at the session close.
• Intraday losses beyond the DLL are managed by the soft breach lockout, not the drawdown.

Unrealized Trailing — Express MAX Funded (Buffer Phase)

During the buffer-building phase of Express MAX funded accounts, the drawdown is unrealized — it updates based on open positions including unrealized losses.

• If your open position moves against you, the drawdown impact is immediate and real-time.
• This is the most restrictive drawdown type. Manage position sizing carefully during this phase.
• Once the buffer is fully built, the drawdown becomes static (see Article 4.2).

Static +$100 — OG Funded Accounts

After a trader completes the Exhibition stage and their funded account is activated, the drawdown becomes static. It no longer trails your balance upward.

• Example: A 50K OG trader builds a $2,000 buffer in Exhibition. The funded account starts at $52,000. The drawdown stops trailing at $52,000 - $2,000 + $100 = $50,100.
• The trailing stops at buffer + $100 above the original starting balance.
• The account can grow freely above this without the drawdown floor rising.

Q: What happens if I hit the trailing drawdown?

A: Your account is failed. For evaluation accounts, you must reset (fee: $100). For exhibition accounts, you have 7 days to reset (see fees in Article 6.2) or restart the evaluation. For funded accounts, contact support.

Q: Can I check my trailing drawdown level on the dashboard?

A: Yes. The dashboard shows your Account Balance and Trailing Drawdown in real time.