Rule Guide

Daily loss vs maximum loss in prop firm rules.

Daily loss is the short-term guardrail. Maximum loss is the account survival line. A challenge can look cheap until those two limits interact with position size, commissions, spreads, and payout timing.

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Daily loss Session pressure

This is the rule that catches oversized intraday losses and revenge trading.

Max loss Account survival

This decides whether the challenge has enough room for your normal losing streak.

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A 5% rule can feel different on a $10K account than on a $100K account with different lot sizing.

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MarketsForex, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Futures

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Comparison Rows

Firms to check for daily loss vs max loss

Rows are sorted by source coverage first, then TSB Fit Score. Always verify the official checkout before paying.

Firm	Program	Account	Daily loss	Max loss / drawdown	Payout / split	Source status	What to verify	Decision links
FTMO	2-Step FTMO Challenge	$100K	5%	10% static / Static max loss	Up to 90% Reward request after funded-stage rules	Official/source page	FTMO 2-Step keeps familiar 10/5 targets and static 10% maximum loss, but the 5% daily loss and 4 minimum trading days per phase still decide trader fit.	Profile Promo Alternatives Vs FundedNext
FundedNext	Stellar 2-Step	$100K	5%	10% / Static max loss	80%, then scale-up to 90% context First reward 21 days, then 14-day cadence	Official/source page	Stellar 2-Step is the cleaner current FundedNext row: lower phase-one target than classic 10/5 firms, but the same 5% daily and 10% overall loss pressure.	Profile Promo Alternatives Vs FTMO
Apex Trader Funding	Legacy Full Evaluation	$50K Legacy benchmark	No daily max drawdown	$2.5K trailing threshold / Intraday trailing threshold	100% first payout bucket, then split PA payout-window based	Official/source page	Apex Legacy is ready for futures comparison: 50K, 3K goal, no daily max drawdown, 2.5K trailing threshold, and 7-day minimum context.	Profile Promo Alternatives Vs Topstep
Apex Trader Funding	WealthCharts 50K Full	$50K WealthCharts benchmark	None	$2.5K trailing threshold / Full trailing threshold with WealthCharts platform-specific pricing	PA split after first payout bucket PA payout-window based	Official/source page	The WealthCharts Apex row is ready enough for platform-specific comparison: 50K, 3K goal, no daily loss, 2.5K trailing threshold, and pricing context.	Profile Promo Alternatives Vs Topstep
Topstep	Trading Combine	$50K Combine benchmark	Optional $1K DLL at checkout	$2K MLL / End-of-day trailing MLL with optional DLL and consistency objective	90/10 XFA payout-path rules	Official/source page	Topstep is ready for futures comparison: 50K Combine, 2K MLL, optional DLL, 50% consistency objective, and 90/10 payout split context.	Profile Promo Alternatives Vs Apex Trader Funding
Alpha Capital	Alpha Swing	$100K Alpha Swing benchmark	5%	10% static / Swing-friendly static drawdown with weekend holds allowed at every stage	Up to 80% On-demand performance-fee requests for Alpha Swing	Official/source page	Alpha Swing is one of the cleaner source-backed rows: 10/5 targets, 5% daily loss, 10% static drawdown, 3 minimum days per phase, and up-to-80% performance split.	Profile
Alpha Futures	150K evaluation benchmark	$150K futures benchmark	No daily loss guard	$4,500 max drawdown / No daily loss guard; 50% consistency rule during evaluation	Qualified-stage payout rules Qualified-stage payout rules after evaluation	Official/source page	Alpha Futures is a concrete futures comparison row now: 150K, 9K target, 4.5K max drawdown, no daily loss guard, and benchmark monthly/activation economics.	Profile
BEM Funding	BEM Extended Challenge	Up to $100K	4%	8% / Two-phase evaluation with minimum profitable trading requirement	Payout split by BEM account route Weekly payout positioning on public homepage	Official/source page	BEM Funding is ready as a source-backed 2-step benchmark: 10/5 targets, 4% daily loss, 8% max loss, and weekly payout positioning.	Profile
BrightFunded	2-Step Bright	$100K Bright benchmark	4%	8% static / Static drawdown with lower daily-loss profile	Funded split by selected account path; 15% evaluation-profit share context Funded reward cycle after payout criteria; evaluation share credited on first funded payout	Official/source page	BrightFunded is not empty coverage anymore: use it as a two-step static-drawdown row, but keep checkout price and funded split as verification items.	Profile
Crypto Fund Trader	Standard 2-Phase Evaluation	$100K crypto benchmark	5%	10% static / Static drawdown; paid add-ons can alter daily/max limits	80% base / 90% add-on Fast scholarship reward processing context	Official/source page	Crypto Fund Trader has enough concrete data for crypto filters: 8/4 targets, 5% daily, 10% max, 80%-90% split context, and a 100K fee benchmark.	Profile
DayTraders	150K Trail benchmark	$150K	No daily loss limit	$4,500 intraday trailing drawdown / Intraday trailing drawdown; Pro activation after pass	100% simulated profit split on Pro Payout after 8 qualifying days in Pro account	Official/source page	DayTraders has attractive futures economics, but the intraday trail and consistency rule should be visible before any offer or ranking push.	Profile
E8 Crypto	E8 One Crypto-capable benchmark	$100K benchmark; $5K-$500K custom range	3%	4% dynamic drawdown / Dynamic drawdown based on highest closed balance; locks at initial balance	Up to 100% Payout after performance requirements	Official/source page	E8 Crypto should remain tied to E8 Markets authority but filtered separately because market selection, payout option, and dynamic drawdown change the trader fit.	Profile
E8 Futures	E8 Signature Futures 150K	$150K	$3,000 daily pause in performance stage	$4,500 EOD dynamic drawdown / EOD dynamic drawdown in challenge; soft daily pause in performance stage	80% Payout after performance requirements	Official/source page	E8 Futures is a clean 6% futures benchmark with EOD dynamic drawdown, but daily-pause language is performance-stage specific and should not be confused with an evaluation breach.	Profile
Earn2Trade	Gauntlet Mini	$100K	$2,200 daily loss	$3,500 trailing drawdown / Futures progression ladder with daily loss and trailing drawdown	80% Weekly payout style	Official/source page	Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini is ready for comparison: 100K, 6K target, 2.2K daily loss, 3.5K trailing drawdown, minimum 10 days, and 80% split.	Profile
FXIFY	2-Phase Pro	$100K 2-Phase Pro benchmark	4%	8% static / Static drawdown; unusual target order should be checked against selected challenge	Up to 90% promo split context Funded payout cycle by FXIFY account rules	Official/source page	FXIFY 2-Phase Pro is source-backed enough for comparison: 4/8 target structure, 4% daily loss, 8% static max loss, and live 2-Phase Pro promo context.	Profile
Fintokei	ProTrader	$100K benchmark ($10K-$400K range)	5%	10% / Static daily and maximum loss limits; 3% max open-trade risk	80% initial ProTrader performance reward Instant payouts after funded performance reward rules	Official/source page	ProTrader is the clean FTMO-style Fintokei row. Keep SwiftTrader and StartTrader separate because loss limits, targets, and account economics differ.	Profile
Funded Futures Family	150K EOD benchmark	$150K EOD benchmark	No daily loss limit	$4,000 eval / $4,500 funded EOD drawdown / End-of-day trailing drawdown; no DLL; payout days require minimum profitable days	Funded payout share by selected account rules 5 trading days to payout on benchmark family row	Official/source page	Funded Futures Family is no longer an empty row: 150K benchmark, 9K target, no DLL, EOD drawdown, payout-day requirement, list price, and reset price are mapped.	Profile
Funded Trader Markets	2-Step Plus 100K benchmark	$100K	4%	10% / Balance-based daily drawdown and balance-based overall drawdown	70% On-demand reward cycle	Official/source page	FTM should not be treated as only instant funding. The 2-Step Plus benchmark is cleaner for rules comparison, while instant rows need their own add-on and drawdown pass.	Profile

How to read this rule

Daily loss and maximum loss are not interchangeable. Daily loss resets on the firm's schedule and can be breached even when the account is still above the overall max-loss line.

Maximum loss may be static, trailing, end-of-day, or balance-based. The name matters less than the calculation rule and whether commissions, swaps, spreads, or open equity count.

Before checkout, verify

Does daily loss use balance, equity, or closed P/L?
What timezone defines the trading day?
Does maximum loss trail or stay fixed?
Do commissions, swaps, or platform fees count toward either limit?

Related Decision Paths

Where this rule connects next

Use these paths to move from the rule explanation into rankings, payout checks, challenge rows, and adjacent rule problems.

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FAQ

Daily loss vs max loss questions

Which is more important: daily loss or max loss?

For day traders, daily loss often fails accounts first. For swing traders or scaling strategies, maximum loss and trailing drawdown usually matter more.

Can a firm have no daily loss but still be strict?

Yes. No daily loss removes one constraint, but trailing drawdown, consistency, payout buffers, or low max-loss room can still make the account difficult.

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