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Trailing drawdown follows the account high-water mark. As equity makes new highs, the loss floor can rise — and the room to recover can shrink.

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Worked example · $50K account

Breach replay timeline

Illustrative rule math. Exact mechanics vary by program.

  1. Start$50,000Floor $48,000
  2. Peak$51,400Floor moves to $49,400
  3. Pullback$50,050Still above floor
  4. Next loss$49,350Breach by $50
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FundedNext Stellar Instant
Intraday trailing then capped at starting balance
Intraday
6% intraday trailing then capped at starting balance
Official rules
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Apex Trader Funding End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown Evaluation
End of day trailing calculated at market close and enforced intraday next session
End of day
See programme rules
Official rules
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Firm & program Daily loss Max loss / drawdown Payout / split Source status What to verify Decision links
FundedNextStellar Instant · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit 6% intraday trailing then capped at starting balance / Intraday trailing then capped at starting balance See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: 6% maximum loss, intraday trailing then capped at starting balance drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Apex Trader FundingEnd-of-Day Trailing Drawdown Evaluation · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing calculated at market close and enforced intraday next session Up to 100%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing calculated at market close and enforced intraday next session drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Apex Trader FundingIntraday Trailing Drawdown Evaluation · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / Real time intraday trailing Up to 100%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: real time intraday trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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DayTradersEOD · $25K–$300K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End-of-day trailing Up to 100%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end-of-day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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DayTradersStraight to Funded · $25K–$150K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End-of-day trailing Up to 100%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end-of-day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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DayTradersStraight to Live · $50K–$300K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / Intraday trailing See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: intraday trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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DayTradersTrail · $25K–$300K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / Intraday trailing Up to 100%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: intraday trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Earn2TradeGauntlet Mini · $50K–$200K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing until starting balance See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing until starting balance drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Earn2TradeTrader Career Path · $25K–$100K No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing until starting balance See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing until starting balance drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Funded Futures FamilyPrime · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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Funded Futures FamilyStraight-to-Funded (S2F) · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing See payout rules
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundedNext FuturesFutures Flex · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing then locks at starting balance plus 100 Up to 95%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing then locks at starting balance plus 100 drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundedNext FuturesFNL:003 Futures Instant 50K · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing then locks at 50100 Up to 90%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing then locks at 50100 drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundedNext FuturesFutures Legacy · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing Up to 80%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundedNext FuturesFutures Rapid Daily · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing Up to 90%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundedNext FuturesFutures Rapid Pro · Multiple sizes No mapped daily limit See programme rules / End of day trailing Up to 90%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: end of day trailing drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundingPipsLabs EXP-001 Starter Edition · $100K 1% 3% trailing end of day locks at starting balance / Trailing end of day locks at starting balance Up to 85%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: 1% daily loss, 3% maximum loss, trailing end of day locks at starting balance drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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FundingPipsFundingPips Zero · $5K–$200K 3% 5% trailing highest equity locks at starting balance after 5 percent profit / Trailing highest equity locks at starting balance after 5 percent profit Up to 95%
Programme-specific		 Official/source page Primary pressure: 3% daily loss, 5% maximum loss, trailing highest equity locks at starting balance after 5 percent profit drawdown. Verify the exact configuration before checkout.
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How to read this rule

Trailing drawdown is a moving maximum-loss rule. A static max loss stays fixed, while a trailing model can move upward as the account reaches new equity or balance highs.

TSB treats trailing drawdown as a pressure signal, not as automatically bad. It can be workable for disciplined day traders, but it is dangerous for strategies that scale into drawdown or leave large unrealized swings.

Before checkout, verify

  • Does the threshold trail open equity, closed balance, or end-of-day balance?
  • Does the trailing drawdown stop at the starting balance or keep moving?
  • Does the funded account use the same drawdown model as the evaluation?
  • Are payout buffers or consistency rules tied to the drawdown threshold?
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.

No daily loss prop firms Compare programs that remove the daily-loss boundary, then inspect the remaining maximum-loss and drawdown pressure. Open path Lowest rule pressure firms Continue comparing this rule across the TSB prop firm ecosystem. Open path Challenge comparison Continue comparing this rule across the TSB prop firm ecosystem. Open path Daily loss vs max loss 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. Open path
FAQ

Trailing drawdown questions

Is trailing drawdown bad?

Not always. It is bad for traders who need wide recovery room or hold large unrealized swings. It can be manageable when position sizing is small and the trader understands exactly when the threshold moves.

Is no daily loss the same as low risk?

No. A firm can have no daily loss and still use a strict trailing max loss rule. TSB separates daily-loss pressure from trailing-drawdown pressure.

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