Daily Drawdown
The maximum amount a funded account may lose in a single day before breaching the rules.
Why Daily Drawdown Matters
Understanding Daily Drawdown helps you compare brokers on prop trading and avoid surprises. It's one of the details our reviews check so you can judge a broker on evidence, not marketing.
Example of Daily Drawdown
When you read a MyTradingReviews listing, Daily Drawdown is one of the data points we verify and display — so you can see exactly how each broker handles it before you open an account.
Compare how each broker handles daily drawdown in our independent broker reviews and the comparison tool.
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Related Terms
A company that gives traders access to the firm's capital in exchange for a share of profits.
A trading account financed by a prop firm after the trader passes an evaluation.
A test phase where a trader must hit a profit target within risk limits to earn a funded account.
The total loss limit for a funded account; exceeding it ends the agreement.