Prop firm drawdown calculator

Drawdown calculator

Enter your firm’s loss rules and where your account stands. The calculator shows the equity level you must stay above today, and how much room is left.

1 · Your firm’s rules

Start fromCrypto Fund Trader 2-PhaseCrypto Fund Trader 1-PhaseCrypto Fund Trader Break $25K or $50KCrypto Fund Trader Break $100KYour own firm’s rules

Starting account size ($)

Daily loss limit (%)0 if your firm has none

Daily limit is a % ofBalance at the daily resetStarting account size

Maximum loss (%)

The maximum loss floorIs fixedTrails, then stops at the starting sizeTrails and never stops

Trailing distance is a % ofStarting account sizeHighest balance reached

2 · Your account now

Balance at today’s reset ($)CFT takes it at 00:05 UTC

Highest balance so far ($)Only used by trailing floors

Current equity ($)Balance plus or minus open trades

Daily floor

$95,000

Equity must stay above this until the next reset

Overall floor

$90,000

The account’s lowest allowed level

Floor that applies now

$95,000

The daily limit is the tighter one today

Room left

$5,000

Before your equity touches the floor

A guide, not a guarantee: firms word these rules differently. Check how yours sets the daily reference (balance or equity, which time zone) in its own FAQ.

How to use it

1. Start from a Crypto Fund Trader preset, or choose “Your own firm’s rules” and copy them from your firm’s FAQ.
2. Enter the balance at today’s reset, your highest balance so far and your current equity.
3. Read the floor that applies now: your equity must stay above it. Room left is the loss you can still take.

The three kinds of drawdown

Fixed (static) floor

The floor sits a set percentage under the starting balance and never moves. With a 10% maximum loss on $100,000, the floor is $90,000 for the life of the account, as on Crypto Fund Trader’s 2-Phase.

Trailing floor that stops at the starting balance

The floor starts under the starting balance and rises with each new high, by a distance set as a percentage of the starting balance, then stops once it reaches the starting balance. Crypto Fund Trader’s 1-Phase works this way: on $100,000 the floor starts at $94,000 and stops at $100,000.

Trailing floor on your highest balance

The distance is a percentage of the highest balance reached, and the floor keeps rising. On Crypto Fund Trader’s Break $50,000 account, losses cannot exceed 4% of the highest balance: at a $52,000 peak, the floor is $49,920.

Worked examples

Balance or equity?

Balance counts closed trades only; equity adds open profit and loss. Most firms check breaches on equity, so an open losing trade can end the account before you close it. Crypto Fund Trader checks its loss limits on equity, and moves its 1-Phase trailing floor on balance.

When does the day reset?

Each firm picks a time. Crypto Fund Trader takes the day’s reference balance at 00:05 UTC, which is 8:05 pm in New York in summer and 7:05 pm in winter, the evening before. A trade opened late in your day may already count toward the next one.

Rules for Crypto Fund Trader are in our drawdown guide, with the source. New to the vocabulary? Read how crypto funded accounts work.

FAQ

What is a drawdown in prop trading?

The amount your account is allowed to lose, as a daily limit and as an overall floor. Crossing either one ends the account.

What is a trailing drawdown?

A loss floor that moves up as your account makes new highs, so profits raise the level you must stay above. Some stop at the starting balance; others keep trailing.

Is a static or trailing drawdown better?

A static floor gives you more room after a winning run, because it never moves. A trailing floor protects the firm and can tighten after every new high. Programs with trailing floors are often cheaper.