FLEX & RAPID Accounts – EOD Trailing Drawdown
FLEX Accounts use an End-of-Day (EOD) Trailing Drawdown. This means your maximum loss threshold follows your account’s end-of-day balance as the account grows, rather than moving continuously with every individual trade.
Like the other drawdown calculations across Aurex programs, the account is evaluated/reset at 00:00 UTC server time, which aligns with the opening of the Tokyo trading session. Your account balance at that time determines the applicable EOD trailing drawdown level.
Funded FLEX & RAPID Accounts – Build Your Drawdown Buffer
Once funded, traders should understand the importance of building a drawdown buffer before requesting a reward.
For example, on a $50,000 simulated account with a $2,000 maximum drawdown, if your goal is to withdraw $2,000while keeping enough room to continue trading, you should ideally grow the account to approximately $54,000:
$50,000 starting balance + $2,000 drawdown buffer + $2,000 reward = $54,000
After withdrawing $2,000, the account would have approximately $52,000 remaining, preserving the $2,000 buffer needed to continue trading.
You are allowed to request a withdrawal that includes your drawdown buffer. However, if you choose to withdraw that buffer, you are effectively choosing to finish that funded account. You would then need to purchase a new challenge, pass the evaluation again, and obtain a new funded account if you want to continue trading with Aurex.
In other words, you have two options: leave the drawdown buffer in the account and continue trading, or withdraw the available amount, including the buffer, and start again with a new account.
This Is How EOD Trailing Drawdown Works
This is not an additional Aurex-specific restriction placed on FLEX traders. It is a consequence of how an EOD trailing drawdown model works. Prop-firm programs that use this type of trailing drawdown generally require traders to account for the remaining drawdown threshold when making withdrawals.
The key concept is simple: your account balance is not the same thing as your safely withdrawable balance. If you want to keep the funded account active after a reward, you need to leave enough of a buffer above the drawdown threshold.