Below is a chart of our 1-step Breakout Account drawdown levels.
The maximum daily loss is 4% of your account balance at 17:00 ET (UTC -5) and is recalculated every day.
If, at any point during the next 24 hours, your Breakout Account equity reaches or exceeds the maximum daily loss, the Breakout Account will be in breach of the maximum daily loss rule.
The maximum drawdown on the 1-Step Breakout Account is static i.e. it does not change.
To be clear, reaching or exceeding either the maximum daily loss or the maximum drawdown will result in a breach: all positions closed, account disabled, not eligible for payouts.
Account Size | Max Drawdown (static) | Max daily loss |
$5,000 | $300 | 4% |
$10,000 | $600 | 4% |
$25,000 | $1,500 | 4% |
$50,000 | $3,000 | 4% |
$100,000 | $6,000 | 4% |
Below is a chart of our 2-step Breakout Account drawdown levels.
The maximum daily loss is 5% of your account balance at 17:00 ET (UTC -5) and is recalculated every day.
If, at any point during the next 24 hours, your Breakout Account equity reaches or exceeds the maximum daily loss, the Breakout Account will be in breach of the maximum daily loss rule.
The maximum drawdown on the 2-Step Breakout Account is trailing i.e. it trails your highest account balance (High Water Mark) up to your starting balance, but can trail down via payouts. It does not trail down as a result of trading losses.
To be clear, reaching or exceeding either the maximum daily loss or the maximum drawdown will result in a breach: all positions closed, account disabled, not eligible for payouts.
Account Size | Max Drawdown (Trailing) | Max daily loss |
$5,000 | $400 | 5% |
$10,000 | $800 | 5% |
$25,000 | $2,000 | 5% |
$50,000 | $4,000 | 5% |
$100,000 | $8,000 | 5% |
For an in-depth video explanation of our drawdown rules, please also view this video: How drawdowns work at Breakout
An important point of clarification in both the Breakout Evaluation and the Breakout Account: demo account balance and demo account equity are two different things.
Demo account balance refers to the balance of the demo account not including any open positions.
Demo account equity refers to the balance of the demo account including any open positions.
Your demo account balance and demo account equity are visible and trackable in real-time via our trading terminals.
Maximum daily loss = [demo account balance at 1700 ET (UTC -5)] - [applicable % decline in equity]
Maximum daily loss and maximum drawdown are in force at the same time. Reaching or exceeding either of these thresholds will result in a breach of the risk rules.
Slippage, commissions, swaps, and any other fees apply to this rule.
You can read more about our max drawdown and max daily loss in the following FAQs: