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What does trailing drawdown mean on Instant Funding Pro?

A plain-English explanation of trailing drawdown with a worked example showing how the floor moves.

Written by Team FD

Instant Funding Pro uses a trailing drawdown model. Your drawdown floor is not fixed — it moves upward as your account equity reaches new highs. The floor never moves downward.

Example on a $10,000 Instant Funding Pro account:

  • Starting balance: $10,000

  • Initial drawdown floor: $9,400 (6% below $10,000)

  • Daily drawdown limit: $300 per day (3% of $10,000)

  • If peak equity rises to $11,000, the floor rises to $10,340 (6% below $11,000)

  • If your equity then falls to $10,340 or below, that is a hard breach

Because the floor trails your gains, Instant Funding Pro requires more conservative exposure management than the static model. Traders must account for the moving floor at all times — not just the original starting balance.

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