Key takeaway

PropShopTrader offers two drawdown models:

Drawdown Model	How it works
Intraday Trailing Drawdown (ITD)	Moves in real time as the account reaches new equity highs, including unrealized profit.
End-of-Day (EOD) Drawdown	Remains fixed during the trading session and updates once after market close based on the closing balance.

If your account equity drops below the applicable threshold, the account is automatically liquidated and marked as failed.

Note on Sprint Accounts: Sprint Accounts are futures-only, day-trading-only, and are offered with End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown only — there is no Intraday Trailing Drawdown option for Sprint. The maximum EOD drawdown is $1,000 on 25K Sprint accounts and $2,000 on 50K Sprint accounts. On Sprint Accounts the MAE and Daily Loss Limit are static limits (they do not trail). For full Sprint rules, see How Gladiator Sprint Accounts Work.

What is a drawdown model?

A drawdown model defines the maximum amount an account can decline before the account fails. PropShopTrader uses different drawdown models so traders can choose the structure that best fits their risk style. Each account has a predefined drawdown amount based on its account size. If account equity falls below the allowed threshold at any time, the account is automatically liquidated and marked as failed.

What is the trailing drawdown?

A trailing drawdown is a risk threshold that follows the account's highest balance. As your account balance increases, the drawdown threshold moves upward while maintaining the same distance from the peak balance.

Key characteristics:

The drawdown only moves upward.

It never moves downward.

Falling below the threshold results in account failure.

Intraday Trailing Drawdown accounts

For Intraday accounts, the trailing drawdown updates in real time during the trading session and follows the Auto-Liquidate Peak Balance, which includes unrealized profits.

Important cap rule: the Intraday trailing drawdown only moves upward until the liquidation threshold reaches Initial Balance + $100. Once this level is reached, the threshold stops moving permanently, even if the account continues to make new highs.

Note: Intraday Trailing Drawdown does not apply to Sprint Accounts. Sprint Accounts use EOD drawdown only.

Example — 50K Intraday account with $2,500 drawdown

Peak Equity	Threshold
$50,000	$47,500
$52,000	$49,500
$52,600	$50,100 (cap reached — drawdown stops moving)
$55,000	$50,100 (still capped)

Intraday drawdown accounts

Account Size	Trailing Drawdown	Daily Profit Target	Benchmark Profit Target	Benchmark Eligibility (1st)
25K	$1,250	$100	$500	$26,750
50K	$2,500	$200	$1,000	$53,500

End-of-Day (EOD) Drawdown accounts

EOD drawdowns behave differently:

The threshold does not move during the trading day.

It is recalculated after market close.

It is based on the closing account balance at market close each day.

The next day's threshold is calculated around 6 pm EST using: Closing Balance − EOD Drawdown.

Sprint Accounts use the End-of-Day drawdown model and are EOD-only. The maximum EOD drawdown is $1,000 on 25K Sprint accounts and $2,000 on 50K Sprint accounts. On Sprint Accounts the MAE and Daily Loss Limit are static limits, not trailing.

Example — 50K EOD account with $2,250 drawdown

EOD Closing Balance (at 6 pm EST)	Threshold
$50,000	$47,750
$52,000	$49,750
$52,350	$50,100 (cap reached — drawdown stops moving)
$55,000	$50,100 (still capped)

End-of-Day drawdown accounts

Account Size	Trailing Drawdown	Daily Profit Target	Benchmark Profit Target	Benchmark Eligibility (1st)
25K	$1,125	$100	$500	$26,625
50K	$2,250	$200	$1,000	$53,250

Sprint Accounts (EOD only)

Sprint thresholds are static, not trailing. The maximum EOD drawdown is the only hard-fail drawdown limit; the MAE and Daily Loss Limit are static (not trailing) thresholds.

Parameter	25K	50K
Max EOD Drawdown (hard fail)	$1,000	$2,000
50% MAE (instant fail, static)	$500	$1,000
Daily Loss Limit (static)	$625	$1,250

For Sprint pricing, profit targets, payouts, consistency, and qualifying-day rules, see How Gladiator Sprint Accounts Work.

Key differences between Intraday and EOD drawdown

Feature	Intraday	End-of-Day
Drawdown moves during trading	Yes	No
Uses unrealized profits	Yes	No
Updates during session	Yes	No
Updates after close	No	Yes
Can cap at Initial Balance + $100	Yes	Yes
Available on Sprint Accounts	No	Yes