Overview
An account fails when it breaches a core account rule — most commonly:
Dropping below the drawdown threshold
Reaching 3 MAE Warnings (Applies to Gladiator Light and Gladiator Stocks)
Gladiator Forge — single MAE breach (instant fail): an open trade's unrealized loss or a closed trade's realized loss reaching the account's MAE threshold (50% of max trailing drawdown)
Gladiator Forge — Daily Loss Limit breach (instant fail): the account's net daily P&L (realized + unrealized) reaches the daily loss limit on a single trading day.
A confirmed compliance violation
Once the account fails, trading stops on that account.
When does a failed account become reset-eligible?
If the account fails during the trading day, it cannot be reset immediately.
The failure email is sent after the End-of-Day report runs around 6–7 pm EST.
The reset option becomes available only after that process is completed — in practice, typically the next day.
Reset eligibility rules
A reset is available only if:
The trader holds fewer than 10 active accounts per asset class (maximum 5 Intraday and 5 Swing per asset class).
For day-trading futures accounts, the 5-account cap is combined across Gladiator Light and Gladiator Forge — a trader may hold any mix of Light and Forge day-trading payout accounts up to 5 total.
The reset is requested within 48 hours of the End-of-Day report confirming failure.
Each Gladiator account may be reset a maximum of 10 times over its lifetime. After that, a new account purchase is required.
Reset options — summary
The reset options available to you depend on your asset class.
Asset class | Standard Reset | Benchmark Reset | Preserve Drawdown Add-On |
Gladiator Stocks | Available | Available (up to 4 Benchmarks preserved) | Available with Benchmark Reset |
Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) | Available | Not available | Not available |
On a Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) Light and Forge, Standard Reset is the only reset option. Benchmark Reset and Preserve Drawdown are not offered on Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) accounts.
Standard Reset (all accounts)
A Standard Reset issues a brand-new trading account with no preserved Benchmarks. Everything resets to the normal starting state, including:
Account balance
Trading history
Qualifying trading days
Current Benchmark progress
For a Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) Light or Forge, 25K-class failure, the Standard Reset produces a new Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) at the same 25K class and account type. For a 50K-class failure, it produces a new Gladiator Futures (Payout Account) at the 50K class and account type.
Futures accounts created prior to April 23rd that are eligible for a reset, upon account failure, and with a reset purchase, will be reset into a Gladiator Light account.
Benchmark Reset — Gladiator Stocks only
A Benchmark Reset issues a new trading account while preserving up to 4 previously earned Benchmarks. The account balance, trading history, and qualifying trading days reset to the normal starting state; only the eligible Benchmarks carry over.
Benchmark Reset Add-On: Preserve Drawdown Balance — Gladiator Stocks only
This add-on is available only with a Benchmark Reset on a Stocks account. The new account starts with a higher initial balance so the trailing drawdown is already covered, allowing the trader to focus directly on:
Daily profit targets
Remaining Benchmarks
without rebuilding the drawdown buffer first.
Reset comparison (Gladiator Stocks)
Feature | Standard Reset | Benchmark Reset |
New account issued | Yes | Yes |
Balance resets | Yes | Yes |
Trading history resets | Yes | Yes |
Qualifying trading days reset | Yes | Yes |
Benchmarks preserved | No | Up to 4 |
Preserve Drawdown Add-On available | No | Yes |
Current reset pricing — Gladiator Stocks
Account Size | Standard Reset | 1 Benchmark | 2 Benchmarks | 3 Benchmarks | 4 Benchmarks | Preserve Drawdown Add-On |
25K Stocks | $100 | $120 | $180 | $240 | $300 | $200 |
50K Stocks | $200 | $240 | $360 | $480 | $600 | $400 |
Current reset pricing — Gladiator Futures (Payout Account)
Gladiator Light
Account | Standard Reset |
12.5K Futures Swing | $100 |
25K Futures Intraday | $150 |
25K Futures EOD | $150 |
25K Futures Swing | $200 |
50K Futures Intraday | $250 |
50K Futures EOD | $250 |
Gladiator Forge
Account | Standard Reset |
25K Futures Intraday | $225 |
25K Futures EOD | $225 |
50K Futures Intraday | $350 |
50K Futures EOD | $350 |
Starting balances with Preserve Drawdown (Gladiator Stocks)
Account Size | Intraday Start | EOD Start |
25K | $26,250 | $26,125 |
50K | $52,500 | $52,250 |
Important note on failed accounts
A failed account cannot continue trading.
Reset timing depends on End-of-Day confirmation.
Benchmark recovery depends on the reset option selected (Stocks only).
Repeated MAE-based failures are not appealable.
Gladiator Forge MAE and Daily Loss Limit instant-fail events are not appealable.
Existing (pre-launch) Futures accounts follow the grandfathering rules described in the PropShopTrader Policy Update – Effective April 23, 2026, including specific handling for 25K / 50K Futures accounts and for discontinued 100K / 250K / 500K accounts.
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