Overview
At YRM Prop, every account has clearly defined risk controls:
Daily Loss Limit (Soft Breach): A per-day cap that, if exceeded, locks trading for the rest of the day.
Max Trailing Drawdown (Hard Breach): Trails based on end-of-day (EOD) balances up to the starting balance, then locks. If live equity falls below the active floor intraday, the account is closed.
Important: The trailing drawdown never moves above the starting balance on Starter, Prime, or Instant Prime. Once it reaches start, it stops there permanently.
Risk Rules by Account Type
Account Type | Account Size | Daily Loss Limit (Soft) | Max Trailing Drawdown (Hard) |
Starter | $50K | — | $2,000 |
| $100K | — | $3,000 |
| $150K | — | $4,500 |
Prime | $50K | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| $100K | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| $150K | $4,500 | $4,500 |
Instant Prime | $25K | — | $1,250 |
| $50K | $1,500 | $2,000 |
| $100K | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| $150K | $4,500 | $6,000 |
Soft Breach (Daily Loss): Exceed the daily limit → trading disabled until next session. Account remains active.
Hard Breach (Drawdown): Live equity drops below the active drawdown floor → account closed permanently.
EOD vs Intraday (How Enforcement Works)
Trailing Drawdown updates at EOD only (based on highest EOD balance) but is enforced intraday.
The trailing floor moves up as you make EOD highs until it hits the starting balance, then stays at start forever.
Daily Loss Limit is checked intraday; once exceeded, you hit a soft breach (day locked).
Clear Examples (Floors never above start)
1) Starter – $50K (no daily loss limit)
Max Drawdown: $2,000 → Initial floor $48,000.
Day 1 EOD: $51,000 → floor becomes $49,000.
Day 2 EOD: $52,000 → floor becomes $50,000 (locks at start).
Day 3 intraday dip: equity drops to $49,950 → Hard Breach (below locked $50,000 floor).
Floor never goes above $50,000.
2) Prime – $100K (daily loss = drawdown amount)
Daily Loss Limit: $3,000 (soft).
Max Drawdown: $3,000 → Initial floor $97,000.
Day 1 midday: trader is down $3,200 → Soft Brech + hard breach
Later EOD highs: when EOD reaches $103,000, drawdown floor reaches $100,000 (locks at start) and never moves above.
Any intraday dip to $99,999 later → Hard Breach.
3) Instant Prime – $25K (no daily loss limit)
Max Drawdown: $1,250 → Initial floor $23,750.
Any intraday equity below $23,750 → Hard Breach.
If EOD rises to $26,250 or higher, floor locks at $25,000, never above.
4) Instant Prime – $50K (with daily loss)
Daily Loss Limit: $1,500 (soft).
Max Drawdown: $2,000 → Initial floor $48,000.
Soft → Hard flow example:
Day 1: Trader loses $1,500 → Soft Breach (day locked), EOD say $48,500; floor remains $48,000.
Day 2: Trader loses $550; intraday equity $47,950 → Hard Breach (below $48,000).
Growth example (cap at start):
Day 1 EOD: $51,000 → floor $49,000.
Day 2 EOD: $52,000 → floor $50,000 (locks at start).
Future gains don’t raise the floor; a later dip to $49,999 = Hard Breach.
Soft vs Hard Breach (Quick View)
Type | Trigger | Result |
Soft Breach | Daily P/L falls past the daily loss limit (Prime & IP 50K–150K) | Trading paused for the day; account remains active |
Hard Breach | Live equity falls below active drawdown floor (all accounts) | Account permanently closed |
Payout logic: A soft breach by itself does not delay or deny payouts; payouts are based on your qualified days, $150/day minimum, and consistency—as long as no hard breach occurred and other rules are observed.