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Instant Prime Trading Rules: Understanding Trailing Max Drawdown, Soft Breach, and Consistency

Instant Prime accounts at YRM Prop use a Trailing Max Drawdown system with EOD (End of Day) tracking, combined with intraday soft breach rules. Understanding this system is critical to managing your account properly and staying in the game.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Key Mechanics Overview

Rule

$25K Account

$50K Account

$100K Account

$150K Account

Max Drawdown (Hard Floor)

$1,250

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

Daily Loss Limit (Soft)

$1,000

$1,500

$2,500

$3,500

Starting Balance Cap

$25,000

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

  • Trailing Drawdown: Adjusts only at the end of the day based on that day’s balance.

  • Hard Breach: If your live equity falls below the hard drawdown floor, the account is closed permanently.

  • Soft Breach: If your intraday loss exceeds the daily limit, trading is disabled for the day — but the account remains eligible if requirements are later met.

  • Drawdown Floor Stops: Once it reaches the starting balance, it stops trailing up — permanently.


Case 1: Soft Breach Followed by Hard Breach

Day 1:

  • Trader opens $50K account

  • Loses $1,500 intraday by 12PM

  • Hits soft breach

  • Trading is disabled for the rest of the day

  • EOD Balance = $48,500

  • Hard Drawdown Floor remains at $48,000

Day 2:

  • Trader resumes trading

  • Loses another $550 intraday

  • Live equity drops to $47,950

  • Hard Breach triggered — account closes permanently


Case 2: Profitable Growth (Drawdown Trails, Then Stops)

Day 1:

  • $1,000 profit

  • EOD Balance = $51,000

  • New Hard Drawdown Floor = $49,000

  • Soft Breach Floor (Daily) = $49,500

Day 2:

  • $2,000 profit

  • EOD Balance = $53,000

  • Hard Drawdown Floor capped at $50,000

  • Soft Breach Floor = $51,500

Day 3:

  • $2,000 profit

  • EOD Balance = $55,000

  • Hard Floor remains at $50,000

  • Soft Breach Floor = $53,500

Day 4:

  • $2,000 profit

  • EOD Balance = $57,000

  • Drawdown still capped at $50,000

  • Any future drop below $50,000 = hard breach


Case 3: Recovery Followed by Violation

Day 1:

  • $3,000 profit

  • EOD Balance = $53,000

  • Hard Floor = $50,000

  • Soft Breach Floor = $51,500

Day 2:

  • $1,000 loss

  • EOD Balance = $52,000

  • Still safe (above $50K Hard Floor)

Day 3:

  • Trader loses $2,100 intraday

  • Live equity drops to $49,900

  • Hard Breach triggered — equity fell below locked $50K floor

  • Account is closed immediately


⚠️ Soft Breach vs Hard Breach

Type

Trigger

Result

Soft Breach

Intraday loss exceeds daily limit (e.g., $1,500 on $50K)

Trading paused for the day, account safe

Hard Breach

Equity dips below drawdown floor (live, intraday)

Account permanently closed


Consistency & Payout Rules

To qualify for payout on any Instant Prime account:

  • ✅ At least 10 profitable trading days

    • Does not need to be consecutive

    • Each must show ≥ $150 in profit

  • 20% consistency rule

    • No single day’s profit can exceed 20% of total PnL

    • Encourages steady growth — not one lucky trade

  • ✅ No hard breach

  • ✅ No more than 1 soft breach — otherwise payout eligibility is paused for review


Key Takeaways

  • The Trailing Drawdown Floor moves up only at EOD, not during the trading day.

  • The floor stops at your starting balance and will never go higher.

  • Breaches happen live, not just after close — if your equity dips below the drawdown floor at any time, you're done.

  • Soft breaches disable trading, but accounts can still qualify later if consistency rules are met.

  • You must trade smart, stay within drawdown, and build steady performance to qualify for payout.

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