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Guide · updated September 2026

EOD vs Intraday Trailing Drawdown

Two prop firms can both advertise a $2,000 drawdown on a 50K account and give you completely different amounts of room. The difference is when the limit moves.

Short answer
Intraday trailing drawdown follows your highest account value in real time, including open profit, so a winning trade that comes back can eat most of your room. End-of-day (EOD) drawdown only moves at the daily close, so swings during the day don't count. Static drawdown never moves at all. Right now 14 of the firms we track use EOD, 6 use intraday trailing and 5 use static.

One trade, two very different results

Take a 50K account with a $2,000 drawdown. You start the day at $50,000, so your limit sits at $48,000. A trade runs to $1,500 of open profit, then comes back and you close the day up $200.

48K49K50K51K52KPeak +$1,500$700 leftintraday$2,000 leftend of dayOpenClose
Account value Intraday trailing limit End-of-day limit
The intraday limit followed the peak up to $49,500 and stayed there. The end-of-day limit ignored the peak and only moved to $48,200 at the close.
Intraday trailing
$700
Limit moved to $49,500 at the peak. Tomorrow you start with $700 of room.
End of day
$2,000
Limit moved to $48,200 at the close. The peak didn't count.
Static
$2,200
Limit never moves from $48,000, so profit adds to your room.

How each type works

Intraday trailing

Your limit sits a fixed distance below the highest value your account has reached, measured tick by tick and including open profit. It only ever moves up. This punishes traders who let winners run and give some back, because the limit keeps the ground it gained.

End of day (EOD)

The limit is recalculated once a day from your closing balance. During the day you can swing up and down freely as long as you don't hit the limit set at the previous close. This is the most forgiving type of trailing drawdown and why EOD firms are popular.

Static

The limit is set once and never moves. It is most common at forex and CFD firms, usually alongside a separate daily loss limit.

At many firms a trailing limit stops trailing once it reaches your starting balance, after which it works like a static limit. When that happens varies, so it is worth checking on each firm's page.

Which firms use which

Live from our data, cheapest first. Costs are the total to get funded on a 50K account, activation fees included.

End-of-day drawdown (14)

FirmDrawdownCost to funded (50K)
The5ers FuturesFutures
End of day
$100
AquaFunded FuturesFutures
End of day
$113
Legends TradingFutures
End of day
$118first month + activation
Alpha FuturesFutures
End of day
$129first month + activation
FundedNext FuturesFutures
End of day
$133.99
BulenoxFutures
End of day
$143
TradeifyFutures
End of day
$145
My Funded FuturesFutures
End of day
$153
E8 MarketsForex & CFD
End of day
$160
E8 FuturesFutures
End of day
$160
FundedSeatFutures
End of day
$190
TopstepFutures
End of day
$198first month + activation
TopOne FuturesFutures
End of day
$218first month + activation
PhidiasFutures
End of day
$580

Static drawdown (5)

FirmDrawdownCost to funded (50K)
AquaFundedForex & CFD
Static
$143
FundedNextForex & CFD
Static
$229.99
FundingPipsForex & CFD
Static
$244
The5ersForex & CFD
Static
$249
FTMOForex & CFD
Static
$364

Intraday trailing drawdown (6)

FirmDrawdownCost to funded (50K)
Funded Futures FamilyFutures
Intraday trailing
$125first month + activation
TradeDayFutures
Intraday trailing
$131first month + activation
Futures EliteFutures
Intraday trailing
$152
Lucid TradingFutures
Intraday trailing
$156
Take Profit TraderFutures
Intraday trailing
$300first month + activation
Apex Trader FundingFutures
Intraday trailing
$308

Some firms offer different drawdown types on different plans. We show the type for the plan in our main table. Check the firm's page for the details.

Compare all firms by costNext: consistency rules

Questions

Is EOD drawdown better than intraday trailing?

For most traders, yes. With end-of-day drawdown your limit only moves when the day closes, so a trade that goes well into profit and then comes back does not shrink your room. With intraday trailing, that same trade can cut your room from $2,000 to a few hundred dollars.

Does the drawdown ever stop trailing?

At many firms, yes. The trailing limit usually stops moving once it reaches your starting balance (or starting balance plus a small buffer). After that it acts like a static limit. The exact point varies by firm, so check the rules for your account.

Does unrealised profit count toward intraday trailing drawdown?

Yes. That is the key difference. Intraday trailing follows your highest account value in real time, including open profit on trades you have not closed yet.

What is static drawdown?

A static drawdown never moves. On a $50,000 account with a $2,000 limit, you fail if your balance hits $48,000, no matter how much profit you make first. It is common at forex and CFD firms.

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