Prop firm rules

The rules that actually end funded accounts

Every firm publishes a drawdown limit. Almost none of them explain what it trails, when it stops trailing, or what a green day that round-trips costs you. These pages do — one firm at a time, in plain language, with the numbers taken straight from the rule sets Edgekeeper evaluates accounts against.

FTMOStandard

FTMO rules explained: daily loss, maximum loss and the Prague reset

Max drawdown: 10% of starting balance
Daily loss limit: 5% of starting balance
Drawdown basis: Trails your closed balance
Day resets: 12:00 a.m. Europe/Prague

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TopstepStandard

Topstep rules explained: the trailing Maximum Loss Limit and the 50% day

Max drawdown: Set per plan size
Daily loss limit: Set per plan size
Drawdown basis: Trails your live equity, open profit included
Day resets: 4:00 p.m. America/Chicago

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Apex Trader FundingStandard

Apex Trader Funding rules explained: the trailing threshold and no daily limit

Max drawdown: Set per plan size
Daily loss limit: None
Drawdown basis: Trails your live equity, open profit included
Day resets: 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago

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MyFundedFuturesStandard

MyFundedFutures rules explained: end-of-day trailing and the qualifying day

Max drawdown: Set per plan size
Daily loss limit: Set per plan size
Drawdown basis: Trails your end-of-day balance
Day resets: 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago

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BulenoxStandard

Bulenox rules explained: closed-balance trailing and per-plan limits

Max drawdown: Set per plan size
Daily loss limit: Set per plan size
Drawdown basis: Trails your closed balance
Day resets: 5:00 p.m. America/Chicago

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How these pages stay accurate

Every figure on these pages is rendered from the rule sets Edgekeeper actually evaluates accounts against, so the writing cannot quietly drift away from the product. Each page carries the date its rules were last checked and a link to the firm’s own rules page. Firms revise terms — by plan, by phase and without notice — so the firm’s page is always the authority, and every rule field stays editable on your own account. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and it gets corrected.

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Also worth reading: daily loss vs. trailing max drawdown and the rest of the trading guides.