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Prop firm drawdown calculator.
See how much you can lose before your daily or maximum loss limit, how many losing trades that is, and the position size that keeps you inside the rules.
Your challenge
01
Your account
02
Your firm's rules
Use the numbers from your firm's own rules page. The values shown are only examples.
03
Your risk per trade
You can lose
$5,000
before the daily loss limit at $95,000.
5 losing trades in a row at $1,000
- Daily floor
- $95,000
- Room left today
- $5,000
- Maximum floor
- $90,000
- Room left overall
- $10,000
- Position size
- Add a stop loss
Uses balance. Some firms count open trades (equity) too, and reset times differ. Check your firm's rules page.
How it works
Four rules, worked out for you.
01
Daily limit
Today's starting balance, minus the daily % of the account size or of today's starting balance.
02
Static maximum
Account size minus the maximum %. A fixed floor that never moves.
03
Trailing maximum
Your highest balance minus the same amount, never below the static floor. Can stop at the starting balance.
04
Trades and size
Room to the first limit ÷ risk per trade, and risk ÷ (stop × pip value), both rounded down.
Worked examples
What the numbers look like.
Example rules only, not any particular firm's.
Example 1
$5,000 of room on day one
A new $100,000 account with a 5% daily and 10% static limit. The daily floor ($95,000) comes before the maximum floor ($90,000). At 1% risk, that's 5 losing trades in a row.
Example 2
In profit, but only $3,500 left today
Same account. You started today at $103,000 and you're now at $101,500. The daily floor is $98,000: $103,000 minus 5% of $100,000.
Example 3
A trailing floor at $50,000
A $50,000 account with a 4% ($2,000) trailing limit that stops at the starting balance. You peaked at $52,000; at $51,500 you have $1,500, or 6 losses at $250.
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Questions.
What is a daily drawdown limit?+
The most a prop firm lets your account fall in one trading day. It is usually a percentage of the starting account size (some firms use the day's starting balance), measured down from where your balance stood when the day began. Break it and the challenge usually ends.
What is the difference between static and trailing drawdown?+
A static maximum loss is a fixed floor, for example $90,000 on a $100,000 account with a 10% limit. A trailing maximum loss follows your highest balance up, staying the same distance behind it, so profits raise the floor. Some trailing limits stop rising once they reach the starting account size.
Does the calculator use balance or equity?+
Balance. Many firms also count open trades (equity), so a losing open position can hit a limit before your balance does. Check whether your firm measures balance, equity or both.
Where do I find my firm's exact rules?+
On the firm's own website, usually a rules or FAQ page. Rules change, so check them before you start a challenge. Kiroex's prop firm comparison shows challenge details side by side, but the firm's own page is the final word.
Is this financial advice?+
No. It is a calculator for understanding challenge rules. Trading involves risk of loss, and passing a challenge is never guaranteed.
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