How is the FTMO daily loss limit calculated?

FTMO's daily loss limit is a fixed percentage of your initial account size (5% on the 2-Step path, 3% on the 1-Step path), measured from the higher of your balance or equity at the start of the trading day (CE(S)T midnight). On a $100,000 2-Step account that is $5,000 of loss allowed per day, including floating losses on open positions.

How is the FTMO maximum loss calculated?

On the 2-Step path the maximum loss is a static floor at 10% below your initial balance ($90,000 on a $100,000 account) and it never moves. On the 1-Step path it is a 10% trailing drawdown that follows your highest end-of-day balance until your account reaches +10% profit, then it freezes at your initial balance.

What happens if I breach the daily or max loss limit?

Breaching either limit fails the challenge or terminates a funded account immediately. There is no warning and no second chance: the account is closed. This is why knowing your live distance-to-breach before every trade matters.

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How many losing trades are you from blowing this account?

Enter your account and where it stands right now. This shows exactly how much daily loss and maximum drawdown you have left before FTMO closes the account, and how many losing trades that is. No signup, nothing stored.

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How is the daily loss limit calculated?

It's a fixed percentage of your initial account size: 5% on the 2-Step path, 3% on the 1-Step, measured from the higher of your balance or equity at the day's start (00:00 CE(S)T). On a $100k 2-Step account that's $5,000 of loss allowed per day, and it includes floating losses on open positions.

How is the maximum loss calculated?

On the 2-Step path it's a static floor 10% below your initial balance ($90,000 on a $100k account), and it never moves. On the 1-Step path it's a 10% trailing drawdown that follows your highest end-of-day balance until the account hits +10% profit, then freezes at your initial balance.

What happens when you breach?

Either limit, breached by a single dollar, ends the account immediately. No warning, no second chance. That's the entire reason to watch your distance-to-breach before each trade, not after.

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