// ftmo max loss
FTMO’s overall maximum loss is 10% on every path, but how that floor behaves is completely different on the 1-Step versus the 2-Step, and getting it wrong is how funded accounts die quietly.
Where’s your max-loss floor right now? Free · handles both static and trailing Open the calculatorOn the 2-Step path the maximum loss is a static floor at 10% below your initial balance: $90,000 on a $100,000 account. It never moves, up or down. As long as your balance and equity stay above $90,000, you’re alive.
On the 1-Step path the maximum loss trails: the floor follows your highest end-of-day balance, staying 10% below it. So as you make money, the floor rises behind you.
The key detail traders miss: once your account reaches +10% profit, the trailing floor freezes at your initial balance and stops rising. Below that point it trails; above it, it’s locked at your starting capital.
Is FTMO max drawdown static or trailing?
It depends on the path. The 2-Step uses a static floor 10% below your initial balance. The 1-Step uses a 10% trailing drawdown that follows your highest end-of-day balance, then freezes at your initial balance once the account reaches +10% profit.
How is FTMO maximum loss calculated?
It is 10% of your initial account size. On the 2-Step that floor is fixed; on the 1-Step it trails your highest end-of-day balance and freezes at the initial balance at +10% profit.
Does FTMO max loss include open trades?
Yes. Your equity (including floating P&L on open positions) must stay above the maximum-loss floor at all times.