Alpha
Apex
Bulenox
Earn2Trade
ETF
FFF
FundedNext
Lucid
MFFU
Phidias
TPT
Top One
Topstep
TradeDayAccount balanceLoss limitIllustration only
The limit rises with the account high and never moves down.
Account balanceLoss limitIllustration only
The limit stays in place, even when the account grows.
Common comparison terms
- Evaluation
- The test account: reach the profit target without breaking a rule to get a funded account. A provider-defined assessment program with its own targets and account rules.
- Drawdown
- Your loss limit: if the balance falls to it, the account ends.
- End-of-day (EOD) drawdown
- End of day: the loss limit moves up only at the day's close, never during a trade. A drawdown threshold described as updating at the end of a trading day. Check the provider’s rulebook for the precise calculation and enforcement.
- Intraday drawdown
- The loss limit moves up during the trade, with your highest open balance. A drawdown threshold that may update during the trading session. The exact balance measure and enforcement are provider-specific.
- Trailing drawdown
- The loss limit follows your best balance up and never moves back down. A loss threshold that moves according to a provider-defined reference balance or equity level.
- Static drawdown
- The loss limit stays at the same level for the life of the account.
- MLL
- Maximum loss limit: the drawdown amount, in dollars.
- Daily loss limit
- The most you may lose in one day; reaching it stops trading for the day (on some plans it ends the account). A provider-defined maximum loss for a trading day. Some programs describe soft limits that pause trading; others may use different consequences.
- Funded account (PA, XFA, sim funded)
- The account you get after passing: simulated money, real payouts.
- Activation fee
- A one-time fee some firms charge after you pass, before the funded account starts. A fee that some programs charge after a trader passes an evaluation or enters another stage.
- Reset fee
- Pay to restart the evaluation from zero after breaking a rule, instead of buying a new one. A charge to restart or reset a program after a breach or other provider-defined event.
- Consistency rule
- No single day may be more than a set share (for example 40%) of your total profit. A provider-defined limit relating profit across days or a payout cycle.
- Profit split
- The share of profit you keep: 90/10 means 90% to you. The share of eligible profit allocated to the trader and provider under the plan terms.
- Payout cap
- The most you can withdraw in one payout.
- Payout buffer
- Profit that must stay in the account; you can only withdraw what is above it. A balance amount that may need to remain in an account before or after a withdrawal. Requirements vary by plan.
- Safety net
- A minimum balance you must reach before the first payout.
- Scaling
- Fewer contracts are allowed until your profit grows.
- Micro contracts (MNQ, MES)
- Micro futures: one tenth of the full-size contract (MNQ = 1/10 NQ, MES = 1/10 ES).
- Ticks and points
- A tick is the smallest price step of a contract; a point is several ticks (4 on ES and NQ).
- Legacy
- A firm's older plan line, still sold next to its newer plans.
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