A breach occurs when you break one or more of the core rules for your account — such as exceeding your daily drawdown, maximum drawdown, or violating our Prohibited Trading Practices.
What a breach means
Your account will be marked as breached in the system.
Trading will be disabled on that account.
Breaches apply whether you’re in the evaluation phase or trading a funded account.
Common reasons for breaches
Daily drawdown exceeded — your equity fell below the allowed daily loss limit.
Maximum drawdown exceeded — your equity fell below the total loss limit for the account.
Prohibited trading — activities that go against our trading policy.
Drawdown & Breach Examples
Account Type | Daily Drawdown Limit | Max Drawdown Limit | Example (Account Size) | Breach Trigger Example |
1 Step Standard | 7.5% EOD | 15% | $50,000 | Daily: Equity falls below $46,250. Max: Equity falls below $42,500. |
1 Step Elite | None | 10% | $50,000 | Max: Equity falls below $45,000 (no daily limit). |
2 Step Standard | 5% EOD | 10% | $50,000 | Daily: Equity falls below $47,500. Max: Equity falls below $45,000. |
2 Step Elite | None | 10% | $50,000 | Max: Equity falls below $45,000 (no daily limit). |
Note:
Daily drawdown is recalculated at End of Day (EOD) based on the higher of your starting balance or equity that day.
Breach = Account closure.
You can restart by purchasing a new challenge or paying the applicable reset fee (see rules for your account type).
What happens next
Evaluation phase: You’ll need to purchase a new challenge to try again.
Funded account: That specific funded account will be closed and cannot be reinstated.
In some cases, you may reset your account by paying the reset fee (see your account type rules).
Pro Tip:
Always keep an eye on your dashboard metrics — they update in real time and will help you avoid accidental breaches.
