Prop-Firm Drawdown Calculator

Drawdown rules are one of the most misread parts of a prop-firm evaluation. Enter your starting balance, max drawdown, drawdown type and your balances, and the calculator shows where the threshold sits after each day and how much room is left. It uses the numbers you type; it does not know any firm's current rules.

Prop-firm drawdown calculator

Starting balance ($)Max drawdown ($)Drawdown typeTrailing stops rising at balance (optional, from your firm's rules)

Some firms stop the trail at your starting balance; others at your starting balance + $100. Enter the number your firm's current rules give, or leave blank for no lock.

Daily loss limit ($, optional)Prior day's closing balance (optional; blank = the second-to-last balance in your list, or the starting balance)

Daily loss limit reset times and how a breach is handled vary by firm.

Balances, one per line (EOD trailing: each day's closing balance; intraday: each day's highest balance incl. open profit)

Intraday trailing: at firms that use it, the peak usually includes unrealized (open) profit, so a run-up that comes back before you close can still raise the threshold. Check your firm's rules.

Education only. This calculator is a learning tool, not financial advice and not a trade recommendation. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Results are estimates from the numbers you enter and exclude commissions, fees and slippage. Prop-firm rules differ and change; always confirm the current rules in your firm's own documentation. Firm rules change; verify your own firm's current rules. This calculator presets no firm numbers. Prop-firm evaluations and funded accounts are typically simulated.

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