Funded Rules

Rules Guides

Plain-English guides to the rules that most often catch traders out in funded trading evaluations and funded accounts.

Guide	Why it matters
Drawdown rules explained	Drawdown is usually the account-killer. Understand how it is calculated.
Trailing drawdown	Explains why open profit can still create failure risk.
Static vs trailing drawdown	Helps compare simpler fixed limits against moving limits.
Daily loss limit	Daily equity limits can fail an account before max drawdown does.
Payout rules	Passing is not the same as being eligible to withdraw.
Payout buffer	Some firms require profits above a safety buffer before withdrawal.
Consistency rules	A big winning day can delay passing or payout eligibility.
Profit target	Shows how target size interacts with risk limits.
Minimum trading days	Prevents passing or payout too quickly on some accounts.
News trading rules	Important for volatility and event-driven strategies.
Copy trading rules	Many firms restrict mirrored, group or third-party strategies.
Platform and data fees	Extra costs can change the true price of an account.
Evaluation vs funded account	Rules may change after passing.
Contract limits	Position limits can stop a strategy scaling as expected.