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Trailing drawdown vs end-of-day drawdown

Both are "trailing": the loss floor rises as your account makes new highs and never moves back down. The difference is what moves it. Intraday trailing follows your highest equity at any moment, including open profit. End-of-day (EOD) trailing only moves on your closing balance.

Worked example ($50K account, $2,000 drawdown)

Start: balance $50,000, floor $48,000. You go long, the trade runs to +$1,500 open profit (equity $51,500), then you exit at +$300 (balance $50,300) and finish the day there.

	Intraday trailing	End-of-day trailing
Floor during the trade	Rises to $49,500 the moment equity hits $51,500	Stays at $48,000
Room left after exit at $50,300	$800	$2,300
Floor next morning	$49,500	$48,300 (closing balance $50,300 − $2,000)
Does open profit move the floor?	Yes	No
Is the floor enforced live?	Yes	Yes, at most firms (see note)

Important: "EOD" describes when the floor is recalculated, not when it's checked. Topstep, Apex, Tradeify, TradeDay, Alpha Futures, Top One and FundedNext all say on their help pages that the EOD floor is still enforced in real time, so an open loss that touches it fails the account immediately.

Static drawdown

A few firms also sell static drawdown (a fixed floor that never moves), e.g. Elite Trader Funding's Static plan. Most firms also lock the trailing floor once it reaches the starting balance or starting balance + $100.

Drawdown type by firm

Firm	Type	Details	Source
Topstep	EOD trailing	End-of-day trailing MLL on all Trading Combines and Express Funded accounts; enforced in real time incl. unrealized P&L; locks at starting balance (Combine) / $0 (XFA).	firm page
Apex Trader Funding	Both (by plan)	Separate EOD and Intraday Trailing evaluation/PA paths. EOD threshold recalculated 4:59:59 PM ET, enforced in real time; intraday threshold follows peak balance incl. unrealized. PA thresholds stop at start + $100.	firm page
Tradeify	EOD trailing	"All Tradeify accounts use End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown" (Growth, Select, Lightning); enforced in real time; funded accounts lock at start + $100.	firm page
TradeDay	Both (by plan)	Evaluations sold with either an Intraday or EOD trailing max drawdown; both enforced in real time and freeze at starting balance. Quick Pay Funded Sim accounts are intraday regardless of evaluation type (per Quick Pay help article).	firm page
Alpha Futures	EOD trailing	"EOD trailing on all of our accounts… None of our accounts utilize intraday trailing"; stops at starting balance.	firm page
Alpha Funded (Futures)	Both (by plan)	One Step Daily: 3% EOD trailing (eval and funded). Zero Instant Flex: 5% EOD. Zero Instant: "Max Drawdown is Intraday Equity."	firm page
Take Profit Trader	Both (by stage)	Test: EOD trailing. PRO: intraday trailing incl. unrealized gains. PRO+: EOD drawdown. All stop at starting balance; breach checked on open positions.	firm page
MyFundedFutures	Both (by plan)	Evaluations and EOD plans: Max EOD trailing, locks at start + $100. Rapid Sim Funded: intraday trailing from equity high-water mark, locks at $100.	firm page
Lucid Trading	EOD trailing	LucidPro and LucidFlex evaluation and funded accounts use EOD drawdown; MLL locks at start + $100 (Flex also locks on first payout request).	firm page
Bulenox	Both (by plan)	Pricing page offers "Trailing Drawdown" (follows highest point incl. open positions, in real time) or "End-of-Day Drawdown" (moves once a day at the close).	firm page
Earn2Trade	Both (by stage)	Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini evaluations, and LiveSim: EOD. Live accounts: intraday trailing on closed and open equity.	firm page
Elite Trader Funding	Several (by plan)	1-Step: Elite (funded) drawdown trails highest unrealized profit. Legacy End-of-Day plan: EOD trailing. Static plan: fixed, never trails.	firm page
FundedNext Futures	EOD trailing	Trailing end-of-day MLL; locks at initial balance (Legacy) or initial + $100 (Flex, Rapid, Direct).	firm page
Blue Guardian Futures	EOD trailing	Standard accounts: EOD trailing; does not trail unrealized profits; funded accounts lock at start + $100.	firm page
Top One Futures	Both (by plan)	Elite ACCESS: EOD trailing in evaluation and funded. Elite ACCESS Intraday: EOD in evaluation, intraday trailing once funded. Breach checked in real time.	firm page

"Both" means the firm sells separate plans or applies different types at different stages; check the specific plan you're buying. Last verified Nov 2026 from each firm's help center.

Which suits you?

This is a description, not a recommendation. Traders who hold winners through pullbacks tend to get more room from EOD floors; intraday plans are sometimes cheaper. Size so a full stop-out doesn't approach the floor: use the position size calculator and see how to calculate futures position size. Compare all firms in the compatibility matrix.

Last updated Nov 2026. Prop-firm rules change often; every claim links to the firm's own page so you can re-check before you trade. Not investment advice.

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