How is the daily drawdown limit calculated?

The Daily Drawdown Limit is set at 00:00 server time from the Starting Day Balance, the closed balance after swap charges. Daily floor = Starting Day Balance x (1 - daily drawdown %). Floating equity, including open trades, must stay above it for the whole day.

What is the difference between static and trailing drawdown?

A static maximum drawdown is fixed at Initial capital x (1 - max %) and never moves. A trailing maximum drawdown, used on Edge, sits a fixed amount (Initial capital x 5%) below the highest equity reached and rises with every new high.

How does the 30% consistency rule work?

No single Trading Day's closed profit may exceed 30% of the total closed profit for the phase or reward period. With a $5,000 target, one day can hold at most $1,500 if you finish exactly at the target.

How many trading days do I need?

At least four Trading Days in each evaluation phase, and at least five in each reward period on a funded account (ten on Edge). Because of the 30% rule, you also need at least four profitable days in practice.

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Pick a challenge and an account size. See every limit in dollars: the profit target, today's loss limit, the floor you can never touch, and how big one day can be under the 30% consistency rule.

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Phase

Balance at 00:00 server time todayClosed balance after swaps. On day one it is the account size.

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Daily loss limit: -
Equity floor: -
Best single day allowed: -
Minimum Trading Days: -
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How each number is calculated

Daily loss limit

Set once a day at 00:00 server time from the Starting Day Balance, the closed balance after swaps. Daily floor = Starting Day Balance × (1 − daily %). It is checked against floating equity, so open trades count.

Equity floor

Sprint, Classic and Ascend use a static floor: Initial capital × (1 − max %). It never moves. Edge uses a trailing floor: Highest equity − Initial capital × 5%. It rises with every new high and never moves down.

What you can lose today

Whichever floor is higher binds. The calculator takes the higher of the two and shows the distance from today's starting balance.

The 30% consistency rule

No single Trading Day's closed profit may be more than 30% of the total closed profit for the phase or reward period. On a $50,000 Sprint the target is $5,000, so the best day can hold $1,500 at most if you finish exactly on target.

That has a practical consequence: you need at least four profitable days. Three days at the 30% ceiling add up to only 90% of the total.

Trading Days

A Trading Day is any calendar day on which you open or close at least one trade. Holding a position through a day does not count. Every evaluation phase needs at least four. Every reward period on a funded account needs at least five, or ten on Edge, and days from the evaluation do not count.

All numbers come from the VFUNDED Challenge Rules (sections 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 7.9). The calculator is an illustration of the rules, not financial advice. VFUNDED provides simulated trading evaluations; trading activity is simulated and rewards are not guaranteed.