Earn2Trade Daily Loss Limit, Explained
Rules verified 2026-07-15 · official source
Yes — Earn2Trade enforces a daily loss limit, evaluated on equity (open positions count), resetting at 17:00 Chicago time.
How it works
The limit is a fixed dollar amount per account size, evaluated in real time on equity. Hitting it fails the account.
Evaluation drawdown is END-OF-DAY, closed positions only — the minimum balance rises from your closed P&L at each day's close, and it LOCKS once it reaches your STARTING balance: after that, your Maximum Drawdown no longer rises (Earn2Trade's own help center).
| Plan | Daily loss limit |
|---|---|
| Trader Career Path 25K | $550 |
| Gauntlet Mini 50K | $1,100 |
How traders actually breach it
Most daily-loss breaches aren't one big trade — they're revenge sequences: three losers, size up to "get it back", and the fourth trade crosses the line. The limit resets tomorrow; the account doesn't.
TradersGuild tracks this rule live against your trade log and alerts you while there's still room — "$180 of daily-loss room left" beats finding out from a breach email. Tracking is free for your first account.
Recent Earn2Trade rule changes
2026-07-15 — Drawdown lock added per Earn2Trade's own help center: the eval/LiveSim end-of-day trail locks at the STARTING balance — once your Maximum Drawdown reaches it, it no longer rises (previously encoded as never locking, which understated room). The Live funded account's continuous intraday trail also locks at start. The earlier operator flag on a suspected doc contradiction is resolved: the intraday-trail article is Live-account-only.
2026-07-12 — Added Earn2Trade — Trader Career Path 25K and Gauntlet Mini 50K: end-of-day (closed-only) trailing drawdown, a daily loss limit that counts open + closed P&L incl. commissions and hard-breaches on touch (reset 5PM CT), and a 30% best-day consistency rule in the evaluation only.
FAQ
Does Earn2Trade have a daily loss limit?
Yes — a fixed amount per account size. It's evaluated on equity, so open positions count.
When does the Earn2Trade daily loss limit reset?
At 17:00 in the America/Chicago timezone — the firm's trading-day boundary, not your local midnight.
Do open positions count against the daily loss limit?
Yes — evaluation is on equity, so unrealized losses can trigger a breach even if you never close the trade.
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