FTMO Daily Loss Limit, Explained
Rules verified 2026-07-05 · official source
Yes — FTMO enforces a daily loss limit of 5% of your start-of-day balance, evaluated on equity (open positions count), resetting at 0:00 Prague time.
How it works
The limit is anchored to your balance at 00:00 Prague time each day and evaluated on EQUITY — a large open drawdown can breach it even if you never close the losing trade.
Daily loss (5%) is anchored to your START-OF-DAY balance (00:00 Prague) and evaluated on equity, so open-position floating P&L counts intraday.
| Plan | Daily loss limit |
|---|---|
| 10K Challenge | $500 |
| 25K Challenge | $1,250 |
| 50K Challenge | $2,500 |
| 100K Challenge | $5,000 |
| 200K Challenge | $10,000 |
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.
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Recent FTMO rule changes
2026-07-05 — Corrected the evaluation minimum to 4 trading days per phase (Challenge and Verification) — this requirement was never removed; only the time limit was.
2026-07-04 — Initial rule set encoded: static 10% max loss, 5% daily (balance-based), no minimum trading days.
FAQ
Does FTMO have a daily loss limit?
Yes — 5% of your start-of-day balance. It's evaluated on equity, so open positions count.
When does the FTMO daily loss limit reset?
At 0:00 in the Europe/Prague 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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