Funded Trading Plus Max Drawdown Rule, Explained
Rules verified 2026-07-12 · official source
Funded Trading Plus's max loss line is trailing intraday (follows your live peak, open profit included). Funded Trading Plus's line stops trailing once it reaches your starting balance (breakeven) — after the lock, further profit no longer drags the line up behind you. Hit the line — even for a moment — and the account fails.
How the line moves
Funded Trading Plus trails your live intraday peak — including open, unrealized profit. Run a trade up $500 and give it back, and the line has already moved up behind you. This is the least forgiving drawdown style and the one that catches most traders off guard.
Funded Trading Plus's line stops trailing once it reaches your starting balance (breakeven) — after the lock, further profit no longer drags the line up behind you.
1-Step Express uses a RELATIVE (trailing) max drawdown of 6% that follows your highest CLOSED balance (the high-water mark) — floating profit never raises the floor, but your equity (balance + open trades) can breach it at any moment. Don't log an intraday unrealized peak on this account; TradersGuild's closed-trade peak already matches FTP's line.
The numbers, by account size
Rule mechanics are identical across Funded Trading Plus sizes — only the dollar amounts scale.
| Plan | Max drawdown | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 50K 1-Step Express | $3,000 | Trailing (intraday) |
| 100K 1-Step Express | $6,000 | Trailing (intraday) |
| 50K 2-Step Classic | $4,000 | Static |
| 100K 2-Step Classic | $8,000 | Static |
How traders actually breach it
The classic breach: a winner runs, the trailing line follows the open profit up, the trade reverses — and the giveback crosses a line that's higher than the trader thinks it is. If you're not recomputing the line from your PEAK, you don't know where it is.
TradersGuild tracks this rule live against your trade log and alerts you while there's still room — "you're $220 from the line" beats finding out from a breach email. Tracking is free for your first account.
Recent Funded Trading Plus rule changes
2026-07-12 — Added Funded Trading Plus — 1-Step Express (10% target, 6% relative/trailing max drawdown off the closed-balance high, locks to start) and 2-Step Classic (7% targets, static 8% max drawdown, 35% phase consistency / 50% funded). The daily loss limit is stated three different ways across FTP's own docs, so it isn't encoded as a meter yet.
FAQ
Is Funded Trading Plus's drawdown static or trailing?
It's trailing intraday (follows your live peak, open profit included). Funded Trading Plus's line stops trailing once it reaches your starting balance (breakeven) — after the lock, further profit no longer drags the line up behind you.
Does open (unrealized) profit move the Funded Trading Plus drawdown line?
Yes — the line trails your live peak including open profit, which is what makes it dangerous.
What happens if I touch the Funded Trading Plus max loss line?
The account fails immediately — even a momentary touch by open equity counts. There is no warning and no grace amount, which is why tracking your live distance to the line matters.
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