Prop Firm EOD vs Intraday Drawdown Simulator

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Starting balance ($)

The static floor sits at $48,000

Max trailing drawdown ($)

How far the floor trails below the high-water mark

Lock offset over start ($)

The trailing floors stop rising at $50,100

Lock the floor at $50,100

Both trailing floors stop at this level

Each day's run-up, dip and close

Open profit and loss, in dollars from the day's starting balance

Day 1

Best open run-up (+$)

Worst open dip (−$)

Closed P/L ($)

Day 2

Best open run-up (+$)

Worst open dip (−$)

Closed P/L ($)

Day 3

Best open run-up (+$)

Worst open dip (−$)

Closed P/L ($)

Day 4

Best open run-up (+$)

Worst open dip (−$)

Closed P/L ($)

$50,000 account, $2,000 trailing drawdown, floor locks at $50,100, 4 days

Survives both trails: $1,800 room intraday, $2,000 end of day

After day 4, the intraday trail leaves $200 less room than the end-of-day trail.

Intraday trailing floor

$50,100

Room at the close: $1,800

Survives every day; locked at $50,100

End-of-day trailing floor

$49,900

Room at the close: $2,000

Survives, with $200 more room than intraday

Static floor

$48,000

Room at the close: $3,900

Never trails peaks

Day by day: where each floor sits

Day	Peak / worst	Close	Intraday floor (room)	End-of-day floor (room)	Wick penalty
Day 1	$51,200 / $49,800	$50,600	$49,200 ($1,400)	$48,600 ($2,000)	-$600
Day 2	$51,500 / $49,900	$50,300	$49,500 ($800)	$48,600 ($1,700)	-$900
Day 3	$51,600 / $50,200	$51,200	$49,600 ($1,600)	$49,200 ($2,000)	-$400
Day 4	$52,200 / $51,000	$51,900	$50,100 ($1,800) · locked	$49,900 ($2,000)	-$200

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The math: intraday floor = min(lock, maxPeak − MLL) · EOD floor = min(lock, maxClose − MLL)

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Prop firm drawdown: why an intraday wick can fail an account that an end-of-day (EOD) trail keeps

Two prop firms can advertise the exact same $2,000 maximum trailing drawdown on a $50,000 account and yet behave completely differently during a winning trade that pulls back. Under an intraday high-water mark trailing drawdown (used on Apex Intraday, MyFundedFutures Rapid sim funded, and Tradeify Lightning), your liquidation floor rises dollar-for-dollar with your highest unrealized open equity peak during the session.

If your trade runs up +$1,500 intraday before pulling back to close at +$200, an intraday floor rises by the full $1,500 (to $49,500), leaving only $700 of room at the close — whereas an end-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown waits for the session close and rises by only $200 (to $48,200), leaving $2,000 of room.

Drawdown engine	What moves the floor	Where the floor locks	Examples across prop firms
Intraday trailing (with lock)	Highest unrealized open equity moment	Starting balance + $100 (or $0)	Apex Intraday (locks +$100 on PA), MFFU Rapid Funded (+$100)
End-of-day (EOD) trailing	Closed balance at 4:10 PM / 5:00 PM ET	Starting balance + $100 or $0	Topstep Combine & XFA, MFFU Rapid EOD / Builder / Pro, Apex EOD
Static drawdown	Never moves above initial floor	Fixed at start − max drawdown	FTMO 2-Step (10% static), MyFundedFutures Studio

After your drawdown floor locks: check your firm's payout and consistency rules

Once your trailing floor locks at starting balance + $100, building the payout buffer is the next gate before requesting a withdrawal. Check your exact account in the Apex consistency & payout calculator, the MyFundedFutures payout & buffer calculator, the Topstep consistency calculator, or the FTMO payout & consistency calculator. For a single-number static vs percentage trailing comparison, see the trailing drawdown calculator.

Method and privacy

Method: Intraday floor = min(lockLevel, max(priorIntradayFloor, highestIntradayPeak − maxDrawdown)). EOD floor = min(lockLevel, max(priorEODFloor, highestClosedBalance − maxDrawdown)). Static floor = startingBalance − maxDrawdown. Wick penalty = EOD room at close − Intraday room at close.

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Common questions

What is the difference between intraday trailing drawdown and EOD trailing drawdown?

Intraday trailing drawdown raises your minimum equity floor dollar-for-dollar with your highest unrealized open profit during the trading day, even if price pulls back before you close. End-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown only updates the floor at the end of the session based on your closed balance.

How does a +$100 drawdown floor lock work on funded prop accounts?

On many futures evaluations and funded accounts (such as Apex Performance Accounts and MyFundedFutures Rapid/Builder/Pro), the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches your starting balance plus $100 (for example, $50,100 on a $50,000 account once peak balance reaches $52,100 under a $2,000 drawdown). Topstep's Maximum Loss Limit locks at the starting balance itself, so set the lock offset to $0 for a Topstep account.

What is the 'unrealized wick penalty' shown in the simulator?

It is the dollar difference between your remaining drawdown room under EOD trailing versus Intraday trailing at the end of the day. If a trade runs up +$1,500 open profit and closes at +$200, Intraday trailing lifts the floor by $1,300 more than EOD trailing—stealing $1,300 of breathing room.

Which prop firms use Intraday trailing vs EOD trailing drawdown?

Apex Intraday, MyFundedFutures Rapid sim funded, and Tradeify Lightning use intraday high-water mark trailing drawdown. Topstep, MyFundedFutures Rapid EOD / Builder / Pro, and Apex EOD use end-of-day trailing drawdown. FTMO 2-Step and MyFundedFutures Studio use static drawdown.

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Day by day: where each floor sits

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Prop firm drawdown: why an intraday wick can fail an account that an end-of-day (EOD) trail keeps

After your drawdown floor locks: check your firm's payout and consistency rules

Common questions

What is the difference between intraday trailing drawdown and EOD trailing drawdown?

How does a +$100 drawdown floor lock work on funded prop accounts?

What is the 'unrealized wick penalty' shown in the simulator?

Which prop firms use Intraday trailing vs EOD trailing drawdown?

Rehearse the rules before they cost a payout

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