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Prop firm rules, explained with the arithmetic shown
Every guide here is written from rules we have read on the firm's own pages, with a dollar example on a $100,000 account and a list of what we could not verify.
2026-09-10 · 9 min
Static Drawdown Prop Firms: The Floor That Never Moves
31 of the 45 prop firm plans we have verified use a static drawdown. Which firms use one, where each floor actually sits, and why 8 firms sell both types.
Read the guide2026-09-10 · 10 min
Prop Firm Daily Drawdown: Balance or Equity?
Five different starting points across 45 verified prop firm plans. The same 5% daily loss limit lands $2,850 apart on a $100,000 account. Here is each one.
Read the guide2026-09-07 · 9 min
Prop Firms With No Daily Drawdown: What Replaces the Rule
One of the 24 prop firm plans we have verified has no daily drawdown rule. Here is which plan, what FundedNext replaces it with, and what that trade costs.
Read the guide2026-09-06 · 7 min
Prop Firm Profit Deduction Rules: Soft Breaches Explained
Some prop firm rules take your profit without closing your account. See how prop firm profit deduction rules work at FundingPips, FTMO and Alpha Capital.
Read the guide2026-09-05 · 6 min
FTMO Static vs Trailing Drawdown: Two Rules, One Firm
FTMO's 2-Step uses a static 10% maximum loss and its 1-Step uses a trailing one. See what FTMO static vs trailing drawdown costs on a $100,000 account.
Read the guide2026-09-04 · 7 min
Prop Firm Daily Drawdown Calculation: The Same Account, Five Different Breach Floors
We took one account, on one morning, and applied the published daily loss rule of five forex prop firms to it. The breach floors came out $3,940 apart. The fi
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