Atmos Funded drawdown rules
When the loss limit rises, what it is measured against, where it stops rising and what a payout does to it, in the firm’s own words.
What the limit is measured against · phase 1, funded, phase 2
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“Drawdown limits are equity-based and exist to protect both the trader and the firm by capping how much an account can lose.”rules page · atmosfunded.com/rules/ · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Standard, 1-Step Plus, 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Plus, Instant Funding, NOVA
Where the limit stops rising
Our reading
At your starting balance
“Max Total Drawdown 6% (Trailing, locks at initial balance, locks again on payout)”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380551-1-step-standard-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Standard
What taking a payout does to the limit
Our reading
It loosens, down to the balance the account opened with
“When you request a payout, your max drawdown is fixed at the initial balance”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12381332-what-is-the-drawdown-lock-on-payout · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Standard, Instant Funding
Daily limit · phase 1, funded
“with 3% daily loss and 6% total trailing drawdown”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380551-1-step-standard-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Standard
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“The Atmos 1-Step Plus Challenge is a fast-track single-phase evaluation with a lower 6% profit target”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380556-1-step-plus-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Plus
Where the limit stops rising
Our reading
At your starting balance
“Max Total Drawdown 3% (Trailing, locks at initial balance, resets on payout)”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380556-1-step-plus-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Plus
What taking a payout does to the limit
Our reading
It loosens, and starts over on a new account
“Max drawdown is reset relative to new balance , meaning your stop-out moves accordingly”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380556-1-step-plus-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step Plus
What makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“Max Total Drawdown 5% Trailing. Lock on payout Once a payout is requested, the drawdown is locked in at the initial account balance”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/12380563-instant-funding · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: Instant Funding
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“The Nova Challenge requires traders to reach a 5% profit target while staying within an 8% maximum overall loss , with a Trailing Drawdown”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/13959447-nova-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: NOVA
Where the limit stops rising
Our reading
At your starting balance
“Lock on payout Once a payout is requested, the drawdown is locked in at the initial account balance”help centre · help.atmosfunded.com/en/articles/13959447-nova-challenge · 2026-09-12 · saved copy
Plans: NOVA
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This is what the firm publishes, not our opinion. When a firm changes a sentence we see it, and the date moves.