Audacity Capital 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 makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It does not move at all
“Audacity uses static drawdown, so a winning day can never tighten the floor beneath you the way trailing-drawdown models do.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
What the limit is measured against · phase 1
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“The maximum total drawdown is 15% during the challenge phase. Therefore, the equity of the account must not fall below 85% of the initial account balance both for open and closed positions, including commissions and swaps.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
What the limit is measured against · phase 2, funded
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“The maximum total drawdown is 10% during the Verification and Live phase. Therefore, the equity must not fall below 90% of the initial account balance both for open and closed positions, including commissions and swaps.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
Total loss allowed · phase 1
Our reading
15%
“The maximum total drawdown is 15% during the challenge phase.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
Total loss allowed · phase 2, funded
Our reading
10%
“The maximum total drawdown is 10% during the Verification and Live phase.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
Daily limit · phase 1
“Initially, the daily drawdown amount is set to 7.5% of the balance or equity whichever is greater during the rollover (it is 5% during the Verification phase).”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
Daily limit · phase 2, funded
“Initially, the daily drawdown amount is set to 5% of the balance or equity whichever is greater during the rollover.”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability Challenge (2 steps)
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1
Our reading
It does not move at all
“No trailing drawdown nonsense. Your floor stays fixed based on initial balance.”rules page · audacity.capital/one-step-prop-firm-ability-one/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: Ability One (1 step)
What makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“FTP uses a trailing drawdown, no consistency rule, and the same terms whichever account size you choose.”rules page · audacity.capital/instant-funding-prop-firm/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: FTP (Instant Funding)
What the limit is measured against · funded
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“The maximum daily drawdown threshold resets every day at 12AM GMT+2 time based on balance or equity whichever is higher during the rollover”help centre · audacity.capital/funded-trader-program/ · 2026-09-13 · saved copy
Plans: FTP (Instant Funding)
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