Funded Futures Network 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 · phase 1
Our reading
It rises with the day's closing balance
“Standard MAX accounts use an End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown that updates once at the END of each trading session, not after each trade.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard MAX
What the limit is measured against · phase 1
Our reading
The day's closing figure
“Intraday losses beyond the DLL are managed by the soft breach lockout, not the drawdown.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard MAX
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1
Our reading
It rises with the day's closing balance
“STEADY EOD · 2 days to pass One-time”marketing · fundedfuturesnetwork.com/ · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: STEADY
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, phase 2
Our reading
It rises with the day's closing balance
“For Standard OG and Express OG accounts (and Express MAX evaluation), the trailing drawdown is realized — meaning it updates only when you CLOSE a trade. Open, unrealized profits do NOT move the trailing drawdown.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard OG, Express OG, Express MAX
What makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It does not move at all
“After a trader completes the Exhibition stage and their funded account is activated, the drawdown becomes static. It no longer trails your balance upward.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard OG, Express OG
What the limit is measured against · phase 1, phase 2
Our reading
The day's closing figure
“This is checked after each trade close. An intraday dip below the drawdown during an open trade is NOT caught by the system (unlike live drawdown systems).”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard OG, Express OG, Express MAX
Where the limit stops rising
Our reading
Somewhere above your starting balance
“The trailing stops at buffer + $100 above the original starting balance.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard OG, Express OG
Daily limit · phase 1, phase 2, funded
“The DLL does NOT apply to Standard OG, Express OG, or Express MAX accounts.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870356713115-Article-3-2-Daily-Loss-Limit-Standard-MAX-Accounts · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard OG, Express OG, Express MAX
What makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“During the buffer-building phase of Express MAX funded accounts, the drawdown is unrealized — it updates based on open positions including unrealized losses.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Express MAX
What the limit is measured against · funded
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“If your open position moves against you, the drawdown impact is immediate and real-time.”help centre · fundedfuturesnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/46870383826587-Article-3-1-Trailing-Drawdown-How-It-Works · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Express MAX
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