Maven Trading 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 tick by tick, while you trade
“One Step Challenge
Max Drawdown: 5% (trailing off your highest watermark of equity)
Daily Drawdown: 3% (based on the higher of your equity/balance at 00:00 UTC)”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard 1-Step
What makes the loss limit rise · funded, phase 1
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“Trailing
The drawdown moves automatically with the highest equity point in your account.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard 1-Step, Mini, One-Step Essential
What taking a payout does to the limit
Our reading
It tightens, and the same account is wound back to its opening values, profits annulled
“Your account will be reset to the starting balance after receiving the profit split.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Standard 1-Step, Standard 2-Step, Standard 3-Step, Instant
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, phase 2, funded
Our reading
It does not move at all
“The max drawdown is static, 8%, and calculated from your starting balance. It does not trail. This applies across all three stages including funded.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Omo 2-Step
Daily limit · phase 1, phase 2, funded
“The daily End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown limit is 4%. This resets at 00:00 UTC each day and is calculated on your balance or equity - whichever is highest at the start of the day.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Omo 2-Step
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1
Our reading
It does not move at all
“The 10% maximum drawdown is calculated statically from your starting balance — it does not trail.
Example: On a $10,000 account, your balance must never fall below $9,000 at any point during the evaluation stage. This is the only hard risk limit during the evaluation.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Buy Now, Pay Later
What makes the loss limit rise · funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“Maximum drawdown changes to 8% trailing, calculated from your highest floating equity”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Buy Now, Pay Later
Daily limit · phase 1
“No. The evaluation has no daily drawdown limit on the evaluation phase. This gives you more flexibility to trade through volatility and news events.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Buy Now, Pay Later
Daily limit · funded
“The funded stage has a 4% daily End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown limit. This is calculated on your balance or equity (whichever is higher), at the start of each day (00:00 UTC) and resets at 00:00 UTC.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: Buy Now, Pay Later
Total loss allowed · phase 1
Our reading
3%
“One-Step Essential uses Trailing Drawdown with a 3% max drawdown”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: One-Step Essential
Daily limit · phase 1
“There are:
No daily drawdown limits
No minimum trading days
This gives traders more flexibility while still keeping the challenge structured and performance-based.”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: One-Step Essential, One-Step Elite
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1
Our reading
It does not move at all
“One-Step Elite uses Static Drawdown with a 5% max drawdown”help centre · maventrading.com/faqs · 2026-08-04 · saved copy
Plans: One-Step Elite
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