Futures prop firms with trailing drawdown

The loss level starts a set distance below your starting balance. Each time the account reaches a new high, the level rises by the same amount, and it never moves back down. What counts as a new high depends on the version: balance trailing moves only on closed trades, while equity and intraday trailing also count open profit at its highest point.

The equity-based versions are the strictest. If a trade shows a large open profit and then comes back to break even, the level has already moved up behind the peak, and your remaining room is smaller than when you entered. This catches traders who let winners run and then give back part of the move.

Many programs stop trailing once the level reaches the starting balance or a set point near it, after which it acts like a static limit. Trailing drawdown programs are sometimes priced lower than static ones. Before buying, check which version applies, where the trailing stops, and how your usual trade management, such as holding to a target or scaling out, would interact with it.