Static drawdown
A static floor is set once, from your starting balance, and never moves. Profit you make is extra room above it.
Formula
static floor = starting balance − total limit
$10,000 × (1 − 10%) = $9,000, on day one and day ninety
Trailing drawdown
A trailing floor follows the highest balance or equity the account has reached and keeps the same distance below it. Some trailing rules stop once the floor reaches the starting balance; others trail for the life of the account.
Formula
trailing floor = highest balance or equity reached − total limit
The same run under both
A $10,000 account with a 10% total limit ($1,000), trailing on the equity high, with no lock. The trader runs the account up, then gives some of it back.
| Step | Equity | Static floor | Trailing floor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | $10,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Run to $11,000 | $11,000 | $9,000 | $10,000 |
| Run to $12,500 | $12,500 | $9,000 | $11,500 |
| Pull back to $11,300 | $11,300 | $9,000 · $2,300 of room | $11,500 · breached |
The account is still $1,300 in profit at the last step. Under the trailing floor it has breached; under the static floor it has $2,300 of room.
Which firms trail
On 1-step programs, five of the eight firms checked trail the total floor and three keep it static. On 2-step programs a static floor is the norm; FXIFY’s Two Phase Standard is the one trailing variant among them.
| Firm (1-step program) | Total limit | How the floor behaves |
|---|---|---|
| FTMO (1-Step) | 10% | Trails the end-of-day balance; it can only rise |
| Blue Guardian (1 Step Standard) | 6% | Trails the highest closed balance, locks at the starting balance |
| Alpha Capital (One 10%) | 6% | Trails the highest balance, locks at the starting balance |
| FXIFY (One Phase) | 6% | Trails the closed balance, locks at the starting balance |
| Maven (1-Step) | 5% | Trails the equity high-water mark |
| FundingPips (1 Step Flex) | 12% | Static |
| FundedNext (Stellar 1-Step) | 6% | Static |
| The5ers (Pro Growth) | 6% | Static |
| FundedTick (1-Step) | 5% | Static |
Taken from each firm’s own rule or help page on the date at the top of this guide. Firms change their rules; check the linked page before you buy.
End-of-day trailing
A softer version trails only the balance at each day’s close, so an intraday peak that is given back before the close does not raise the floor. It still ratchets upward on every profitable close.
What it changes for your trading
- Under a trailing floor, profit you have not banked narrows your room. Letting a winner run and give back part of it can end the account while it is in profit.
- Under a static floor, profit is room. A good week makes the next one safer, never tighter.
- Under both, the floor is measured on equity, so open losses count before you close them.
At FundedTick
The total floor is static: 10% below the starting balance on the two-step ($9,000 on $10,000), 5% on the one-step ($9,500). It is set when the account provisions and never trails.