Risk Parameter Directory

Prop Firms with Static Drawdown (2026)

Static drawdown is the gold standard for prop traders: the maximum loss floor remains permanently fixed below your starting balance and NEVER ratchets upward as you make profits.

20 Verified Firms Matching Backed by Official Terms Citations
Mathematical Definition & Calculation

Unlike trailing drawdown, which chases your highest open equity and shrinks your loss cushion on pullbacks, static drawdown guarantees that every dollar of profit made expands your safety buffer.

Loss Floor = Starting Account Balance - (Starting Balance * Max Loss %). If your $100k account grows to $110k with a 10% static drawdown ($10k allowance), your floor stays at $90,000 permanently.
Hidden Trap / What to Watch For

Ensure the daily loss limit is also balance-based! A firm can advertise "static maximum drawdown" while enforcing an equity-based trailing daily loss limit that still breaches you on intraday dips.

Verified Prop Firms (20)

Sorted by Trust Score & Evidence
Firm NameHQ / TrustDrawdown ModelDaily LossProfit SplitPlatformsAction
Goat Funded Trader
Hong Kong81/100
static4% (balance based)65%MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, cTraderView Rules
FTMO
Czech Republic89/100
static5% (equity based)80%MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTraderView Rules
FundedNext
United Arab Emirates85/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTraderView Rules
The5%ers
United Kingdom88/100
static5% (equity based)80%MetaTrader 5View Rules
E8 Markets
United States80/100
trailing balance3% (balance based)80%Match Trader, cTrader, MetaTrader 5View Rules
Moneta Funded
Saint Lucia78/100
static3% (higher of equity balance)88%MetaTrader 5, Match-TraderView Rules
BrightFunded
United Arab Emirates83/100
static4% (balance based)80%DXTrade, cTrader, MetaTrader 5View Rules
Lark Funding
Canada82/100
static5% (balance based)80%Match Trader, cTrader, DXTradeView Rules
Alpha Capital Group
United Kingdom80/100
static4% (balance based)80%Alpha Trader, MetaTrader 5, cTraderView Rules
AquaFunded
United Arab Emirates74/100
static3% (higher of equity balance)90%TradeLocker, Match Trader, MetaTrader 5View Rules
Atmos Funded
Cyprus80/100
trailing equity3% (higher of equity balance)80%MetaTrader 5View Rules
Blue Guardian
United Kingdom80/100
trailing balance4% (higher of equity balance)85%MetaTrader 5, Match Trader, TradeLockerView Rules
Funded Trading Plus
United Kingdom80/100
trailing balance4% (balance based)80%Match-Trader, MT5View Rules
Crypto Fund Trader
ES92/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
For Traders
LC95/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
FundedElite
IT94/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
Hola Prime
HK94/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
Maven Trading
CA96/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
Top One Trader
US93/100
static5% (balance based)80%MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-TraderView Rules
Shark Funded
LC67/100
static3% (higher of equity balance)80%TradeLocker, Match-Trader, cTraderView Rules