Compare Prop Firm Drawdown & Profit Targets Visually
Put up to three matching prop firm accounts on the same charts. Compare the profit target, maximum loss and daily loss limits for each evaluation phase and funded stage, before choosing a challenge.
How to use the prop firm drawdown comparison tool
The tool deliberately restricts your selections to comparable account configurations. That means you can focus on the differences that matter instead of accidentally comparing different account sizes or funding routes.
Select a funding route
Choose Instant, 1-Step or 2-Step. The tool automatically displays the funded stage and any evaluation phases in that route.
Match your account size
Pick a market and starting balance. Only programmes with the same evaluation steps, nominal size and account currency remain available.
Compare the boundaries
Add one, two or three different firms. Switch between percentage and monetary values, inspect each phase table and share your selected comparison.
For a more complete buying decision, use our programme comparison tool to check fees, platforms, payout rules and trading restrictions alongside these risk boundaries.
Instant vs 1-step vs 2-step: how many charts will you see?
Each chart represents a separate account stage, not a simulated trading period. Accounts are compared on a shared scale only when the same-sized configuration is available.
Funded-stage rules. There is generally no evaluation pass target; drawdown and payout conditions still matter.
One evaluation phase followed by the funded stage. Check whether the maximum or daily loss changes after passing.
Phase 1, Phase 2 and funded stage. Profit targets can differ between Phase 1 and Phase 2.
Why match account sizes? Comparing a $25,000 programme with a $100,000 programme can obscure the actual buying decision. This tool restricts selections by size, currency, market and route so the percentage differences are meaningful. Different funded-stage rules are still clearly identified.
What do drawdown and profit target lines mean on a $100,000 account?
Start with the account’s initial value. The chart expresses each rule as a level above or below that starting point. The example below is hypothetical and is not a claim about any particular firm’s current challenge.
This illustrates the arithmetic only: $100,000 × 1.08, × 0.90 and × 0.95. A firm’s exact breach rule may also include floating P&L, commissions, reset times, previous-day balance and other conditions.
The important number is not only the profit target. Ask how much usable loss capacity you have before that target becomes unreachable under the firm’s conditions. When you have selected an account, use the position size calculator to size trades from your own risk budget, and the challenge probability calculator to explore the effect of your trading statistics.
Static, trailing and daily-reset rules: why identical lines can behave differently
Two prop firms can display the same starting maximum-loss percentage while enforcing it very differently. The rule calculation matters as much as the number.
Static maximum loss
A static maximum-loss floor is usually calculated from a defined starting reference. Check whether equity, open losses and charges can trigger a breach, even when the displayed limit does not move.
Trailing drawdown
A trailing floor can rise after the account reaches a new balance or equity high. Intraday and end-of-day models may move at different times; some eventually lock at a specified level.
Daily loss calculations
The daily boundary may depend on starting balance, the balance at daily reset, intraday profit or equity. The reset time and whether floating P&L counts can change the effective limit.
Which prop firm has better risk rules?
No single profit-target or maximum-drawdown percentage can establish which programme is better. Use these criteria alongside the charts before choosing:
| Compare | What to look for | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation targets | Required target in each phase; minimum days and time limits, if any | A lower target is not automatically easier if the loss rules are stricter. |
| Maximum drawdown | Percentage and static, trailing or other calculation method | A moving loss floor may tighten as profits increase. |
| Daily loss | Amount, reference balance/equity, reset time and breach consequence | The starting daily line may not be the limit later in the session. |
| Funded-stage terms | Rules after passing, payout eligibility, buffers and restrictions | Passing a challenge does not mean every restriction disappears. |
| Price and availability | Current fee, add-ons, platforms, supported countries and official terms | The most attractive-looking chart may not be the most suitable purchase. |
Want a direct pairwise decision rather than a standalone risk chart? Read our FTMO vs FundedNext comparison or FTMO vs Alpha Capital comparison. For direct-access accounts, explore the instant funding prop firm guide.
Data sources, verification and how these charts are calculated
The comparison uses the Prop Firms Compare programme database. Its records distinguish firms, programme models, available account sizes and their evaluation and funded phases. The plugin reads these records through a read-only WordPress endpoint and caches successful data snapshots for approximately 30 minutes.
For each selected phase, the tool plots recorded profit targets and loss-limit percentages as reference levels against the initial account size. Where a monetary rule is stored, it may derive the corresponding percentage. Missing rules are labelled rather than assigned an invented zero. The selected programmes’ database rule-check dates are shown inside the tool.
The data is not a live feed from the firms. A recent page visit does not mean the underlying rules have been reverified that day. Programme conditions can change after the last recorded check. Use the official terms links in the tool and verify platform-, add-on-, account- and country-specific conditions before paying. Our wider research approach is explained in the PFC scoring methodology. Editorial responsibility sits with Christian Preciado, PFC founder.
We do not use this chart to predict pass rates, rank payout reliability or assess whether a firm will honour a withdrawal. It is one risk-comparison input, not financial advice or a substitute for reading the full programme agreement.
Related comparison and trading risk tools
Use the visual comparison to shortlist suitable account rules, then move to the next decision rather than choosing a firm from the chart alone.
Prop firm drawdown comparison FAQs
Can I compare three prop firms on the same chart?
Yes. Choose up to three different firms with compatible programmes. All selections must share the same account size, currency, market and evaluation-step count. Each relevant phase shows the recorded target, daily-loss limit and maximum-loss boundary when those figures exist.
Can I compare a 1-step account with a 2-step account?
Not in the same comparison view. The tool deliberately matches the evaluation model so the phases line up. Switch between 1-Step and 2-Step to inspect the different pathways separately.
Why is there no profit-target line for some funded accounts?
A funded-stage account typically does not have an evaluation pass target. If no such target is recorded, the tool does not invent one. Reward eligibility, withdrawal thresholds and consistency conditions can still apply and should be checked separately.
Does the chart calculate live or trailing drawdown?
No. It displays starting reference levels. Trailing, smart and end-of-day drawdown thresholds can move as balances or equity change. The chart is not connected to your trading account and cannot show a real-time breach level.
What is the difference between daily loss and maximum loss?
The daily loss limit restricts the loss over a defined trading day or session; the maximum loss is an account-level restriction. Each firm may calculate the two differently, including which balance or equity figure is used and when limits reset.
Are the prop firm rules updated in real time?
No. Charts read PFC’s structured database, which is updated through research. The tool shows verification dates for selected programme records. Check the firm’s current official rules before purchasing, particularly when conditions depend on account options or add-ons.
Find the account rules that fit your strategy
Start with the loss boundaries, then check the complete programme conditions before committing to a challenge.