DayTraders Static Account Explained (2026)

Quick answer: what a DayTraders Static account is

DayTraders Static is the fixed-drawdown product line at DayTraders. The drawdown floor is calculated at purchase and never moves. Seven account sizes range from 25K to 300K. Sale pricing runs 80 percent off the regular rate, putting the cheapest Static at 30 dollars and the largest at 115 dollars.

Static accounts contrast with the DayTraders Trail product line. Trail uses intraday trailing drawdown that follows the highest unrealised balance upward. Static uses a fixed floor that never moves. Both paths lead to the same DayTraders Pro Account activation at 130 dollars after passing evaluation.

Static is the cheaper product line at every account size. It also runs tighter drawdown buffers in dollar terms compared to Trail. Traders who can size positions to fit the tighter Static drawdown get the cheapest path to a Pro Account at DayTraders. Traders who need wider drawdown room pay slightly more for Trail.

• Drawdown mechanic: fixed dollar floor calculated at purchase, never moves.
• Sizes: 7 options from 25K to 300K.
• Sale pricing: 30 to 115 dollars at 80 percent off.
• Consistency rule: 50 percent during evaluation.
• Daily loss limit: none on Static (managed via overall drawdown only).
• Contract limits: 4 minis on 25K up to 12 minis on 300K.
• Pro Account activation: same 130 dollars regardless of evaluation product.
• Resets: not offered, discount code emailed after failure.

Pricing and core specs

All seven Static sizes share the same rule framework. Profit target, drawdown, max contracts, and minimum daily payout scale with account size. Pricing scales but at a lower ratio than the account size itself, so larger accounts offer a better fee-to-capital ratio.

The 50K Static at 40 dollars on sale is the most popular size in this product line. The 100K at 65 dollars offers stronger drawdown ratio (1.5 percent vs 2 percent on the 50K) and is the value pick for traders with slightly larger risk capacity. The 25K at 30 dollars is the absolute cheapest path but the 750 dollar drawdown is tight enough that one bad trade can fail the evaluation entirely.

How the fixed drawdown works

The Static drawdown is a fixed dollar floor calculated at purchase. The floor stays at that level for the entire account life. The account fails only if balance drops below the fixed level, regardless of how high the balance has climbed in the interim.

Example: A 100K Static with a 1,500 drawdown has a permanent floor at 98,500. The account starts at 100,000. The balance grows to 110,000 across several winning sessions. The floor stays at 98,500. The trader has 11,500 dollars of room before breach, not 1,500.

This mechanic favours profitable traders who accumulate buffer. Every dollar of profit becomes permanent additional room. Trail accounts at DayTraders pull this buffer back if the account retraces, eating into the room a profitable trader has earned. Static accounts preserve it.

Static versus Trail comparison

DayTraders offers both Static and Trail evaluation products. Trail uses intraday trailing drawdown that follows the highest unrealised balance. Both products use the same 50 percent consistency rule during evaluation and the same Pro Account afterward.

The tradeoff is clean: Static gives a permanent floor for cheaper, with tighter drawdown and higher profit targets. Trail gives wider drawdown room for slightly more cost, with lower profit targets. Most traders pick based on their natural P&L variance. Tight risk managers prefer Static. Wider-stop swing traders prefer Trail.

Profit target and consistency rule

Each Static size has a fixed profit target in dollar terms. The target ranges from 2,500 on the 25K to 12,000 on the 300K. Profit targets are higher in percentage terms than on Trail accounts of the same size.

The 50 percent consistency rule applies during evaluation. No single trading day can represent more than 50 percent of total simulated profit. This is the most generous consistency rule at DayTraders. The Pro Account tightens this to 30 percent after upgrading.

Consistency math on a 50K Static targeting 3,750 dollars profit: no single day can produce more than 1,875 dollars. A trader who books 2,000 dollars on day one needs to grind up to 4,000 dollars total before requesting pass, so that the 2,000 day represents 50 percent rather than 53 percent.

Contract limits and position sizing

Static contract limits range from 4 minis on the 25K to 12 minis on the 300K. These limits cap maximum simultaneous position size. The 60 micro contract equivalent on the 50K gives flexibility to scale into positions in smaller increments while staying inside the rule.

Contract limits matter most on tight-drawdown accounts. The 25K Static with 4 minis and a 750 drawdown can lose its entire buffer in a 15-tick adverse move on a full position. Tight position sizing within these limits is essential, especially during the evaluation phase where rebuying after failure costs another fee.

No daily loss limit

DayTraders Static accounts do not have a daily loss limit. The only loss-protection mechanism is the fixed drawdown floor. This means nothing automatically stops a trader from losing the entire buffer in a single session. Self-managed daily risk discipline is required.

The absence of a daily loss limit is unusual in the futures prop firm space. Most peers enforce some form of daily cap. DayTraders relies on the trader to manage daily risk against the overall drawdown floor. Traders who lack the discipline to stop themselves at a self-imposed daily limit can blow the entire buffer in a single bad session.

Practical recommendation: set a personal daily loss limit at 33 percent of the drawdown buffer. On a 50K Static with 1,000 drawdown, stop trading the moment cumulative session loss reaches 333 dollars. The self-imposed limit creates the discipline the platform does not enforce.

Reset and rebuy policy

DayTraders does not offer resets on any product line, Static or Trail. A failed evaluation requires purchasing a new account at full sale price. A discount code is emailed approximately one day after failure, which softens the rebuy cost.

There is no limit on the number of rebuy attempts. Traders who fail multiple Static evaluations can keep purchasing new ones at the discounted rate until they pass. Total fee exposure across many attempts can exceed the cost of a higher-tier account, so traders who fail twice on a 50K Static should consider whether the underlying strategy or risk management needs work before a third attempt.

Pass-to-Pro Account flow

Passing a Static evaluation triggers eligibility for the DayTraders Pro Account. Activation costs 130 dollars and is the same fee regardless of whether the evaluation was on Static or Trail. The Pro Account is the funded product where real payouts originate.

Total fee from purchase to Pro activation on a 50K Static is 170 dollars (40 sale plus 130 Pro). This is competitive across the futures prop firm segment. Some peer firms charge similar evaluation fees but higher activation fees, while others bundle activation into the evaluation price at a higher upfront cost.

Selecting the right Static size

Account selection depends on three factors: target profit per cycle, comfort with drawdown buffer, and contract preference. Traders who hit 3,000 dollar months on micro positions on a 25K Static fit cleanly. Traders who want to scale into 5 to 8 mini positions need 50K or larger.

The 100K Static at 65 dollars on sale is often the value pick for experienced traders. The 1,500 drawdown buffer is workable for active intraday trading and the 8 mini contract limit fits most strategies that scale positions. The 50K stays popular because it is the cheapest size that still feels comfortable to active traders.

Comparison to peer prop firm static accounts

Static drawdown is a standard product in the futures prop firm segment. DayTraders Static drawdowns are tighter than the segment median at every account size. The 1,000 drawdown on a 50K is below the typical 1,500 to 2,500 dollar range at peer firms. The tradeoff is the extremely low sale pricing.

Some peer firms offer larger static drawdowns but charge ongoing monthly subscriptions rather than one-time evaluation fees. The DayTraders model is one-time fee plus 130 dollar activation. Traders who prefer the no-subscription model pay the price in tighter drawdown.

Across a full year, the no-subscription path on DayTraders is cheaper for traders who pass on the first or second attempt. Traders who fail many times can find subscription models work out better because the ongoing fee replaces the cumulative rebuy fees on the DayTraders one-time-fee model.

Common mistakes on Static evaluations

Three mistake patterns account for most Static failures. Each has a clear avoidance practice that applies regardless of strategy.

• Sizing for Trail-account drawdown but trading a Static. The buffer is half as wide, so positions need to be half as large.
• Treating the absent daily loss limit as permission to take more risk. Self-impose a daily limit equal to one-third of the drawdown buffer.
• Pushing for the profit target on a single big day, then failing the 50 percent consistency rule and having to grind double the target.
• Letting a winning position retrace to breakeven repeatedly instead of taking partial profit, which never builds the buffer that the Static structure rewards.
• Treating the 25K Static as a beginner account when its 750 drawdown is actually the tightest in the lineup.

The patterns recur because traders bring the wrong mental model into a Static evaluation. The Static rewards traders who book profit, build buffer, and trade conservatively against the fixed floor. It punishes traders who push for big single-day profit, who size aggressively, or who do not respect the absent daily limit.

Bottom line

DayTraders Static is the cheapest path to a Pro Account at DayTraders. The fixed drawdown floor never moves, which favours profitable traders who accumulate buffer. Tight drawdown values require disciplined position sizing, and the absent daily loss limit puts the daily risk-management decision on the trader rather than on the platform. The 50K at 40 dollars on sale is the popular pick. The 100K at 65 dollars is the value pick. The 25K at 30 dollars is the cheapest but the 750 drawdown is too tight for most traders to use as a serious evaluation. Passing leads to the same 130 dollar Pro Account that Trail evaluations lead to, so the choice between Static and Trail is purely about drawdown mechanic and price, not about the funded product underneath.

Position sizing math by Static size

Position size needs to fit the drawdown buffer. Targeting a per-trade risk at 25 percent of the drawdown is a common rule of thumb. Four consecutive stops at that size would consume the entire buffer, at which point the trader stops for the evaluation cycle and reassesses.

These sizing recommendations are conservative starting points. Aggressive traders often size larger relative to drawdown, accepting that two consecutive stops exhaust 50 percent of the buffer. The conservative starting point gives traders room to learn the firm rules without immediately risking the entire account on a poor early-evaluation read of market conditions.

Profit target math by size

Required average daily profit

Each size has a fixed profit target. Dividing the target by the desired evaluation length gives a target average daily profit. Most experienced traders aim to pass in 5 to 10 sessions rather than the 2 minimum, which gives room for at least one losing day inside the evaluation.

The 10-day average target on the 50K Static is 375 dollars per session. This is realistic for active intraday traders running 2 to 4 trades per session at 1R per trade with a 60 percent win rate. The 5-day average doubles the per-session requirement, which pushes the risk-reward ratio above what most strategies sustain reliably.

Consistency rule math

The 50 percent consistency rule constrains how much a single day can contribute. If the target is 3,750 dollars on a 50K, no single day can exceed 1,875 dollars without forcing the total target higher. A 2,000 dollar day pushes the required total to 4,000 dollars so that the 2,000 represents 50 percent.

This means a fast pass requires consistency, not just total profit. Hitting the target across 3 days of 1,250 dollars each is faster than hitting it in 1 day of 4,000 dollars and 1 day of nothing, because the latter pattern fails consistency and forces additional sessions.

Funded payout expectations

Once the Static evaluation passes and the Pro Account activates, the funded payout terms apply. Payouts on the Pro Account follow a tighter 30 percent consistency rule and have minimum trading day requirements before withdrawal. The Static evaluation itself produces no payouts.

Most DayTraders Pro traders take their first payout within 4 to 6 weeks of Pro activation. The timeline depends on profit pace and on satisfying the minimum trading day and consistency requirements on the Pro side. Plan the Pro phase as a separate cycle from the Static evaluation with its own pace.

Asset selection across Static sizes

Static accounts permit a wide range of futures instruments. The right choice depends on per-tick value and per-contract margin against the account size. Micro futures fit smaller accounts where mini-size risk would exceed the drawdown buffer in a single move.

Micro versus mini contract sizing

Micro ES (MES) carries a 1.25 dollar tick value versus 12.50 for mini ES. On a 25K Static with 750 drawdown, a 60 tick adverse move on a single mini equals 750 dollars of risk, exactly the buffer. The same 60 tick move on a single micro is 75 dollars, comfortably under the buffer.

Most small-size Static traders trade micros exclusively during evaluation. The 25K and 50K Static fit micros better than minis. The 100K and above can accommodate single-mini sizing without breaching the drawdown floor on routine adverse moves.

Liquid instrument list

ES, NQ, YM, RTY, GC, CL, NG, ZB, and 6E are the most commonly traded contracts on DayTraders Static. Their micro versions (MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K, MGC, MCL) are also supported. Liquidity matters more than per-tick value on small accounts because slippage on illiquid contracts eats into already-tight drawdown buffers.

Time-of-day and session selection

Static accounts permit trading across all market sessions including overnight and Globex hours. Most experienced DayTraders evaluation traders concentrate on the New York open and the European open for liquidity and meaningful directional moves. Overnight ranges typically chop and produce slippage that hurts small-account evaluations.

The first hour of New York cash (09:30 to 10:30 Eastern) is the highest-probability window on ES and NQ. Most evaluation passes happen on profits booked in this window. Trading the slow afternoon session or the overnight session more often produces fee-eating losses than productive profits on tight Static drawdowns.

Risk management framework for evaluation

A repeatable risk management framework is essential because Static drawdowns are tight and resets are not available. The framework below gives a structured approach that adapts naturally to each Static size.

• Pre-session: confirm available drawdown buffer in dollars.
• Pre-session: set personal daily limit at 33 percent of buffer.
• Per-trade: size for 25 percent of buffer maximum risk.
• Session: cap trade count at four. Stop trading if all four hit stops.
• Session: cap winning trades at two if up significantly. Bank the day.
• Post-session: log result against running consistency rule percentage.
• Weekly: review consistency exposure before taking any large position.

The framework looks restrictive but it converts an evaluation from a high-pressure rapid-pass attempt into a methodical 5 to 10 session grind. The methodical approach has a much higher pass rate across the trader population, even though it feels slower and less exciting than the rapid-pass approach.

Failure analysis and what to learn

If a Static evaluation fails, analyse the failure before purchasing a rebuy. Three failure patterns dominate the data: position too large for the buffer, fast-pass attempt that triggered consistency rule, and revenge trading after an initial loss. Each pattern has a different fix and applying the wrong fix wastes the rebuy.

Rebuying without fixing the underlying failure reason produces a second failure on the same pattern. Most successful DayTraders evaluators take a week off after a failure to demo-test the strategy adjustment before rebuying, which catches problems on free demo time rather than on paid evaluation time.

Static accounts reward patience. The drawdown floor stays put, so the accumulating buffer from each winning session compounds into permanent additional capacity. Treat the early evaluation sessions as buffer-building rather than as profit-chasing. Once the cumulative profit equals the drawdown buffer, the account effectively has double its starting room and the trader can size more aggressively if the strategy supports it.

The product line as a whole is designed for traders who run a methodical process across multiple sessions. The 80 percent sale pricing means failures are relatively cheap, but the absence of resets means every failure still carries the full evaluation fee. The combination favours patience and consistency over speed and aggression on every account size in the lineup.

DayTraders Static is a clean, no-frills evaluation product that has earned its place as one of the cheapest paths to a Pro Account in the futures prop firm space. Traders who fit the tight drawdown and disciplined sizing approach get strong value. Traders who need wider buffers or who prefer subscription-style monthly fees should look at the Trail product line or at peer firms with monthly subscription models that may better fit their risk appetite and trading cadence.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a DayTraders Static account cost?

DayTraders Static accounts cost between 30 and 115 dollars on sale at 80 percent off regular pricing. The popular 50K Static is 40 dollars on sale versus 200 dollars regular. Static is the cheapest product line at DayTraders, with the 25K at 30 dollars being the lowest-priced account across all four product lines the firm sells.

How does the fixed drawdown work?

DayTraders Static accounts have a drawdown floor that is calculated at purchase and never moves. For example, a 100K Static with a 1,500 drawdown has a permanent floor at 98,500. Even if the account balance grows to 110,000 during trading, the floor stays at 98,500. The account only fails if the balance drops below this fixed level.

What is the difference between DayTraders Trail and Static?

DayTraders Trail accounts use intraday trailing drawdown that follows your highest unrealised balance, while Static accounts have a fixed floor that never moves. Trail offers larger drawdown buffers and more contracts but costs slightly more. Static is cheaper with tighter drawdowns and higher profit targets. Both lead to the same 130 dollar Pro Account activation.

Can you pass a Static evaluation in 2 days?

DayTraders Static evaluations can be passed in a minimum of 2 qualifying days, the same as Trail evaluations. With the 50 percent consistency rule, a 2-day pass on the 50K Static requires approximately 1,875 dollars per day to hit the 3,750 dollar target. This requires precise entries with the 6-contract limit and very few losing trades.

What are the contract limits on Static accounts?

DayTraders Static contract limits range from 4 minis (40 micros) on the 25K to 12 minis (120 micros) on the 300K. The popular 50K Static allows 6 minis (60 micros). These limits are significantly lower than Trail accounts, which offer 6 to 40 minis depending on size, reflecting the tighter drawdown buffer on the Static product.

Is there a daily loss limit on Static accounts?

DayTraders Static accounts do not have a daily loss limit. The only loss protection is the fixed drawdown floor. This means nothing prevents a trader from losing the entire drawdown buffer in a single trading session. Traders must manage their own daily risk through position sizing and a self-imposed personal daily limit.

What happens if you fail a Static evaluation?

If your DayTraders Static account balance drops below the fixed drawdown floor, the evaluation fails permanently. DayTraders does not offer resets on any account type. A discount code is emailed approximately one day after failure. Traders can purchase a new Static evaluation at the discounted rate with no limit on attempts.

What is the best Static account size?

The 100K Static at 65 dollars on sale offers a strong balance of cost, drawdown (1,500), contracts (8 minis), and profit target (5,750). The 50K Static at 40 dollars is the budget pick with 1,000 drawdown and 6 contracts. The 25K Static at 30 dollars is the cheapest but its 750 drawdown is extremely tight for most active traders.

How does Static drawdown compare to other prop firms?

DayTraders Static drawdown is tighter than most prop firms at equivalent account sizes. The 1,000 drawdown on a 50K account is below the industry average. The tradeoff is the one-time fee structure (no monthly charges) and the extremely low sale prices (30 to 115 dollars). Some firms offer larger static drawdowns but charge monthly subscriptions.

Do Static accounts have a consistency rule?

DayTraders Static evaluations use a 50 percent consistency rule, identical to Trail evaluations. No single trading day can represent more than 50 percent of total simulated profit. This is the most generous consistency threshold at DayTraders. After upgrading to the Pro Account, the consistency rule tightens to 30 percent.

How long does the evaluation take?

There is no maximum time limit on the Static evaluation. The minimum is 2 qualifying days. Most traders pass within 5 to 15 trading days. Traders can spread the evaluation across as many calendar days as needed. The faster pace risks consistency rule violations, so most successful candidates pace themselves across 5 to 10 days rather than rushing in 2.

What is the Pro Account fee?

The Pro Account activation fee is 130 dollars regardless of whether the evaluation was on Static or Trail. The fee is one-time. Once activated, the Pro Account is the live trading product where real payouts originate, subject to a tighter 30 percent consistency rule and other Pro-specific terms.

Can I run multiple Static accounts?

Yes. DayTraders permits multiple accounts. Many traders run a Static and a Trail in parallel to diversify drawdown mechanics across the strategy book. Cross-account hedging is prohibited and detected, but running independent strategies across accounts is permitted and is a common scaling approach across the prop firm segment.

What instruments can I trade?

DayTraders Static accounts permit standard futures contracts on major exchanges. ES, NQ, YM, GC, CL, and similar liquid contracts are the most commonly traded. Micro versions of these contracts (MES, MNQ, MYM) are also supported and are recommended for the smaller 25K and 50K Static sizes where mini-tick risk is significant.

Are scalping and news trading allowed?

Yes on both. DayTraders Static accounts permit scalping with reasonable hold times and news trading without restriction during evaluation. Some peer firms restrict either practice or both. The DayTraders approach trusts traders to manage risk against the drawdown floor rather than imposing strategy-specific restrictions during evaluation.

How quickly do payouts process on the Pro Account?

Pro Account payouts are subject to separate Pro rules covering frequency, minimums, and processing time. The Static evaluation does not produce payouts directly. Passing Static and activating Pro is the entry point to the payout process, which is documented separately in the DayTraders Pro payout guide.