Static Drawdown Prop Firms: Complete List + Why It Matters

Quick Answer

• Static drawdown = max-loss line locked at account start, does not move with profit.
• Trailing drawdown = max-loss line tracks equity/balance highs (EOD or intraday).
• Static is friendlier to swing, scaling-in, and position-building strategies.
• Most forex/CFD prop firms use static; most futures firms use EOD-trailing.
• 24+ verified prop firms run static DD across forex, multi-asset, and crypto.
• TakeProfitTrader offers a static variant on futures — the cleanest hybrid option.
• Static does NOT mean lower risk overall — it just shifts where the risk lives.

What static drawdown is — the precise definition

Static drawdown (sometimes called fixed drawdown or absolute drawdown) is a max-loss rule where the floor is set as a fixed dollar amount below your starting balance and never adjusts upward as you make profit.

If you start with $100,000 and the static drawdown is $5,000, your account fails the moment your equity touches $95,000 — regardless of whether you previously held a $108,000 high. The line stays at $95,000 forever.

How trailing drawdown differs

Trailing drawdown moves the floor up as you make money. There are two common variants:

• **EOD-trailing**: at end-of-session, the floor moves up by the unrealized profit closed at session boundary (or by the new equity high, depending on firm).
• **Intraday-trailing**: floor moves up tick-by-tick on equity highs, even on floating profits.

The consequence: with trailing drawdown, a profitable swing trade can move the floor closer to your current equity, leaving you with less room on the next trade.

Why this matters for strategy fit

Verified list of static drawdown prop firms

This list is based on PTV's Sanity propFirm dataset as of 2026-05. All firms below have static drawdown as their primary mechanic.

Forex / multi-asset (the dominant category)

Crypto-specific

Futures with static option

Most futures firms (Apex, MyFundedFutures, Topstep, Bulenox, Alpha Futures, Tradeify) use EOD-trailing as default, not static.

Why static drawdown is friendlier (the structural reason)

Static drawdown is friendlier to most trader profiles because it decouples your past performance from your future risk capacity.

Trailing creates a future-self trap

With trailing drawdown, a good day raises the floor. The floor is closer to your current equity, which means a normal pullback can stop you out. Traders describe this as "the firm taking back the profit" — technically that is not accurate (the profit is still in your equity), but the practical effect is the same: smaller buffer on the next trade.

Static keeps your buffer constant

With static drawdown, the floor never moves. A pullback to breakeven is just a pullback to breakeven. Holding overnight does not create a wider zone of vulnerability. Scaling into a winning position does not eat your safety margin.

Where static is NOT the right answer

Static drawdown does have a downside: it never locks in profit. A trader who hits +$8,000 on a $100K account can give all $8,000 back and the account survives — but the trader also has lost their compounding base. Some traders prefer trailing because it forces them to bank profits incrementally.

Static drawdown comparison — illustrated

Assume $100K starting balance, $5K max drawdown, 60-day evaluation, target $8K profit.

Scenario: Hit +$8K target then pull back

The static DD account survives a $6K pullback. The EOD-trailing account fails the same pullback because the floor moved up.

Scenario: Multi-day swing position

The swing position that resolves with smaller-than-expected profit fails the trailing account but survives the static account.

Choosing a static drawdown firm — by use case

Best static DD for swing/position trading

The5ers Bootcamp — purpose-built for position trading. Static DD, weekend holds, permissive news. PTV-tested with multiple eval passes during the early Black Arrow beta.

Best static DD for scaling-in strategies

FTMO or FundedNext — both allow scaling-in across the position lifecycle, static DD preserves room to scale, mature firms with verifiable payouts.

Best static DD for crypto

Breakout — crypto-first, static DD, no eval consistency rule, broad asset coverage.

Best static DD for instant funding

FXIFY Instant Funding or OFP Funding (note OFP is EOD-trail, not static) — instant funding plans bypass the evaluation phase entirely with static DD typical.

Best static DD for high funding ceiling

FXIFY scales via funded scaling to $400K+. Most static-DD forex firms cap at $200K.

Best static DD for futures

TakeProfitTrader static variant — the cleanest static-DD futures option. Most futures firms force EOD-trailing.

What "static" can hide

Not every firm marketing "static drawdown" has a pure static mechanic. Watch for these variations:

Static-with-balance-cap

Some firms claim static DD but cap account balance at evaluation pass level. Once funded, profits raise the balance but the DD line moves with the balance cap. Practical effect: more like trailing than pure static. Check Bulenox 2025-04-28 Funded balance cap rules as a case study.

Static-with-consistency-erasure

A few firms reset DD line under consistency-rule violations. The DD itself is static but the rule overlay creates trail-like effects.

Eval-static, funded-trailing

Some firms use static on evaluation but switch to EOD-trailing on funded. Read the terms carefully.

Daily loss limit overlay

Static DD is the total max loss. Most firms layer a separate daily loss limit (3-5% of balance) on top. A trader who blows the daily limit fails even if static DD is fine.

Mistakes to avoid with static DD firms

Mistake 1 — Confusing static with no-risk

Static DD just means the floor does not move. You can still lose the account if you breach the static floor or the daily loss limit.

Mistake 2 — Not banking profit

Static DD never forces profit-taking. A trader who runs +$10K, pulls back to +$2K, then breakevens has technically not failed but has wasted weeks. Discipline matters more, not less.

Mistake 3 — Ignoring the eval-to-funded switch

Some firms change DD mechanic between eval and funded. Read both rule sets.

Mistake 4 — Picking static when your strategy is scalping

For pure intraday scalping, trailing DD is sometimes more favorable because it locks gains. Static is the right answer for swing, not for all strategies.

Bottom line

Static drawdown is the friendlier max-loss mechanic for the majority of trader profiles: swing traders, position traders, scalers-in, and anyone holding overnight. 24+ active prop firms use it, dominated by forex/CFD names with a smaller futures cluster. For multi-day strategies the static-DD filter should be default. For pure intraday scalping the choice matters less. Always read whether the static mechanic persists from evaluation to funded — the switch is the most common hidden trap.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is static drawdown at a prop firm?

Static drawdown is a max-loss rule where the failure line is set as a fixed dollar amount below your starting balance and never moves up regardless of profit. If you start at $100K with $5K static DD, your floor stays at $95K permanently. This contrasts with trailing drawdown where the floor moves up as you make money.

Which prop firms use static drawdown?

At least 24 active prop firms use static drawdown as their primary mechanic, predominantly in forex/CFD: FTMO, FundedNext, FundingPips, FXIFY, Funder Pro, Goat Funded Trader, Maven, The5ers, Blueberry Funded, Brightfunded, City Traders Imperium, DNA Funded, E8 Markets, Finotive Funding, ForTraders, Hantec Trader, Instant Funding, Moneta Funded, OneFunded, Rebels Funding, Rev One Trading, ThinkCapital, TTT markets, Ultimate Traders, and WarBux. Crypto: Breakout, Crypto Fund Trader. Futures: TakeProfitTrader (static variant) and select TradeDay SKUs.

Is static drawdown better than trailing drawdown?

For swing, position, and scaling-in strategies, yes — static DD does not create future-self traps where past profits shrink your future risk capacity. For pure intraday scalping, the difference is smaller because the floor barely moves in either case. The right answer depends on strategy fit, not which is universally "better."

Does FTMO have static drawdown?

Yes. FTMO's max-loss line is set as a percentage below starting balance and does not move with profit. The daily loss limit (5%) is separate and is calculated from start-of-day balance. The Swing variant allows weekend and overnight holds; the standard variant restricts those windows.

Does FundedNext have static drawdown?

Yes across the Stellar 2-Step, Stellar 1-Step, Stellar Lite, Rapid, and Bolt plans. The max-loss line is locked at account start. FundedNext has paid out over $284.6M cumulatively as of 2026.

Do any futures prop firms have static drawdown?

TakeProfitTrader offers a static drawdown variant alongside its EOD-trailing option. TradeDay has 9 SKUs spanning static, intraday, and EOD-trailing across 3 drawdown types. Most other futures firms (Apex, MyFundedFutures, Topstep, Bulenox, Alpha Futures, Tradeify, Elite Trader Funding) default to EOD-trailing.

Why do futures firms prefer trailing drawdown?

Trailing drawdown reduces the firm's worst-case payout liability by forcing profit-taking and locking gains. With static DD, a futures trader could theoretically build large floating profits then give them back and remain funded — that increases firm risk. EOD-trailing limits this by raising the floor each session.

Can static drawdown still wipe out a profitable account?

Yes. Static DD means the floor does not move up, but it also does not move down on profit. A trader who reaches +$10K then pulls back through breakeven and through the static floor still fails. The daily loss limit (typically 3-5%) is a separate failure trigger layered on top of static DD.

Is static drawdown the same as fixed drawdown?

Usually yes. "Fixed drawdown," "absolute drawdown," and "static drawdown" are typically used interchangeably to describe a max-loss line locked at account start. "Initial drawdown" sometimes refers to the same concept. Verify in the specific firm's terms because nomenclature varies.

Does static drawdown apply to evaluation only or funded too?

Most firms with static DD apply it across both phases, but some switch between eval and funded. Bulenox introduced funded-account balance caps in April 2025 that effectively trail DD on funded accounts even though eval was static. Always read both eval and funded rule sets before paying.

Which static-DD prop firm has the highest profit split?

OneFunded (90%), FXIFY (up to 90%), and several Goat Funded Trader plans (up to 90%) offer the highest splits among static-DD firms. Many static-DD firms scale to 90% on funded once specific milestones are hit. Moneta Funded uses an unusual 88/12 split.

Are crypto prop firms always static?

Most crypto prop firms use static DD because the 24/7 market structure makes session-based trailing impractical. Breakout and Crypto Fund Trader both use static. Tradeify Crypto uses a 6%/3% DD structure (6% max, 3% daily) which is static but layered with the daily cap.

Does static drawdown allow weekend holds?

The drawdown mechanic and weekend rules are separate. Static DD makes weekend holds structurally safer because the floor does not move, but the firm may still ban weekend exposure regardless. FTMO Swing, FundedNext, The5ers, and Goat Funded Trader all combine static DD with weekend-hold permission. Confirm both rules before holding through weekends.

Is static drawdown safer for beginners?

Generally yes. Static DD reduces a category of mistakes beginners make (taking small profits then giving them back to trailing floor moves). It is more forgiving of learning curves where consistency improves gradually. For a beginner's first evaluation, prefer static DD when the strategy fit is otherwise equal.

Can I switch from a trailing-DD firm to a static-DD firm?

Yes, this is normal. Many traders start on a futures firm with EOD-trailing then add a forex firm with static DD as their strategies diversify. Each firm is independent; switching does not require closing prior accounts. The PTV team operates across both trailing and static firms simultaneously.