The Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) is the overall maximum loss your account can sustain before a permanent hard breach. On Elite ACCESS Intraday, this End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown applies only during the evaluation phase. Once you move to the funded phase, the account switches to an Intraday Trailing Drawdown (see the funded phase article).
Evaluation drawdown per account size
Account size | Evaluation MLL (EOD) |
$25,000 | $1,000 |
$50,000 | $2,000 |
$100,000 | $3,000 |
$150,000 | $4,000 |
How the EOD trailing drawdown works
Calculated at market close: the drawdown is based on your end-of-day balance.
Does not trail intraday: equity spikes during active trading do not raise your drawdown limit mid-session.
Trails up, never down: as your end-of-day balance reaches new highs, your trailing stop level moves up accordingly.
Example ($50,000 account): starting MLL threshold of $48,000 ($50,000 minus $2,000 drawdown). If you end day 1 at $51,500, your MLL threshold for the next day becomes $49,500.
Drawdown lock level
Once your highest end-of-day balance reaches the lock threshold (starting balance + drawdown + $100), the MLL stops trailing and remains fixed at starting balance + $100. From that point, further account growth no longer raises the breach level.
Account size | Lock threshold (highest EOD balance) | MLL locks at |
$25,000 | $26,100 | $25,100 |
$50,000 | $52,100 | $50,100 |
$100,000 | $103,100 | $100,100 |
$150,000 | $154,100 | $150,100 |
Example ($50,000 account): when your highest end-of-day balance reaches at least $52,100 ($2,000 drawdown + $100), your MLL locks at $50,100 and does not trail up anymore. Your account cannot fall below this locked level.
What happens when funded
The drawdown model switches from End-of-Day (EOD) to Intraday Trailing Drawdown.
An active Daily Loss Limit (DLL) also applies during the funded phase.
Hard breach: if your balance closes at or below your MLL threshold during the evaluation, the account is permanently breached and trading access is disabled. A $35 reset is required to re-attempt the evaluation.