The Maximum Loss Limit (MLL) is the overall maximum loss your account can sustain before a permanent hard breach. On Elite ACCESS Static this drawdown is static during the evaluation phase: your breach level is set when the account starts and does not move. Once you move to the funded phase, the account switches to an EOD trailing drawdown (see the funded phase article).
Evaluation drawdown per account size
Account size | Evaluation MLL (static) | Breach level from day one |
$25,000 | $1,000 (4.00%) | $24,000 |
$50,000 | $2,000 (4.00%) | $48,000 |
$100,000 | $3,000 (3.00%) | $97,000 |
$150,000 | $4,000 (~2.67%) | $146,000 |
How the static drawdown works
Your breach level is active from the moment you start: starting balance minus your max drawdown (e.g. $50,000 − $2,000 = $48,000).
It stays at that level for the entire evaluation.
It does not trail upward when your account reaches new highs.
It does not move down if your balance decreases.
The breach level is checked in real time. If your equity goes at or below it at any moment, the account is breached.
Example ($50,000 account): your breach level is $48,000 on your first day and it is still $48,000 on your last day, whatever your balance does in between.
Example: the level does not move
Step | Balance | Breach level |
Start | $50,000 | $48,000 |
Day 1: you close the day at | $51,000 | $48,000 (unchanged) |
Day 2: you close the day at | $54,000 | $48,000 (unchanged) |
Day 3: you give back $5,000 and close at | $49,000 | $48,000 (unchanged) |
Result | Still trading | You are above $48,000 |
Example: intraday dip
Step | Amount |
Breach level | $48,000 |
Your equity drops during the day to | $47,500 |
Result | Breached, even if the day would have closed at $48,500 |
Static drawdown vs EOD trailing drawdown
This is the only rule that differs from a standard Elite ACCESS evaluation. The comparison below uses the same two trading days on both account types.
On a $50,000 account | Static (this account) | EOD trailing (standard Elite ACCESS) |
Breach level on day one | $48,000 | $48,000 |
You close day 1 at $51,000 | Stays at $48,000 | Moves up to $49,000 |
You then give back $2,500 to $48,500 | Still trading | Breached |
Breach level after a big run-up | Always $48,000 | Trails up, then locks at $50,100 |
A static drawdown gives you more room while you qualify, because the profit you make never raises the level you can lose back down to. The flip side is that it never locks either: a trailing drawdown eventually locks at $50,100 and protects your gains, while a static level stays at $48,000 even after a big run-up.
There is no drawdown lock during the evaluation
On a trailing drawdown, the breach level climbs with your profits until it locks at starting balance + $100. A static drawdown never climbs, so there is no lock level to reach during the evaluation. The lock only becomes relevant on the funded account, where the drawdown trails again.
What happens when funded
The drawdown model switches from static to EOD trailing drawdown.
The funded drawdown trails up on your closing balance and locks at starting balance + $100.
An active Daily Loss Limit (DLL) also applies during the funded phase.
Hard breach: if your account equity goes at or below the breach level at any time during the evaluation, the account is permanently breached and trading access is disabled. A $35 reset is required to re-attempt the evaluation.