Prop firms with end of day drawdown

Which futures plans trail the loss floor only at the close, which let you choose, and where the trail stops.

EOD on every plan: 5 firms
You choose: 3 firms
EOD on some plans: 4 firms
Paid placements: None

Rules checked on September 26, 2026 · Methodology · By helloweekends Editors

Prop firms with end of day drawdown move your loss floor using the balance at the close of each day, not the highest point during the session. Of the 12 futures firms we track, five use end-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown on every plan we list, three let you choose between EOD and intraday, and four use EOD only on some plans or stages.

How this list is ordered

Included: all 12 firms, because each uses EOD drawdown on at least one plan.
Order: by how widely EOD applies: every plan first, then plans where you choose, then some plans or stages. Alphabetical within each group.

No firm paid to appear on this list or for its position.

EOD vs intraday, in one example

A trailing drawdown is a loss floor that rises as your balance grows. Take a Topstep 50K Trading Combine: $50,000 start and a $2,000 maximum loss, so the floor starts at $48,000. You end day one at $51,000, and the floor moves up to $49,000. On day two your balance touches $52,000 during the session but closes at $51,500. With EOD trailing the floor moves to $49,500. An intraday trailing drawdown of the same size would have followed the $52,000 peak to $50,000. At Topstep the floor stops rising once it reaches the $50,000 starting balance.

EOD does not mean you may dip below the floor during the day. Topstep calculates the floor from the end-of-day high but enforces it in real time. Apex sets its EOD threshold at 4:59:59 p.m. ET and enforces it intraday. Alpha Futures counts a breach on floating equity or closed balance. More in EOD vs intraday drawdown.

The firms

EOD = end of day. Max loss for 50K accounts. Source: each firm's official rules, checked September 26, 2026.
#	Firm	EOD drawdown on	Other drawdown types	Trail stops at	Max loss (50K)
1	Alpha Futures Alpha Futures rules	Every account	None	Starting balance	$2,000; Advanced $1,750
2	FundedNext Futures FundedNext Futures rules	Every plan	None	Initial balance in the challenge; $50,100 after the first Flex payout	$1,500 Flex; $2,000 Legacy and Rapid
3	The5ers Futures The5ers Futures rules	Day Trade and Swing	None	Not stated	4% ($2,000)
4	Topstep Topstep rules	Trading Combine and Express Funded Account	None listed	Starting balance	$2,000
5	Tradeify Tradeify rules	Every plan	None	Not confirmed	$2,000 Growth and Select
6	Apex Trader Funding Apex Trader Funding rules	EOD Trail plans	Intraday Trail plans (you choose)	Starting balance + $100 on funded accounts	$2,000
7	Bulenox Bulenox rules	Option 2	Option 1: intraday trailing (you choose)	Starting balance + $100	$2,250 Momentum and Fast Track
8	Lucid Trading Lucid Trading rules	LucidPro, LucidFlex, LucidDirect; LucidDaily evaluation if chosen	LucidDaily: intraday if chosen for the evaluation, always intraday when funded	Starting balance + $100 after $52,100	$2,000
9	Earn2Trade Earn2Trade rules	Evaluation and LiveSim	Live: intraday trailing; $200K and $400K: fixed	Not stated	$2,000 Gauntlet Mini
10	MyFundedFutures MyFundedFutures rules	Builder, Pro, Rapid EOD; Rapid evaluation	Rapid funded: intraday trailing	Starting balance + $100	$2,000; Builder Add-On $1,500
11	Phidias Propfirm Phidias rules	Fundamental and Premium	Express to Live: static	Starting balance + $100 on funded accounts	$2,500
12	Take Profit Trader Take Profit Trader rules	Test and PRO+	PRO: intraday trailing, unrealized gains included	Starting balance (Test and PRO)	$2,000

Where you can choose

Apex Trader Funding has sold separate EOD and Intraday Trail evaluations since March 1, 2026; before that it sold trailing drawdown accounts only, plus a legacy static 100K. The Intraday evaluation has no daily loss limit, while the EOD evaluation has one ($1,000 at 50K). Bulenox pairs its choice the same way: Option 1 is intraday trailing with no daily loss limit, Option 2 is EOD with a daily loss limit. Lucid Trading lets you pick EOD or intraday for the LucidDaily evaluation at checkout, but the funded LucidDaily account always uses intraday trailing.

Where the type changes by stage

At Take Profit Trader the Test is EOD, the funded PRO account trails intraday including open profits, and PRO+ goes back to EOD. At MyFundedFutures, Rapid is EOD in the evaluation and intraday once funded; Rapid EOD keeps EOD in both. At Earn2Trade, LiveSim accounts keep EOD and Live accounts trail intraday. Phidias's Express to Live uses a static floor that never trails.

For the other side of the rules, see prop firms with no daily loss limit and the full futures prop firms comparison.

Know the riskA prop firm evaluation is a paid service with simulated trading. An end-of-day drawdown is still enforced during the day at several firms, and touching it fails the account. Most people who buy an evaluation do not pass it. Not investment advice.

Questions

What is an end of day drawdown?

A trailing loss floor that moves up based on your balance at the close of each day, not on the highest balance reached during the session.

Which prop firms let you choose EOD or intraday drawdown?

Apex Trader Funding (EOD or Intraday Trail plans), Bulenox (Option 2 or Option 1) and Lucid Trading (for the LucidDaily evaluation).

Can you go below an end-of-day floor during the day?

Not at Topstep, Apex or Alpha Futures: all three enforce the floor during the session, even though it is set from end-of-day values.

Does the drawdown ever stop trailing?

At most firms, yes. Topstep and Alpha Futures stop at the starting balance; Apex, Bulenox, Lucid, MyFundedFutures and Phidias stop at the starting balance plus $100, at least on funded accounts.

Sources

All checked on September 26, 2026.