End of Day Funded Trading Evaluation
An end-of-day trailing drawdown that only moves on realized profit, plus a hard-breach daily loss limit. 50K and 100K sizes, no consistency rule.
Tailored for someone new to trading and is designed to assess trading performance by focusing on daily risk management. In order to fail, you would need to trigger either the daily loss limit, or the max drawdown, whichever comes first.
- Trader level
- Standard
- Min trading days (eval)
- 5
- Min trading days (One Day to Pass add-on)
- 1
- Min qualified days (1st payout)
- 8
- Profit split
- Up to 100%
- Max withdrawal / payout cycle
- Up to $3,000
What is an end-of-day drawdown?
End-of-day drawdown is a maximum loss limit whose upward ratchet updates once, at the close of each trading session, based on your realized P&L. The floor never moves up intraday: open profit does not ratchet it, only a higher realized balance at session close does. Open losses are different: an intraday dip that touches your trailing floor or your daily loss limit fails the account immediately, even on an open position.
Picture a $50,000 EOD account with a $2,000 trailing drawdown. On day one your floor sits $2,000 below your starting balance:
Day-one account balance.
The trailing drawdown amount.
Starting balance minus the drawdown.
How the floor moves over two days
You take a trade and your unrealized P&L spikes to +$1,800. Your floor is still $48,000, because open profit does not move it. You close the day flat at $50,000, so the floor stays at $48,000. The next day you close at $51,200; the floor ratchets up to $49,200.
That is the core difference between EOD and live trailing drawdown: live trailing chases every profit spike up, EOD waits until you have actually realized the gain. For traders who scale into winners without wanting every spike to lift the floor, EOD is a less stressful model. Just remember the floor and the daily loss limit are still live intraday on open losses.
End of Day vs Live Trailing
EOD and Live Trailing are the two trailing-drawdown styles on the market. The difference is when the floor moves.
| Rule | End of Day (this plan) | Live Trailing (1 Step) |
|---|---|---|
| When the drawdown moves | At session close. Only realized profit moves the floor up. | Continuously. Every spike in unrealized profit moves the floor up. |
| Can open profit cost me the account? | No. Floor only updates after positions are closed. | Yes. A spike on an open trade can push the floor up, then giving it back fails the account. |
| Daily loss limit | Yes, a hard breach, per account size. | No daily loss limit. |
| Best for which trader? | Traders who scale into winners and don’t want every profit spike to ratchet their floor. | Experienced traders who can hit targets quickly without giving back open profit. |
EOD trades the live trailing's aggressive floor for a daily loss limit. Whether that is a fair trade for your trading style is the decision the comparison above is built to help you make.
What you'll like, and what to watch out for
The same pros and cons we show on the homepage plan picker, in one place.
Pros
- Fresh start each day
- Encourages daily discipline
- More forgiving during volatile days
- Simpler to track and monitor
- Supports recovery after losses
- Aligns with real-world trading
- Flexibility for growing account
Cons
- Strict daily loss limit
- Vulnerable to end of day volatility
- Learning curve for risk management
- Potential for over-cautious trading
End of Day account sizes
Two evaluation sizes. Each pairs an end-of-day trailing drawdown with a hard-breach daily loss limit and a clear profit target.
50K End of Day
- Balance
- $50,000
- EOD trailing drawdown
- $2,000
- Daily loss limit
- $1,100
- Profit target
- $3,000
- Max position
- 8 minis or 80 micros
100K End of Day
- Balance
- $100,000
- EOD trailing drawdown
- $3,500
- Daily loss limit
- $2,200
- Profit target
- $6,000
- Max position
- 14 minis or 140 micros
Evaluations are billed monthly. Repeat traders can lower the cost further through the rewards program. Check the live evaluations page for current pricing and active promotions.
How the End of Day plan works
The rules below apply across both EOD account sizes. They are designed for traders who want intraday volatility to wash out without the floor following every spike.
End-of-day trailing drawdown
The maximum allowed loss trails your highest end-of-day realized balance. Open profit never moves the floor up; only a higher closed balance at session close does. Open losses still count: an intraday dip that touches the floor or the daily loss limit fails the account.
The floor ratchets up only on a new closed-balance high.
How the EOD floor worksHard-breach daily loss limit
Each size has a per-day loss cap ($1,100 at 50K, $2,200 at 100K). Touch it and the account is failed immediately, even if your trailing drawdown is fine. The TradeShield add-on converts this hard breach into a soft breach, so touching the daily loss limit does not instantly fail you and you can trade out of it the next session.
Add TradeShield to soften this hard breach into a recoverable one.
Loss limit rule explainedNo consistency rule
You are not required to spread profits evenly across days. One strong session does not penalize the next one.
One strong day will not penalize the next.
5 trading day minimum
Pass the evaluation after a minimum of 5 trading days plus reaching the profit target. The One Day to Pass add-on can lift the 5-day requirement.
Counts trading days, not calendar days.
EOD pass requirementsResets at $47
If you breach the drawdown or daily loss limit, reset from your dashboard for $47 instead of buying a brand-new account. Unlimited resets allowed during the evaluation.
Reset instead of rebuying; subscription date is unchanged.
How resets workMaximum position limits
Hard caps on contracts per account size: 8 minis at 50K, 14 at 100K. 1 mini equals 10 micros for position math. Going over the cap fails the account.
Going over the cap fails the account.
How max positions workFlatten one minute before close
All trades must be closed one minute before market close on the instrument you are trading. EOD plans do not allow overnight positions. For that, see Diamond Hands.
No overnight positions on EOD plans.
EOD session rulesSafety net for payouts
Earn realized profits equal to your max drawdown + $100, and the drawdown is permanently removed for payout eligibility.
Hitting the safety net removes the drawdown for good.
Safety net requirementsFull rules (including payout cycles, Active Trade Days, position limits, hedging restrictions, and LIVE ELITE transition criteria) are documented in the End of Day Plan help article.
Worked example: passing a 50K EOD evaluation
Your starting balance is $50,000, your EOD trailing drawdown is $2,000, your daily loss limit is $1,100, and your profit target is $3,000.
The daily loss limit fails you before the trailing drawdown does
- Day 1 your floor is $48,000. You close +$600 realized. Day 2 opens with the floor still at $48,000 (the trail only ratchets up from a new closed-balance high).
- Day 2 you close +$1,400 realized, for a total balance of $52,000. The floor now ratchets up to $50,000 because $52,000 − $2,000 is the new trailing floor.
- Day 3 you have a rough session and close −$1,000. It stings, but it stays just inside the $1,100 daily loss limit, so the account survives. Touch −$1,100 instead and the account is failed on the spot, even though your trailing floor at $50,000 is still well below your balance.
- From there you close +$1,000 each remaining day and reach the $3,000 profit target on or after your fifth trading day. The evaluation is passed.
On an EOD plan, the daily loss limit is usually the rule that fails you, not the trailing drawdown. Risk per day matters more than risk per trade.
Is End of Day right for you?
Choose an EOD account if you scale into winners, sit through intraday noise, and want a floor that ignores open P&L. The daily loss limit is the trade-off: if you tend to revenge-trade after a bad morning, EOD is going to punish that habit hard.
If you want a drawdown that does not move at all, see the static drawdown plan. If you want to hold positions overnight or through the weekend, see the Diamond Hands plan.
Frequently asked questions
A floor that waits for the close.
Browse End of Day evaluations and pick the size that matches your daily risk budget. Most EOD traders start with the 50K.
Browse EOD evaluationsAccount sizes and risk parameters are subject to change.
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