Overview
This article outlines all risk rules and enforcement parameters for the Growth Plan, including drawdowns, daily loss limits, position sizing, and the consistency rule. The Growth Plan operates under two distinct phases—Evaluation and Funded—and each phase has its own applicable rules. All traders are responsible for understanding which rules apply based on the current phase of their account. Once an account transitions to the funded phase, evaluation rules no longer apply.
Account Phases
Phase | Purpose |
Evaluation Phase | Qualify for a Simulated Funded Account |
Funded Phase | Trade a funded account and request payouts |
Rules differ between phases and are enforced automatically.
Evaluation Phase – Risk Parameters
During the Evaluation Phase, traders must reach the profit target while remaining within all risk and position-sizing limits. Unlike the Zero Plan, the Growth Plan does enforce a Daily Loss Limit during evaluation.
Account Size | Max Position Size | Daily Loss Limit | Trailing Drawdown | Drawdown Type |
$25,000 | 2 Minis / 20 Micros | $500 | $1,000 | End of Day |
$50,000 | 4 Minis / 40 Micros | $1,250 | $2,000 | End of Day |
$100,000 | 6 Minis / 60 Micros | $2,500 | $4,000 | End of Day |
$150,000 | 10 Minis / 100 Micros | $3,750 | $5,000 | End of Day |
Evaluation notes:
Daily Loss Limit is enforced
End-of-Day trailing drawdown only
Minimum 1 trading day required to pass
No consistency rule during evaluation
Position-size limits are strictly enforced
End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown (All Phases)
The Growth Plan uses an End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown, which updates only after the trading session closes at 5:00 PM EST.
The drawdown:
Trails upward as new end-of-day equity highs are reached
Never moves downward
Does not update intraday
Is breached only if the account closes the day below the drawdown level
Intraday equity swings are permitted as long as the account remains above the drawdown at session close.
Daily Loss Limit (Evaluation & Funded)
A Daily Loss Limit (DLL) applies in both the evaluation and funded phases of the Growth Plan. The limit resets at the start of each new trading session.
If the Daily Loss Limit is reached:
Trading is restricted for the remainder of the day
The account remains active
Trading resumes the next session
The Daily Loss Limit and trailing drawdown are separate rules and are enforced simultaneously.
Enforced Position Sizing
Maximum position size limits apply at all times during both phases.
Exceeding the allowed contract size—even momentarily or due to partial fills—is considered a rule violation and may result in evaluation failure or funded account termination.
Funded Phase – Additional Rules
Once the Growth Plan evaluation is passed, a Simulated Funded Account is issued automatically. Funded accounts operate under the following structure:
Rule Category | Funded Phase Rules |
Profit Split | 90% |
Drawdown Type | End-of-Day trailing drawdown |
Daily Loss Limit | Enforced |
Consistency Rule | 20% (payout calculation only) |
Min Trading Days to Payout | 7 |
Reset Option | Not available |
20% Consistency Rule (Funded Accounts Only)
The 20% consistency rule applies only to funded Growth Plan accounts and is used solely for payout calculations.
This rule:
Does not limit how much profit a trader can make
Does not restrict account growth
Applies only when submitting a payout request
When requesting a payout, no single trading day may contribute more than 20% of the total profits included in that payout cycle.
How Excess Profit Is Handled
Profit above the 20% threshold is excluded from the payout calculation
Excluded profit remains in the account
The account is not breached or penalized
Important Clarification: No Consistency During Evaluation
There is no consistency rule during the Growth Plan evaluation phase.
Traders may:
Have large winning days
Generate all evaluation profit in one day
Pass as soon as the profit target and minimum trading day are met
Consistency enforcement begins only after the account is funded.
Key Takeaways
Growth Plan has two phases with different rules
Daily Loss Limits apply in both phases
Trailing drawdown is End-of-Day only
Consistency applies only to funded payout calculations
Position limits are enforced at all times
Funded accounts cannot be reset