How Drawdown Works on the Helm Challenge
Learn how daily drawdown and trailing drawdown are calculated on Helm accounts.
Daily Drawdown
Daily drawdown is calculated using the starting day’s balance or equity, whichever is higher, at 5 PM EST.
This means your daily drawdown limit is based on the higher value between your balance and equity at the start of the trading day.
Challenge Stage Daily Drawdown
During the challenge stage, the daily drawdown limit is 4%.
Account Size | Daily Drawdown |
$10,000 | $400 |
$25,000 | $1,000 |
$50,000 | $2,000 |
$100,000 | $4,000 |
Funded Stage Daily Drawdown
During the funded stage, the daily drawdown limit is 3%.
Account Size | Daily Drawdown |
$10,000 | $300 |
$25,000 | $750 |
$50,000 | $1,500 |
$100,000 | $3,000 |
Max Drawdown
The max drawdown is trailing.
This means it trails with the account’s equity high-water mark.
Trailing Drawdown Lock
The max trailing drawdown locks at the initial account balance once the account reaches +8% during the challenge and +6% during the funded stage.
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