Starboard - Trading Rules and Drawdown
Learn how daily and trailing drawdown work and how to avoid breaches.
Daily Drawdown
Feature | Details |
Limit | 5% |
Based On | Higher of balance or equity |
Reset Time | 5 PM EST |
Example
Start of day:
Balance: 100,000
Equity: 102,000
Daily limit:
102,000 - 5,000 = 97,000
If equity drops below 97,000, the account is breached.
Max Drawdown (Static)
Feature | Details |
Limit | 10% |
Type | Static |
Basis | Initial balance |
How It Works
The maximum drawdown does not move.
Example
Starting balance: 100,000
Max drawdown level: 90,000
Even if account grows to 110,000
The drawdown remains fixed at 90,000
Trading Restrictions
Rule | Description |
EA Trading | Allowed only with add-on |
News Trading | Allowed only with add-on |
Weekend Trading | Allowed only with add-on |
Martingale | Not allowed |
Hedging | Not allowed |
HFT | Not allowed |
Copy Trading | Allowed between same trader accounts |
Max Funding | 200K |
Key Notes
Floating losses count toward drawdown
Trailing drawdown is based on initial balance
Once locked, it does not move again
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