Drawdown budget
Turn your firm's DD limits into a concrete loss budget.
Max DD in $
$10,000
Daily DD in $
$5,000
1% losses to bust
10
Total loss room
10%
Read: you can lose 10trades of 1% before your account is busted under this firm's static drawdown. Trailing drawdown firms tighten this number after every winning streak.
FAQ
Static vs trailing drawdown — which one am I calculating?
This calculator assumes static drawdown (the limit doesn't move up as you profit). Most evaluation phases use trailing drawdown that locks at start-balance plus profit. If your firm trails, your headroom shrinks as you gain.
Why does the calculator suggest 1% per trade as the unit?
Risk-per-trade is the natural unit because firms scale drawdown around trade size. A 10% max DD means roughly ten 1% losses before bust — easier to internalize than raw dollars.