Earn2Trade rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini: a $3,000 to $11,000 profit target, a $1,100 to $4,400 daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 Chicago time (CT), and a $2,000 to $6,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. The dollar limits depend on the account size.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 Chicago time (CT).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is a dollar amount that depends on the account size ($1,100 to $4,400).

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is $2,000 to $6,000, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated once at the end of the trading day. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Single-phase evaluation: no day may reach 30% of total profit (going over means trading on, not failing), no minimum days, and the contract limit is a hard fail.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 30% best-day rule.

News trading

Allowed. No restrictions around economic announcements in the Trader Career Path or Gauntlet Mini evaluations, or on LiveSim/Live accounts. Unrelated to news: every position and working order must be closed from 3:50 PM to 5:00 PM CT (earlier for livestock and grains). source

Program notes. Single-phase evaluation: no day may reach 30% of total profit (going over means trading on, not failing), no minimum days, and the contract limit is a hard fail. Daily loss is a fixed dollar amount from the day's starting balance, 5 PM–5 PM CT, open P&L included. The end-of-day floor stops at the starting balance. All positions closed by 3:50 PM CT. Funded LiveSim keeps the end-of-day trail; a real Live account trails intraday. News trading is allowed.

Earn2Trade Trader Career Path: a $1,750 to $6,000 profit target, a $550 to $2,200 daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 Chicago time (CT), and a $1,500 to $3,500 end-of-day trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance. The dollar limits depend on the account size.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 Chicago time (CT).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is a dollar amount that depends on the account size ($550 to $2,200).

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is $1,500 to $3,500, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated once at the end of the trading day. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Evaluation: no day may reach 30% of total profit (going over means trading on, not failing, in practice at least four profitable days), no minimum days, and the contract limit is a hard fail.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 30% best-day rule.

News trading

Allowed. No restrictions around economic announcements in the Trader Career Path or Gauntlet Mini evaluations, or on LiveSim/Live accounts. Unrelated to news: every position and working order must be closed from 3:50 PM to 5:00 PM CT (earlier for livestock and grains). source

Program notes. Evaluation: no day may reach 30% of total profit (going over means trading on, not failing, in practice at least four profitable days), no minimum days, and the contract limit is a hard fail. Daily loss is a fixed dollar amount from the day's starting balance, 5 PM–5 PM CT, open P&L and commissions included. The end-of-day floor stops at the starting balance. All positions and orders must be closed by 3:50 PM CT. Funded LiveSim keeps the end-of-day trail, a real Live account trails intraday, and the $200K Live step's floor is fixed at $194,000. One free reset per monthly rebill. Earn2Trade reports 8.89% of candidates passed in 2025.