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Equity Edge rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

Equity Edge has 7 programs with verified rules, and the maximum loss is intraday trailing on 4 and static on 3. The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST) on every program. The table for each program below gives the profit target, daily loss limit and maximum loss, with the verification date and the firm's own source.

Verified on September 26, 2026 against Equity Edge’s own rules: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-1-step-evaluations, equityedge.io/trading-rules/trading-rules-and-guidelines, equityedge.io/instant-accounts/maximum-daily-loss-and-total-loss-for-instant-accounts. Consistry re-reads every firm’s pages weekly.

Equity Edge rules by program

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy: a 10% profit target, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	10%	4%	6%	Intraday trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.
Minimum trading days: 2 minimum trading days, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact releases. Breaking it fails the account. Evaluation: opening or closing (SL/TP fills included) within 2 minutes either side of high-impact news is a breach. Funded: same window, but profits from those trades are deducted at payout (payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share). USD news restricts all pairs; other currencies their own pairs and linked indices. Calendar: Forex Factory. source

Program notes. 10% target; max loss 6% TRAILING the highest balance or equity (a percent of that high, never said to stop; one firm table says closed-balance high, we trail equity, the stricter reading). Daily loss 4% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London (it shrinks after a losing day). 2 minimum trading days, no time limit. News: no opening or closing (incl. SL/TP fills) 2 minutes either side of high-impact news, a breach in the evaluation. Average trade duration must exceed 2 minutes. EAs and copiers not allowed; risking near the whole daily limit on one position ("full porting") is prohibited. Weekend holding allowed. Funded: 80% split, 14-day payouts. MT5 or Match-Trader.

Equity Edge 1-Step Swift

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 1-Step Swift: an 8% profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 5% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Equity Edge 1-Step Swift limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	8%	3%	5%	Intraday trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.
Minimum trading days: 2 minimum trading days, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact releases. Breaking it fails the account. Evaluation: opening or closing (SL/TP fills included) within 2 minutes either side of high-impact news is a breach. Funded: same window, but profits from those trades are deducted at payout (payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share). USD news restricts all pairs; other currencies their own pairs and linked indices. Calendar: Forex Factory. source

Program notes. 8% target; max loss 5% TRAILING the highest balance or equity (percent of the high, never said to stop). Daily loss 3% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London (it shrinks after a losing day). 2 minimum trading days, no time limit. News: no opening or closing (incl. SL/TP fills) 2 minutes either side of high-impact news, a breach in the evaluation. Average trade duration > 2 minutes. EAs/copiers not allowed; full porting prohibited. Weekend holding allowed. Leverage 1:30. Funded: 80%, 14-day payouts.

Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship: a 10% profit target, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	10%	4%	6%	Intraday trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.
Minimum trading days: 2 minimum trading days, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. No news restriction in the Flagship evaluation; funded: profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes either side are deducted at payout. source

Program notes. Same numbers as 1-Step Legacy (10% target, 4% daily of the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London, 6% trailing the balance/equity high, never said to stop), sold at a higher price with 1:50 leverage and no news or 2-minute-duration restriction in the evaluation. Funded: news window 5 minutes either side (profits in the window deducted at payout). 2 minimum trading days, no time limit. EAs/copiers not allowed; full porting prohibited. Sizes to $200K.

Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy: 10% then 5% profit targets, a 5% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 10% static maximum loss.

Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Phase 1	10%	5%	10%	Static
Phase 2	5%	5%	10%	Static

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 5% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.
Minimum trading days: 2 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact releases. Breaking it fails the account. Evaluation: opening or closing (SL/TP fills included) within 2 minutes either side of high-impact news is a breach. Funded: same window, but profits from those trades are deducted at payout (payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share). USD news restricts all pairs; other currencies their own pairs and linked indices. Calendar: Forex Factory. source

Program notes. 10% then 5%; daily 5% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London (shrinks after a losing day); 10% static max from the starting balance, open and closed positions. 2 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit. News: no opening or closing (incl. SL/TP fills) 2 minutes either side of high-impact news, a breach in the evaluation. Average trade duration > 2 minutes. EAs/copiers not allowed; full porting prohibited. Weekend holding allowed. Funded: 80%, 14-day payouts.

Equity Edge 2-Step Swift

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 2-Step Swift: 8% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and an 8% static maximum loss.

Equity Edge 2-Step Swift limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Phase 1	8%	4%	8%	Static
Phase 2	5%	4%	8%	Static

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 8%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.
Minimum trading days: 2 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact releases. Breaking it fails the account. Evaluation: opening or closing (SL/TP fills included) within 2 minutes either side of high-impact news is a breach. Funded: same window, but profits from those trades are deducted at payout (payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share). USD news restricts all pairs; other currencies their own pairs and linked indices. Calendar: Forex Factory. source

Program notes. 8% then 5%; daily 4% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London; 8% static max from the starting balance. 2 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit. News: 2 minutes either side, a breach in the evaluation. Average trade duration > 2 minutes. EAs/copiers not allowed; full porting prohibited. Leverage 1:30. Funded: 80%, 14-day payouts.

Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: 8% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 10% static maximum loss.

Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Phase 1	8%	4%	10%	Static
Phase 2	5%	4%	10%	Static

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.
Minimum trading days: 3 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit.
Consistency rule: No consistency rule.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. No news restriction in the Flagship evaluation; funded: profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes either side are deducted at payout. source

Program notes. 8% then 5%; daily 4% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London; 10% static max. 3 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit. Leverage 1:100. No news or 2-minute-duration restriction in the evaluation; funded: news window 5 minutes either side (profits deducted at payout). EAs/copiers not allowed; full porting prohibited. Sizes to $200K. Funded: 80%.

Equity Edge Instant

Verified September 26, 2026 · source

Equity Edge Instant: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST), and a 5% intraday trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Equity Edge Instant limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	None	3%	5%	Intraday trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.
Minimum trading days: Not recorded in the verified rules.
Consistency rule: Yes, a 15% best-day rule. 15% consistency (best day vs net profit) and biggest loss ≤ biggest win gate payouts.
News trading: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 8 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Profits from trades opened or closed within 8 minutes either side are deducted at payout; payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share; repeat offences can terminate the account. Speeches: from 8 minutes before the start to 8 minutes after the end. source

Program notes. Funded from day one, no target. Max loss 5% trailing the highest balance or equity (percent of the high, never said to stop; a payout request resets it to the initial balance). Daily loss 3% OF the higher of balance/equity at 22:00 London (it shrinks after a losing day). 1% max risk on open and on each closed trade closes the account. 15% consistency (best day vs net profit) and biggest loss ≤ biggest win gate payouts; the first 3% of profit is a safety buffer before a payout. No weekend holding (positions closed at market close). News: no opening or closing 8 minutes either side, profits deducted at payout. No copy trading, no EAs. 30 days without a trade after the first one terminates the account. 90% split, 14-day payouts; no scaling.

What Equity Edge says

These sentences are copied from Equity Edge’s own pages and stored next to the numbers above. Each links to the page it came from.

Maximum loss type · Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship

“The max simulated drawdown is still set at 6% trailing from your highest simulated balance or equity achieved.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-1-step-evaluations

Maximum loss · Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship

“Profit Target: 10% Maximum Daily Loss: 4% Maximum Total Loss: 6% (Trailing)”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/objectives-for-the-1-step-evaluation-challenge

Daily loss limit · Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship

“The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 4% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-1-step-evaluations

Maximum loss type · Equity Edge 1-Step Swift

“The max simulated drawdown is still set at 5% trailing from your highest simulated balance or equity achieved.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-1-step-evaluations

Maximum loss · Equity Edge 1-Step Swift

“Profit Target: 8% Maximum Daily Loss: 3% Maximum Total Loss: 5% (Trailing)”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/objectives-for-the-1-step-evaluation-challenge

Daily loss limit · Equity Edge 1-Step Swift

“The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 3% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-1-step-evaluations

Maximum loss type · Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship

“This regulation is fixed at 10% of the initial account size. For instance, if a trader has a $100,000 account with a 10% Maximum Loss Limit, the equity or balance must not dip below $90,000 under any circumstances.”

Source: equityedge.io/trading-rules/trading-rules-and-guidelines

Maximum loss · Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship

“The maximum total loss is set at a maximum of 10% loss on the initial starting balance.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-2-step-accounts

Daily loss limit · Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy

“The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 5% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-2-step-accounts

Maximum loss type · Equity Edge 2-Step Swift

“This regulation is fixed at 8% of the initial account size. For instance, if a trader has a $100,000 account with a 8% Maximum Loss Limit, the equity or balance must not dip below $92,000 under any circumstances.”

Source: equityedge.io/trading-rules/trading-rules-and-guidelines

Maximum loss · Equity Edge 2-Step Swift

“The maximum total loss is set at a maximum of 8% loss on the initial starting balance.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-2-step-accounts

Daily loss limit · Equity Edge 2-Step Swift and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship

“The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 4% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher.”

Source: equityedge.io/evaluation-questions/daily-maximum-loss-limit-on-2-step-accounts

Maximum loss type · Equity Edge Instant

“The maximum total loss trails at 5% from your highest balance or equity achieved on your account.”

Source: equityedge.io/instant-accounts/maximum-daily-loss-and-total-loss-for-instant-accounts

Daily loss limit · Equity Edge Instant

“The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 3% of the higher of the starting balance or equity for each trading day. This is based on the account balance or equity at rollover which occurs at 10pm UK time.”

Source: equityedge.io/instant-accounts/maximum-daily-loss-and-total-loss-for-instant-accounts

Equity Edge rules, questions answered

Does Equity Edge have a trailing drawdown?

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 1-Step Swift, Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship and Equity Edge Instant: Yes. The maximum loss trails the peak. It is recalculated on every tick. It is a percentage of the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high. Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 2-Step Swift and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: No. The maximum loss is static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

When does the daily loss limit reset at Equity Edge?

All Equity Edge programs: The daily loss limit resets at 22:00 London time (GMT/BST).

How is the daily loss limit calculated at Equity Edge?

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship, Equity Edge 2-Step Swift and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity. Equity Edge states: "The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 4% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher." Equity Edge 1-Step Swift: The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity. Equity Edge states: "The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 3% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher." Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy: The limit is 5% of the day's opening balance or equity. Equity Edge states: "The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 5% of the starting balance or equity at 10pm UK time, whichever is higher." Equity Edge Instant: The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity. Equity Edge states: "The maximum daily loss limit is calculated as 3% of the higher of the starting balance or equity for each trading day. This is based on the account balance or equity at rollover which occurs at 10pm UK time."

Does Equity Edge have a consistency rule?

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 1-Step Swift, Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship, Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 2-Step Swift and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: No consistency rule. Equity Edge Instant: Yes, a 15% best-day rule. 15% consistency (best day vs net profit) and biggest loss ≤ biggest win gate payouts.

What is the minimum number of trading days at Equity Edge?

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 1-Step Swift and Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship: The program notes state: 2 minimum trading days, no time limit. Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 2-Step Swift: The program notes state: 2 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit. Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: The program notes state: 3 minimum trading days per phase, no time limit. Equity Edge Instant: The verified rules do not record a minimum number of trading days.

Can I trade news at Equity Edge?

Equity Edge 1-Step Legacy, Equity Edge 1-Step Swift, Equity Edge 2-Step Legacy and Equity Edge 2-Step Swift: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 2 minutes of high-impact releases. Breaking it fails the account. Evaluation: opening or closing (SL/TP fills included) within 2 minutes either side of high-impact news is a breach. Funded: same window, but profits from those trades are deducted at payout (payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share). USD news restricts all pairs; other currencies their own pairs and linked indices. Calendar: Forex Factory. Equity Edge 1-Step Flagship and Equity Edge 2-Step Flagship: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. No news restriction in the Flagship evaluation; funded: profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes either side are deducted at payout. Equity Edge Instant: Restricted: no opening or closing trades within 8 minutes of high-impact releases. Profit made inside the window is deducted. Profits from trades opened or closed within 8 minutes either side are deducted at payout; payout rejected if they exceed 25% of the profit share; repeat offences can terminate the account. Speeches: from 8 minutes before the start to 8 minutes after the end.

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