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For Traders rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

For Traders has 6 programs with verified rules, and the maximum loss is static on 2 and trailing on 4. The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer) on 5 of its 6 programs. 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 17, 2026 against For Traders’s own rules: fortraders.com/our-rules. Consistry re-reads every firm’s pages weekly.

For Traders rules by program

Classic (2-Step)

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Classic (2-Step): 8% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer), and an 8% static maximum loss.

Classic (2-Step) 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 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer).
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: Not recorded in the verified rules.
Consistency rule: Yes, a 20% best-day rule. The funded account keeps the 4% daily and 8% static loss, adds a 20% best-day rule, a 2% floating-loss cap on open positions, and blocks new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. Static max loss from the starting balance, measured on open and closed positions; the daily 4% is a fixed amount from the account size, not from the day's opening balance, and the day rolls at midnight EET. Three profitable days (a day counts at +0.5% or better) in each phase, no time limit, 30 days of inactivity closes the account. News trading and weekend holding are free in the evaluation. The funded account keeps the 4% daily and 8% static loss, adds a 20% best-day rule, a 2% floating-loss cap on open positions, and blocks new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news. 80/20 split, rewards bi-weekly.

Fast (1-Step, trailing)

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Fast (1-Step, trailing): a 9% profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer), and a 6% trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Fast (1-Step, trailing) limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	9%	3%	6%	Trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the starting account size.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and the verified rules do not record when it is recalculated. It sits a fixed distance behind 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 20% best-day rule. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20, bi-weekly rewards.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. One phase at 9%, with a trailing max loss that follows the highest balance reached and, unlike most firms, is never said to stop climbing, so this tracker keeps it trailing for good. The 3% daily is a fixed amount from the account size and the day rolls at midnight EET. Three profitable days (+0.5% or better), no time limit, 30 days of inactivity closes the account. The same account is sold with a static max loss at a higher target (Fast Static). Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20, bi-weekly rewards.

Fast Static (1-Step, static)

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Fast Static (1-Step, static): a 10% profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer), and a 6% static maximum loss.

Fast Static (1-Step, static) limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	10%	3%	6%	Static

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.
Minimum trading days: Not recorded in the verified rules.
Consistency rule: Yes, a 20% best-day rule. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. The static version of Fast: the max loss sits 6% below the starting balance and never moves, which is why the target is 10% instead of 9% and the fee is higher. Daily 3% of the account size, day roll at midnight EET, three profitable days, no time limit. Leverage 1:20 here against 1:125 on the trailing version. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20.

Pay After Pass (1-Step)

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Pay After Pass (1-Step): a 2% profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer), and a 6% trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Pay After Pass (1-Step) limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	2%	3%	6%	Trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the starting account size.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and the verified rules do not record when it is recalculated. It sits a fixed distance behind 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 20% best-day rule. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. A 2% target, the lowest of the line-up, against a trailing max loss that follows the highest balance and is never said to stop climbing. Daily 3% of the account size, day roll at midnight EET, no time limit, 30 days of inactivity closes the account. The real cost lands after passing: the activation fee. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20.

Instant Funding

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Instant Funding: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer), and a 5% trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Instant Funding limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	None	3%	5%	Trailing

Daily reset: The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer).
Daily loss calculation: The limit is 3% of the starting account size.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and the verified rules do not record when it is recalculated. It sits a fixed distance behind 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. Seven profitable days (+0.5% or better) before a reward, 15% best-day rule, 70/30 split, rewards bi-weekly, 7 days of inactivity closes the account.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. Funded from day one, no target. The max loss is 5% trailing behind the highest balance with no stated stop, the daily limit 3% of the account size, and open positions must not sit at a 2% floating loss. Seven profitable days (+0.5% or better) before a reward, 15% best-day rule, 70/30 split, rewards bi-weekly, 7 days of inactivity closes the account. No new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news.

Instant Pro

Verified September 17, 2026 · source

Instant Pro: no profit target, no daily loss limit, and a 6% trailing maximum loss that keeps rising with new highs and has no lock point.

Instant Pro limits
Phase	Profit target	Daily loss limit	Maximum loss	Maximum loss type
Rules	None	None	6%	Trailing

Daily reset: There is no daily loss limit, so there is no daily reset.
Daily loss calculation: There is no daily loss limit.
Maximum loss: The maximum loss is 6%, trailing: it follows the peak and the verified rules do not record when it is recalculated. It sits a fixed distance behind 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: Not recorded in the verified rules.
News trading: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all. source

Program notes. Funded from day one with no daily loss limit at all: the only floor is the 6% trailing max loss, which follows the highest balance and is never said to stop climbing. Leverage 1:10, split starts at 60% and grows, rewards every 14 days, 7 days of inactivity closes the account. No new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news. Sizes run $3K to $25K only.

What For Traders says

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

Maximum loss type · Classic (2-Step) and Fast Static (1-Step, static)

“Maximum Drawdown - Static. If your losses hit this limit, your account will be closed.”

Source: fortraders.com/our-rules

Maximum loss · 6 programs

“"Max Overall Drawdown" means the maximum percentage cumulative loss linked to the funding amount, which may be calculated based on both open and closed positions”

Source: fortraders.com/terms-and-conditions

Daily loss limit · 6 programs

“The daily loss limit is the most your equity may drop in a single day. At For Traders it's anchored to your initial balance”

Source: fortraders.com/faq

Maximum loss type · 4 programs

“"Trailing Drawdown" means a maximum loss limit that dynamically adjusts upward based on the account's highest achieved balance”

Source: fortraders.com/terms-and-conditions

For Traders rules, questions answered

Does For Traders have a trailing drawdown?

Classic (2-Step) and Fast Static (1-Step, static): No. The maximum loss is static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves. Fast (1-Step, trailing), Pay After Pass (1-Step), Instant Funding and Instant Pro: Yes. The maximum loss trails the peak. The verified rules do not record when it is recalculated. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It has no lock point and keeps rising with every new high.

When does the daily loss limit reset at For Traders?

Classic (2-Step), Fast (1-Step, trailing), Fast Static (1-Step, static), Pay After Pass (1-Step) and Instant Funding: The daily loss limit resets at 00:00 Athens time (EET/EEST, GMT+2 or GMT+3 in summer). Instant Pro: There is no daily loss limit, so there is no daily reset.

How is the daily loss limit calculated at For Traders?

Classic (2-Step): The limit is 4% of the day's opening balance or equity. Fast (1-Step, trailing), Pay After Pass (1-Step) and Instant Funding: The limit is 3% of the starting account size. Fast Static (1-Step, static): The limit is 3% of the day's opening balance or equity. Instant Pro: There is no daily loss limit.

Does For Traders have a consistency rule?

Classic (2-Step): Yes, a 20% best-day rule. The funded account keeps the 4% daily and 8% static loss, adds a 20% best-day rule, a 2% floating-loss cap on open positions, and blocks new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news. Fast (1-Step, trailing): Yes, a 20% best-day rule. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20, bi-weekly rewards. Fast Static (1-Step, static) and Pay After Pass (1-Step): Yes, a 20% best-day rule. Funded: 20% best-day rule, 2% floating-loss cap, no new trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, 80/20. Instant Funding: Yes, a 15% best-day rule. Seven profitable days (+0.5% or better) before a reward, 15% best-day rule, 70/30 split, rewards bi-weekly, 7 days of inactivity closes the account. Instant Pro: Not recorded in the verified rules.

What is the minimum number of trading days at For Traders?

All For Traders programs: The verified rules do not record a minimum number of trading days.

Can I trade news at For Traders?

All For Traders programs: Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Evaluations are free: news trading and holding over news, overnight and the weekend are all allowed. On a funded Master account the trader may hold through a release but may not OPEN a new trade within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact one. Crypto accounts have no news restriction at all.

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