Top One Trader rules: drawdown, daily loss and reset time

Top One Trader NOVA: a 5% profit target, no daily loss limit, and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

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 it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. $7 entry, activation fee after passing. Evaluation: 5% target, NO daily loss limit, 6% trailing max (fixed distance, locks at the starting balance), unlimited time, unlimited free resets, no consistency rule. Funded: 3% daily limit (the overview says none; the daily-loss article says 3%, we show 3%), 5% trailing max locking at start, and payouts gated by a 20% Equity Stability Score, (largest winning day + |largest losing day|) ÷ total profit. Stop loss mandatory; 2%/2.5% floating-loss soft breaches.

Top One Trader 1-Step FLASH: a 10% profit target, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 7% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 7%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

3 minimum profitable days.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. 10% target; 4% daily of the initial balance off the higher of balance/equity at 5:00 PM EST, floating counts; 7% trailing max (fixed distance, locks at the starting balance once you are 7% up). 3 minimum profitable days. No consistency rule, no time limit. Funded: 3% daily profit cap pauses trading, no trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news, max 20% of account size / 20 lots open. Stop loss mandatory.

Top One Trader 2-Step PRO v2: 8% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 9% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 9%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. 8% then 5%; 4% daily of the initial balance off the higher of balance/equity at 5:00 PM EST; 9% static max. 3 profitable days of ≥0.5% per phase and again for each funded payout. Trades must stay open ≥5 minutes. No consistency rule. Funded: news trading not allowed, payouts bi-weekly capped at 6% of the initial balance or $15,000.

Top One Trader 2-Step PLUS: 10% then 5% profit targets, a 4% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and an 8% static maximum loss.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 4% of the starting account size.

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

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. No longer sold, carried for accounts already running. 10% then 5%; 4% daily of the initial balance off the previous day's highest balance or equity (day rolls 5:00 PM EST); static max 8% as standard, accounts bought during the launch promotion started at 10%, check your dashboard; we show the stricter 8%. After the first funded payout the max floor locks at the starting balance. 5 profitable days of ≥0.5% per phase and per payout. Funded: news trading not allowed, 5%/day profit cap (soft breach). No consistency rule.

Top One Trader Instant Funding: no profit target, a 3% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 6% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

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 it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

Yes, a 15% best-day rule. 15% best-day cap gates payouts.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. Funded from day one: 3% daily of the initial balance off the higher of balance/equity at 5:00 PM EST; 6% trailing max (fixed distance, locks at the starting balance once 6% up, and locks on first payout). 15% best-day cap gates payouts. Max 20% of account size / 20 lots open. Stop loss mandatory. Ten soft breaches allowed.

Top One Trader Instant PRIME: no profit target, a 2.5% daily loss limit that resets at 17:00 New York time (ET), and a 5% intraday trailing maximum loss that stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Daily reset

The daily loss limit resets at 17:00 New York time (ET).

Daily loss calculation

The limit is 2.5% of the starting account size.

Maximum loss

The maximum loss is 5%, trailing: it follows the peak and it is recalculated on every tick. It sits a fixed distance behind the peak. It stops trailing once it reaches the starting balance.

Minimum trading days

Not recorded in the verified rules.

Consistency rule

No consistency rule.

News trading

Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 5 minutes of high-impact releases. Challenge stages are unrestricted. On funded accounts (FLASH, Instant, PRIME; PRO v2 says news trading is not allowed when funded) no trade may be executed or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact release. The help centre does not say whether a breach is soft or hard. source

Program notes. Funded from day one (accounts bought from 25 Oct 2025): 2.5% daily of the initial balance off the higher of balance/equity at 5:00 PM EST; 5% trailing max (fixed distance, locks at the starting balance once 5% up, and on payout). Payouts gated by a 20% Equity Stability Score, not a best-day cap. Weekend holding restricted; no trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news; max 20% of size / 20 lots. Five soft breaches.