Quick answer: A fixed floor at 92% of your initial balance that never moves. On a $100,000 Flex account the floor is $92,000, permanently.
How it works
The floor is set at account creation and never changes — it doesn't trail your equity upward like Speedy's, and it doesn't reset. Grow the account to $130,000 and the floor is still $92,000.
Flex | Speedy | |
Maximum drawdown | 8% static | 8% trailing |
Floor on $100,000 | $92,000, always | Starts $92,000, rises with your highest equity |
Effect of profit | More room | Less room — the level follows you up |
Same headline percentage, very different rule. On Flex, banking profit never tightens your maximum drawdown.
It applies to equity
Open losses count. A floating position can take equity through $92,000 and breach the account before you close.
Payouts still reduce your buffer
Withdrawing lowers your balance while the floor stays at $92,000, so the distance between them shrinks. Check the arithmetic before choosing an amount — see How Drawdown Affects Withdrawals.
See also: Daily Drawdown – Flex Accounts · Flex Prohibited Trading Practices