Quick answer: A trailing maximum drawdown follows your highest equity upward and never comes back down. It applies to Speedy (8%) and Instant Funding (6%). Flex and Pro use static floors instead.
The mechanism, step by step
Speedy, $100,000 account, 8% trailing:
Event | Highest equity | Breach level | Room |
Account opens | $100,000 | $92,000 | $8,000 |
Equity reaches $104,000 | $104,000 | $96,000 | $8,000 |
Equity falls to $98,000 | $104,000 | $96,000 | $2,000 |
Equity reaches $108,000 | $108,000 | $100,000 — locks | $8,000 |
Any later fall | $108,000 | $100,000 | shrinking |
Three things to notice: the level only ever rises; giving back profit shrinks your room without moving the level; and once you're up the full percentage, the level locks at your starting balance and stops trailing.
Floating highs count
The level tracks highest achieved equity — including an intraday floating peak you never banked. A position that spikes +$4,000 and comes back to +$500 has still moved the level up.
After a payout
The level does not move down when you withdraw:
Before $4,000 payout | After | |
Balance | $104,000 | $100,000 |
Level | $96,000 | $96,000 |
Buffer | $8,000 | $4,000 |
Static, for contrast
Pro (10%) and Flex (8%) fix the floor at account creation — $90,000 and $92,000 on a $100,000 account — and it never moves in either direction.
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See also: Maximum Drawdown – Speedy (Trailing) · Drawdown & Risk Limits – Instant Funding