πŸ›‘οΈDaily Drawdown Protection

What is it?

Daily Drawdown Protection is a paid option that prevents automatic challenge closure when the Daily Drawdown limit is reached. When the protection triggers, your challenge remains active, allowing you to continue trading the next day.


πŸ’³ Availability and Cost

Which challenges is it available for?

The option is available when purchasing:

  • βœ… 1-phase challenges (Basic and Accelerated)

  • βœ… 2-phase challenges (Basic and Accelerated)

  • ❌ NOT available for Turbo (Instant) β€” this challenge type has no Daily Drawdown requirement

Cost

15% of the base challenge cost

πŸ“Œ Important: The cost is calculated from the amount including any applied discount.

Example: If a challenge costs $200 after discount, the protection option will cost $30 (200 Γ— 15%).


βš™οΈ How does the protection work?

Key characteristics

  • πŸ”„ Triggers once during the entire challenge lifetime (regardless of phase)

  • 🚫 Does not prevent closure when Max Drawdown is reached

  • ⏱️ Blocks trading until the end of the current day after triggering

What happens when it triggers?

When the Daily Drawdown limit is reached:

  1. All open positions are automatically closed

  2. All limit and pending orders are cancelled

  3. Trading is blocked until 00:00 UTC the next day

  4. Challenge remains active β€” you can resume trading the next day

Example: Successful protection trigger


🎨 Interface display

The option status is visually displayed with a shield icon:

Status
Icon
Description

Active

πŸ›‘οΈ Intact shield

Protection available and unused

Used

πŸͺ¨ Cracked shield

Protection triggered, no longer available


⚠️ Important limitations

Critical to understand:

Protection works ONLY for Daily Drawdown

The option DOES NOT protect from:

  • ❌ Max Drawdown

  • ❌ Other challenge violation rules


🎯 When should you buy this option?

  • Use aggressive strategies with high volatility

  • Trade news or major events

  • Want to hedge against a single series of losing trades

  • Are just starting and worried about risk management mistakes

Daily Drawdown Protection gives you the right to one bad day, but doesn't replace the need to maintain discipline and monitor your overall account drawdown.


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