Start with the rule, not the headline account size
Two accounts with the same advertised balance can behave very differently if their loss limits move differently. The useful comparison is the distance between current equity and the level at which the account breaches, together with whether that level can move.
- Static drawdown generally stays fixed after the starting threshold is set.
- Trailing drawdown can move upward as the account reaches new equity or balance highs.
- Some providers stop trailing after a threshold; others use end-of-day or intraday calculations.
Why this affects real trading
A tighter or moving threshold can reduce how much normal trade variance the account can tolerate. That matters for traders who scale in, hold through volatile sessions or use strategies with larger intraday swings.
- Compare the calculation method.
- Compare whether the verified rule records open profit as moving the threshold.
- Compare whether the verified rule records the threshold as locking after a milestone.
- Use the exact verified plan rule rather than assuming every account from the same firm behaves identically.
How TradeOffr records it
TradeOffr records drawdown type at plan level only when official provider evidence supports the public value. Ambiguous source data is held out of the public plan matrix until verification is complete.
Use this guide as a framework for research. Provider-specific facts shown in TradeOffr comparisons are published through the official-source verification gate; unresolved changes stay out of the public comparison.