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E8 Markets Signature Futures — trailing drawdown — 50k

Last changed 2026-08-17 · last checked 2026-08-17
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E8 Markets Signature Futures's trailing drawdown limit is 4% of the account balance. The floor follows the recorded high-water mark minus the allowance and never decreases. Whether the floor locks is not established for this program stage. Confirm the unresolved rule with the provider before relying on a simulation. Explore the recorded assumptions — free.

Source: https://propsurvival.com/firm-rules/e8-futures-trailing-drawdown-50k · corpus E8 Markets $50k · source re-checked 2026-08-17 and confirmed · free calculator: run your own book against E8 Markets — free

E8 Markets's Signature Futures models its maximum drawdown as a trailing floor at the 50k account size: the threshold tracks the highest end-of-day closed balance and never moves back down. The corpus does not establish whether the floor locks or keeps trailing; source support or current-stage applicability is unresolved.

FieldValue
Allowance4% ($2,000)
Basisend-of-day balance
Includes unrealized P&LYes
Evaluatedend of day
Locks / freezesUnknown — source support or applicability unresolved

How large is E8 Markets Signature Futures's trailing drawdown?

E8 Markets Signature Futures allows a trailing drawdown of 4% of the account balance.

What does E8 Markets Signature Futures's trailing drawdown track?

It tracks the highest end-of-day closed balance, and the floor never moves back down.

Does E8 Markets Signature Futures's trailing drawdown stop trailing?

Unknown — source support or current-stage applicability is unresolved; neither lock nor no-lock follows from the field alone.

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