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?

Yes — the corpus records a lock condition, so the floor stops trailing once it locks.

Firm rules · Trailing drawdown

E8 Markets (Signature Futures) — trailing drawdown: 4% (50k)

Last changed 2026-08-17 · last checked 2026-08-17 · rules/e8-futures

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E8 Markets Signature Futures's trailing drawdown limit is 4% of the account balance, and the floor never moves below the highest point reached. The rule above is fixed; what it means for your account is not — run your own win rate and average R against E8 Markets's full published rule set in the free calculator at app?firm=e8-futures.

Source: https://propsurvival.com/firm-rules/e8-futures-trailing-drawdown-50k · corpus rules/e8-futures · last checked 2026-08-17 · free calculator: ../app?firm=e8-futures&src=e8-futures-trailing-drawdown

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 floor stops trailing once it locks; the corpus records a lock condition for this program.

Field	Value
Allowance	4% ($2,000)
Basis	balance_eod
Includes unrealized P&L	Yes
Evaluated	eod
Locks / freezes	{"at":"initial_plus_abs","value":0}

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