E8 Markets E8 One — trailing drawdown
E8 Markets E8 One's trailing drawdown limit is 6% 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 run your own book against E8 Markets — free.
E8 Markets's E8 One (customizable 4-14% Dynamic Drawdown / 80-90-100% payout split; this file = the /e8-one page's own default config, 6% drawdown / 80% split) models its maximum drawdown as a trailing floor at every account size PropSurvival's corpus carries for this program (5k, 10k, 25k, 50k, 100k, 200k, 400k, 500k): the threshold tracks the highest closed balance after each closed trade and never moves back down. The floor stops trailing once it locks; the corpus records a lock condition for this program.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Allowance | 6% (scales by size) |
| Basis | balance after each closed trade |
| Includes unrealized P&L | Yes |
| Evaluated | end of day |
| Locks / freezes | Locks at the initial account balance |
How large is E8 Markets E8 One's trailing drawdown?
E8 Markets E8 One allows a trailing drawdown of 6% of the account balance.
What does E8 Markets E8 One's trailing drawdown track?
It tracks the highest closed balance after each closed trade, and the floor never moves back down.
Does E8 Markets E8 One's trailing drawdown stop trailing?
Yes — the corpus records a lock condition, so the floor stops trailing once it locks.
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