Lux Trading Firm 1-Step Evaluation — static drawdown
Lux Trading Firm 1-Step Evaluation's maximum drawdown is a static 6% of the account, fixed from your starting balance — it does not trail up as you profit. The rule above is fixed; what it means for your account is not — run your own win rate and average R against Lux Trading Firm's full published rule set in the free calculator at run your own book against Lux Trading Firm — free.
Lux Trading Firm's 1-Step Evaluation (flagship evaluation challenge; distinct from Lux's separate 'Instant Funding'/INSTA no-evaluation product and its separate 'Prediction Markets' product, neither modelled here) models its maximum drawdown as a static floor at every account size PropSurvival's corpus carries for this program (100k, 400k, 1000k): the limit is fixed at 6% (scales by size) below your starting balance and does not trail up as the account grows.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Allowance | 6% (scales by size) |
| Anchor | Starting (initial) balance — fixed |
| Basis | — |
| Includes unrealized P&L | — |
| Evaluated | — |
How large is Lux Trading Firm 1-Step Evaluation's maximum drawdown?
Lux Trading Firm 1-Step Evaluation sets a static maximum drawdown of 6% of the account, fixed from the starting balance.
Does Lux Trading Firm 1-Step Evaluation's maximum drawdown trail?
No — it is a static limit anchored to your starting balance, so it does not move up as the account grows.
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