Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge — trailing drawdown
Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge's trailing drawdown limit is 5% 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 Maven Trading's full published rule set in the free calculator at run your own book against Maven Trading — free.
Maven Trading's Standard 1-Step Challenge models its maximum drawdown as a trailing floor at every account size PropSurvival's corpus carries for this program (2k, 5k, 10k, 20k, 50k, 100k): the threshold tracks the highest equity reached intraday, including open positions and never moves back down. The corpus records no lock condition — the floor keeps trailing for the life of the evaluation.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Allowance | 5% (scales by size) |
| Basis | intraday equity (open positions included) |
| Includes unrealized P&L | Yes |
| Evaluated | intraday, continuously |
| Locks / freezes | Not recorded |
How large is Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge's trailing drawdown?
Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge allows a trailing drawdown of 5% of the account balance.
What does Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge's trailing drawdown track?
It tracks the highest equity reached intraday, including open positions, and the floor never moves back down.
Does Maven Trading Standard 1-Step Challenge's trailing drawdown stop trailing?
No — the corpus records no lock condition, so the floor keeps trailing for the life of the evaluation.
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