Questions
The questions a prop-firm trader asks with a position open
Does the floating loss count, when does the day reset, why did it breach on a day that ended in profit, what happens now, and what on cTrader can close a trade for you. Each answered short first, then with the firm’s own rule, a worked example and the calculator that shows your number.
- Does floating loss count toward FTMO's daily loss limit?Yes. FTMO measures the daily loss on equity, so an open position's unrealised loss counts against the daily line - 5% of the initial capital on a 2-step account, 3% on a 1-step one - before it is closed, even if the trade later recovers.
- When does FTMO's daily loss limit reset?At 00:00 CE(S)T, midnight in Prague, every day. That is 23:00 UTC in winter and 22:00 UTC in summer, and the balance at that moment is where the next day's line is set: 5% of the initial capital below it on a 2-step account, 3% on a 1-step one.
- Why did my prop-firm account breach when I closed the day in profit?Because the daily loss line is checked on equity at every moment, not on the day's closed result. If equity touched the line at any point, the account breached then, and closing later in profit does not undo it.
- I hit my prop firm's daily loss limit. What happens now?At most firms a daily-loss breach is a hard breach: the account is closed at once, not paused until tomorrow. What is left is a discounted reset within a set number of days, and the arithmetic that decides whether the next attempt survives a losing run.
- How do I stop breaching FTMO's daily loss limit on cTrader?Size every trade from what is left of the day, not the account size. FTMO's line is 5% (2-step) or 3% (1-step) of the initial capital below the midnight Prague balance, on equity. Put a stop loss on every order; end the day when one more loss would not fit.
- Can trades close automatically at the daily loss limit on cTrader?Yes, with a tool. A risk cBot closes positions after a limit is hit, and runs free in cTrader's cloud. A risk manager in front of the broker, on a plan that enforces, refuses an order placed through it that would not fit. Nothing reaches a broker that is down.