During the Challenge phase, you must follow all rules to stay eligible for a funded account.
However, breaking a rule doesn’t always mean your challenge is over, only one specific rule actually stops trading.
Here’s exactly what happens depending on the case.
1. Trailing Drawdown violation
The Trailing Drawdown is the only rule that immediately blocks trading.
If your equity drops below the drawdown limit, your account is considered failed, and you can’t trade on it anymore.
You still have full access to your dashboard, history, and live market data until the end of your subscription,
but no new trades can be placed on that account.
-> You can still connect a SIM account on your platform (like NinjaTrader or R|Trader) and continue practicing with live market data.
When your subscription renews, your challenge automatically resets, and a new account is created so you can start a fresh evaluation.
Example:
You have a $100K challenge with a $3,000 trailing drawdown.
If your equity drops to $96,900, the account is blocked.
You can still view charts, monitor data, and practice on a SIM account until renewal or reset.
2. Consistency Rule violation
The consistency rule requires your best trading day to be 50% or less of your total net profit.
If your best day exceeds that threshold, your account stays active and tradable,
but it becomes not eligible to pass the Challenge.
You can, however, fix the consistency rule during your subscription by rebalancing your trading.
Example:
You’ve made $4,000 total profit with $2,800 on your best day (70%).
If you keep trading with smaller profitable days (+$400, +$500, +$600...),
your total profit increases and your best day becomes less than 50% of your total.
Once your ratio reaches 50% or below, your account is back in rule and eligible again automatically.
3. Manual reset (full reset)
If you want to start over immediately instead of waiting for renewal,
you can request a manual reset at any time.
When you reset your challenge:
Your account balance, performance, and stats are completely reset to zero,
All rules and consistency are cleared,
Your subscription date is extended by 30 days from the reset date.
A reset fee applies.
This option is ideal if you’ve broken a rule and want to start fresh right away.
4. Account renewal
At the end of your subscription:
If you hit the maximum drawdown, your account automatically resets on renewal (new challenge account).
If you broke consistency, your account renews as usual and your eligibility remains based on your new results.
Each renewal starts a new evaluation cycle with a clean account.
Summary
Rule Broken | Trading Access | Eligibility | How to Fix |
Max Drawdown | ❌ Trading blocked | ❌ Failed | Automatic reset at renewal or manual reset |
Consistency Rule | ✅ Active | ⏸ Suspended | Add smaller days until ratio ≤ 50% |
Key points
Only maximum drawdown blocks trading
Consistency can be recovered anytime
Manual reset = new account, stats wiped, +30 days added
Renewal automatically starts a fresh challenge