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title: "Can commissions and trading costs affect my Daily Loss Limit?"
description: "Yes. Trading costs affect account performance and should be allowed for when managing your risk."
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Drawdown & risk

# Can commissions and trading costs affect my Daily Loss Limit?

Yes. Trading costs affect account performance and should be allowed for when managing your risk.

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## The full answer

Yes. Trading costs affect account performance and should be allowed for when managing your risk.

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## Explained in full

- [Commission and Costs](https://getfundednow.com/rules/commission) - The rule, explained - Commission is $3.50 per side, $7 per lot round turn on every programme, charged on the simulated account. It counts toward the daily loss limit.
- [Daily Loss Limit Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/daily-loss-limit) - The rule, explained - The daily loss limit is 3% on Instant and 5% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $3,000 or $5,000 on a $100,000 simulated account.

## Terms used in this answer

[Daily loss limit](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/daily-loss-limit) · [Commission](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/commission)

## Related questions

- [Do closed losses count?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-closed-losses-count) - Drawdown & risk - Yes. Realised trading losses during the relevant calculation period form part of the account's daily performance.
- [When does the Daily Loss Limit reset?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/when-does-the-daily-loss-limit-reset) - Drawdown & risk - At the reset time shown in your trading environment and dashboard - do not assume it is midnight in your own timezone.
- [Does a new day mean yesterday's losses disappear from my overall drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-a-new-day-clear-my-overall-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - No. The Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown are separate rules - the daily calculation resets while your overall drawdown position does not.
- [What happens if I exceed the Daily Loss Limit for only a few seconds?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/exceeding-the-daily-loss-limit-briefly) - Drawdown & risk - If the account crosses a hard breach threshold it can be considered breached, even if the market reverses immediately afterwards.

## More answers on commission and costs

- [How do I purchase a GFN account?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/how-do-i-purchase-an-account) - Choose your program, account size, any available options and a payment method, then complete checkout - the account is created once payment succeeds.
- [Is the fee recurring?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-the-fee-recurring) - Unless a product clearly states otherwise, the price shown is a one-time purchase fee for that account rather than a monthly subscription.
- [My trade went negative because of spread immediately after opening. Does that count?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/trade-negative-from-spread) - Yes. Trading costs and floating P&L form part of the account's trading performance.

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