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title: "Is Maximum Drawdown the same on every GFN plan?"
description: "Is Maximum Drawdown the same on every GFN plan? No. Different plans can use different Maximum Drawdown limits and calculation methods."
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Drawdown & risk

# Is Maximum Drawdown the same on every GFN plan?

No. Different plans can use different Maximum Drawdown limits and calculation methods.

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## The full answer

No. Different plans can use different Maximum Drawdown limits and calculation methods.

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## Explained in full

- [Maximum Drawdown Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/max-drawdown) - The rule, explained - Maximum drawdown is 5% on Instant and 8% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $5,000 or $8,000 on a $100,000 simulated account, measured on equity.
- [Trailing Drawdown Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/trailing-drawdown) - The rule, explained - A trailing drawdown follows your equity high upward. Instant uses 5% trailing - $5,000 on a $100,000 account. The 2 Step drawdown never trails.

## Terms used in this answer

[Maximum drawdown](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/maximum-drawdown) · [Instant funding](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/instant-funding)

## Related questions

- [What is Maximum Drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-maximum-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - Maximum Drawdown is the total amount your account is permitted to decline before the account is breached.
- [What is fixed drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-fixed-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - A fixed drawdown level is calculated relative to a defined account level and does not continue trailing upward simply because the account makes additional profit.
- [What is relative or trailing drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-trailing-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - A relative or trailing drawdown can move as the account reaches new performance highs according to the rules of the specific program.
- [Can open positions cause a Maximum Drawdown breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-open-positions-breach-max-drawdown) - Drawdown & risk - Yes. Account equity matters when monitoring trading risk.

## More answers on maximum drawdown rules

- [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) - 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 the account touches the Maximum Drawdown level?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-happens-if-i-touch-max-drawdown) - If your account reaches or exceeds the defined hard breach limit according to the program's calculation method, the account can be breached.
- [Can profitable trades offset a previous breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-profits-offset-a-previous-breach) - No. Once a hard breach has occurred, a later market recovery does not undo it.

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