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title: "What is the Daily Loss Limit? - Get Funded Now"
description: "The Daily Loss Limit is the maximum amount your account is permitted to lose within the defined trading day."
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Drawdown & risk

# What is the Daily Loss Limit?

The Daily Loss Limit is the maximum amount your account is permitted to lose within the defined trading day.

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## The full answer

The Daily Loss Limit is the maximum amount your account is permitted to lose within the defined trading day.

Think of it as the account's daily risk ceiling.

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## Explained in full

- [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)

## Related questions

- [Does the Daily Loss Limit include open trades?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-the-daily-loss-limit-include-open-trades) - Drawdown & risk - Yes - floating losses affect your equity, so an open position counts against the limit before you close it.
- [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.
- [Can commissions and trading costs affect my Daily Loss Limit?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-commissions-affect-the-daily-loss-limit) - Drawdown & risk - Yes. Trading costs affect account performance and should be allowed for when managing your risk.
- [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.

## More answers on daily loss limit rules

- [What happens if I exceed the Daily Loss Limit for only a few seconds?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/exceeding-the-daily-loss-limit-briefly) - If the account crosses a hard breach threshold it can be considered breached, even if the market reverses immediately afterwards.
- [Should I trade right up to the Daily Loss Limit?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/should-i-trade-up-to-the-daily-loss-limit) - We strongly advise against it.

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