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AquaFutures rules explained
A plain-English walk-through of AquaFutures's drawdown, consistency, news, copy-trade, and payout rules, pulled from the firm's published policies and re-checked on Apr 15, 2026.
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Main rule to understand first
End-of-day drawdown looks friendly on paper but means the drawdown line does not step up until the session closes, sizing into a winner intraday still gives back every tick of risk room at the next session open.
How the drawdown works
Drawdown is recalculated at the session close using that day's closing balance. Intraday swings don't shift the drawdown line, only losing sessions do. This gives discretionary traders more room to sit through heat before a trade resolves. End-of-day drawdown: the line only trails based on the session's closing balance, not intraday highs. The drawdown locks once the session-close equity reaches the initial balance plus the account's buffer.
Worked example, $25K Evaluation: starting balance $25,000, max loss $1,500, profit target $1,500. A losing session drops the drawdown line by the session loss; intraday swings don't move it. This gives you room to manage heat mid-session.
Full rule summary
| Drawdown type End-of-day drawdown: the line only trails based on the session's closing balance, not intraday highs. The drawdown locks once the session-close equity reaches the initial balance plus the account's buffer. | End-of-day (EOD) drawdown |
|---|---|
| Profit target Targets and limits scale with the account tier, see pricing. | $1,500 on the $25K Evaluation |
| Max loss | $1,500 on the $25K Evaluation |
| Daily loss limit | $500 on the $25K Evaluation |
| Consistency rule At payout request, no single trading day may exceed 30% of lifetime profit. Verify against AquaFutures' current payout policy before withdrawal. | Yes, no single day may exceed 30% of total profit |
| News trading | Restricted, check firm rules |
| Copy trading | Allowed |
| Scalping | Allowed |
| Overnight holds | Not allowed |
| Minimum trading days | 7 days |
| Inactivity limit | 10 days |
| Max contracts (by account) |
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| Daily loss limit | AquaFutures applies a separate daily loss limit on top of the max loss drawdown. Hitting the daily limit fails the day, not just the trade. |
| Session close timing | The EOD drawdown calculation is tied to the daily settlement window. Trades still open when the window closes are evaluated at the settlement price. |
What to check before buying
- Drawdown fits your style: Good for discretionary traders willing to sit through heat, less good if you want a hard intraday stop.
- Consistency rule: Don't let a single day exceed 30% of your lifetime profit, or the payout will be delayed until more days rebalance the distribution.
- Minimum trading days: You'll need at least 7 trading days before a payout is eligible.
- No overnight holds: Flatten every position by session close. If you trade a swing style, this firm may not fit.
- News trading restricted: Flatten ahead of high-impact US releases, holding through a restricted event is a common evaluation-killer.
- Max contracts per tier: Contract caps scale by account size, check the $25K Evaluation cap (3) before planning position size.