- A daily loss limit is the cap on how much you can lose in a single day — and it is the single most common reason evaluation accounts are failed.
- A handful of firms remove it and govern risk through one maximum drawdown instead: The5%ers (High-Stakes), City Traders Imperium (Long-Term Trader), and BluFX on some plans.
- No daily limit suits swing and position traders — but only if your own risk control replaces the rule the firm removed.
What a daily loss limit actually does
A daily loss limit is the maximum you’re allowed to lose in one trading day, measured from that day’s starting balance. Breach it — counting realised losses plus open floating loss intraday — and the account is failed, even if your overall drawdown still has room.
For day traders this is a guardrail. For swing and position traders it’s a trap: a position held overnight can drift into a daily breach on a single gap or news spike, failing an account that was never actually in deep drawdown. That mismatch is why traders search specifically for firms without the rule.
Prop firms with no daily loss limit
| Firm | Plan with no daily limit | Risk control instead | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| The5%ers | High-Stakes Challenge | Single max drawdown (~4%) | Swing traders wanting a proven operator |
| City Traders Imperium | Long-Term Trader | Max drawdown only | Position traders, longer holds |
| BluFX | Some plans | Max drawdown only | Subscription-style funded access |
Program structures change often, so treat this as a shortlist and confirm the live rule set on each firm’s official site before you pay.
The5%ers — High-Stakes Challenge
- Single-stage evaluation, +8% target, ~4% max drawdown, no daily loss limit.
- A 10-year veteran (since 2016) with a long published payout record.
- Good fit if you want the no-daily-limit freedom without taking newcomer risk.
City Traders Imperium — Long-Term Trader
- The Long-Term Trader plan removes the daily loss limit by design and is built around holding trades.
- Suits position traders who think in days and weeks rather than sessions.
BluFX — subscription model
- No daily loss limit on some plans, with a subscription-style funded structure.
- Read the specific plan terms, as the no-daily-limit rule applies to particular tiers only.
No daily limit is freedom, not safety
Removing the daily cap doesn’t reduce your risk — it moves it onto you. Without a daily limit, one oversized loss can run straight to your maximum drawdown and end the account in a single trade. The firms above simply trust you to manage the day yourself.
So if you choose a no-daily-limit account:
- Set your own daily stop. Decide the loss that ends your trading day and honour it.
- Size against max drawdown. Your real budget is the overall drawdown, not a daily figure — divide it across the trades you expect to be wrong on.
- Respect overnight and weekend gaps. The reason you wanted no daily limit (holding trades) is exactly where gap risk lives.
Who should use a no-daily-loss-limit firm?
- Swing traders holding positions for days → the daily cap is your biggest false-failure risk; remove it.
- Position traders on higher timeframes → a daily measure barely fits how you trade.
- News and event traders → overnight drift won’t fail you on a technicality.
- Pure scalpers and day traders → you probably don’t need this; a daily limit can even enforce useful discipline.
Summary
- The daily loss limit fails more accounts than any other rule — and swing traders are hit hardest by it.
- The5%ers High-Stakes, City Traders Imperium Long-Term Trader, and BluFX are the clearest no-daily-limit options.
- The freedom only pays off if you replace the rule with your own daily stop and size against max drawdown.
- Final investment decisions are your own. This site does not provide investment advice.