What is the Max Daily Loss rule?
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Max Daily Loss (MDL)
Max Daily Loss is the maximum loss allowed in a single trading day. It is a hard risk limit designed to prevent revenge trading, oversized positions, and emotional decision-making during volatile sessions. The value of the MDL is fixed, and caculated from the account size, and measured from the opening balance.
MDL limits by program
- 1-Step Evaluation: 3% Max Daily Loss
- 2-Step Evaluation: 5% Max Daily Loss
Market Rush is intraday-only, so positions are squared off and P&L is realized by the end of the day. MDL is still enforced as soon as your day’s P&L touches the limit at any point during the session.
Example (10L account)
- 1-Step: 3% of 10,00,000 = ₹30,000 max loss in a day
- 2-Step: 5% of 10,00,000 = ₹50,000 max loss in a day
For example if your opening balance is ₹10,20,000 for a 2-step evaluation of account size, then the max daily loss is ₹50,000 (5% of ₹10,00,000). So, on that day, the equity shouldn't fall below: ₹10,20,000 - ₹50,000 = ₹9,70,000.
Practical tip: many consistent traders stop trading well before MDL is reached and treat MDL as a “hard emergency brake,” not a daily target.