The EOD Plan at Elite Trader Funding

The Elite Trader Funding EOD (End-of-Day) plan trails the drawdown floor only at session close, unrealized intraday profit and loss swings do not move the floor while the market is live. As of May 2026, it is sold at three sizes: $50K at $347 per month, $100K at $487 per month, and $150K at $657 per month, with verified max drawdowns of $2,000, $3,500, and $4,500 respectively. The plan includes a daily loss limit during evaluation, no time limit on the eval phase, and carries the same 8-ATD requirement as other Elite Trader Funding eval plans for the first payout cycle.

This article covers every confirmed EOD parameter in detail: how the end-of-day trailing mechanic works, what the daily loss limit means in practice, the exact pricing and drawdown table, payout cycle structure, reset fees, and how the EOD plan compares to the 1-Step plan's live trailing structure. All data is sourced from Elite Trader Funding's help center and the May 2026 verification pass, this is research-based content; PTV has not personally traded the ETF EOD plan.

The EOD plan is part of the broader six-plan catalog at Elite Trader Funding covered in the account types pillar. For the companion rules articles that govern this plan, see the EOD drawdown deep-dive, the daily loss limit article, the safety net article, and the 23% consistency rule.

How the EOD drawdown actually works

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan trails the drawdown floor against the highest end-of-day closing balance recorded on the account. "End-of-day" refers specifically to the close of the regular trading hours session, not any arbitrary time of day, but the documented session-end for the CME futures market.

The mechanic works as follows. A trader starts a $100K EOD account with a $3,500 max drawdown, meaning the minimum balance floor begins at $100,100 (the safety net starting point derived from the help center table). On day one, the trader runs $2,000 of unrealized profit mid-session, lets the position breathe, and closes flat at the session end. The closing balance is $100,000, no realized profit. The floor does not move. The $2,000 intraday spike is irrelevant to the drawdown calculation.

On day two, the trader closes the session with $1,500 in realized profit. Closing balance: $101,500. The floor now ratchets up from $100,100 to $101,500 minus the $3,500 drawdown, meaning the new minimum balance is $98,000. The floor has moved, but only because the closing balance moved. The adjustment happens once per day, at session close.

This is the structural reason intraday swing traders value the EOD mechanic. A trader holding through a volatile news release, watching an open position spike $5,000 in their favor, retrace to $1,000, and eventually close the day at $3,000 realized, has only moved the floor by $3,000 worth of end-of-day adjustment, not by the intraday $5,000 spike. On a 1-Step plan, that same $5,000 intraday spike would have permanently locked the floor at the spike high, requiring an additional $5,000 of realized gains before the drawdown stopped chasing upward.

The EOD plan does have a daily loss limit during evaluation (discussed in the next section). The EOD trailing mechanic itself is documented in detail in the ETF EOD drawdown article.

EOD pricing and drawdown table

As of May 2026, the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan is sold at three monthly subscription sizes. The drawdown amounts are verified from ETF's safety net requirements help center article, which lists minimum balances and safety net thresholds for every plan and size.

The safety net target is the realized profit threshold at which the drawdown floor permanently locks and the daily loss limit is removed. For the $100K EOD account: the trader must accumulate $3,600 in realized profits ($3,500 drawdown + $100) before the floor ceases to trail.

The GOFUTURES promo code applies 80 percent off the first month on the EOD plan. First-month prices with GOFUTURES: $50K = $69.40, $100K = $97.40, $150K = $131.40. After the first month, the subscription renews at the full monthly price. GOFUTURES cannot be combined with other codes, one code per purchase, and has no documented expiration date as of May 2026.

The EOD plan is priced above the 1-Step plan for comparable account sizes. The $50K EOD at $347 costs $150 per month more than the $50K 1-Step at $197. The $100K EOD at $487 costs $240 per month more than the $100K 1-Step at $247. Traders are paying a premium specifically for the end-of-day trailing mechanic and the protection it offers against intraday spike-and-retrace scenarios. The full ETF pricing comparison across all plans is in the pricing article.

The daily loss limit on EOD plans

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan includes a hard daily loss limit during evaluation and during the Elite Sim-Funded phase until the safety net is achieved. The daily loss limit is calculated from the prior day's closing balance, not from the current starting balance of the session.

In practice: a $100K EOD account that closed yesterday at $101,500 starts today with a daily loss limit calculated from $101,500. The exact dollar amount of the daily loss limit is not published as a single number in ETF's help content, but the mechanism is confirmed: open position losses count intraday, meaning if the unrealized balance drops below the daily loss limit threshold at any tick, the evaluation fails immediately, not at session close.

This is the most common misunderstanding on EOD plans at Elite Trader Funding. New traders assume that because the drawdown floor only adjusts at end-of-day, the daily loss limit also only triggers at end-of-day. It does not. The daily loss limit is a separate, harder constraint that operates in real time throughout the session. An EOD account does not have EOD protection on its daily loss limit, only on its trailing drawdown floor.

The daily loss limit is removed permanently once the safety net is achieved. After the $100K EOD account has accumulated $3,600 in realized profits, the daily loss limit is gone for the life of the account. From that point forward, the only constraint is the locked minimum balance floor and, further down the line, the 35 percent loss rule that activates once the account has grown more than 20 percent above starting balance.

The daily loss limit mechanics, calculation method, and documented breaches are covered in detail in the ETF daily loss limit article. The safety net removal mechanics are in the safety net article.

Profit targets and time limits

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan has no time limit. The monthly subscription renews automatically until the trader passes the evaluation, cancels the subscription, or exhausts their reset allowance. This is one of the primary advantages over the Fast Track plan (which enforces a strict 10-calendar-day deadline) and a structural feature that removes the pressure that fixed-window evaluations create.

The minimum trading days requirement is 5 days. The trader cannot pass the evaluation in fewer than 5 trading sessions, regardless of profit. This requirement can be waived by purchasing the One Day To Pass (ODTP) add-on at checkout.

The profit target for the EOD plan is not published as a single confirmed number for each size. ETF's pricing table is JavaScript-rendered and the specific dollar targets were not extractable via PTV's research tools. From ETF's blog references and a confirmed $3,000 profit target on the $50K 1-Step account, the EOD profit targets are estimated at approximately 6 percent of account size:

These are research-based estimates, not confirmed figures from ETF's pricing page. Traders should verify the exact profit target for their chosen size directly on the ETF evaluations page at `elitetraderfunding.app/evaluations` before purchasing.

The 5-minimum-trading-days rule means no single-session blowout pass. Even if a trader hits the profit target in one session, the evaluation does not complete until 5 qualifying sessions are logged. The ODTP add-on removes this requirement and is available at checkout for any EOD size.

Payout cycle 1 ($2,000 cap, 8 ATDs)

The first payout cycle on the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan is capped at $2,000, confirmed from the EOD plan help center article. To unlock that first payout, the trader must accumulate 8 Active Trading Days (ATDs) in Elite Sim-Funded status after passing the evaluation.

An Active Trading Day at Elite Trader Funding qualifies when two conditions are both met:

At least $200 in realized profit on that trading day

That day's realized profit must be at least 23 percent of the trader's highest single ATD profit to date

The second condition, the 23 percent ATD consistency rule, is the mechanic that most catches traders mid-cycle. If a trader posts an exceptional $8,000 ATD, every future ATD must generate at least $1,840 to count as qualifying. One large outlier day raises the floor for all subsequent ATDs. Traders who rely on occasional large wins and many small days may find the 8-ATD requirement takes far longer than expected because the smaller days no longer qualify. The consistency rule is covered in full in the 23% ATD consistency rule article.

Subsequent payout cycles on the EOD plan require 10 ATDs each (Cycles 2, 3, and 4). The maximum payout per cycle increases across cycles, building toward the $25,000 lifetime sim payout cap that applies to all Elite Sim-Funded accounts at Elite Trader Funding. Reaching the lifetime sim cap is one of three pathways that qualifies a trader for a discretionary Live Elite invitation.

Payouts on the EOD plan run on Mondays and Wednesdays, reviewed daily. The minimum withdrawal is $100. The 48-hour payout guarantee applies: if any qualifying payout is not approved within 48 business hours, ETF issues a $1,000 bonus to the trader. Third-party delays via Rise (the payout provider) or SumSub (the KYC provider) are excluded from the guarantee. The first $12,500 of each payout cycle stays 100 percent with the trader; amounts above $12,500 in a single cycle go 80/20 (trader keeps 80 percent).

How EOD compares to 1-Step

The most direct comparison within the Elite Trader Funding catalog is between the EOD plan and the 1-Step (Live Trailing) plan. Both are monthly-subscription evaluations. Both sell at $50K, $100K, and $150K sizes (1-Step also offers $250K). Both require 5 minimum trading days and carry no time limit. The key differences are in the trailing mechanism, the daily loss limit, and the price.

The EOD plan costs $240 more per month than the comparable 1-Step size. That premium buys two things: end-of-day trailing protection and a slightly larger max drawdown ($3,500 vs $3,000 at the $100K size). Whether those features are worth the extra cost depends on the trader's specific style.

The critical trade-off is the daily loss limit. The 1-Step plan has no daily loss limit during evaluation. A 1-Step trader can have a bad day, lose most of the allowed drawdown in one session, and continue without an immediate hard-stop, as long as the trailing floor was not breached. The EOD trader has a daily loss limit that acts as a real-time hard stop separate from the trailing floor. An EOD trader who runs into an unexpectedly wide losing session can breach the daily loss limit before ever touching the trailing drawdown floor.

For traders whose strategy involves controlled intraday drawdown but clean end-of-day prints, the EOD structure rewards discipline at session close while removing the anxiety of intraday spikes ratcheting the floor upward. For traders who occasionally run large intraday drawdowns before recovering, the EOD's daily loss limit is the greater risk than the 1-Step's intraday trailing.

The full side-by-side table across every plan, size, and rule is in the account types pillar. The 1-Step plan's specific mechanics are covered in the 1-Step plan article.

Strategy: when EOD is the right choice

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan is built for traders whose edge depends on holding through intraday volatility and printing a clean closing balance at session end. Specifically, the EOD structure advantages three types of strategies.

First: mean-reversion traders who enter wide on a spike and hold through the reversion. On a 1-Step plan, a $4,000 intraday adverse excursion before the mean-reversion triggers would move the floor by $4,000, requiring the trade to close at plus-$4,000 just to stay neutral on floor position. On EOD, that adverse excursion is invisible to the floor calculation as long as the position closes in profit by session end.

Second: traders who hold through news events and accept large short-term swings in exchange for the directional move. The September 2025 ETF update explicitly permits news trading, ETF's help center states "ETF does not impose any restrictions or limitations on traders during major economic news events." This makes the EOD plan viable for holding through CPI, FOMC, or NFP releases without the fear of intraday volatility locking the trailing floor higher. Details on the news trading policy are in the ETF news trading article.

Third: traders who run multiple intraday positions and see their gross equity fluctuate heavily before closing into realized gains. The EOD structure does not punish unrealized peak gross-equity, only the closing balance matters.

The critical disqualifier: if the trader's strategy involves large intraday drawdown before recovery, the EOD's daily loss limit is a real constraint. Traders who regularly dip 1.5 to 2 percent intraday before closing green need to verify that the daily loss limit on their chosen EOD size does not cut off those drawdowns before recovery. If the typical intraday drawdown exceeds the daily loss limit threshold, the 1-Step plan (no daily loss limit) may be a structurally better fit despite the more aggressive trailing mechanic.

For overnight-hold strategies, the EOD plan is not the answer. Overnight holds require Diamond Hands ($100K, $397/mo) or a DTF account ($25K/$50K/$100K, one-time fees). The Diamond Hands article and DTF article cover those options.

Common breach patterns

The two most common failure patterns on the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan are documented breach types that differ from what most traders expect.

Breach pattern 1: the daily loss limit hit by open positions. This is the most reported failure mode among EOD traders. The trader holds a position into a losing session, the unrealized balance dips below the prior-day-close-based daily loss limit, and the evaluation fails, even if the trader intended to hold for recovery. The EOD plan's floor protection applies to end-of-day trailing, not to the daily loss limit. Intraday, the daily loss limit is a hard real-time constraint. Traders new to EOD plans frequently assume the "EOD" designation protects them from intraday failures entirely. It does not.

Breach pattern 2: EOD floor adjustment confusion after a strong closing day. A trader closes day three at a new high balance. The EOD trailing floor ratchets up automatically. On day four, the trader assumes the floor is the same as day three because the account is open with no positions. It is not, the floor has already moved up, and the available intraday range from the new floor to the new daily loss limit may be narrower than the trader realizes. This is especially relevant in the early sessions of a funded account before the safety net is achieved and the daily loss limit is still in effect. Tracking both the trailing floor and the daily loss limit as two separate real-time constraints is mandatory for EOD plan management.

Tracking tools for drawdown and daily loss limit visibility depend on the platform. Tradovate has a built-in Account module for real-time drawdown tracking; the ETF help center has documented guides for Tradovate drawdown visibility. The NinjaTrader and Rithmic setups are covered in the platforms article.

Resets and activation

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan allows up to 3 resets per Elite Sim-Funded account. Resets are not free, the documented reset fee for the $100K EOD account is $437. Smaller size reset fees are lower; the $50K 1-Step reset fee (the closest documented comparable) is $147. The full reset fee range across all plans runs $87 to $557 depending on plan type and account size.

Resets are available after a failed evaluation. They restore the account to its starting state, including the original starting balance and the trailing floor. Resets do not carry forward any prior progress, the ATD count, realized profit history, and floor position all reset to zero. Accounts purchased before September 17, 2025 that resulted in a failed evaluation cannot be reset under the current policy.

Activation after passing evaluation follows the same three-option structure as all other Elite Trader Funding monthly plans:

The Double Down Deal at $47 is the cheapest activation path but requires the trader to have purchased the 3D add-on when originally buying the evaluation. A trader who did not purchase 3D at checkout cannot access the $47 rate retroactively.

The Elite Sim-Funded Credit Bonus applies on the EOD plan the same way it does on all other plans: when activation occurs, ETF credits the account with the original evaluation price paid (including any add-ons). This credit does not count toward realized profit-and-loss tracking or ATD profit thresholds. Full activation fee strategy is in the activation fee article.

The bottom line

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan is the right choice for traders whose strategy depends on holding through intraday chop and printing a clean session close, specifically intraday swing traders, mean-reversion traders, and news-event traders who routinely see large unrealized swings before closing in profit. The EOD trailing mechanism eliminates the most punishing feature of the 1-Step plan (intraday spikes permanently ratcheting the floor) at the cost of a $150 to $240 monthly premium and the addition of a real-time daily loss limit.

Traders who regularly run large intraday drawdowns before recovering should stress-test their typical session-low against the EOD daily loss limit before buying. If the typical drawdown during a losing mid-session stretch exceeds the daily loss limit threshold, the EOD plan will cut those recovery trades off in real time, and the 1-Step plan, despite its more aggressive trailing, may be a structurally safer fit. Traders who need overnight holds should look at Diamond Hands or the DTF options. The full comparison across all six ETF plan types is in the account types pillar and the main Elite Trader Funding review.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan?

The Elite Trader Funding EOD (End-of-Day) plan is a monthly-subscription evaluation that trails the drawdown floor against the highest end-of-day closing balance only. Intraday unrealized swings do not move the floor while the session is live. It is sold at three sizes: $50K ($347/mo), $100K ($487/mo), and $150K ($657/mo), with documented max drawdowns of $2,000, $3,500, and $4,500 respectively.

How does the EOD trailing drawdown work at Elite Trader Funding?

The Elite Trader Funding EOD drawdown floor adjusts only at regular trading hours session close. If a trader runs $4,000 of unrealized profit during the session, gives it all back, and closes flat, the drawdown floor does not move. Only the day's closing balance is used to ratchet the floor upward. This is the structural difference from the 1-Step plan, which trails against unrealized intraday highs.

Does the ETF EOD plan have a daily loss limit?

Yes. The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan carries a daily loss limit during evaluation, calculated from the prior day's closing balance. Open position losses count intraday, meaning if the balance dips below the daily loss limit at any tick during the session, even on an unrealized basis, the evaluation fails immediately. The daily loss limit is removed once the safety net is achieved in Elite Sim-Funded.

What are the EOD plan drawdowns at Elite Trader Funding?

As of May 2026, the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan drawdowns verified from the safety net requirements table are: $50K account = $2,000 max drawdown (min balance $50,100); $100K account = $3,500 max drawdown (min balance $100,100); $150K account = $4,500 max drawdown (min balance $150,100). The $75K size also exists in the safety net table at $2,750.

Is there a time limit on the ETF EOD plan?

No. The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan has no time limit. The monthly subscription renews until the trader either passes the evaluation or cancels. This is the same policy as the 1-Step and Static plans. Only the Fast Track plan at Elite Trader Funding carries a hard 10-calendar-day deadline.

How many ATDs are required for the first EOD payout at Elite Trader Funding?

The first payout cycle on the Elite Trader Funding EOD plan requires 8 Active Trading Days (ATDs). Cycles 2 through 4 each require 10 ATDs. An ATD qualifies when the day generates at least $200 in realized profit and that day's profit is at least 23 percent of the trader's highest single ATD to date, the 23% consistency rule applies throughout.

What is the payout cap on the ETF EOD plan cycle 1?

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan caps the first payout cycle at $2,000. Subsequent cycles increase toward the $25,000 lifetime sim payout cap across all Elite Sim-Funded accounts. Payouts are processed on Mondays and Wednesdays, reviewed daily, and come with a 48-hour guarantee, ETF issues a $1,000 bonus if any qualifying payout is not approved within 48 business hours.

What does the safety net do on the ETF EOD plan?

The Elite Trader Funding safety net on the EOD plan requires the trader to accumulate realized profits equal to the account's max drawdown plus $100 before the drawdown floor permanently locks. On the $100K EOD account, this means $3,600 in realized profits ($3,500 drawdown + $100). Once the safety net is hit, the drawdown stops trailing and the daily loss limit is removed, creating a permanent protected floor.

How does the ETF EOD plan compare to the 1-Step plan?

The key difference is when the drawdown floor adjusts. Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step plan trails against unrealized intraday highs, an open profit spike locks the floor immediately. The EOD plan trails only at session close, so intraday swings carry no floor consequence. The $50K EOD costs $150/mo more ($347 vs $197) than the $50K 1-Step for the same $2,000 drawdown. EOD also adds a daily loss limit during evaluation; 1-Step does not have one.

Can overnight positions be held on the ETF EOD plan?

No. The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan does not permit overnight or weekend position holds. All positions must close at least one minute before the regular trading hours session ends. Traders who need overnight holds should consider Diamond Hands ($100K, $397/mo with EOD trailing) or the Direct To Funded (DTF) plans, which explicitly permit swing trading.

What is the reset fee for the ETF EOD plan?

The Elite Trader Funding EOD plan reset fee documented for the $100K size is $437. Resets are available after a failed evaluation, up to a maximum of 3 resets per account. The reset fee is separate from the activation fee charged when passing. Fast Track evaluations cannot be reset at all; the EOD plan allows resets on the standard maximum-3 structure.