The Static Account Plan at Elite Trader Funding

The Elite Trader Funding Static account plan sets the drawdown at a fixed dollar amount below starting balance, a floor that never moves regardless of how the account performs during evaluation or in the funded phase. No trailing against unrealized equity highs, no end-of-day adjustments, no arithmetic to track mid-session. As of May 2026, the Static plan is sold at two main sizes: $25K at $277 per month with a $1,000 max drawdown, and $50K at $497 per month with a $2,000 max drawdown. ETF's safety net documentation also records a $100K Static option carrying a $625 max drawdown, one of the tightest absolute drawdown numbers in the US futures prop firm space.

This article covers how the Static drawdown works mechanically, what makes the $100K Static unusual, how the daily loss limit interacts with the fixed floor, and when a trader should choose Static over 1-Step or EOD. All parameters come from ETF's published help center and the May 2026 verification pass. I have not personally traded ETF accounts; every figure here is research-based, sourced from ETF's documented rules.

Pricing and mechanics below reflect the September 17, 2025 plan overhaul. New ETF accounts opened after that date operate under these rules.

How the Static drawdown works

The Elite Trader Funding Static drawdown is set once at the moment the account is created, and it stays there. The floor is a fixed dollar amount below the starting balance, expressed as a minimum account balance in ETF's help center. It does not trail unrealized equity, it does not trail end-of-day closing equity, and it does not reset or adjust when the trader takes a loss and recovers.

On a $25K Static account, the max drawdown is $1,000. The minimum balance is $24,100. That $24,100 floor applies on day one and applies identically on day 30. If a trader runs the account up to $28,000 in profits and then gives back $3,000, the floor is still $24,100, the profits do not pull the floor higher. The trader is never being chased by a moving ceiling.

Compare this to the 1-Step (Live Trailing) plan. On a $50K 1-Step, the floor starts at $48,000 but immediately follows any new intraday equity high. If unrealized equity touches $51,000, the floor locks to $49,000, permanently. A $500 give-back from that spike permanently raises the floor by $3,000. Over the course of a volatile session with multiple spikes, the 1-Step floor can climb to a level that puts the trader in a very tight remaining window. The Static floor does not exhibit this behavior. It is as low on the last day of the eval as it was on the first.

The EOD plan trails only against end-of-day closing balances. So on an EOD account, a session that sees a $5,000 unrealized peak before closing flat leaves the floor unchanged. But if the trader closes a profitable day at $51,000, the EOD floor ratchets up from $48,000 to $49,000 (using the same $2,000 drawdown). Static eliminates even that EOD ratchet. The floor is the floor, regardless of what happens at session close.

This makes the Static plan the most straightforward mental model in the ETF catalog. Before each trade, the calculation is the same: current balance minus $24,100 (or $48,100 for the $50K) is the remaining risk budget. There is no session tracking, no equity high-water mark to monitor, no EOD balance to record before logging off.

Static pricing and structure

As of May 2026, Elite Trader Funding sells the Static Drawdown plan at two standard monthly subscription sizes.

Both sizes run as monthly subscriptions. The GOFUTURES promo code applies 80% off the first month on both. At $25K with GOFUTURES, the first month costs $55.40; at $50K, $99.40. After the first month, subscriptions renew at the regular prices above.

The profit target for each Static size is not published as a standalone number on ETF's evaluation page (the pricing table is JavaScript-rendered and not extractable). ETF's help content describes Static profit targets as "each Static Evaluation has its own Profit Target" without disclosing the exact amounts. Based on ETF's broader documentation, which references profit targets in the 6–10% range of account size for evaluations, the $25K Static target is likely around $1,500 and the $50K around $3,000, but these remain [INFERRED] until ETF confirms them directly.

Minimum trading days: 5. This requirement can be waived via the One Day To Pass (ODTP) add-on, which allows the trader to pass on reaching the profit target regardless of how many sessions have elapsed. There is no time limit on the Static evaluation; the subscription renews monthly until the trader passes or cancels.

The full account comparison across every ETF plan and size, including how Static prices sit relative to 1-Step and EOD, is in the account types pillar and the pricing article.

The $100K Static and the industry's tightest drawdown

The $100K Static at Elite Trader Funding carries a $625 maximum drawdown, with a minimum balance of $99,375. The safety net threshold is $725 in realized profits. This is the tightest documented drawdown-to-account-size ratio in the US futures prop firm industry, at approximately 0.625% of starting capital.

For context: the 1-Step $100K carries a $3,000 drawdown, nearly 5x larger. The EOD $100K carries a $3,500 drawdown. Even the DTF $100K, which requires a one-time $997 fee, carries a $5,000 max drawdown. The $100K Static's $625 floor is structurally in a different category.

This tightness is only sustainable because the floor never moves. A trader on a $100K 1-Step with a $3,000 drawdown is effectively operating with a drawdown that has a ceiling, but the floor can climb against them session by session. On the $100K Static, the floor never adjusts, so the entire $625 of risk is available across the entire evaluation period. The absolute dollar exposure is smaller, but it is always the same $625, not an unpredictably shrinking gap.

The practical implication is position sizing. A $625 total drawdown on a $100K account means the trader cannot absorb a 1-lot ES contract ($50 per point) losing 12.5 points without running through more than the full drawdown. In practice, the $100K Static is designed for traders who run very tight position sizing, micros, small lots, and use the $100K notional size for scaled payouts, not for large-position trading.

The $150K Static drawdown, also documented in ETF's safety net table, is $1,250. This means the $100K-and-above Static tier inverts the normal prop firm expectation: more capital does not mean proportionally more drawdown room. The Static's fixed floor is set independently of the account size at this tier, not derived from it. This is worth understanding before purchasing the $100K or $150K Static: more capital, same tight discipline.

The daily loss limit on Static plans

The Elite Trader Funding Static plan carries a daily loss limit during evaluation. This is one of the key structural differences between Static and the 1-Step plan, which has no daily loss limit during evaluation.

The daily loss limit on Static is calculated from the prior day's closing balance. Open positions count intraday, if the account balance dips below the limit at any tick during the session, the evaluation fails immediately. This is a hard breach, not a soft warning; there is no grace period and no recovery within the session once the limit is crossed.

ETF does not publish the exact daily loss limit percentage for the Static plan in a standalone text-format table. Based on its documented structure for similar plans (EOD, Diamond Hands), the daily loss limit is derived from the prior day's closing balance and is consistent with the max drawdown amount. For a $25K Static account with a $1,000 max drawdown, the daily loss limit effectively caps single-session loss at the full drawdown ceiling, meaning a single bad session can consume the entire drawdown budget.

This interaction matters for traders who use pre-market or early-session volatile strategies. On a day with a large gap against the trader's position, an open trade can cross the daily loss limit before the trader has an opportunity to exit manually. The Static floor being immovable offers clarity, but the daily loss limit means the trader still must manage intraday risk actively, not just total account risk.

Once the safety net is achieved in the Elite Sim-Funded phase, realized profits equal to the max drawdown plus $100, the daily loss limit is removed. The floor then locks permanently and is not subject to any further daily limit. For a $25K Static account, this means reaching $1,100 in realized profits unlocks unlimited daily risk (subject only to the 35% loss rule that activates after the account reaches 20% cumulative profit).

The daily loss limit mechanics, including how it interacts with open positions at end-of-session, are covered in detail in the daily loss limit article.

Profit target and minimum trading days

The Elite Trader Funding Static plan requires a minimum of 5 trading days to complete the evaluation. This minimum applies regardless of how quickly the profit target is reached, clearing the target on day one does not pass the account; the trader must still log qualifying trading activity across 5 sessions.

The One Day To Pass (ODTP) add-on, purchased at checkout, waives this requirement. With ODTP active, the trader passes the moment the profit target is reached, regardless of elapsed days. This is useful for highly confident traders who expect to clear the target quickly and do not want to be held in the subscription for unnecessary sessions.

There is no hard time limit on the Static evaluation. Unlike Fast Track (which expires after 10 calendar days), the Static subscription renews monthly until the trader either passes or cancels. A trader who takes two months to accumulate 5 qualifying trading days and clear the profit target simply pays two months of subscription.

The minimum trading days rule on Static is identical to the 1-Step and EOD plans. It is not a differentiator between plans at ETF, all three require 5 days unless ODTP is purchased. The plan-selection decision between Static, EOD, and 1-Step should be driven by drawdown mechanics and daily loss limit exposure, not by the minimum-days requirement.

How Static interacts with the 23% ATD rule

The 23% Active Trading Day (ATD) rule at Elite Trader Funding applies in the Elite Sim-Funded phase, after the trader passes evaluation and after the safety net is achieved. It does not apply during the evaluation itself, the eval has its own profit target and day-count requirements.

In the funded phase, an Active Trading Day qualifies when two conditions are both met:

The trader earns at least $100 in realized profit on that day (for $25K and $100K Static accounts) or $200 (for $50K Static accounts, consistent with the standard ATD minimum for larger accounts).

That day's profit is at least 23% of the trader's single best ATD P&L to date.

The 23% rule is the gating mechanic for payout cycles. ETF requires 8 ATDs for the first payout cycle and 10 ATDs for each subsequent cycle (cycles 2–4 and beyond). If the trader has one exceptional day, say, a $5,000 trading day on the $50K Static, future ATDs must each produce at least $1,150 in realized profit to count (23% of $5,000). That $1,150 daily floor persists until a larger day resets the calculation upward.

For Static plan traders, the 23% rule creates a strategic consideration around letting exceptional days run versus locking in profits. A monster day that boosts ATD quality for the long run might also raise the minimum bar for every future session. Scalpers and mean-reversion traders who regularly post mid-sized consistent days are well-suited to the 23% structure; they avoid the monster-day trap because their best day naturally caps at a manageable level.

The ATD minimum amount for $100K Static accounts is $100 (not $200), consistent with the rule documented in ETF's help center: "$200 in realized profit on that day (OR $100 for smaller accounts: 10K/25K 1-Step, 100K Static)." This lower per-ATD threshold at the $100K Static size is an unusual benefit, it reduces the daily profit floor for ATD qualification despite the larger account size. The full 23% ATD mechanics, including how the consistency rule gates payout cycles, are in the consistency rule article. The safety net that activates the funded phase is documented in the safety net article.

Static vs 1-Step vs EOD comparison

The three core evaluation plans at Elite Trader Funding differ primarily on drawdown mechanics and daily loss limit presence. This table maps the key variables across the three plans at comparable sizes.

The pricing asymmetry between 1-Step $50K ($197) and Static $50K ($497) is significant, the Static costs $300/mo more for the same $2,000 drawdown. The extra cost is entirely for the drawdown mechanics: Static buyers pay a premium for certainty that the floor will not move. 1-Step is $300 cheaper per month but imposes a trailing floor that can climb against the trader during volatile intraday sessions.

The EOD $50K ($347) sits between them on price and on risk. EOD trailing means the floor can climb, but only at end-of-day, not intraday. A trader who regularly takes large intraday swings and closes near flat benefits most from EOD, since those intraday swings don't ratchet the floor. A trader who typically closes profitable (meaning EOD trailing would move the floor) benefits from Static, which insulates against that ratchet entirely.

The daily loss limit is present on both Static and EOD but absent on 1-Step during evaluation. For traders whose failure mode historically involves blowing out in a single session, the 1-Step's no-DLL structure is a meaningful advantage, the trailing floor is the only constraint, and there is no hard stop on any single day's loss within that trailing budget.

For a full side-by-side including Diamond Hands, DTF, and Fast Track, see the account types pillar.

When Static is the right choice

The Elite Trader Funding Static plan is the right choice for traders who need a defined, immovable risk floor and will not adapt their position sizing dynamically during evaluation.

The ideal Static trader profile:

Defined-risk traders who plan positions before entry. Traders who set a fixed risk per trade (e.g., $50 per contract per trade, $200 max risk per session) can map their strategy directly to the Static floor without needing to monitor a moving ceiling. On the $25K Static, a $1,000 floor means approximately 4–5 losing trades of $200 each can be absorbed across the full evaluation. The math is stable.

Scalpers with tight stop losses. A scalper working NQ micros with 5-point stops ($5 risk per micro) has a large absolute buffer even inside a $1,000 drawdown. The danger on the 1-Step plan for a scalper is that a profitable morning run can push the trailing floor above where the scalper wants to operate. Static eliminates that risk, the floor never chases the scalper's morning profits.

Traders psychologically averse to trailing arithmetic. Some traders track the trailing floor obsessively, adjusting position size reactively to the new floor level. This creates hesitation and over-management. Static removes the arithmetic entirely. The floor is always in the same place; no mental bandwidth is consumed calculating where the ceiling now sits.

Traders who want the cheapest total drawdown exposure. The $25K Static at $277/mo with a $1,000 drawdown is the lowest absolute drawdown entry in the main ETF catalog (outside of Fast Track, which has a 10-day hard deadline). A trader who consistently manages risk within $1,000 of capital exposure can trade the $25K Static comfortably and be exposed to no more than $1,000 of drawdown risk regardless of how many sessions elapse.

Traders who should avoid Static and consider 1-Step or EOD instead: traders who run wide intraday swings and close profitable (EOD is better, those swings won't move the EOD floor during the session); traders who want to maximize contract size on a $100K or larger account (the $625 drawdown on the $100K Static is too tight for anything but micro lots); traders who want no daily loss limit constraint (1-Step is the only no-DLL option during eval).

Strategy implications for tight Static drawdowns

The tight drawdown numbers on Elite Trader Funding's Static plan impose specific position-sizing discipline that informs strategy construction before the first session.

On the $25K Static ($1,000 drawdown): A single ES mini contract loses $50 per point. With a 10-point stop, one standard ES trade can consume $500, half the total drawdown. This means running standard mini contracts requires treating each trade as a high-stakes allocation. Micro ES contracts ($5 per point) allow for 10-point stops at $50 risk per trade, a workable setup with 20 trade budget inside the $1,000 drawdown.

On the $50K Static ($2,000 drawdown): More room, same principle. An NQ mini at 20-point stops costs $400 per trade. Four losing trades consume 80% of the drawdown. Position sizing must account for worst-case drawdown sequences, not just expected win rates.

On the $100K Static ($625 drawdown): This is the extreme case. A single NQ micro contract ($2 per point) with a 30-point stop costs $60 per trade, 9.6% of the entire drawdown per losing trade. To stay within reasonable account management across a 5-day minimum period, a $100K Static trader needs stop distances of 10 points or fewer, or must use micro lots exclusively.

Strategy fit for the Static plan is therefore centered on:

Win-rate focus over R-multiple maximization. On trailing drawdown plans (1-Step, EOD), a large winning trade can offset multiple losses by growing the total balance. On Static, wins don't extend the drawdown budget, they just build balance above the fixed floor. High-win-rate strategies with modest per-trade gains fit Static better than high-R-multiple, low-win-rate approaches that require absorbing multiple losses on the way to a large winner.

Consistent daily sizing over aggressive scaling. The daily loss limit enforces this automatically during evaluation. A trader who doubles position size on a conviction trade risks hitting the daily limit before the thesis plays out. Flat position sizing across sessions is the lowest-risk path through a Static evaluation.

Controlled news exposure. ETF explicitly permits news trading, no restrictions on CPI, FOMC, or NFP participation. But the tight Static drawdown makes a stop-hunt spike during a data release particularly dangerous. A $1,000 drawdown can be consumed in seconds on a high-volatility news reaction. Traders who want to trade through news events should plan specific risk allocation for those sessions or simply flatten before the release and re-enter after the move.

R:R discipline. Because the Static floor never moves, every trade is evaluated against the same absolute floor. R-multiple secondary means: a 2:1 R setup is good; a 3:1 or 4:1 R setup is better; but win rate matters more than maximum gain per winning trade. A 70% win rate strategy at 1:1 R is more suitable for Static than a 40% win rate strategy at 3:1 R, even if the expected value is similar, because the 40% strategy generates the kind of loss sequences that can exhaust a tight fixed floor quickly.

Resets and activation

Resets on the Elite Trader Funding Static plan work the same way as on other ETF monthly-subscription plans. Failed evaluation accounts can be reset, with reset fees ranging across the plan and account size. For the $10K Static equivalent (Fast Track Static), the reset fee is $117. The main $25K and $50K Static reset amounts are not individually published by ETF; the full reset range across all plans runs $87 to $557.

A maximum of 3 resets is permitted per Elite Sim-Funded account. After 3 resets, the account cannot be reset further and must be repurchased as a new evaluation. Reset fees are non-refundable.

Importantly, ETF's reset policy specifies that evaluation accounts purchased before September 17, 2025 that resulted in a failed outcome cannot be reset under the current policy. Only accounts created under the new September 2025 rules have reset access.

Activation after passing follows the standard ETF structure. Three options:

The $47 activation via the Double Down Deal is the cheapest route, but it requires having purchased the 3D add-on at the original evaluation checkout. Traders who didn't add it before purchasing cannot add it after passing. The full activation fee breakdown and how to optimize the 3D path are in the activation fee article.

ETF also credits the account with the original evaluation price paid when activation occurs. This Elite Sim-Funded Credit Bonus creates a small positive starting balance cushion but does not count toward profit-and-loss or ATD thresholds.

The bottom line on resets: plan for the evaluation to take 2–3 months if the approach is conservative. Factor the reset cost ($117 at minimum for Static sizes) into total cost planning alongside the monthly subscription. At $277/mo for the $25K Static, two months plus one reset is a $670+ total investment before reaching the funded phase.

The bottom line

The Elite Trader Funding Static plan is for traders who trade best when the rules are simple and stable. A fixed floor, always in the same place, that requires no session-by-session arithmetic, this is the Static plan's core value. Traders who have historically over-traded in response to a tightening trailing floor, or who have been stopped out by intraday equity spikes ratcheting the 1-Step floor, will find Static straightforwardly easier to execute against.

The trade-offs are clear. Static is the most expensive monthly plan at comparable sizes, $497/mo versus $197/mo for the 1-Step at $50K. The daily loss limit applies, which 1-Step eval does not impose. And the $100K-and-above Static sizes carry floors so tight ($625 at $100K, $1,250 at $150K) that they require near-micro position sizing to be survivable.

The right trader for the $25K Static ($277/mo, $1,000 drawdown) is a defined-risk scalper or disciplined intraday trader who wants predictability over room to roam. The right trader for the $50K Static ($497/mo, $2,000 drawdown) is a mid-sized intraday trader who values the fixed floor enough to pay the $300/mo premium over the 1-Step. The $100K Static ($625 drawdown) is a niche instrument for high-precision micro traders who want $100K of notional buying power paired with the tightest possible drawdown exposure.

Traders who need more daily drawdown flexibility, or who expect large intraday swings before closing profitable, should consider the EOD plan (EOD plan article) or the 1-Step (1-Step article). Traders who want the full context of how Static sits within ETF's six-plan lineup should start with the account types pillar. The complete rules architecture is in the rules overview, and the main Elite Trader Funding review is at /prop-firms/elite-trader-funding.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Elite Trader Funding Static account plan?

The Elite Trader Funding Static account plan sets the drawdown at a fixed dollar amount below starting balance. That floor never moves, never trails unrealized equity, and never adjusts at end-of-day. It is the most predictable drawdown structure in the ETF catalog and is sold at $25K ($277/mo) and $50K ($497/mo) as of May 2026.

What is the drawdown on the ETF Static $25K plan?

The Elite Trader Funding Static $25K plan carries a $1,000 maximum drawdown. The minimum account balance is $24,100. That floor is set permanently at purchase and never adjusts regardless of how the account performs.

What is the drawdown on the ETF Static $50K plan?

The Elite Trader Funding Static $50K plan carries a $2,000 maximum drawdown. The minimum account balance is $48,100. Like the $25K, the floor is fixed permanently and never trails or adjusts.

What is the $100K Static drawdown at Elite Trader Funding?

The Elite Trader Funding Static $100K account carries a $625 maximum drawdown, with a minimum balance of $99,375. This is the tightest documented drawdown-to-account-size ratio in the US futures prop firm industry at roughly 0.6% of starting capital.

Does the ETF Static plan have a daily loss limit?

Yes. The Elite Trader Funding Static plan carries a daily loss limit during evaluation, calculated from the prior day's closing balance. Open positions count intraday, if the account balance dips below the daily limit at any tick during the session, the evaluation fails immediately. The daily loss limit is removed once the safety net is achieved in the Elite Sim-Funded phase.

How many minimum trading days does the ETF Static plan require?

The Elite Trader Funding Static plan requires a minimum of 5 trading days to complete the evaluation. This requirement can be waived by purchasing the One Day To Pass (ODTP) add-on at checkout.

How does the safety net work on the ETF Static plan?

The Elite Trader Funding Static safety net requires the trader to accumulate realized profits equal to the account's maximum drawdown plus $100 before the floor permanently locks. For a $25K Static account ($1,000 drawdown), the safety net threshold is $1,100 in realized profits. Once hit, the daily loss limit is removed and the drawdown floor becomes a permanent balance floor.

How does the 23% ATD rule apply to the ETF Static plan?

The 23% Active Trading Day (ATD) rule applies in the Elite Sim-Funded phase on all Elite Trader Funding Static accounts. Each ATD requires at least $100 in realized profit (for $25K and $100K Static sizes) or $200 (for $50K Static), and each day's profit must be at least 23% of the trader's single best ATD P&L to date to count as a qualifying Active Trading Day.

Can I hold positions overnight on the ETF Static plan?

No. The Elite Trader Funding Static plan requires all positions to close at least one minute before market close. Overnight and weekend holds are not permitted on any Static account. Diamond Hands and the DTF plans are the only Elite Trader Funding options that allow overnight position holds.

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

The Elite Trader Funding 1-Step plan uses a live trailing drawdown that moves every time unrealized equity hits a new high during a session. The Static plan fixes the floor permanently and it never moves. The 1-Step has no daily loss limit during evaluation; the Static plan does. The $50K 1-Step is $197/mo versus $497/mo for the $50K Static, a $300 monthly premium for the fixed floor on Static.

What are the reset fees for the ETF Static plan?

Reset fees for Elite Trader Funding Static plan accounts start at $117 for the $10K Fast Track Static equivalent and scale up by account size. Exact reset costs for the main $25K and $50K Static plans are not published individually; the general reset range across all ETF plans is $87 to $557. Resets are capped at 3 per Elite Sim-Funded account.