In SIM Funded, your floor stops trailing for good at a moment called the lock. It always locks at your starting balance + $100. What changes by plan is when it locks. In the Evaluation the Max Loss Limit never locks.
When it locks
Plan | When it locks | Where it locks ($50K) |
BrightPlus | When your equity reaches the buffer ($52,100) | $50,100 (start + $100) |
BrightCore | When your first payout is approved | $50,100 (start + $100) |
Size | Starting balance | Locked floor |
$25K | $25,000 | $25,100 |
$50K | $50,000 | $50,100 |
$100K | $100,000 | $100,100 |
$150K | $150,000 | $150,100 |
After the lock, the floor never moves again. If your equity touches the locked floor, even for a moment, the account is breached.
BrightCore: the lock when your first payout is approved
The floor locks at start + $100 even if it had trailed higher. This gives you more room, on purpose.
Example: $50K BrightCore
Your highest daily close is $55,000, so your floor is $53,000.
Your first payout is approved.
š The floor drops to $50,100 and stays there. You have more room than before.
BrightPlus: the lock when equity reaches the buffer
When your equity reaches the buffer ($52,100 on $50K), the trailing floor is already exactly at $50,100, so it simply stops there. Nothing jumps.
Example: $50K BrightPlus
Your floor starts at $48,000 and trails up as your equity makes new highs.
Your equity reaches $52,100, the buffer. The floor is then at $50,100.
š The floor locks at $50,100 and never moves again, even if your equity goes higher.
Reading your dashboard
Current on your dashboard is equity minus highest point. It is $0 or a negative number. Your account breaches when Current reaches the full Max Loss Limit amount, for example ā$2,000 on a $50K account.
Term | Meaning |
Floor | Highest point minus the Max Loss Limit. Touching it is a breach |
Highest point | BrightCore: highest daily close. BrightPlus: highest equity, in real time |
Equity | Balance plus open profit or loss |
Lock | The moment the floor stops trailing for good, at start + $100 |
Frequently asked questions
Does the floor lock in the Evaluation?
No. It keeps trailing until you pass or breach.
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Why did my floor go down on BrightCore?
Because it locked at your first approved payout, at start + $100, even if it had trailed higher. It is on purpose.
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Is the lock the same as the buffer?
No. The buffer ($52,100 on $50K, BrightPlus only) is the withdrawal floor. The locked floor ($50,100) is the breach line.
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Can the locked floor move?
No. After the lock, it never moves again.
Where to go next
Max Loss Limit explained
BrightPlus: the buffer and daily payouts
Why was my account breached?
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