The Max Loss Limit (MLL) is the only loss rule on BrightCore. It is how far your account can fall below its highest point. Your floor is your highest point minus the MLL. If your live equity, including open trades, touches the floor at any moment, the account is breached right away.
The key terms
Term | Meaning |
MLL (Max Loss Limit) | How far the account can fall below its highest point |
Floor | Highest point minus the MLL. Touching it is a breach |
Highest point | Your highest daily close |
Equity | Balance plus open profit or loss |
Balance | Closed trades only |
Current | Equity minus highest point, shown on the dashboard |
The floor only goes up, never down, until it locks.
It keeps trailing even above your starting balance.
There is no daily loss limit. The MLL is the only loss rule.
MLL by size
Size | Max Loss Limit | Starting floor |
$25K | $1,000 | $24,000 |
$50K | $2,000 | $48,000 |
$100K | $3,000 | $97,000 |
$150K | $4,500 | $145,500 |
How the floor moves on BrightCore: end of day trailing
Your highest point is your highest daily close. The floor moves only once a day, while the market is closed, between 4:45 PM and 5:59 PM ET. The breach check still runs all day on your live equity, including open trades.
Example: $50K account
You start at $50,000, so the floor is $48,000.
Day 1 closes at $51,200, so the floor becomes $49,200 once it updates, while the market is closed.
On day 2 your equity drops to $49,300 during the day. That is still OK.
š If your equity touches $49,200, the account is breached.
Example: open profit during the day ($50K)
You open a trade and your equity reaches $51,500 with open profit.
You close the trade and the day ends with a balance of $50,800.
š Your highest point is the daily close, $50,800. The floor becomes $48,800 once it updates, while the market is closed. The $51,500 reached during the day did not move it.
The lock (SIM Funded only)
In SIM Funded, the floor stops trailing for good when your first payout is approved, at your starting balance + $100. In the Evaluation it never locks. Read BrightCore: when does my Max Loss Limit lock?
Reading "Current" on your dashboard
Current = equity minus highest point. It is $0 or a negative number. Your account breaches when Current reaches the full MLL amount.
Example, $50K: your highest point is $51,200 and your equity is $50,200. Current is ā$1,000. You breach when Current reaches ā$2,000, which is equity $49,200.
Rule Summary
Floor: highest point ā MLL
Highest point: highest daily close
The floor updates once a day, while the market is closed, between 4:45 PM and 5:59 PM ET
Breach: live equity, including open trades, touches the floor
Lock in SIM Funded: when your first payout is approved, at starting balance + $100
Frequently asked questions
Does open profit raise my floor?
No. The floor only moves once a day, while the market is closed, between 4:45 PM and 5:59 PM ET.
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When does my BrightCore floor update?
Once a day, while the market is closed, between 4:45 PM and 5:59 PM ET. It is not updated during the trading day.
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Can my floor go down?
While it trails, no. When your first payout is approved the floor locks at start + $100, which can be lower than where it had trailed.
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Does the MLL apply to open trades?
Yes. The breach check runs on live equity, including open trades.
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Is there also a daily loss limit?
No. The MLL is the only loss rule.
Where to go next
BrightCore: when does my Max Loss Limit lock?
BrightCore: complete guide
Why was my account breached?
Soft breach vs hard breach
Looking for BrightPlus? Read BrightPlus: Max Loss Limit explained
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