> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.polyfundr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rules FAQ: Challenge Rules and Drawdown Questions

> Quick answers on PolyFundr challenge rules: pass conditions, trading day requirements, daily and total drawdown, max risk per trade, and inactivity.

These are the short answers. For the full rule definitions and examples, use [Challenge rules](/challenges/rules).

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  <Accordion title="What makes me pass the challenge?">
    You pass when both of these are true at the same time:

    * Your **equity** reaches +30% from starting balance
    * Your profit is **consistent**: no single trading day's realized profit is more than **30%** of your total realized profit
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  <Accordion title="What is the consistency rule?">
    No single trading day's realized profit can be more than **30%** of your total realized profit. This stops one lucky day from carrying the whole result, so in practice you need profit spread across **at least four profitable trading days**.

    It is a gate, not a breach: it never fails or closes your account, it only delays the pass until your profit is spread out. Trading a large volume on one day does not replace trading across multiple days. A similar consistency rule applies to **every funded payout window** (no single day over 40% of that window's eligible profit), using the same idea with more room.
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  <Accordion title="What fails the challenge?">
    Any one of these conditions ends the account:

    * 10% daily drawdown
    * 20% total drawdown
    * 5% max risk per trade
    * 14 days of inactivity
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  <Accordion title="How is daily drawdown measured?">
    At the start of each UTC day, PolyFundr takes a snapshot of your equity. If your equity drops more than **10% below that snapshot** at any point during the day, the account fails.
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  <Accordion title="How is total drawdown measured?">
    Total drawdown uses a **trailing high-water mark**. If your equity falls more than **20% below your highest equity reached**, the account fails.
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  <Accordion title="What happens if I exceed max risk per trade?">
    The trade is blocked before it is placed. The platform does not let the order through if the new position would push risk above 5% of starting balance on that market.
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  <Accordion title="What is the inactivity limit?">
    If **14 days pass without a qualifying trade**, the account fails. This applies to both challenge and funded accounts.
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  <Accordion title="Do the same risk rules apply on funded accounts?">
    The funded account keeps the same **daily drawdown, total drawdown, max risk per trade, and inactivity** rules. Payout eligibility is explained on [Funded payouts](/funded/payouts).
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  <Accordion title="Are challenge and funded account trades mixed together?">
    No. Challenge trades and funded trades stay on separate accounts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does withdrawing profits affect my drawdown limits?">
    No. Paid payouts are accounted for in drawdown calculations.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Are there any restrictions on when or what I can trade?">
    No. You can trade any market available on PolyFundr at any time, including weekends and news events.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What happens if I exploit a bug or trade in bad faith?">
    The numeric rules are not the full list of what is allowed. PolyFundr can void the affected trades and profit, close the account, and withhold or reverse pending or paid payouts (with no refund and at any time) if you exploit bugs, latency, pricing errors, or processing delays, mask identity, location, or account control, or trade in any way that is abusive, coordinated across accounts, or contrary to the spirit of a skill-based evaluation. Found a bug? Report it to support instead of trading on it. See the full [Fair Use Policy](/policies/fair-use).
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