Rules for E8's crypto programs — E8 One and E8 Pro on Perpetual Futures — from E8's own help center, linked and dated. E8 One's numbers depend on what you pick at checkout, so the calculator lets you choose.
Last checked against the official help center: 15 October 2026From published rules Not yet confirmed with the firm in writing. We have asked; this page will say so when they answer.
“My drawdown follows my equity up.”
E8 One's dynamic drawdown rises only when you CLOSE a profit — never on open profit — and it stops for good at your initial balance. Open profit doesn't lift it, but an open loss can still hit it.
E8's own example, 6% dynamic on $100,000:
Sources: Dynamic drawdown, Daily drawdown.
| This page | Risk Desk ($39) | |
|---|---|---|
| Firms | E8 Markets only | Every firm on this site + custom rules |
| Position size | You enter it, we check it | Calculated from your risk %, fees included |
| Largest size that still fits | — | Yes |
| Positions already open | Not counted | Worst case with every open stop hit |
| Your own stop line before the firm's floor | — | Set your buffer, e.g. stop at 75% of the limit |
| Reset countdown, saved inputs | — | Yes |
| Works offline, on your phone | Needs this page | One file, no internet needed |
| Rule updates | — | New version emailed when a firm changes its rules |
| Rule | What it means in practice | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs with crypto | E8 One and E8 Pro, Perpetual Futures only on E8 Terminal (Hyperliquid prices). Simulated trading. | Official | Perpetual Futures |
| E8 One settings | Preset: 6% target, 3% daily, 4% dynamic. Settings can be changed at checkout; the $100K checkout shows 9% / 4% / 6%. Use the values on YOUR dashboard. | Varies by purchase | E8 One |
| Daily drawdown | Starting balance of the new day minus a fixed % of the INITIAL balance. Breach when equity or balance reaches it — floating P&L counts. | Official | Daily drawdown |
| Daily reset | 00:00 server time. Server time is UTC+3 now, UTC+2 from early November. The page doesn't say whether a 24/7 perps market uses the same rollover. | Partly stated | Server time |
| E8 One dynamic drawdown | Trails your highest CLOSED balance, rises only on closed profit, locks forever at the initial balance. | Official | Dynamic drawdown |
| E8 Pro | 8% target, 2.5% daily of initial balance, 8% static (moves to the initial balance after the first payout). Only 2% of the initial balance per day counts toward the target. | Official | E8 Pro, Profit cap |
| Best day | E8 One, Performance stage only: no single day may exceed 40% of total profit. No consistency rule in the challenge. | Official | Best day rule |
| Leverage (perps) | BTC and ETH 1:15, other crypto 1:2. Max notional per instrument, recalculated daily. Netting only. | Official | Leverage |
| Fees | Crypto 0.045% taker, 0.015% maker; Hyperliquid funding rates apply. Whether fees and funding count in the drawdown check is not stated. | Partly stated | Perpetual Futures |
| Risk per trade | No hard limit, but risking your entire daily drawdown on a single trade is not permitted. No stop-loss required. | Official | Prohibited |
| Bots / API | Algos, EAs and bots allowed, unless several users run the same strategy. API keys in E8 Terminal settings. Limit: 2,000 server requests per day. Not more than 50% of trades held under one minute. | Official | Tools, E8 Terminal API |
| Hedging and copying | Hedging across accounts — even your own — prohibited. Copying between your own accounts allowed. | Official | Prohibited, Copy trading |
| Inactivity | Account closes after 60 days without a trade. | Official | Inactivity |
E8 runs on server time, UTC+3 — and it shifts by an hour in November. A bot on a UTC midnight reset is three hours off.
Bots are allowed, but a bot that polls prices or modifies orders in a loop can run through 2,000 requests before lunch.
E8 One percentages change with the options picked at checkout. Copy them from your dashboard.
The dynamic level ignores open profit. Close it, or it doesn't count.
On E8 Pro only 2% of the initial balance per day counts toward the target; the rest is removed at rollover.
15 Oct 2026 — First check against the E8 help center (E8 One, E8 Pro, daily and dynamic drawdown, perps leverage, bots). The E8 One preset (3% / 4%) and the $100K checkout values (4% / 6%) differ; the calculator offers both.