Factual information, not advice. Every company is measured the same way, against published criteria. Nothing here recommends a firm, plan or trade, or knows your circumstances.
The short version
- The rule: your best day can be at most a set share of your total profit, usually 15% to 50%.
- Breaking it rarely fails the account. It holds back the payout (or the pass) until your other days catch up.
- 33 of 79 programs have one once you're funded; 24 say they have none.
- The fix is planning: keep every day under the rule times your goal. The calculator below does the maths.
What the rule is
A consistency rule caps how much of your profit can come from one day. Firms word it differently, but the maths is the same:
Say you've made $3,000 and your best day was $1,500. That's 50% of your profit. Under a 40% rule, you'd need $3,750 in total before you can be paid, so another $750, made on days smaller than $1,500. You haven't broken anything; you just have to keep going.
The idea is that one lucky day says little about whether you can trade. For you, it means one great session can delay a payout.
Check your own numbers
Consistency rule calculator
Pick your firm's percentage, then enter your numbers. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
To reach $3,000 without the rule getting in the way, keep every day at or under $1,200 (40% of the goal).
“Paste my daily results” uses your net total and your best day. Firms differ on details (some count gross profit, some include your best single trade), so check yours in the table below.
Why one big day costs so much
The stricter the rule, the more profit you need on top of a big day. After a $1,000 best day, the total you need is:
Under a 20% rule, that one $1,000 day means you need $5,000 before a payout. Under 50%, just $2,000. So a big day isn't bad in itself; it just raises the bar for everything after it.
To pass, or to get paid
A rule can apply in the evaluation (to pass), once funded (to get paid), or both. Some firms drop it once you're funded, others add one. Across the 79 programs we track:
The percentages, once funded
Counts programs with a fixed percentage. 22 programs have nothing on record either way; that means we haven't found a rule, not that the firm has promised there isn't one.
Every firm's rule
Each figure links to the firm's own page where we read it.
| Firm and program | To pass (evaluation) | To get paid (funded) |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital GroupAlpha One 10% · CFD | Nothing on record | 40% |
| Alpha Capital GroupAlpha Pro 8% · CFD | Nothing on record | 40% |
| Alpha FuturesAdvanced Account · Futures | 40% | No rule |
| Alpha FuturesStandard Account · Futures | 50% | 40% |
| Alpha FuturesZero Account · Futures | No rule | 40% |
| Blue Guardian1 Step Standard · CFD | Nothing on record | Nothing on record |
| Blue Guardian2 Step Standard · CFD | Nothing on record | Nothing on record |
| Blue GuardianInstant Standard · CFD | Nothing on record | Nothing on record |
| BrightFunded1-Step · CFD | No rule | No rule |
| BrightFunded2-Step Bright · CFD | No rule | No rule |
| BrightFunded2-Step Classic · CFD | No rule | No rule |
| BulenoxQualification · end-of-day drawdown · Futures | No rule | 40%Master account; Momentum is 35% |
| BulenoxQualification · trailing drawdown · Futures | No rule | 40%Master account; Momentum is 35% |
| E8 MarketsE8 One · CFD | No rule | 40% |
| E8 MarketsE8 Signature Forex · CFD | Nothing on record | 35% |
Versions that change the maths
The basic rule is simple. These versions aren't, and they're easy to miss:
- It tightens with each payout. Tradeify's Lightning account starts at 20% and moves to 25%, then 30%. Tradeify.
- It's measured against the target, not your profit. In Topstep's Trading Combine your best day must stay at or below 55% of the profit target, or the target goes up. Topstep.
- Your best trade counts too. The Funded Room's Instant Funded rule uses your best day or best single trade, whichever is bigger, at 15%. The Funded Room.
- It doesn't reset after a payout. At FXIFY (25%, 2 Phase Static funded), your highest day stays the benchmark even after you withdraw, so one big day can hold back payouts for a long time. FXIFY.
- Payouts you've taken still count. TradeDay's Fast Pass compares your best day with gross profit, including payouts already taken, and only on accounts opened from 26 July 2026. TradeDay.
- It only applies on one payout route. FundedNext's 40% rule applies to on-demand rewards; Topstep's 40% applies only if you choose its Consistency payout path. FundedNext, Topstep.
- It depends on your account. The5ers sets the figure by account type and region, GOAT Funded Trader only on some models, and Lucid Trading keeps 35% on LucidPro accounts bought or reset before 28 November 2025 (40% for newer ones).
What happens if you break it
Usually, nothing dramatic. Where we've recorded a firm's wording, going over the limit usually holds back a payout (or the pass) until your total profit grows enough. The5ers says so directly:
“Your account is not failed just because your best trading day is above the consistency percentage. It only means you are not eligible for a payout or scale-up yet.”
GOAT Funded Trader describes it the same way: not a breach, but the payout button stays locked until the ratio falls back. GOAT.
The exception worth knowing: FundedNext's legacy Express accounts sold with a consistency designation could lose the cycle's profit for breaking it. FundedNext.
How to trade with one
- Set a daily ceiling. Multiply your profit goal by the rule. With a $3,000 goal and a 40% rule, stop adding risk once a day is up $1,200.
- Don't chase the target on the last day. One huge day to finish is exactly what the rule catches.
- Know whether it resets. If it resets after each payout, a big day only costs you one cycle. If it doesn't, it follows you.
- Pick the plan for your style. If your best days are naturally lumpy, choose a program with no rule once funded.
If you trade a lot of small, quick trades, our guide for active day traders covers the other rules that matter, like minimum hold times.
Questions traders ask
What is the consistency rule in prop trading?
A limit on how much of your profit can come from a single day. Under a 40% rule, no one day can be more than 40% of your total profit. If it is, you keep trading until your other days bring that share back down.
How do you calculate the consistency rule?
Divide your best day by your total profit. If the result is at or under the rule, you're fine. If not, the profit you need is your best day divided by the rule: a $1,200 best day under a 40% rule needs $3,000 in total.
Does breaking the consistency rule fail the account?
Usually not. Where we've recorded the wording, it holds back a payout, or the pass, until your total profit grows. Check your firm's wording though: FundedNext's older Express accounts with a consistency designation could lose the cycle's profit instead.
Which prop firms have no consistency rule?
Among the programs we track, 24 have no consistency rule once funded, by the firm's own words. Use the table and tick “No rule once funded” to see them.
What is a good consistency percentage?
Higher is easier. A 50% rule lets one day be half your profit; a 20% rule needs at least five days' worth of profit. The rules we track run from 15% to 50%.
Do losing days count?
It depends on the firm. Many compare your best day with your net profit, so losing days make the rule harder to meet. TradeDay counts gross profit including payouts already taken. Read the firm's own wording; the table links to it.
Every rule comes from the firm's own pages and is quoted with its source on the firm's page on this site. A few records point to a saved copy of the firm's page rather than a live address; those show without a link. Not financial advice.
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