Glossary / Glossary term
Consistency rule
A consistency rule caps the share of the total profit that your best single day may carry; above it, the target rises or the payout waits.
A consistency rule limits how much of the profit one day may contribute. It does not fail an account.
Where it applies here
- Classic 1-Step evaluation: your best day may be at most 40% of the profit when you pass. A larger best day raises the target to best day ÷ that share.
- Funded accounts of both models: your best day may be at most 40% of the profit in the payout window. A larger best day delays the payout until it is within the limit.
- 2-Step evaluation: no consistency rule.
Example
On a Classic 1-Step 10K account, a best day of $400 raises the target from $800 to $1,000.
The best day is the largest net result of one trading day, fees and funding included. The guide to the consistency rule works through it in detail.
Related
- The consistency rule and minimum trading daysWhy one big day raises the target instead of failing you, how the effective target is computed, and what counts as a trading day.
- Profit targetThe profit target is the closed profit, as a share of the starting balance, that an evaluation phase needs before it can pass.
- Payout cycleThe payout cycle sets when a funded trader can request a reward: the first request after a set number of days, then at a fixed interval.