The consistency rule explained
A consistency rule stops a single big day from making up most of your profits. It is one of the most common reasons traders are denied a payout.
What it says
The most common version caps your best trading day at a percentage of your total profit. With a 40% rule, no single day may account for more than 40% of the profit you are withdrawing or using to pass.
Example
You made $3,000 in total. Your best day was $1,500 (50%). Under a 40% rule that fails: you would need either more profit on other days or a larger total. Making $3,750 total with the same $1,500 best day gives exactly 40% and passes.
In practice this means you must keep trading after a big win to dilute it, which carries its own risk.
Where it applies
Some firms apply it only during the evaluation, some only on funded accounts, and some on both. Some offer a choice between a payout path with a consistency rule (fewer days required) and one without. This is why we show a “verified” label and the notes for each firm instead of a single yes/no.
How to deal with it
Plan position size so no single day can exceed the cap, track your best-day percentage daily, and read exactly which profit number the rule uses (net profit, profit since last payout, or total).