A prop firm consistency rule caps how much of your total profit may come from your best day. Under a 40% rule, a $1,500 best day means you need at least $3,750 in total profit before you pass or get paid. Of the plans we track that state their rules, 30% have one in the test and 39% on payouts.
The short version
- What it does
- Compares your best day with your total profit. If the best day is too big a share, you have not passed yet, or your payout waits.
- The formula
- Profit you need = best day ÷ the rule. $2,000 ÷ 40% = $5,000.
- You lose nothing
- In the common version no profit is taken away. You just need more of it before the finish line.
- Who it hurts
- Traders with a few big days. A 30% rule costs a scalper less than one point of pass rate and a trader with big days 13 points.
How much profit do you need?
Find your best day on the left and the rule along the top. The cell is the total profit you need before you pass or get paid.
| Best day | 50% rule | 40% rule | 30% rule | 20% rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,333 | $5,000 |
| $1,500 | $3,000 | $3,750 | $5,000 | $7,500 |
| $2,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $6,667 | $10,000 |
| $3,000 | $6,000 | $7,500 | $10,000 | $15,000 |
Does it apply in the test or after you pass?
Both, depending on the firm. A rule in the test delays your pass; a rule on the funded account delays your money, every payout. 18 firms have no rule in the test but add one once you are funded, so it is easy to miss on the plan card.
| Stage | None | 30% or less | 31 to 40% | Over 40% | Not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the test | 560 | 33 | 153 | 122 | 318 |
| On payouts | 620 | 172 | 189 | 42 | 163 |
Here is how the most reviewed firms handle it on their best plan.
| Firm and plan | In the test | On payouts |
|---|---|---|
| FundedNext$50K Labs Instant FNL-004 | None | 20% |
| FundedNext Futures$50K Flex | 40% | None |
| FundingPips$50K 1 Step Flex | None | 35% |
| FTMO$100K FTMO Challenge 1-Step | 50% | 50% |
| FTMO Futures$150K Growth | 40% | None |
| The5ers$50K Summer Plan 2 Steps | None | 50% |
| My Funded Futures$50K Builder | None | 50% |
| Apex Trader Funding$50K Intraday Trail Standard | None | 50% |
| Topstep$100K Trading Combine, Standard | 55% | None |
| Take Profit Trader$150K Test | 50% | None |
| Lucid Trading$50K LucidDaily | 40% | None |
| FXIFY$100K Lightning | 30% | 30% |
Does it lower your chance of passing?
We ran the same $50K end-of-day plan ($3,000 target, $2,000 max loss) 3,000 times with no rule, a 40% rule and a 30% rule, for traders whose days swing from small to large.
- No rule
- 40% rule
- 30% rule
Show the numbers
| No rule | 40% rule | 30% rule | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15% a day | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 25% a day | 29% | 28% | 24% |
| 40% a day | 31% | 25% | 18% |
| 60% a day | 33% | 21% | 16% |
For small, even days the rule barely matters. When a day swings 40% of the max loss, a 30% rule takes the pass rate from 31% to 18%, because big days are exactly the ones it refuses to count in full.
Plans without the rule
16 firms sell at least one ranked plan with no consistency rule before or after you pass. Another 20 apply it only in the test, among them Tradeify, Lucid Trading and FundedNext Futures.
Plans to look at
- No rule anywhere and forex, no rule
FundingPips1 Step Flex, $50KNo consistency rule in the test or on payouts$215about $424 real cost - Futures, no rule
Top One FuturesLaunchpad X-Daily Spark, $50K$50K futures plan without a consistency rule$54 + $189about $295 real cost - Rule only in the test
TradeifySelect, $300K40% while you are tested, none on payouts$368about $1,488 real cost
These plans add a rule only after you pass.
| Firm and plan | On payouts | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Top One Futures$50K Elite Access | 40% | $39 + $94 |
| The5ers$50K Summer Plan 2 Steps | 50% | $99 |
| FundedNext$50K Labs Instant FNL-004 | 20% | $150 |
| FundingPips$50K 1 Step Flex | 35% | $215 |
| Ylos Trading$50K Standard | 40% | $36 + $79 |
| Apex Trader Funding$50K Intraday Trail Standard | 50% | $25 + $99 |
| My Funded Futures$50K Builder | 50% | $92 |
| Tradeify$50K Growth | 35% | $87 |
| FundedNext Futures$25K Rapid Pro | 40% | $60 |
| Bulenox$100K Qualification | 40% | $215 + $248 |
Staying inside the rule
- Cap your day, not just your loss. Work out the biggest day the rule allows before you start, and stop there.
- Read the payout version. The funded rule often differs from the test rule, and some firms raise it with each payout.
- Check what counts as a day. Some firms use the trading session, some the calendar day, and a few count single positions.
How we tested
Rules come from each plan's own terms, checked November 12, 2026, across 1,039 ranked plans that state them. A plan that does not state a rule is counted as not stated, never as none. Pass rates come from our simulation of a trader with no edge, an end-of-day drawdown, 16 price steps a day for up to 120 days, 3,000 attempts per point.
The short definition is on the consistency rule explainer. Every plan without a rule is in the no consistency rule list, with a futures version.
- FundedNext: plans and rules read November 5, 2026
- FundedNext Futures: plans and rules read October 31, 2026
- FundingPips: plans and rules read October 31, 2026
- FTMO: plans and rules read November 5, 2026
- FTMO Futures: plans and rules read October 31, 2026
- The5ers: plans and rules read November 5, 2026
- Top One Futures: plans and rules read November 4, 2026
- Tradeify: plans and rules read November 4, 2026