Prop firm consistency rule: how the percentage works

How the best-day percentage is worked out, where it applies, and the figure at each of 12 futures prop firms.

Firms with a rule somewhere: 12 of 12
Range: 20% to 55%
Evaluation only: Earn2Trade, Take Profit Trader

Rules checked on September 26, 2026 · By helloweekends Editors

A prop firm consistency rule limits how much of your total profit can come from one day. The firm divides your best day by your total profit; if the result is above its percentage, you have not met the rule yet. All 12 futures prop firms we track use a consistency rule somewhere, from 20% to 55%, in the evaluation, the funded account or each payout.

How the percentage works

An evaluation is a paid test with simulated trading. The consistency rule is one of its conditions, next to the profit target and the loss limits. The formula is short:

Best day ÷ total profit must be at or below the firm's percentage.

Total profit is the net profit over the period the firm checks: the whole evaluation, or the time since your last payout. Take Profit Trader, for example, compares your highest day with your net profit.

To find the total you need, divide your best day by the percentage. With a $1,800 best day, a 50% rule needs $3,600 in total profit, a 40% rule needs $4,500, and a 30% rule needs $6,000.

Worked example: target reached, rule not met

A 50K evaluation with a $3,000 profit target and a 50% consistency rule.

Example only: 50K evaluation, $3,000 profit target, 50% consistency rule.
Day	Day's profit	Total profit	Best day ÷ total	Rule met?
Day 1	$1,800	$1,800	100%	No
Day 2	$400	$2,200	82%	No
Day 3	$800	$3,000	60%	No: target reached, rule not met
Day 4	$600	$3,600	50%	Yes

On day 3 the account hits the $3,000 target, but the $1,800 best day is 60% of the total. The trader needs $3,600 in total profit without a bigger best day. Day 4 gets there.

At the firms that say what happens, missing the rule raises the bar rather than failing the account. Take Profit Trader says a breach does not fail the Test; the profit goal rises. FundedNext raises the target to your best day divided by 40%.

Evaluation, funded and payout consistency

Evaluation consistency must be met before you pass. Examples: Topstep's Trading Combine, Take Profit Trader's Test (under 50%) and Earn2Trade (30%).
Payout consistency is checked each time you ask for a payout, usually on profit since the last payout. Apex uses 50%, Bulenox Master 40%, and Lucid's instant LucidDirect accounts 20%.
Rising percentages. Tradeify Lightning starts at 20% for the first payout, then 25%, then 30%.
Per position. The5ers applies 40% per position, not per day, in both the evaluation and the funded account.

Some firms apply the rule in only one stage. LucidFlex, LucidDaily and Earn2Trade drop it once you are funded, while LucidPro and Tradeify Growth add it only after you pass. Read both stages before you buy.

Consistency rule by firm

Rules checked on September 26, 2026.

Percentages are the largest share of profit one day (The5ers: one position) may make up. Firms in alphabetical order. Source: firms' official rules pages, checked September 26, 2026. *Topstep's help article says 55%; its parameters page still says 50%.
Firm	Evaluation	Funded account and payouts
Alpha Futures Alpha Futures rules	Zero: none. Standard: 50%. Advanced: 40%.	Zero and Standard: 40%. Advanced: none. Direct: 20% per withdrawal.
Apex Trader Funding Apex Trader Funding rules	None	50% of profit since the last payout
Bulenox Bulenox rules	None (Qualification)	Master: 40% on every payout. Momentum: 35%. Fast Track: yes, percentage not confirmed.
Earn2Trade Earn2Trade rules	30%	None
FundedNext Futures FundedNext Futures rules	Flex and Legacy: 40%. Rapid Pro and Rapid Daily: none.	Rapid Pro: 40%. Others: none.
Lucid Trading Lucid Trading rules	LucidPro: none. LucidFlex and LucidDaily: 50%.	LucidPro: 40%. LucidDirect: 20% per payout. LucidFlex and LucidDaily: none.
MyFundedFutures MyFundedFutures rules	Builder: none. Rapid and Pro: 50% (none on the Pro 1-Day Add-On). Rapid EOD: 30%.	Builder: 50% per payout cycle. Others: none.
Phidias Propfirm Phidias rules	None	Fundamental and Premium funded (CASH) accounts: 30% per day, over at least 4 days. Express to Live: none.
Take Profit Trader Take Profit Trader rules	Test: best day under 50%	None
The5ers Futures The5ers Futures rules	40% per position	40% per position
Topstep Topstep rules	Trading Combine: best day at most 55%*	Standard path: none. Consistency path: 40% per payout window.
Tradeify Tradeify rules	Growth: none. Select: 40% (50% with add-on).	Growth: 35%. Select: none. Lightning: 20%, 25%, then 30% (payouts 1, 2, 3+).

Apex moved from a 30% rule to 50% on March 1, 2026, and Topstep moved its Trading Combine rule to 55%. Both are logged in prop firm rule changes. See also the daily loss limit prop firm rules and how to pass a futures prop firm evaluation.

Know the riskA prop firm evaluation is a paid service with simulated trading. Most people who buy one do not pass it, and firms change their rules, pause payouts and close. Not investment advice.

Questions

What is a consistency rule in a prop firm?

It is a cap on how much of your total profit can come from one day. If the cap is 50% and your total profit is $3,000, no single day may exceed $1,500 of it.

How do I work out the profit I need?

Divide your best day by the firm's percentage. A $1,800 best day needs $3,600 in total profit under a 50% rule and $4,500 under a 40% rule.

Does breaking the consistency rule fail the account?

At the firms that say, no. Take Profit Trader raises the profit goal, and FundedNext raises the target to your best day divided by 40%. At payout stage, the payout waits until the rule is met.

Which firms have no consistency rule in the evaluation?

Among the 12 firms we track: Apex, Bulenox (Qualification), Phidias, LucidPro, MyFundedFutures Builder, Tradeify Growth, Alpha Futures Zero and FundedNext Rapid. Most of them apply one to payouts instead.

Sources

All checked on September 26, 2026.