Many prop firms use a Consistency Rule (often 30%, 40%, or 50%) to ensure traders aren't passing evaluations or getting payouts based on a single "lucky" trade or news event.
- Evaluation Rule: To pass, your biggest winning day cannot make up more than X% of your total profit target.
- Funded Rule: To request a payout, your biggest winning day cannot make up more than X% of your total realized balance.
The Mathematics of Fixing It: If you violate the rule (e.g., you had a massive $2,000 day on a $3,000 target with a 50% rule), you do not have to start over. You simply need to keep trading and earning smaller profits until your total P&L is large enough that $2,000 is no longer 50% of the total. (In this case, you need to reach $4,000 total profit). This calculator shows you exactly how much more you need.
