If you have been researching prop firms, you have probably come across the term consistency rule or best-day rule.
It may sound complicated, but the idea is simple.
A consistency rule measures how much of your total profit was generated on your most profitable trading day.
Depending on the account, your best day must not account for more than a set percentage of your total profit before you can request a payout.
How does it work?
The calculation is:
Best-day profit ÷ total profit × 100
For example, imagine you have generated $5,000 in total profit, with $4,500 coming from one trading day.
That means your best day accounts for 90% of your total profit:
$4,500 ÷ $5,000 × 100 = 90%
If your account has a consistency limit below 90%, you would not yet meet the payout requirement.
You would usually need to continue trading and increase your total profit until your best-day percentage falls within the required limit.
This does not necessarily mean that the account has been breached. It simply means that another payout condition still needs to be met.
What does “no consistency rule” mean?
A product with no consistency rule does not use a best-day percentage to determine payout eligibility.
Your profits are not assessed based on how they are spread across different trading days, and there is no consistency calculation relating to your most profitable day.
You will still need to meet the product’s other trading, risk-management and payout requirements.
Does that mean there are no rules?
No.
Depending on the product, traders may still need to follow requirements such as:
- Daily loss or drawdown limits
- Maximum overall drawdown
- Minimum payout requirements
- Payout schedules
- Prohibited trading practices
- News or weekend trading restrictions
A consistency rule is only one part of an account’s overall structure, so it is important to review the full set of rules for your chosen product.
Which Instant Funding accounts have no consistency rule?
Trader feedback played an important role in the development of the Clarity range, including requests for clearer and easier-to-understand trading conditions.
💎 One-Phase Clarity
One-Phase Clarity has no consistency rule during the evaluation or funded stages.
Traders must still complete the 9% profit target during the evaluation and follow the product’s risk-management and payout requirements, but there is no best-day percentage to calculate.
💎 Instant Funding Clarity
Instant Funding Clarity also has no consistency or best-day rule.
Payout eligibility is not determined by how much of your total profit came from your most profitable trading day. However, the product still has its own Smart Drawdown framework, Account Drawdown rule, payout conditions and prohibited trading practices.
What about IF Micro Clarity?
Not every Clarity product has the same conditions.
IF Micro Clarity has a 20% Best Day Rule.
This means your most profitable trading day must not account for more than 20% of your total profit before you become eligible to request a payout. Other payout requirements also apply.
The key takeaway
A consistency rule measures how much of your total profit came from your most profitable trading day.
When an account has no consistency rule, there is no best-day percentage to meet. However, all other trading, risk-management and payout requirements still apply.
Understanding the rule before you begin can help you keep track of your payout eligibility and choose an account with conditions that suit the way you trade.
Explore One-Phase Clarity and Instant Funding Clarity to learn more about accounts designed around trader feedback, transparent conditions and no consistency rule.
Always review the latest product rules and account conditions before purchasing or trading an account.
