What is a consistency rule?
Quick answer
A consistency rule stops one exceptional day from making up most of a trader's profit. A typical version says no single day's profit may exceed a set percentage, often 30% to 50%, of total profit. It discourages passing on one high-risk trade and is common before payouts.
Detailed answer
How it plays out, with a 40% rule and $8,000 total profit:
- Best day $3,000: 37.5% of total, consistent.
- Best day $4,000: 50% of total, not consistent. The trader keeps trading until other days catch up.
Points to define:
- Realised profit or equity.
- Whether it blocks the pass or the payout, or ends the account.
- How days are counted.
PropExecutor's consistency rule holds back a pass while the best single day's realised profit is more than the set share of total realised profit. It never breaches the account; it only delays passing. It is in the advanced catalogue.
Explaining it to traders
Traders often misunderstand consistency rules as a penalty. Present it as a condition: "To pass, no single day may make up more than 40% of your total profit." Show a dashboard or calculation so they know how far they are from meeting it.
PropExecutor team · Updated
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