Glossary

Consistency rule

A rule at some prop firms that no single day's profit can exceed a certain percentage of total profit (e.g. 30-40%); it prevents passes that come down to luck.

The rule exists to stop "passing with one big trade," and it can also apply at the payout stage. A violation usually doesn't close the account, but it delays the payout or doesn't count the excess profit.

A trader who trades with a fixed risk percentage follows this rule naturally; it mostly catches people whose risk fluctuates.

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