Consistency Rule

The Consistency Rule measures how much of your total profit was generated on your best trading day.

To meet the rule, your highest net profitable day cannot represent more than the consistency percentage assigned to your account.

Simple formula:

Best Day’s Net Profit ÷ Total Profit = Consistency

Consistency During the Evaluation Stage

PRIME and FREES Safety Evaluations have no Consistency Rule. A trader may complete either of these Evaluations in a single trading day by reaching the profit target and complying with all other applicable rules.

FREES Max Evaluations have a 50% Consistency Rule. This means the trader’s highest net profitable day cannot represent more than 50% of the total profit generated to complete the Evaluation.

For example, if the profit target is $3,000, the highest net profitable day compatible with that target would be:

$3,000 × 50% = $1,500

If the trader generates more than $1,500 on their highest profitable day, the account will not be disqualified for that reason. However, the trader must continue trading and accumulate additional profit until the highest profitable day represents no more than 50% of the total profit.

The required total profit can be calculated using the following formula:

Highest net profitable day ÷ 0.50 = Required total profit

For example, if the highest net profitable day is $1,550:

$1,550 ÷ 0.50 = $3,100

In this case, the trader would need to accumulate at least $3,100 in total profit to meet the 50% Consistency Rule and complete the FREES Max Evaluation.

Consistency by Profit Account Type

Although FREES Max has a 50% Consistency Rule during the Evaluation stage, this rule does not apply after the trader advances to the FREES Max Profit Account.

The Consistency Add-On available for PRIME accounts provides greater flexibility by allowing the trader’s highest profitable day to represent up to 35% of the total accumulated profit instead of 20%.

Learn more about the available Add-Ons

Example: 50K PRIME Profit Account

Suppose a trader has a 50K PRIME Profit Account and wants to request a $1,000 payout.

Before requesting the payout, the trader must first build the required $2,600 Safety Threshold and then generate the additional $1,000 they would like to withdraw.

The total profit objective would therefore be:

$2,600 Safety Threshold + $1,000 payout objective = $3,600 total profit

This would bring the account balance to $53,600 before the payout request.

With the Standard 20% Consistency Rule

For the highest profitable day to represent no more than 20% of the $3,600 total profit:

$3,600 × 20% = $720

If the trader plans to request the payout after reaching $3,600 in total profit, their highest net profitable day must be $720 or less.

With the 35% Consistency Add-On

If the trader purchased the 35% Consistency Add-On for the PRIME account:

$3,600 × 35% = $1,260

If the trader plans to request the payout after reaching $3,600 in total profit, their highest net profitable day must be $1,260 or less.

Learn more about Taurus payout conditions

What Happens If the Highest Profitable Day Is Larger?

The Consistency Rule is not a daily profit limit that automatically disqualifies the account.

A trader may generate more profit during a strong trading day. However, if that day represents more than the applicable consistency percentage, the trader must continue trading and accumulate additional profit before completing a FREES Max Evaluation or requesting a payout from a Profit Account subject to consistency.

As the total accumulated profit increases, the percentage represented by the highest profitable day decreases.

The total profit required can be calculated using the following formulas:

For a 20% Consistency Rule:

Highest net profitable day ÷ 0.20 = Required total profit

For a 35% Consistency Rule:

Highest net profitable day ÷ 0.35 = Required total profit

For a 50% Consistency Rule:

Highest net profitable day ÷ 0.50 = Required total profit

For example, if the trader’s highest net profitable day is $1,260:

• With a 20% Consistency Rule, the trader would need at least $6,300 in total accumulated profit.

• With a 35% Consistency Rule, the trader would need at least $3,600 in total accumulated profit.

This calculation allows traders to use their highest profitable day to determine how much total profit they must accumulate before meeting the applicable Consistency Rule.

Consistency Applies Per Day, Not Per Trade

The Consistency Rule is based on the final net result recorded for the entire trading day. It does not limit the profit generated by an individual trade.

Using the previous $3,600 profit objective:

• With the 20% rule, the highest net profitable day compatible with that objective is $720. If the trader begins the day with a $500 loss and later generates $1,220 in profit from a single trade, the final net result for the day would be $720.

• With the 35% rule, the highest net profitable day compatible with that objective is $1,260. If the trader begins the day with a $500 loss and later generates $1,760 in profit from a single trade, the final net result for the day would be $1,260.

In all examples, consistency is calculated using the net daily result, not the profit generated by an individual trade.