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The consistency rule: why payouts get denied
You hit the target, you requested a payout, and it was rejected. Here is the rule that did it and how to trade around it.
LetsGoFunded Team··5 min read
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit can come from a single trading day. If a firm has a 30% rule and you made $10,000 total, no single day may contribute more than $3,000.
| Firm | Consistency rule | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Topstep | Best day < 50% of target | Evaluation |
| Apex | 50% | Payouts only |
| Alpha Futures | 50% | Evaluation |
| MyFundedFutures Core | 40% | Payouts |
| MyFundedFutures Rapid / Pro | None | — |
| Lucid Pro | 40% | Payouts |
| Lucid Flex | None once funded | — |
Why firms use it
It filters out traders who got lucky once. From the firm's side it is risk management. From yours it is a scheduling problem — and it is solvable.
How to trade around it
- Work out your cap before you trade: target profit × the consistency percentage.
- Stop trading for the day once you approach that number.
- If one day already broke the rule, keep trading smaller until the total catches up.
- Or pick a plan with no consistency rule at all — MyFundedFutures Rapid and Pro drop it entirely, and LucidFlex has none once funded.
At most firms the rule is checked at payout, not daily. A big day is rarely fatal — you just need enough other days to dilute it, and it usually pauses payouts rather than killing the account.
Next step
Put it into practice
Compare every firm against what you just read, then grab the live offer before you buy.