Prop Firm Rules · October 2026

Futures Prop Firms With No Consistency Rule: The Plan-by-Plan List

A consistency rule caps how much of your profit can come from a single day (best day ÷ total profit). Most firms apply it at one stage and not the other, and the percentage differs by plan inside the same firm, so “does Firm X have a consistency rule” has no one-word answer. Below is every plan at eight futures prop firms with its evaluation percentage and its funded/payout percentage, then the short list of plans with no rule at any stage and the trade-off each carries. Figures are from each firm's help center as of October 2026. Disclosure: we build TradeDupe, a trade copier for Tradovate accounts.

  • 8 firms, every plan
  • Evaluation vs funded stage
  • Figures as of October 2026
  • Sources linked

No rule at any stage

Tradeify Select funded (Flex or Daily payout policy; 40% applies only during the evaluation), MyFundedFutures Rapid and Pro funded (50% during the evaluation only), Take Profit Trader PRO and PRO+ (50% soft during the Test), GOAT Flex and Daily Payouts funded (50% / 40% during the evaluation).

Rule at payout only

Apex: none on EOD or Intraday evaluations, 50% at every PA payout request (30% on legacy accounts). Tradeify Growth: none to pass, 35% when funded. LucidPro: none to pass, 40% when funded. MFFU Builder: none to pass, 50% at payout.

Rule to pass, none once funded

LucidFlex: 50% to pass, none when funded. Tradeify Select: 40% to pass, none when funded. MFFU Rapid: 50% to pass (Rapid EOD 30%), none when funded. MFFU Pro: 50% to pass, none when funded. GOAT Flex: 50% to pass, none when funded. GOAT Daily Payouts: 40% to pass, none when funded.

Before you go live

Checklist & pitfalls

Go-Live Checklist

  • You want the exact consistency percentage per firm and per plan, at both stages, in one place.
  • You are choosing a plan with no rule at payout and want to know what it costs elsewhere in the rulebook.
  • You run several accounts and want to know how the per-account check behaves when trades are copied.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Apex has no rule on its evaluations but 50% (30% legacy) at every PA payout request.
  • The same brand can have a 0% plan and a 50% plan; pick the plan, not the firm.
  • Topstep does not offer Tradovate, so a Tradovate copier cannot reach it regardless of its rules.

Guide

What the rule measures and why the stage matters

Every firm on this list computes the same ratio: your single best day divided by total profit over the window the firm defines (the whole evaluation, or the profit accumulated since your last payout). If the ratio is above the firm's percentage, you are not blocked from trading; you are blocked from passing or from requesting a payout until more profit on other days brings the best day's share down.

Worked example: a $2,000 best day. Under 50% you need $4,000 total profit. Under 40% you need $5,000. Under 35% you need $5,715. Under 30% you need $6,667. Under 20% you need $10,000. The percentage moves the required total by a factor of 2.5 between the loosest and tightest plans above.

A rule during the evaluation costs you time once. A rule at payout costs you time on every withdrawal, because the window resets after each approved payout at firms like Apex and Lucid. That is why the right-hand column matters more to a funded trader than the left.

Plans with no consistency rule at any stage, and what each trades off

Only one firm on this list, Take Profit Trader, has a funded program with no rule and an evaluation whose rule cannot fail you. Every other “no rule” plan either applies a rule to pass or carries a different cost. The exact list as of October 2026:

  • Tradeify Select funded (Flex or Daily payout policy): 40% applies during the evaluation only. Trade-offs: 3 minimum trading days, Select 50K $165 one-time, no daily loss limit during the evaluation but a $1,000 (50K) DLL on the Daily payout policy, 5 funded accounts total at Tradeify. Tradovate offered.
  • LucidFlex funded: 50% applies to pass. Trade-offs: 5 funded per household, DLL optional, payout caps $1,000 / $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000 by size, up to 5 payouts then LucidLive. One-time fee from about $70 (25K). Tradovate offered.
  • MyFundedFutures Rapid funded: 50% to pass (30% on Rapid EOD). Trade-offs: 2 minimum days, Rapid 50K $209 list (often 50% off), no DLL, intraday drawdown on Rapid, 5 sim-funded if 25K/50K only, 3 if any 100K/150K, T1 news prohibited on sim-funded. 90/10. Tradovate offered.
  • MyFundedFutures Pro funded: 50% to pass. Trade-offs: 80/20 split, min payout $1,000, same account caps and news restriction as Rapid. Tradovate offered.
  • Take Profit Trader PRO and PRO+: 50% soft rule during the Test does not fail you. Trade-offs: Test is a monthly subscription (50K about $170/month list, frequent promos), 3 minimum trading days since Aug 17, 2026, PRO one-time $130 (often waived), 80% split on PRO (90% on PRO+), PRO uses intraday trailing drawdown, 5 active PRO accounts, flat 1 minute around listed news. Tradovate offered.
  • GOAT Flex funded: 50% to pass. Trade-offs: 80/20 split (90/10 as a paid add-on), payout windows 5th–8th and 20th–23rd, 5 funded per plan, no orders 2 minutes around high-impact news once funded. Flex 50K $109. Tradovate offered.
  • GOAT Daily Payouts funded: 40% to pass. Trade-offs: DLL $500 / $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,250 by size, 90/10, payouts every 24 hours, copying permitted only within Daily Payouts accounts. Daily Payouts 50K $119. Tradovate offered.

Apex is not a no-consistency firm at payout

Apex's EOD and Intraday evaluations have no consistency rule and no minimum trading days, which is where the “Apex has no consistency rule” claim comes from. On the Performance Account, Apex's help center is explicit: no single trading day may account for more than 50% of your total accumulated profit at the time of a payout request, on accounts bought on or after March 1, 2026. Legacy accounts keep the 30% windfall rule. The calculation resets after each approved payout.

In exchange Apex offers the largest cap on this list (20 PAs per household), a 100% payout split on new PAs, and up to weekly payouts after 5 qualifying days with a $500 minimum.

Lucid, Tradeify and MFFU: the rule flips by plan

Lucid: LucidFlex is 50% to pass and none when funded; LucidPro is none to pass and 40% per payout cycle when funded; LucidDirect is 20%. Household cap 10 evaluations and 5 funded; 90/10; min payout $500.

Tradeify: Growth is none to pass and 35% when funded; Select is 40% to pass and none when funded; Lightning Funded is 20% / 25% / 30% on payouts 1 / 2 / 3+. 5 funded accounts total; 90/10.

MyFundedFutures: Rapid is 50% to pass (Rapid EOD 30%) and none when funded, 90/10, daily payouts, min $500. Pro is 50% to pass and none when funded, 80/20, min payout $1,000. Builder is none to pass and 50% at payout, 80/20.

Topstep, FFF and GOAT

Topstep applies its rule during the Trading Combine (best day under roughly half the profit target; topstep.com shows 55%, the help center 50%). On the Express Funded Account the Standard payout path has no rule and the Consistency path caps the largest day at 40% in return for higher payout caps. Topstep trades only on TopstepX for new accounts.

Funded Futures Family: Prime none to pass, 40% per payout cycle; Premier+ Standard 50% to pass (FastPass none), 40% funded for accounts on or after Sep 9, 2026; Velocity 40% / 40%; S2F 25%. GOAT: EOD Challenge 50% / 30%; 1-Day-Pass none / 35%; Flex 50% / none; Daily Payouts 40% / none; Instant Classic 20%.

How copy trading interacts with the rule

Consistency is checked per account. If one leader's trades are mirrored to five follower accounts at the same multiplier, every account books the same daily P&L distribution and either all pass the check or none do. Copying does not dilute a big day; it repeats it. A trader on a 40% plan who books a $2,000 day has five accounts each needing $5,000 of total profit, not one.

TradeDupe mirrors a leader's fills, bracket TP/SL and modifications across accounts at any firm on this list that offers Tradovate (Apex, Lucid, Tradeify, MFFU, TPT, GOAT; Funded Futures Family with a written-confirmation caveat). It does not reach Topstep accounts. It has no feature that monitors or enforces consistency; the per-account math above is yours to track.

Sources (retrieved October 2026)

Help-center and policy pages used for the figures on this page:

  • Apex: apextraderfunding.com/help-center/additional-helpful-items/50-consistency-requirement/ ; .../eod-trailing-drawdown-accounts/eod-evaluations/ ; .../legacy-helpful-items/what-are-the-consistency-rules-for-legacy-pa-and-funded-accounts/
  • Lucid: support.lucidtrading.com/en/articles/12945790-lucidflex-evaluation-account ; 12945796-lucidflex-payouts ; 12890029-lucidpro-evaluation-account ; 12890109-lucidpro-consistency-percentage ; 12890164-luciddirect-payout-objectives
  • Tradeify: help.tradeify.co/en/articles/10495915-growth-evaluation-accounts ; 12853921-select-evaluation-accounts ; 11083796-advanced-and-growth-funded-account-payout-policies ; 12853966-select-flex-and-select-daily-payout-policies
  • MyFundedFutures: help.myfundedfutures.com/en/articles/11994562-consistency-rule-at-my-fundedfutures ; 11802636-traders-evaluation-simplified ; 13745661-payout-policy-overview-best-and-fastest-prop-firm-payouts
  • Take Profit Trader: try.takeprofittrader.com/TPT-FAQs-nf40-4-0725 ; takeprofittrader.com/blog/3-day-evals
  • Topstep: help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284197-trading-combine-parameters ; 8284215-express-funded-account-parameters ; topstep.com/topstep-prop
  • Funded Futures Family: fundedfuturesfamily.com/payout-rules/ ; fundedfuturesfamily.com/prime-plan/
  • GOAT Funded Futures: help.goatfundedfutures.com/en/articles/14095672-how-does-the-consistency-rule-affect-payouts ; 14523731-what-are-the-specifications-of-each-type-and-account-size

Side by side

Consistency rule by firm and plan, as of October 2026

Left column: the rule while passing the evaluation. Right column: the rule on the funded or payout stage. “None” means the firm's help center states no consistency requirement at that stage. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.

FeatureEvaluation stageFunded / payout stage
Apex EOD Evaluation → PANone50% of accumulated profit at each payout request (accounts on/after Mar 1, 2026); 30% windfall on legacy accounts
Apex Intraday Trailing Evaluation → PANone50% (new) / 30% (legacy)
Lucid LucidFlex50%None
Lucid LucidProNone40% per payout cycle (accounts on/after Nov 28, 2025)
Lucid LucidDaily50%Not published in the sources we used
Lucid LucidDirect (straight to funded)n/a20%
Lucid LucidLiven/aNone
Tradeify GrowthNone35%
Tradeify Select (Flex or Daily payout policy)40%None
Tradeify Lightning Funded (instant)n/a20% payout 1 · 25% payout 2 · 30% payout 3+
MyFundedFutures Rapid50% (Rapid EOD 25K/50K: 30%)None
MyFundedFutures Pro50%None
MyFundedFutures BuilderNone50% at payout
Take Profit Trader Test → PRO / PRO+50% soft (does not fail the account)None
Topstep Trading Combine → XFABest day roughly half the profit target (site 55%, help center 50%)XFA Standard path none · XFA Consistency path 40%
Funded Futures Family PrimeNone40% per payout cycle
Funded Futures Family Premier+Standard 50% · FastPass none40% for accounts on/after Sep 9, 2026
Funded Futures Family Velocity40%40%
Funded Futures Family S2Fn/a25%
GOAT EOD Challenge50%30%
GOAT 1-Day-PassNone35%
GOAT Flex50%None
GOAT Daily Payouts40%None
GOAT Instant Classicn/a20%

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which prop firms have no consistency rule at any stage?

As of October 2026, no firm has zero at every stage on every plan. Plans with none once funded and none, or only a non-failing rule, before: Take Profit Trader PRO and PRO+ (50% soft during the Test). Plans with none once funded but a rule to pass: Tradeify Select (40% to pass), LucidFlex (50%), MFFU Rapid (50%, Rapid EOD 30%) and Pro (50%), GOAT Flex (50%) and Daily Payouts (40%).

Does Apex have a consistency rule?

Not during the EOD or Intraday evaluation. On the Performance Account, no single day may exceed 50% of accumulated profit at the time of a payout request for accounts bought on or after March 1, 2026; legacy accounts use 30%. The window resets after each approved payout.

Does Tradeify have a consistency rule?

Growth: none to pass, 35% when funded. Select: 40% to pass, none when funded on either the Flex or Daily payout policy. Lightning Funded: 20% on payout 1, 25% on payout 2, 30% from payout 3.

Does MyFundedFutures have a consistency rule?

Rapid: 50% during the evaluation (30% on Rapid EOD), none when funded. Pro: 50% during the evaluation, none when funded. Builder: none during the evaluation, 50% at payout.

Is breaking the consistency rule an account failure?

At the firms listed here it is a gate, not a breach: the evaluation does not pass or the payout is not released until more profit on other days lowers the best day's share. Take Profit Trader says explicitly that its Test rule does not fail you. Read your firm's article for the exact wording.

Can I copy trade across no-consistency plans?

Yes where the firm offers Tradovate and permits copying between your own accounts: Tradeify, Lucid, MFFU, TPT and GOAT do. Topstep does not offer Tradovate. The check is per account, so copied accounts share the same best-day ratio.