The 90% Rule [Old Accounts Only]

Legacy rule for accounts purchased before 16 October 2025 — no single trade idea may contribute more than 90% of your total profit.

ℹ️ The 90% Rule applies only to accounts purchased before 16 October 2025. For newer accounts, this has been replaced by the Consistency Score.

The 90% Rule ensures that your trading performance reflects multiple profitable decisions rather than a single dominant winning trade. It looks at where your profit came from — not the size of your positions — to assess your skill, consistency, and risk management.

Under this rule, no single trade idea can contribute more than 90% of your total profit during a challenge stage or payout period.

Where It Applies

Account Type	When the Rule is Checked
Challenge Accounts	Before passing a stage
Simulated Funded Accounts	Before receiving a payout

If your largest trade idea accounts for more than 90% of your profit, your payout request will be rejected, and you must continue trading until the requirement is met. On challenge accounts, the stage will be reset.

ℹ️ Although similar to a Consistency Score, this rule is far more relaxed — the requirement can often be met with just two trades on the same day.

How to Calculate What You Need

To calculate the additional profit needed to bring your largest trade idea below 90% of your total profit, use:

(Largest Trade Idea ÷ 0.9) − Total Profit = Additional Profit Needed

Examples

Example 1 — Challenge passed with a single trade

You have a $100,000 1-Stage challenge with a 9% profit target ($9,000), and you reach it with a single trade idea.

Metric	Value
Largest Trade Idea	$9,000
Total Profit	$9,000
Calculation	($9,000 ÷ 0.9) − $9,000 = $1,000
Additional Profit Needed	$1,000

You must generate an additional $1,000 profit from other trade ideas before your payout can be approved. No profit is forfeited.

Example 2 — Funded account in drawdown

You have a $100,000 Simulated Funded Account. You were in 1% drawdown, then reached 3% total profit ($3,000) after one winning trade idea of $4,000.

Metric	Value
Largest Trade Idea	$4,000
Total Profit	$3,000
Calculation	($4,000 ÷ 0.9) − $3,000 = $1,445
Additional Profit Needed	$1,445

Example 3 — Multiple trades, one dominant

You have a $100,000 account with three trade ideas totalling $6,000 profit:

Trade Idea	Profit
Trade 1	+$5,600
Trade 2	+$200
Trade 3	+$200
Calculation	($5,600 ÷ 0.9) − $6,000 = $223
Additional Profit Needed	$223

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a trade idea defined?

A trade idea groups together positions on the same instrument that overlap in time or are opened within 60 minutes of each other — regardless of direction. For the full definition, see Trade Idea Definition.

What happens if I don't meet the 90% rule before my payout?

On Simulated Funded Accounts, your payout request is rejected and you must continue trading until the requirement is met. No profit is forfeited.

On challenge accounts, the stage will be reset.

Does my largest trade idea reset after a payout?

Only if the payout clears your full profit. If profit remains on the account after a payout, that profit and the trade idea it came from carries into the next payout period and still counts toward the 90% calculation.

Does this rule still apply to my account?

Only if your account was purchased before 16 October 2025. Newer accounts follow the Consistency Score system instead.

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