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 For newer accounts, this has been replaced by the Consistency Score.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

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