FTMO: Best Day rule (1-Step consistency)
▶FTMO Best Day Rule: Why Payouts Get Denied After Passing — 39s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
On the 1-Step program only, your single best day must not represent more than 50% of your total positive-days profit. The 2-Step program has NO consistency rule.
The gotcha
One outsized day on the 1-Step can disqualify you even after you hit the 10% target — spread your profit across days. Want to swing for big days? Take the 2-Step, which has no consistency rule.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this doesn't necessarily close the account, but it can disqualify the payout you were trading toward — you keep trading, the profit doesn't get paid.
The numbers
| oneStepMaxBestDayPct | 50 |
| twoStep | NONE |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle consistency
FTMO's best day rule (1-step consistency) is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats consistency — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | 40% best-day rule (payouts) | Payout denied |
| Apex Trader Funding | 30% windfall (payout) consistency | Payout denied |
| AquaFunded | Consistency rule (Pro & Instant only) | Payout denied |
| ATFunded | Consistency rule (pre-pause) | Payout denied |
| Atmos Funded | Consistency rule (Instant & 1-Step Plus only) | Payout denied |
| Blue Guardian | Consistency rule (Instant & Pro only) | Payout denied |
| Blueberry Futures | Consistency rule | Payout denied |
| E8 Markets | Best-day consistency (Performance stage) | Payout denied |
| Fintokei | 40% best-day rule (selective) | Payout denied |
| For Traders | Concentration cap + Instant consistency score | Payout denied |
| Funded Trading Plus | Consistency rule (2-Step Classic) | Payout denied |
| FundedElite | Consistency rule (conditional) | Payout denied |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with FTMO. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 4, 2026.
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