The Numbers
| Account | A day counts at net profit of |
|---|---|
| $25k FPT Scale | $100 |
| $50k FPT Scale | $150 |
| $100k FPT Scale | $200 |
Five qualifying days and the 40% limit are the same at every size. Both are measured inside one cycle — the evaluation cycle, which opens at activation or reset and closes when every passing requirement is satisfied, or the funded payout cycle, which opens at activation or immediately after the previous payout is approved. Days earned in a closed cycle never carry into the next.
What Makes a Day Qualify
Days are counted in [FPT Trading Days](/rules/evaluation-rules), and Eastern midnight is the only boundary: close a winner at 11:50 PM and another at 12:10 AM and they land on different days.
A day qualifies on its net result, not its best trade. On the $100k, a day of +$340, −$210 and +$95 nets $225 and qualifies; had the middle position lost $260, the day would have netted $175 and not counted.
- A day landing exactly on the minimum qualifies. The test is "at least".
- Days need not be consecutive, and one FPT Trading Day counts once. A $900 day on the $50k is one qualifying day, not six.
- A day below the minimum, a flat day and a losing day do not count. None is a breach, and none removes a day already earned.
- In the evaluation, only a reset or a breach clears the count, and a reset also clears P&L and the consistency history. In the funded stage, only an approved payout clears the count, the consistency history and payout-eligible cycle profit — a submitted, pending, denied or withdrawn request leaves them standing.
The 40% Rule
Largest profitable FPT Trading Day ÷ total net profit in the cycle × 100. The result must be 40% or less.
The denominator is net, so losing days are subtracted from it, and it is measured on simulated cycle profit before the 90/10 split. Only a profitable day can be the largest one — a flat or losing day never is.
A $50k cycle with $4,000 of net profit permits a largest day of $1,600. Add a $1,000 losing day:
| Before the losing day | After the losing day | |
|---|---|---|
| Largest profitable day | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Total net cycle profit | $4,000 | $3,000 |
| Consistency | 37.5% | 50% |
Trading back to $3,750 of net cycle profit returns the ratio to exactly 40%.
Exceeding 40% is not a breach. It means you are not eligible to pass, or to request a payout, yet.
Evaluation vs Funded
Evaluation. At the exact moment the profit target is first reached, the ceiling is 40% of the target — $500 on the $25k, $1,200 on the $50k, $2,400 on the $100k. Trade past the target and the ceiling rises with the denominator.
Funded. Consistency is assessed at request and re-checkable up to approval — see Payout Cycles and Fresh Profit.
Four days at exactly $100 and one at $900 on a $25k cycle satisfies the day count and fails consistency at about 69%. Manufacturing small days to move a percentage is reviewable under Prohibited Trading Conduct.