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Consistency & one-sided risk

How consistency and single-instrument risk limits work, with worked numbers.

Two rules keep funded trading sustainable: consistency (spreading profit across days) and one-sided risk (not betting the account on a single instrument).

Consistency rule

Consistency stops a single lucky day from dominating your profit before a payout. It does not breach the account; it delays payout until your profit is better distributed.

ProductConsistency rule
CFD · 1 / 2 / 3 Step evaluationsNone — no consistency rule
CFD · Instant Funded20% — no single day above 20% of total profit per payout cycle
Futures · evaluationNo single trade above 50% of total profit
Futures · funded20–25% per-day cap depending on challenge
No consistency rule on the standard CFD evaluations is one of Atlas’s headline advantages — trade how you want and pass on raw performance.

One-sided risk (funded)

On funded CFD accounts, the loss on a single instrument or correlated idea may not exceed 50% of the daily loss limit. With a 5% daily limit on a $100,000 account, that caps single-instrument risk near $2,500.

Combined open and closed losses on the same idea are assessed together — reaching the cap is a breach even if one position is still open.

Instant Funded is tighter still: a maximum 1.5% of the account on one asset per day (about $1,500 on $100K) and a 1.5% floating-loss ceiling.

Frequently asked questions

Do the standard CFD models have a consistency rule?
No — 1, 2, 3 Step evaluations have no consistency rule. Only Instant Funded applies a 20% rule.
Does breaking consistency breach my account?
No — it delays your payout until profit is more evenly spread across days.
Can a winning trade offset a loss for the one-sided risk check?
No — each idea is judged on its own combined loss.