Overview
PropShopTrader accounts are governed by risk controls, benchmark rules, progression rules, and compliance standards.
Your account is not judged only by profit. It is also evaluated based on how that profit is achieved. PST looks at whether a trader is managing risk properly, following account rules, and trading in a way that reflects real and sustainable skill.
During the Gladiator phase, traders are evaluated mainly through:
Benchmarks
Qualifying trading days
Drawdown control
MAE control
Daily Loss Limit (Gladiator Forge accounts only)
Compliance with trading rules
Absence of prohibited behavior
Core rules that apply to all traders
Rule Area | What it means |
Benchmarks | Progress is measured through Benchmarks. For Gladiator Futures (Payout Accounts) - Light and Forge, payouts are released through the benchmark ladder. |
Qualifying Trading Days | Each Benchmark requires 5 qualifying trading days - (Not applicable for Swing account type) |
Drawdown | Every account has a drawdown threshold that must not be breached |
50% MAE Rule per position | Each account is subject to Maximum Adverse Excursion limits. On Gladiator Forge accounts, the MAE rule is instant-fail: a single open or closed trade hitting the MAE threshold immediately fails the account. On Gladiator Light and Gladiator Stocks accounts, up to 3 MAE flags are allowed; the account fails upon receiving the third MAE flag. |
Daily Loss Limit (Gladiator Forge only) | Gladiator Forge accounts fail immediately if the account's net daily P&L (realized + unrealized) reaches or exceeds the daily loss limit on a single trading day. The daily loss limit is 50% of the account's drawdown. |
Compliance | Traders must avoid prohibited practices such as hedging, coordinated trading, and rule manipulation |
Active Account Limits | Traders must stay within PST’s allowed Account Limits |
Identity Rules | Accounts must be used only by the registered trader or approved entity |
Is there a consistency rule or percentage?
No, PropShopTrader does not apply a consistency percentage rule to any account.
Traders are evaluated based on:
Daily Loss Limit (Gladiator Forge only)
This means there is no fixed rule requiring profits to be distributed according to a consistency percentage. However, traders must still demonstrate sound risk management and avoid behavior that appears manipulative or unsustainable.
Account-specific rules may differ
Some rules depend on the product or asset class.
For example:
Futures and Stocks have different trading environments and product details
Intraday and EOD drawdown accounts behave differently
Stocks have additional instrument restrictions, such as non-ETB and symbol eligibility rules
Gladiator Light and Gladiator Stocks accounts use a 3-flag MAE system (3 flags across the lifetime of the account = account failure).
Gladiator Forge accounts use an instant-fail model — a single MAE OR a Daily Loss Limit breach immediately fails the account.
Important note
All traders are responsible for understanding the rules of the account they purchased before trading.
Breaking a rule may result in:
loss of qualifying days
flags
manual review
account restriction
account failure (immediate on Gladiator Forge accounts when MAE or Daily Loss Limit is triggered)
denied benchmark progression
denied Real Prop consideration where applicable