What the rule is
A weekend holding rule says whether a position may stay open from the Friday close to the Sunday open. Where it is restricted, the firm names a cut-off (a time on Friday, in its own clock) and what happens to a trade still open then: closed by the firm, or counted as a breach.
- Allowed: nothing changes at the Friday close.
- Evaluation allowed, funded restricted: the common shape. The funded account must be flat by the cut-off.
- A separate "swing" program: weekend holding allowed on a plan sold for it, usually with other terms.
What the Sunday gap does to a floor
The daily floor does not move over the weekend, and the reset that follows the Friday session sets it from your balance then. A position that opens on Sunday $300 against you on a $10,000 two-step account has used $300 of a $600 daily allowance before the first Monday tick you can react to. The floating-risk cap ($200 on that account) is measured on the first tick too.
Formula
room on Monday open = Friday balance − floor − |Sunday gap × position size|
How named firms state it
| Firm · program | Evaluation | Funded |
|---|---|---|
| FundedTick | Allowed | Allowed, every plan and size; weekend days add no trading days |
| FTMO | Allowed | Standard accounts must close before the weekend; Swing (2-Step) has no restriction |
| FundingPips · 2 Step Standard | Allowed | Not allowed on funded accounts (stated as temporary, since 29 Jan 2026) |
| FundedNext · Stellar 2-Step | Allowed | Allowed |
| Blue Guardian · 2 Step Standard | Allowed | No restrictions |
| Alpha Capital · Pro | Allowed | No weekend holding on funded Pro accounts |
| FXIFY · Two Phase | Allowed | Allowed |
Read from each firm’s own rule or help page on the date at the top of this guide. Firms change these terms; check the linked page before you buy.
Our rule
The rule
Holding over the weekend is allowed on every plan and every size, evaluation and funded. Saturday and Sunday add no trading days toward the minimum of 3. Hold a position from Friday into Monday and nothing changes but the calendar; the drawdown floors and the floating-risk cap apply to the Sunday open as to any other tick.