FTMO: Weekend & overnight holding
AllowedSoft / informationalReportedUpdated Jun 4, 2026
FTMO permits holding positions overnight and over the weekend — it's a swing-friendly firm with no forced flat-by-Friday rule on standard accounts.
What happens if you break it
Soft / informationalSoft / informational
This is informational rather than a hard breach trigger — it shapes how you should trade, but crossing it alone won't void the account.
The numbers
| overnight | ALLOWED |
| weekend | ALLOWED |
Source: official tos — official page . Confidence: reported.
How other prop firms handle weekend holding
FTMO's weekend & overnight holding is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats weekend holding — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Weekend holding | Payout denied |
| Blueberry Futures | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| E8 Markets | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| Finotive Funding | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| Funded Trading Plus | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| FundedNext Futures | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| FunderPro | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| FunderPro Futures | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| Funding Traders | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| FundingPips | Weekend holding | Warning |
| Instant Funding | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
| Lark Funding | Weekend & overnight holding | Warning |
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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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