Overnight and weekend position restrictions apply only to the Standard account type. The Swing account type does not have any restrictions on holding positions overnight over the weekend, or during news releases.
For Standard accounts, these restrictions apply only once you start trading on an FTMO Account. They do not apply during the Evaluation phase.
Evaluation phase (Standard account)
While trading during the Evaluation phase on a Standard account, you are allowed to keep your positions open overnight and over the weekend.
This applies to both products:
- FTMO Challenge: 1-Step — the Evaluation consists of a single phase (FTMO Challenge).
- FTMO Challenge: 2-Step — the Evaluation consists of two phases (FTMO Challenge and Verification).
FTMO Account (Standard account)
Once you become an FTMO Trader and start trading on an FTMO Account using a Standard account type, you are required to close your positions shortly before the markets close for the weekend or if the rollover (market break) lasts longer than 2 hours.
These rules apply equally to traders who qualified through FTMO Challenge: 1-Step and FTMO Challenge: 2-Step.
FTMO Account Swing
The Swing account type does not have any restrictions on holding positions overnight, over the weekend, or during news releases.
Please note that the Swing account type is available exclusively to traders who qualified through FTMO Challenge: 2-Step.
Trading hours depend on the specific instrument and may vary due to market conditions, holidays, or other events. Current trading hours are always available directly in the trading platform and on the Symbols page.
