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Prop Firms That Allow Swing Trading in 2026: Overnight, Weekend and Drawdown Rules

10 prop firms let you hold overnight and over the weekend on a static or end of day drawdown. Rules, a weekend gap example and picks for futures and forex.

November 7, 2026, 9 min read. Live figures checked November 12, 2026.

The prop firms that allow swing trading are mostly forex and CFD firms. 9 of the 15 forex firms we rank let you hold overnight and over the weekend. In futures, 2 of 22 allow an overnight hold and 1 a weekend hold. Our pick for forex is The5ers with its $50K Summer Plan 2 Steps plan, and for futures DayTraders.com. Checked November 12, 2026.

The short version

Who allows it
60% of the forex firms we rank. In futures, DayTraders.com and The5ers Futures let a position stay open past the daily close.
Drawdown
Take static or end of day. An intraday trailing floor follows your open profit, so a winner that pulls back over the weekend can end the account.
Read the note
Some firms allow the weekend only with a paid add-on, or only on some plans. The table below marks those as limited.
Swing-ready plans
364 ranked plans from 10 firms hold overnight and over the weekend without an add-on and use a drawdown that does not trail intraday.

Our picks for swing trading

  1. Best for swing trading forexThe5ersSummer Plan 2 Steps, $50KStatic drawdown, overnight and weekend holds allowed$99about $304 real cost
  2. Best for swing trading futuresDayTraders.comStatic, $150KHolds overnight and over the weekend$90 + $5about $747 real cost
  3. Fixed floor, no daily limitThe5ersBootcamp, $20KStatic $250 max loss and no daily loss limit$22 + $50about $99 real cost
  4. Cheapest $50K swing planRZR FundedEndurance, $50KAbout $215 real cost to get funded$123about $215 real cost
  5. No consistency rule, test or fundedFundedNextStellar Lite, $100KOne big winning day cannot hold up the pass or a payout$400about $1,119 real cost

Best for swing trading forex

The5ers Summer Plan 2 Steps, $50K

The5ers has run since 2016 and holds 4.7 on Trustpilot from 40,936 reviews. Its $5,000 static max loss never moves, so profit you make early becomes room for later. This plan is sold for a limited time, so check it is still available. Payouts come with a 50% consistency rule.

Price
$99
Drawdown
Static
Over the weekend
Allowed
Daily loss limit
$1,500

Good to know: Each payout capped at $1,000. First payout only after 14 days.

Best for swing trading futures

DayTraders.com Static, $150K

It lets you keep 100% of simulated profit. This static version fixes the floor at $148,250 and has no daily loss limit. It is one of the few futures firms whose rules let you hold a position overnight and over the weekend, though the firm says it does not recommend it.

Price
$90, then $5 when you pass
Drawdown
Static
Over the weekend
Allowed
Daily loss limit
None

Good to know: 30% consistency rule after you pass, which can delay payouts. 50% consistency rule in the evaluation.

Fixed floor, no daily limit

The5ers Bootcamp, $20K

Its $250 static max loss never moves, so profit you make early becomes room for later.

Price
$22, then $50 when you pass
Drawdown
Static
Over the weekend
Allowed
Daily loss limit
None

Good to know: $50 activation fee when you pass (counted in our cost). First payout only after 14 days.

Cheapest $50K swing plan

RZR Funded Endurance, $50K

RZR Funded started in 2023, so its record is shorter than most firms here. On Endurance the $4,000 max loss is static and never moves up, which leaves room to recover from a bad start. You keep 80% of the profit; 95% is a paid add-on. Payouts come every 14 days, or every 7 if you pay for the add-on.

Price
$123
Drawdown
Static
Over the weekend
Allowed
Daily loss limit
$2,000

Good to know: First payout only after 14 days.

No consistency rule, test or funded

FundedNext Stellar Lite, $100K

FundedNext holds 4.5 on Trustpilot from 82,734 reviews and has $256M in payouts PropTested can see on the blockchain. The max loss is fixed at the start and never trails your profit.

Price
$400
Drawdown
Static
Over the weekend
Allowed
Daily loss limit
$4,000

Good to know: First payout only after 10 days.

Can you hold futures overnight at a prop firm?

At most futures firms, no. 20 of the 22 futures firms we rank close or forbid positions before the daily session ends. The exceptions are listed first. Hover a cell or open the numbers to read each firm's own wording.

Holding, news and daily limit rules at futures firmsOne row per ranked firm. Limited means allowed with conditions, such as one plan only.
FirmOvernightWeekendNewsNo daily limit
DayTraders.com Yes Yes Yes Yes
The5ers Futures Yes No Yes No
Alpha Futures No No Limited Yes
BluSky Trading No No Yes Yes
Bulenox No No Yes Yes
Funded Futures Family Limited Not stated Limited Yes
FundedNext Futures No No Yes Yes
Ment Funding No No Limited No
My Funded Futures No No Limited Yes
Take Profit Trader No No Limited Yes
Topstep No No Limited Yes
TradeDay No No Limited Yes
Tradeify No No Yes Yes
Ylos Trading No No Limited No
Earn2Trade No Not stated Yes No
FTMO Futures No Not stated Yes Yes
Hola Prime Futures Not stated No Yes Yes
Lucid Trading No Not stated Limited Yes
Top One Futures No Not stated Limited Yes
Apex Trader Funding Not stated Not stated Limited Yes
LEGENDS Trading Not stated Not stated Not stated Yes
Traders Launch Not stated Not stated Not stated Yes
From each firm's rules pages, November 12, 2026. No daily limit means at least one ranked plan has none.
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FirmOvernightWeekendNewsNo daily limit
DayTraders.comYes: Holding overnight is allowed but not recommended (mark-to-market); positions are not closed by the firm. Trading day runs 6:00 PM to 4:59 PM ET.Yes: Holding over the weekend is allowed but not recommended.Yes: Trading around news is allowed but not recommended.Yes
The5ers FuturesYes: Day Trade must close positions 10 minutes before market close. Swing may hold overnight within a contract limit.No: Swing has no weekend holding.Yes: Trading during news events is allowed with no restriction around releases.No
Alpha FuturesNo: All trades must be closed before 4:20 PM EST daily.No: Daily close rule applies; markets closed Friday 5 PM to Sunday 6 PM EST.Limited: No restriction in evaluations or Advanced Qualified. Direct, Standard and Zero Qualified: no orders 2 minutes before or after red-folder news; holding is allowed.Yes
BluSky TradingNo: Close before 4:45 PM EST; auto-liquidation about 15 minutes before close.No: Positions must be closed before 4:45 PM ET each day, so nothing is held over the weekend.Yes: Trading news does not fail an account, at your own risk.Yes
BulenoxNo: All positions closed by 3:59 PM CT.No: Overnight and weekend positions are prohibited.Yes: No blackout windows, no forced closing, no penalties.Yes
Funded Futures FamilyLimited: Free to trade overnight, but positions must be closed between 4:45 pm and 6:00 pm EST.Not statedLimited: Permitted unless the specific plan rules say otherwise; some account types restrict high-impact news.Yes
FundedNext FuturesNo: All positions closed by 3:10 PM CT; open positions auto-closed.No: Trading resumes Sunday 5:00 PM CT; no weekend holding.Yes: Firm does not restrict news trading.Yes
Ment FundingNo: Forex positions may be held overnight (swaps apply). Futures positions auto-close at 15:55 CST each session.No: Forex: positions close by 3:45 PM EST Friday unless the weekend-hold checkout add-on is bought. Futures: no weekend holds.Limited: Forex: no new positions within 3 minutes before or after a news event, holding through is fine. Futures: news trading allowed, no lockout.No
My Funded FuturesNo: Positions must close before the daily session close; holding overnight breaches.No: No separate weekend rule published; positions must be closed before each daily session close, so nothing can be held into the weekend.Limited: Tier 1 news allowed in evaluation; not allowed in Sim Funded on Rapid, Rapid EOD and Pro; allowed on Builder and Studio.Yes
Take Profit TraderNo: Positions are auto-closed at 4:55 PM ET; the day ends at 5 PM ET.No: Positions cannot be carried from one trading day into the next.Limited: No restriction shown for Test. PRO and PRO+ must be flat with no orders 1 minute before, during and 1 minute after FOMC statements, NFP and CPI.Yes
TopstepNo: All positions closed by 3:10 PM CT.No: Flat by the Friday close.Limited: Allowed, except purposely trading full maximum position size into a scheduled major news event.Yes
TradeDayNo: Session trading through the night is allowed, but positions cannot be carried into the daily close; auto-liquidation 10 minutes before close.No: No position may be held through a market close.Limited: Positions auto-liquidated 2 minutes before tier 1 releases (FOMC, CPI, NFP; EIA and crop reports for those products) and reopen 2 minutes after. Accidental breaches do not fail; abuse loses the account.Yes
TradeifyNo: Flat by 4:45 PM ET on all accounts.No: No overnight or swing holding; market closes Friday.Yes: No rules against trading news.Yes
Ylos TradingNo: All positions must be closed at least 30 minutes before the session close (3:30 PM Chicago).No: Intraday only; no position may be carried to the next session.Limited: Challenge: may be positioned during news. Funded: no open position at the news release; trading allowed right after.No
Earn2TradeNo: All positions must close by 15:50 CT.Not statedYes: Site lists 'Can Trade News' on all stages.No
FTMO FuturesNo: No position or resting order may be carried past the session end; open positions are auto liquidated.Not statedYes: Futures overview lists news trading as permitted.Yes
Hola Prime FuturesNot statedNo: Home page card says weekend holding not allowed.YesYes
Lucid TradingNo: Positions must be closed by 4:45 PM EST; Lucid closes them. Not a fail on Pro, Flex, Direct.Not stated: Help article has no separate weekend rule; positions close each weekday at 4:45 PM EST.Limited: Allowed on Flex, Pro and Direct; red-folder news on LucidDaily is a hard breach.Yes
Top One FuturesNo: All trades must be closed by 4:10 PM EST.Not statedLimited: News trading allowed on all accounts, with specific rules for Elite Daily and Elite Access funded accounts.Yes
Apex Trader FundingNot stated: Not re-confirmed on the pages read.Not stated: Not re-confirmed on the pages read.Limited: Allowed in your normal strategy; chasing the market or two-sided news gambling is not allowed.Yes
LEGENDS TradingNot statedNot statedNot statedYes
Traders LaunchNot stated: Full-session accounts trade 6:00pm to 4:00pm ET.Not statedNot statedYes

Which forex prop firms allow weekend holding?

9 of the 15 forex firms allow overnight and weekend holds on at least one ranked plan, 60% of the field. The limited cells matter more than the green ones. They mark weekend holds that cost an add-on, plans where only the evaluation allows it, or instant accounts that are closed on Friday.

Holding, news and daily limit rules at forex firmsOne row per ranked firm. Limited means allowed with conditions.
FirmOvernightWeekendNewsNo daily limit
City Traders Imperium Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fintokei Yes Yes Yes No
FTMO Yes Yes Limited No
FundedNext Yes Yes Limited Yes
FXIFY Yes Yes Limited No
Moneta Funded Yes Yes Limited Yes
RZR Funded Yes Yes Limited No
The5ers Yes Yes Limited Yes
Wall Street Funded Yes Yes Limited Yes
Hola Prime Yes Limited Limited No
Ment Funding Yes Limited Limited No
FundingPips Limited Limited Limited No
Lark Funding Yes No Yes Yes
Orion Funded Not stated Not stated Limited No
Tradeify FX Not stated Not stated Not stated Yes
From each firm's rules pages, November 12, 2026. A weekend add-on or a plan exception counts as limited.
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FirmOvernightWeekendNewsNo daily limit
City Traders ImperiumYesYesYes: Allowed on all programs.Yes
FintokeiYes: Positions may stay open as long as you wish.Yes: Holding over the weekend allowed; no weekend trading.Yes: Trades may be opened or closed before, during or after high impact news on all programs.No
FTMOYes: Standard funded accounts: positions may not stay over market close beyond 2 hours (e.g. equities overnight). Evaluation and Swing unrestricted.Yes: Allowed in evaluation and on Swing; restricted on Standard funded accounts.Limited: Standard funded: no opening or closing on targeted instruments 2 minutes either side of selected news. No restriction in evaluation or on Swing.No
FundedNextYes: Allowed on all current account types; swap charges apply on swap accounts.Yes: Allowed on challenge and FundedNext accounts.Limited: Allowed in challenge and funded; on funded accounts profit from listed high-impact news within the window counts at 40% news profit share.Yes
FXIFYYes: 1, 2 and 3 Phase accounts need not close overnight or over the weekend; Lightning also allowed. Instant Funding and Instant Lite positions are flattened over the weekend.Yes: Allowed except on Instant Funding.Limited: Allowed on One, Two and Three Phase. Not allowed on Lightning or Instant Funding.No
Moneta FundedYes: Overnight holding allowed per challenge builder.Yes: Over-weekend holding listed as allowed for Instant, Phoenix, 1-Step and 2-Step.Limited: Compare page: not allowed on 1-Step Daily, 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant and Sprint; allowed on Instant Pro and Phoenix.Yes
RZR FundedYes: Overnight positions allowed with swaps; Instant programs must close by Friday 23:45 server time.Yes: Allowed on Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX and Endurance; Instant programs only with the weekend and news add-on.Limited: Challenge phase: no news restriction. Funded and Instant Lite/Funding: no opening or closing within 3 minutes of red folder news unless the news add-on is bought. Instant24: news trading permitted.No
The5ersYes: Allowed on all programs.Yes: Allowed; indices over the weekend carry high swap.Limited: Holding through news allowed on all programs. High Stakes: no orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news; profits made then are deducted. Hyper Growth and Bootcamp: allowed except bracket strategies.Yes
Wall Street FundedYes: FAQ: positions can be kept open Monday to Sunday without interruption.Yes: Weekend holds allowed with no add-on.Limited: Allowed in evaluation, not in the funded phase.Yes
Hola PrimeYesLimited: Weekend holding policy varies by plan.Limited: Freely allowed on 1-Step and 2-Step Prime; 2-Step Pro has a funded-stage restriction.No
Ment FundingYes: Forex positions may be held overnight (swaps apply). Futures positions auto-close at 15:55 CST each session.Limited: Forex: positions close by 3:45 PM EST Friday unless the weekend-hold checkout add-on is bought. Futures: no weekend holds.Limited: Forex: no new positions within 3 minutes before or after a news event, holding through is fine. Futures: news trading allowed, no lockout.No
FundingPipsLimited: Evaluation allowed. Master needs the 10% Swing add-on; Zero too.Limited: Evaluation allowed. Master needs Swing add-on; on Zero without it holding the weekend closes the account.Limited: Evaluation allowed. Master: no open or close 5 minutes either side of red-folder news, profit deducted. Zero: 10 minutes, breach.No
Lark FundingYes: Overnight holding allowed; swaps may apply.No: Without the Hold Over The Weekend add-on (10% of the fee) trading is disabled and positions closed at 3:45 PM EST Friday.Yes: News trading allowed; the all-or-nothing rule still applies to large positions around high impact news.Yes
Orion FundedNot stated: FAQ article exists; not read in detail.Not statedLimited: FAQ says rules differ between evaluation and funded phases.No
Tradeify FXNot statedNot statedNot statedYes

Which drawdown type works for swing trading?

The weekend example below uses the $50K The5ers plan's $5,000 max loss. You buy on Friday, the trade runs to $3,000 of open profit, closes the week $2,000 up and opens Monday below your entry after a gap. The three floors are drawn for the same trade.

One weekend hold on a $50K account with a $5,000 max loss, under three drawdown types
MomentBalanceStatic floorEnd of day floorIntraday floor
Friday, you buy$50,000$45,000$45,000$45,000
Friday high$53,000$45,000$45,000$48,000
Friday close$52,000$45,000$47,000$48,000
Monday open, after a gap$48,750$45,000$47,000$48,000
Monday low$47,750$45,000$47,000$48,000 (breached)

On Monday's open the static account has $3,750 of room left, the end of day account $1,750 and the intraday account $750. At Monday's low of $47,750 the intraday floor of $48,000 is gone. The same trade leaves $750 with end of day and $2,750 with static.

The daily loss limit can end the trade first. If the firm measures the day from Friday's closing equity, the gap alone is a $3,250 loss against a $1,500 daily limit. That breaches the limit before you can react.

Does a trailing drawdown lower a swing trader's pass rate?

Swing trades move more between closes than scalps. We ran 3,000 attempts per bar for a trader whose balance swings 60% of the max loss a day, on a target of 1.00 times the max loss, the middle of the swing-ready plans.

Pass rate in our simulation for a swing traderDaily swing 60% of the max loss, target 1.00x the max loss
  1. Static, no daily limit50%
  2. Static with a daily limitlimit at 50% of the max loss49%
  3. End of day46%
  4. Intraday trailing41%
PropTested simulation, the same model as the plan ranking. It compares rules; it does not predict your results.
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NamePass rate
Static, no daily limit50%
Static with a daily limit (limit at 50% of the max loss)49%
End of day46%
Intraday trailing41%

The gap between end of day and intraday is 5 points at this swing size and 3 points for a day trader whose balance moves 15% a day. A daily limit at 50% of the max loss costs about 1 point at either swing size. The drawdown comparison runs the same model at four swing sizes.

Minimum days and consistency rules for swing traders

A swing trader takes few trades and often makes most of the profit in one of them. That collides with two rules. Minimum trading days can force extra trades you would not take. A consistency rule can refuse a pass or a payout because one day made too much of the profit.

Swing-ready plans, best one per firm, with their day and consistency rules, checked 2026-11-12
Firm and planMin daysConsistency, test / fundedDaily loss limitNews
The5ers$50K Summer Plan 2 Steps0None / 50%$1,500Limited
FundedNext$50K Labs Instant FNL-0040None / 20%NoneLimited
FTMO$100K FTMO Challenge 1-Step050% / 50%$3,000Limited
DayTraders.com$150K Static250% / 30%NoneAllowed
Moneta Funded$50K 1-Step Daily0None / None$500Limited
Wall Street Funded$100K Wall Street Power4Not stated / 20%$3,000Limited
RZR Funded$5K Endurance3None / Not stated$200Limited
Fintokei$5K StartTrader3None / None$100Allowed
FXIFY$100K Lightning330% / 30%$3,000Limited
City Traders Imperium$100K 1-Step Challenge3None / NoneNoneAllowed

6 of the 10 plans have no consistency rule in the test. 3 have none on the funded account either. Minimum trading days run from 0 to 4. News is limited at FTMO, FundedNext, FXIFY, Moneta Funded, RZR Funded, The5ers and Wall Street Funded. Read each firm's note in the forex table. Some only stop you opening or closing near a release, which a swing trader rarely needs to do. Others cut or void the profit made in the window.

What does a swing trading prop firm cost?

The chart shows each swing-ready firm's best plan, from checkout price to the real cost to get funded once fees and the retries an average attempt needs are counted.

Checkout price against real cost to get fundedSwing-ready plans, best one per firm
  • Checkout price
  • Real cost to get funded
  1. The5ers$50K Summer Plan 2 Steps$304
  2. FundedNext$50K Labs Instant FNL-004$354
  3. FTMO$100K FTMO Challenge 1-Step$1,107
  4. DayTraders.com$150K Static$747
  5. Moneta Funded$50K 1-Step Daily$345
  6. Wall Street Funded$100K Wall Street Power$555
  7. RZR Funded$5K Endurance$33
  8. Fintokei$5K StartTrader$50
  9. FXIFY$100K Lightning$1,240
  10. City Traders Imperium$100K 1-Step Challenge$1,680
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NameCheckout priceReal cost to get fundedGap
The5ers ($50K Summer Plan 2 Steps)$99$304$205
FundedNext ($50K Labs Instant FNL-004)$150$354$204
FTMO ($100K FTMO Challenge 1-Step)$444$1,107$663
DayTraders.com ($150K Static)$95$747$652
Moneta Funded ($50K 1-Step Daily)$142$345$203
Wall Street Funded ($100K Wall Street Power)$546$555$9
RZR Funded ($5K Endurance)$19$33$14
Fintokei ($5K StartTrader)$34$50$16
FXIFY ($100K Lightning)$299$1,240$941
City Traders Imperium ($100K 1-Step Challenge)$449$1,680$1,231

Take the forex pick as a worked example. You pay $99 for the $50K The5ers Summer Plan 2 Steps. A Monday gap ends the first attempt, and the second attempt costs $99. You pass on the second try. In total you have spent $198. An average attempt in our simulation needs 3.1 tries, which puts the real cost to get funded at about $304.

The full list of swing-ready plans

Every firm with a ranked plan that holds overnight and over the weekend without an add-on, best plan per firm, in the order of the PropTested ranking.

Prop firms that allow swing trading, best plan per firm, checked 2026-11-12
#Firm and planPriceReal costDrawdownDaily limit
1The5ersSummer Plan 2 Steps$99$304Static$1,500
2FundedNextLabs Instant FNL-004$150$354Trailing balanceNone
3FTMOFTMO Challenge 1-Step$444$1,107End of day$3,000
4DayTraders.comStatic$90 + $5$747StaticNone
5Moneta Funded1-Step Daily$142$345Static$500
6Wall Street FundedWall Street Power$6 + $540$555Trailing balance$3,000
7RZR FundedEndurance$19$33Static$200
8FintokeiStartTrader$34$50Static$100
9FXIFYLightning$299$1,240Trailing balance$3,000
10City Traders Imperium1-Step Challenge$449$1,680Trailing balanceNone

How we picked

We read the overnight and weekend rule of every ranked futures and forex firm, 1,085 plans in all. A plan counts as swing-ready when both holds are allowed without an add-on and its drawdown is static or end of day. Where a firm's note narrows the rule to some plans, or charges for it, the plan counts as limited. Picks follow our ranking score, which weighs the real cost to get funded, track record and payout terms. Commission never counts.

Four plan lists sit behind this post. They rank every plan with weekend holding allowed, overnight holding allowed, forex weekend holding and futures overnight holding. Every firm's rules sit side by side on the rules page. Read how static, end of day and intraday floors move, then test your own numbers in the drawdown calculator and the consistency calculator. For a plan matched to your style, try the prop firm match, and see current discounts on the offers page.

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Questions traders ask

Which prop firms allow swing trading?

10 firms have a ranked plan that holds overnight and over the weekend without an add-on, on a static or end of day drawdown. They are City Traders Imperium, DayTraders.com, Fintokei, FTMO, FundedNext, FXIFY, Moneta Funded, RZR Funded, The5ers and Wall Street Funded, checked November 12, 2026.

Can you swing trade with a futures prop firm?

Only at a few. DayTraders.com and The5ers Futures allow a position past the daily close on at least one ranked plan. The rest close you out before the session ends.

Is a trailing drawdown bad for swing trading?

An intraday trailing one is. In our simulation a swing trader passes 41% of the time with intraday trailing against 46% with end of day and 50% with static, on a target of 1.00 times the max loss.

Do prop firms allow holding over the weekend?

Most forex firms do. 9 of the 15 ranked forex firms allow it on at least one plan without an add-on. Some charge for it or allow it only in the evaluation.

What is the weekend holding add-on?

Some forex firms sell the weekend hold as an extra at checkout. Without it, open positions are closed before the Friday close or holding them breaks the rules. The rule tables in this post mark those firms as limited.

Does a daily loss limit count a weekend gap?

It depends on where the firm starts the day. If it measures from Friday's close or Monday's open balance, a gap against your position counts in full against Monday's limit. The firm's rules page says which.

Which drawdown type is best for swing trading?

Static, then end of day. A static floor never moves, so profit you hold becomes room. An end of day floor only rises at the close, which still lets a held winner lift it once a day.

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