Prop firms that allow overnight holding

Only two plans among 12 futures firms let you hold past the daily close. The rest set a flat-by time.

Overnight allowed: 2 plans
Weekend allowed: 1 plan
Firms checked: 12
Paid placements: None

Rules checked on September 26, 2026 · Methodology · By helloweekends Editors

Prop firms that allow overnight holding are rare in futures. Of the 12 firms we track, two plans let you keep a position past the daily close: Phidias Premium, which also allows holding "over-week", and The5ers Swing, which allows a small position overnight but not over the weekend. Every other plan must be flat each day; the second table gives each firm's flat-by time.

How this list is ordered

Included: plans that allow a position to stay open past the firm's daily close on the account you buy.
Order: the broadest permission first: overnight and over the week, then overnight only.
Not counted: permissions that apply only to live accounts you cannot buy. Alpha Futures, for example, lets its live accounts hold overnight, but not its simulated ones.

Only two plans qualify, so the list is short. No firm paid to appear on this list or for its position.

Plans that allow holding past the close

Source: Phidias rules page and The5ers futures FAQ, checked September 26, 2026.
#	Firm and plan	Overnight	Weekend	50K price	Max loss (50K)	Daily loss limit
1	Phidias Propfirm Premium Phidias rules	Allowed	Allowed ("over-week", in the firm's words)	$329/mo plus $149 activation, or $723 one-time	$2,500, EOD trailing	None
2	The5ers Futures Swing The5ers Futures rules	Allowed, up to 1 mini or 10 micros	Not allowed	Not confirmed	4% ($2,000), EOD trailing	None stated at 50K

1. Phidias Premium

Premium replaced Phidias's Swing accounts on April 27, 2026. The evaluation needs one trading day, has no consistency rule and no daily loss limit, and allows up to 10 minis or 100 micros at 50K. After you pass, the funded CASH account starts one trading day later. Payouts start at a 75% split and rise to 100% from the fifth payout. Phidias is incorporated in Gibraltar.

2. The5ers Swing

Swing accounts may keep up to one mini or 10 micros open overnight; during the day the 50K limit is 4 minis or 40 micros. No position may be held over the weekend. The maximum loss trails 4% below the highest end-of-day balance, and a 40% per-position consistency rule applies. The5ers' futures run on BlackArrow only.

Flat-by times at all 12 firms

A flat-by time is the time by which all positions must be closed. Several firms close open positions for you at that time.

ET = US Eastern Time; CT = US Central Time (one hour behind ET). Source: each firm's official rules, checked September 26, 2026.
Firm	Flat by	Notes
Alpha Futures Alpha Futures rules	4:20 p.m. ET	Trades left open are closed automatically. Live accounts may hold overnight.
Apex Trader Funding Apex Trader Funding rules	4:59 p.m. ET	Positions may not be held through the market close.
Bulenox Bulenox rules	3:59 p.m. CT (4:59 p.m. ET)	Overnight holding is prohibited.
Earn2Trade Earn2Trade rules	3:50 p.m. CT (4:50 p.m. ET)	Positions and working orders, in evaluation and funded accounts.
FundedNext Futures FundedNext Futures rules	3:10 p.m. CT (4:10 p.m. ET)	Open positions are closed automatically.
Lucid Trading Lucid Trading rules	4:45 p.m. ET	Lucid closes open positions at that time.
MyFundedFutures MyFundedFutures rules	4:10 p.m. ET	Open positions are closed automatically.
Phidias Propfirm Phidias rules	Fundamental: 9:59 p.m. UTC. Express to Live: end of session.	Premium may hold, as above.
Take Profit Trader Take Profit Trader rules	4:55 p.m. ET	Positions are closed automatically. Missing an earlier product or holiday close liquidates the account.
The5ers Futures The5ers Futures rules	Day Trade: at least 10 minutes before the daily close	The FAQ gives the time as "4:50 PM CET". Swing may hold overnight, as above.
Topstep Topstep rules	3:10 p.m. CT (4:10 p.m. ET)	No overnight or weekend holding.
Tradeify Tradeify rules	4:45 p.m. ET (12:59 p.m. ET on holiday early closes)	The automatic close does not fail the account. Live accounts may not hold either.

Market closes change on holidays. Check the futures market hours before a holiday, and read each firm's rule on weekend holding for the details.

What holding past the close changes

An open position carries its gains and losses into the next session. The price can open far from where it closed, and the loss limit still applies. At Phidias and The5ers the maximum loss is measured from end-of-day values, so an overnight move counts against it. For how that floor moves, see EOD vs intraday drawdown, or compare all rules on the futures prop firms list.

Know the riskA prop firm evaluation is a paid service with simulated trading. Holding positions overnight adds the risk of price gaps between sessions. Most people who buy an evaluation do not pass it, and firms change their rules and close. Not investment advice.

Questions

Which prop firms allow overnight holding?

Among the 12 futures firms we track, Phidias Premium and The5ers Swing. The5ers limits overnight positions to 1 mini or 10 micros.

Can you hold futures over the weekend at a prop firm?

Only Phidias Premium allows it among these firms; its rules page lists holding as allowed overnight and "over-week". The5ers does not allow weekend holding on either program.

What happens if I miss the flat-by time?

Many firms close your positions automatically. At Tradeify the automatic close does not fail the account; at Take Profit Trader, missing an earlier product or holiday close liquidates the account.

Can live funded accounts hold overnight?

At Alpha Futures, yes: its live accounts may hold overnight, while its simulated accounts must close by 4:20 p.m. ET. Tradeify says its live accounts may not.

Sources

All checked on September 26, 2026.