Account limits
Trading days
What counts as a trading day, what makes a day qualifying on funded accounts, and how many you need.
A trading day is a UTC day (00:00 to 24:00) on which at least one trade was closed. Opening a trade does not create a day; it counts on the day it closes.
Evaluations
To pass a phase you need a minimum number of trading days on the account. Any trading day counts.
| Program | Minimum days per phase |
|---|---|
| 1-Step | 3 |
| 2-Step | 3 in each phase |
| 1-Step Pro, 2-Step Pro | None |
| Access | None |
Funded accounts: qualifying days
To request a payout you need a number of days in the current payout cycle. On most programs a day only counts if it made enough profit. That is a qualifying day.
Qualifying day
Net closed profit that day ≥ Starting balance × minimum %
| Program | Days per payout cycle | Each day must make |
|---|---|---|
| Instant Zero | 5 | ≥ 1% of starting balance |
| Instant Funded | 5 | ≥ 1% |
| 1-Step | 5 | ≥ 0.5% |
| 2-Step | 5 | ≥ 0.5% |
| Access | 3 | ≥ 0.5% |
| 1-Step Pro, 2-Step Pro | 3 | Any closed trade |
- The profit is the day's net result from closed trades: winners minus losers.
- Losing days don't reset your count. They simply don't add to it.
- The count restarts after each payout. For your first payout it counts from when the account was created.
- After a payout, "starting balance" means your balance after the payout, on the programs where the account is re-anchored.
| Day | Net closed profit | Qualifies (≥ $500)? |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | +$820 | Yes |
| Tue | +$310 | No |
| Wed | −$400 | No |
| Thu | +$1,150 | Yes |
| Fri | +$505 | Yes |
Three of five so far. Two more qualifying days are needed this cycle.
The Min. trading days card on your Statistics page shows the dollar amount a day needs and your count so far.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026. Rules shown are read from the Atlas risk engine.