Glossary · Evaluations
Weekend holding rule
- Also called
- weekend holding
- overnight holding rule
- swing account
What it means
In a prop firm, the weekend holding rule deals with the risk of price gaps between Friday's close and the next session's open. Some firms ban weekend positions entirely and close them automatically; others allow them in the evaluation but not the funded stage, or allow them on a swing account type for a higher fee.
The same logic applies to holding over daily session breaks and holidays in futures, where many firms require all positions to be flat before the session close.
A clear rule states the cut-off time and time zone, which instruments are covered (crypto may trade all weekend), and whether the firm will close positions or treat an open position as a breach.
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