2 Step Plus Minimum Profitable Trading Days Rule
The Minimum Profitable Trading Days rule ensures traders demonstrate sustainable performance rather than completing a phase or payout in a single trading session.
This rule applies to Phase 1, Phase 2, and Funded accounts.
Minimum Trading Days Requirement
Account Stage | Requirement |
Phase 1 | 5 profitable trading days |
Phase 2 | 5 profitable trading days |
Funded | 5 profitable trading days per payout cycle |
Each qualifying trading day must close with at least 0.5% net profit, calculated from the account’s starting balance.
Trading Day Reset Time
A trading day is defined as the period between daily system resets.
The trading day resets at 5:00 PM EST
All profit and loss between resets is grouped into the same trading day
Any activity after 5:00 PM EST counts toward the next trading day
What Counts as a Profitable Trading Day
A trading day is considered valid when:
The day closes with at least 0.5% net profit
Profit is calculated using closed balance
Reaching the Profit Target Before Minimum Trading Days
If a trader reaches the profit target before completing the minimum number of profitable trading days, this is not a violation.
The trader may continue trading on the account
Additional trading days can be used to meet the minimum profitable day requirement
All rules, including drawdown limits and risk controls, must still be respected
Progression or payout eligibility is granted only after both the profit target and the minimum profitable days are completed.
How Trading Days Are Counted
Trading days do not need to be consecutive
Multiple profitable trades in one day count as one trading day
Loss days do not count toward the requirement
Days below 0.5 percent net profit do not count
Example
A trader has a 50,000 dollar account.
0.5% of 50,000 = $250
Results based on the 5:00 PM EST reset:
Day 1 closes at plus $1,500, profit target reached, counts as one profitable day
Day 2 closes at plus $300, (so it counts)
Day 3 closes at plus $230, (The net profit is not more than 0.5% so it does not count)
Day 4 closes at plus $400, (so it counts)
Day 5 closes at plus $350, (so it counts)
Day 6 closes at plus $250, (so it counts)
Result:
The trader reached the profit target on Day 1 and completed the required five profitable trading days by Day 6. The phase is successfully completed.