A deadline changes how people trade, and rarely for the better - it pushes size up in the last week of a window. Removing it is not generosity; it simply moves the constraint to where it belongs, which is the risk limits. Those do not relax with time.
Evaluation rules
No time limit,on any programme.
None of the three programmes has a deadline. There is no 30-day window and no expiry on an evaluation. The trade-off is that the risk limits apply for as long as the account is open, so a slow pace does not soften the daily loss limit or the maximum drawdown. Inactivity rules still apply.
The rule
Is there a time limit?
Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert.
- Instant time limit
- None
- 1 Step time limit
- None
- 2 Step time limit
- None
- Minimum trading days
- 3 on 2 Step only
A minimum number of days is not a deadline - it is a floor, not a ceiling.
- Inactivity
- Still applies
An account left dormant can be closed under the inactivity policy. No deadline is not the same as no obligation to trade at all.
Plan applicability
Which programmesthis rule applies to
Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy.
- InstantDoes not apply
No time limit
There is no evaluation to finish, so there is nothing to finish it by.
- 1 StepDoes not apply
No time limit
The 10% target has no deadline. It can be completed in one day if every rule is followed.
- 2 StepDoes not apply
No time limit
Neither phase expires, though the 3-day minimum means the 2 Step cannot be finished in a single session.
Why it exists
The reasoning,stated plainly
Worked example
The same rule,as a number
A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about.
Two traders, same programme
Both buy a $100,000 1 Step with a $10,000 target.
- Trader A
- 9 days
Two good weeks, target cleared.
- Trader B
- 7 months
Trades a few sessions a month around a job.
- Rules applied
- Identical
5% daily loss limit and 8% maximum drawdown throughout, for both.
Neither pays anything further and neither is penalised for pace. Trader B's only additional consideration is the inactivity policy, which asks for occasional activity rather than a schedule.
Commonly misread
What tradersget wrong here
Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness.
“No time limit means I never have to trade”
An account with no activity at all can be closed under the inactivity policy. The absence of a deadline is not an absence of a relationship.
“It means the account never expires”
A breach ends it at any point, at any pace. Time is not the constraint; the risk limits are.
The full cluster
Every questionabout this rule
The answers our support team works from, each on its own page.
Is there a time limit to pass an Evaluation?
Where your selected GFN program states that there is no time limit, you can take as long as required provided your account remains active and you continue to follow all applicable rules.
Can I pass an Evaluation in one day?
If your account has no minimum trading-day requirement and you legitimately achieve all objectives without violating any rules, yes.
Are there minimum trading days?
If your selected program states that no minimum trading days apply, you do not need to artificially spread trading across multiple days.
Should I continue trading after reaching my target?
There is generally no benefit in taking unnecessary additional risk once all required Evaluation objectives have been completed.
Can I keep a Funded Account indefinitely?
Provided the account remains active, all rules continue to be followed and no other termination condition applies, there is no reason for a profitable, compliant trader to deliberately lose their account.
Related rules
The rulesthat sit next to this one
Is there a minimum number of trading days?
Instant and 1 Step have no minimum trading days. The 2 Step requires 3 separate days with 0.5% profit - $500 on a $100,000 account.
What are the profit targets?
Instant has no profit target. The 1 Step asks 10% and the 2 Step 8% then 5% - $8,000 then $5,000 on a $100,000 account.
Is there a consistency rule?
Instant and 1 Step have no consistency rule. The 2 Step does: no single day may be more than 35% of total profit. The figures, by programme.
Instant: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
1 Step: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
2 Step: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
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