Earn2Trade Weekend Holding Rule
The Simple Answer
No. Earn2Trade requires all positions and working orders to be closed by 3:50 PM CT, and several products close much earlier than that. Trading resumes at 5 PM CT, and nothing carries across the weekend.
Below is a breakdown of how the Earn2Trade weekend holding rules apply across different account types and stages.
Breakdown by Account Type
Trader Career Path and Gauntlet Mini
Both evaluation programmes run the same session. You may trade from when the exchange opens for your asset, generally 5 PM CT though it varies by holiday and product, and all positions and working orders must be closed by 3:50 PM CT until 5 PM CT.
LiveSim and Live accounts
The same session boundaries carry through to LiveSim and Live accounts, since Earn2Trade publishes trading restrictions at programme level rather than per account stage.
Livestock closes hours earlier
This is the trap that catches traders coming from index products. Feeder cattle, lean hogs and live cattle, meaning GF, HE and LE, must be closed by 1:05 PM CT until 5 PM CT. That is nearly three hours before the general deadline.
Grains have a split session
Corn, soybean oil, soybean meal, soybeans, wheat and the mini grains, meaning XC, XK, ZC, ZL, ZM, ZS and ZW, must be closed between 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM CT and then again between 1:20 PM and 5 PM CT. So a grain position has two windows in a single day where it cannot be open, not one.
Working orders count, not just positions
Earn2Trade words the rule as all positions and working orders, so a resting limit or stop left in the book is covered by the same deadline. That is stricter than firms which only require positions to be flat.
Session Close and Reopen Times
Futures accounts do not pay swaps, so what matters instead is knowing exactly when you have to be flat and when the market comes back. These are the times that govern that.
Warning System for Weekend Holding Violations
Because Earn2Trade calculates daily loss on open unrealised P&L as well as closed trades, and because hitting the daily loss limit fails the evaluation outright rather than pausing it, a position left running into a close is exposed on two fronts at once. Earn2Trade does allow trading during news events with no restrictions around economic announcements, so the session boundary rather than the calendar is the constraint to plan around. Trading can be conducted throughout the day except over public holidays and any times when the exchanges are closed.
Final Comments
Weekend gap risk is the reason this rule exists, and it is why almost every futures firm wants you flat before the close on Friday. Treat the auto-close as a backstop rather than a plan, because the firms that offer it are the same firms that tell you not to rely on it.
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FAQ
Is weekend holding allowed in Earn2Trade?
No. Earn2Trade requires all positions and working orders to be closed by 3:50 PM CT, and several products close much earlier than that. Trading resumes at 5 PM CT, and nothing carries across the weekend.
Can I hold over the weekend on a Trader Career Path (all levels) account?
Evaluation phase: Not allowed, close by 3:50 PM CT. Funded phase: Not allowed. Both evaluation programmes run the same session. You may trade from when the exchange opens for your asset, generally 5 PM CT though it varies by holiday and product, and all positions and working orders must be closed by 3:50 PM CT until 5 PM CT.
Can I hold over the weekend on a Gauntlet Mini (all sizes) account?
Evaluation phase: Not allowed, close by 3:50 PM CT. Funded phase: Not allowed. The same session boundaries carry through to LiveSim and Live accounts, since Earn2Trade publishes trading restrictions at programme level rather than per account stage.
What happens if I break the Earn2Trade weekend holding rule?
Because Earn2Trade calculates daily loss on open unrealised P&L as well as closed trades, and because hitting the daily loss limit fails the evaluation outright rather than pausing it, a position left running into a close is exposed on two fronts at once. Earn2Trade does allow trading during news events with no restrictions around economic announcements, so the session boundary rather than the calendar is the constraint to plan around. Trading can be conducted throughout the day except over public holidays and any times when the exchanges are closed.
What time do I have to be flat with Earn2Trade?
Exchange open, trading may begin: Generally 5:00 PM CT, varies by holiday and asset. The full list of session times is in the table above, and different product groups can have different deadlines.
