Introduction
FundedNext offers different trading plans and challenges, each with distinct rules regarding trading across weekends. This second article reiterates and clarifies those distinctions in structured detail.
Weekend Trading Permissions by Plan
Stellar Instant Plan
Under the Stellar Instant plan, traders are permitted to hold positions through weekends freely. There are no restrictions on maintaining exposure from Friday into Monday, subject only to standard overnight and weekend swap charges.
Challenge Programs (Evaluation, Stellar Lite, Stellar)
These FundedNext challenge formats allow weekend holding. Traders may open positions on Friday and hold through the weekend until they choose to close them on Monday or later. All applicable swap charges are counted in the daily loss totals.
Express Non‑Consistency Challenge
This variant also permits weekend trade holding. Traders are free to maintain positions over the weekend under the usual cost structure, with swap charges applied.
Express Consistency Challenge
Weekend holding is explicitly prohibited in this model. All positions must be closed at least fifteen minutes before weekend market close, or the system will automatically close them. Overnight retention is still allowed, but weekend retention is not permitted.
Swap Charges Impact
All account types that allow overnight or weekend holding impose swap charges. These fees are integrated into the daily loss calculations. Swap rates follow a triple‑rollover mechanism: on Wednesday for forex and commodities, on Friday for indices and cryptocurrencies. Traders should review instrument specifications in their trading platform to assess applicable rates.
Detailed Policy Overview
Stellar Instant
Weekend holding: allowed
Swap charges: applied; weekends count as overnight
Evaluation, Stellar Lite, Stellar
Weekend holding: allowed
Swap charges: applied; weekends included
Express Non‑Consistency
Weekend holding: allowed
Swap charges: applied; follows same structure
Express Consistency
Weekend holding: prohibited
Overnight holding: permitted
System enforces closure before weekend close; no violation penalty
Reasoning Behind the Rules
The prohibition in the Express Consistency model supports accurate completion of the Consistency Rule, which is calculated based on previous week’s trading metrics. Open positions at week-end would interfere with the assessment of numbers like trading days, lot volumes, and trade counts. Closing positions ensures accurate metrics.
Final Thoughts
FundedNext allows weekend trading in most account structures, with swap charges applying uniformly. Only the Express Consistency Challenge model requires end‑of‑week closure due to its structured consistency evaluation process. Traders should check their account type to understand applicable weekend restrictions.
