Glossary · Prop-firm trading

Minimum trading days

The number of separate days on which a trade must be placed before a phase can be passed.

Commonly two to five per phase. A day counts when at least one trade is opened on it; at some firms it counts only when the day closed in profit by a stated amount. It exists so a target cannot be reached on one lucky day.

Minimum trading days, firm by firm

FirmWhat the firm saysSource
FTMOFTMO Challenge, 2-step4 trading days in each of the two phasesProgramme pageChecked
FundedNextStellar 2-Step5 trading days in each phase, at least one trade a dayProgramme pageChecked
FundedNextStellar 1-Step2 trading days, at least one trade a dayProgramme pageChecked
FundingPips2 Step Standard3 trading days in each phaseProgramme pageChecked
Alpha Capital GroupAlpha Pro 10%3 trading days in each phaseProgramme pageChecked
Alpha Capital GroupAlpha Pro 8%3 trading days in each phaseProgramme pageChecked
Alpha Capital GroupAlpha One 10% (1-step)1 trading dayProgramme pageChecked
FintokeiProTrader, 2-phase"min 3 trading days" on the ProTrader page; the homepage says "Min 3 profitable days" for accounts above $5KMinimum trading daysProgramme pageChecked
FintokeiStartTrader, 3-phase"min 3 days"Programme pageChecked

Each firm’s own page is the one that counts; the firm pages here carry the whole table.

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