Elite Trader Funding Minimum Trading Days
Rules verified 2026-07-15 · official source
Elite Trader Funding requires 5 trading days in the evaluation. A trading day = any day with at least one closed trade.
What counts as a trading day
A day counts when you close at least one trade inside the firm's trading-day boundary (Elite Trader Funding resets at 17:00 America/Chicago). Days don't need to be consecutive, and there's no minimum P&L per day — a tiny trade counts.
| Phase | Minimum days |
|---|---|
| Evaluation | 5 |
| Elite (Funded) | None |
How traders actually breach it
The usual mistake is hitting the profit target early, stopping, and only then discovering the day count — or force-trading junk sessions just to log days and giving profit back. Know the count before you plan the pass.
TradersGuild tracks this rule live against your trade log and alerts you while there's still room — "you're $220 from the line" beats finding out from a breach email. Tracking is free for your first account.
Recent Elite Trader Funding rule changes
2026-07-15 — 1-Step lock trigger precision fix: ETF's trailing lock engages on REALIZED profits only (once you build max drawdown + $100 in realized profits), so TradersGuild's engine no longer lets a logged unrealized intraday peak engage the lock early — which could pin the line at start+$100 too soon and overstate room. The trailing line itself still follows the unrealized peak, exactly as ETF computes it.
2026-07-09 — Added — 1-Step: intraday trailing drawdown that locks at start+$100, no daily loss limit, 5 minimum trading days.
FAQ
How many trading days does Elite Trader Funding require?
5 in the evaluation.
Do the Elite Trader Funding trading days have to be consecutive?
No — only the count matters. Any day with at least one closed trade counts toward it.
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