Can I keep positions open overnight and over the weekend?

No, all positions must be closed by the end of U.S. market hours:

Close positions by: 15:55 U.S. Central Time Resume trading at: 17:00 U.S. Central Time

Updated Rule (Effective October 7, 2025):

You must manually close all open positions before 15:55 U.S. Central Time.

Pending orders (limit orders and stop orders) left open will no longer trigger an overnight rule violation.

Warning: Open positions at the market close are strictly prohibited. Having open positions at 15:55 U.S. Central Time will result in automatic liquidation of positions and closure of the account.

Important note about pending orders: While pending orders will not cause an overnight rule violation, if a pending order is filled overnight and breaches your account's drawdown limits (Daily Max DD or trailing MaxDD on Instant Funded Evolution; EOD Fixed Drawdown on the Savius Evaluation), your account will still fail with no exceptions or reimbursements. We strongly recommend closing all pending orders before market close to avoid this risk.

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Why does violating the overnight rule result in account closure?

The challenge phase evaluates whether a trader is ready to manage a live account. When we determine that a trader has proven to have an edge on the market, they gain access to a Live account with far fewer rules — no profit target, no consistency rule, no payout cap, no time limit, news trading allowed — but risk limits still apply. See How does the Live account work?.

On a live account, forgetting an open position during settlement can cause substantial losses. We require manual position closure during the challenge specifically to verify that traders have the discipline to operate under these conditions.