Minimum trading days
A minimum trading days rule requires the account to be traded on at least a set number of separate days — usually five — before an evaluation can pass or a payout can be requested.
KEY FACTS
- Apex removed the requirement on most evaluations after its March 2026 rulebook; Topstep, Take Profit Trader and Tradeify still apply it.
- A strategy that trades three times a week at a 45% win rate produces roughly one qualifying day per week, which can exceed the evaluation window.
- Firm-specific figures verified September 2026; rules change frequently — confirm on the firm's site.
Source: Puravida Edge, from the article below; rules data verified 29 September 2026.
How it works
Days need not be consecutive. What counts as a day varies: most firms require the day to close with net profit above a threshold, so a flat or losing day does not count toward the total. Apex removed the requirement on most evaluations after its March 2026 rulebook; Topstep, Take Profit Trader and Tradeify still apply it. On funded accounts the rule usually repeats per payout — five qualifying days since the last approved withdrawal.
Why it matters on a funded account
Because qualifying days are usually winning days, the rule is a filter on trading frequency. A strategy that trades three times a week at a 45% win rate produces roughly one qualifying day per week, which can exceed the evaluation window.
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Part of the Puravida Edge prop trading glossary. Firm-specific figures verified September 2026; rules change frequently — confirm on the firm's site.
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