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Inactivity rule

Inactivity Rule

Firm terms

Definition

A rule that closes or blocks an account that has not been traded for a certain period. It applies in many firms to both evaluations and funded accounts, and usually one trade resets the count.

Detailed explanation

The rule is forgotten exactly when it's most dangerous: on vacation, during a busy work period, or when holding several accounts and focusing only on some of them. In most firms, it is checked for each account separately. The solution is simple: a regular calendar reminder according to the firm's window, and one small trade in each account before the window closes. When the count includes weekends and holidays, calendar days are counted, not trading days.

An example from the prop world

In Top One Futures, you must execute at least one trade every 14 calendar days, including weekends and holidays, and the window is counted from the last trade. A trader who last traded on the 1 of the month and goes on a two-week vacation must trade again by the 15.

How it works at the firms on this site

Based on the rules listed on our firm pages. Rules get updated, so check the firm's page before buying.

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Funded account

The account you get after passing the evaluation. At most firms it's still a simulated account, and its profits are paid out under the firm's payout rules.

Account limit

The maximum number of funded accounts allowed to be held at one time with the firm, sometimes per household and not just per trader. In evaluations, the limit is usually broader or non-existent.

Minimum trading days

The number of trading days you must trade before passing an evaluation, or before requesting a payout. At some firms one day is enough, and some require several.

Reset

An account reset is a manual action meant to return the trading account to its original starting state by restoring the balance and restarting progress.

Renewal

An action that happens automatically every month (or every 30 days), meant to extend the evaluation account's subscription and ensure continuous access so you can keep trading.

Consistency rule

A restriction applied at prop firms (both in the evaluation phases and in funded accounts) to make sure the trader operates systematically and steadily rather than relying on luck or aggressive gambling. The rule usually requires that the best trading day's profit not exceed a set percentage of total profit (or sets limits on position size), ensuring the trading account is built on balanced performance over time and not on a one-time “big hit”.