Weekend trading access — long requested by the prop trading community — is becoming a standard feature at leading firms. In Q1 2026, at least five major prop firms either introduced or expanded weekend trading windows, primarily covering crypto assets, cash indices, and select commodities. For traders in non-Western time zones, this is a particularly significant development.
Which Firms Now Offer Weekend Trading
- FundedNext (fundednext.com) — 24/7 trading on crypto pairs; weekend index trading on synthetic instruments
- Funding Pips — extended weekend hours on BTC, ETH, and gold
- MyFundedFX — full weekend access on crypto; weekend gap risk policy updated
- E8 Markets — weekend trading on crypto via cTrader (new since March 2026)
- The Funded Trader — selective weekend access on crypto; forex remains weekday-only
Weekend crypto trading is now available at 5 of the top 10 prop firms — a complete reversal from the position of 18 months ago when essentially no firm permitted it. Browse forex firms with weekend trading access on FundCoupon.
Weekend Gap Risk — The Hidden Danger
With expanded weekend access comes expanded gap risk. Crypto markets don't close but do experience liquidity gaps during low-volume periods. More importantly, forex and equity index instruments can gap significantly at the Sunday open relative to their Friday close. Traders must understand how their firm's daily loss limit applies to gap-related losses — some firms have added specific clauses addressing this.
The Drawdown Implications
Opening a position on Friday with intent to hold through the weekend is a different risk profile than a standard weekday hold. Check your firm's rules on whether the daily loss limit resets over the weekend, whether drawdown is calculated on Friday close or Monday open, and whether weekend-specific position size restrictions apply.
Weekend trading access is a positive development for the community, but it needs to come with updated risk documentation. Gap events can terminate accounts that were otherwise well-managed.
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Strategies That Benefit
- Crypto trend followers who use continuous positioning
- Traders in Asian or Middle Eastern time zones (weekend access aligns with their active hours)
- News traders around weekend geopolitical events
- Swing traders seeking to avoid Sunday gap risk by managing positions proactively
Always download the current rules PDF from your prop firm before trading over a weekend. Weekend-specific clauses are frequently buried in footnotes or addenda to the main trading rules document.
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