The FFUNDED Inactivity Rule and How to Avoid It

An FFUNDED account with no trading activity for 28 consecutive days is closed. This is the only clock that exists on an FFUNDED account, since every plan has an unlimited trading period, so it is worth knowing exactly how it works.

The warning schedule

The account is never closed without notice. You are emailed three times first:

Any trade you place resets the count to zero. It is a rolling 28 days of silence, not a cumulative tally, so a single trade on day 27 puts you back to the start.

It is not a breach

This matters for anyone worried about their record. Inactivity is not a trading breach. It does not affect your standing on any other account, no warning is recorded against you, and nothing about it counts toward the warning ladder that governs the actual trading rules.

The closure is operational housekeeping rather than enforcement. FFUNDED provisions real infrastructure per account and dormant accounts consume it, which is the entire reason the rule exists.

Why the rule is gentler than it looks

Read alongside the rest of the ruleset, 28 days is generous. There is no time limit on any evaluation, no deadline to reach a profit target, and no monthly minimum you must trade to stay alive. A trader who wants to sit out a difficult month can do so, provided they place a single trade inside any 28 day stretch.

Compare that to the alternative most traders assume they face. There is no requirement to trade a minimum number of days per month, no requirement to trade every week, and no penalty for a slow period. The only thing the account asks is that it is not abandoned entirely.

The interaction worth understanding

The inactivity rule and the minimum profitable days requirement are frequently confused, and they are unrelated.

Minimum profitable days are a progression requirement. They count days whose closed profit reaches 0.5% of your starting balance, and most plans ask for five of them. Falling short affects progression and payout eligibility only, and there is nothing to breach. The account stays open.

Inactivity counts any trading activity at all, profitable or not. A losing trade resets the inactivity clock just as well as a winning one, because the rule is measuring whether the account is in use rather than whether it is performing.

So a trader can be fully compliant with inactivity while nowhere near their profitable days requirement, and vice versa. Our guide to minimum profitable days covers the progression side in full.

Practical handling

If you know you are going to be away, the safest habit is a calendar reminder at three weeks rather than relying on the day 24 email. Emails go to spam, addresses change, and a final notice at day 24 leaves only four days to act if you are travelling.

If you hold several accounts, remember the clock runs per account. A trader actively working one account while three others sit idle will lose the idle three, since the rule measures activity on the account rather than activity by the trader.

And if you are stepping back deliberately, that is a legitimate use of the ruleset rather than something to work around. There is no clock on your evaluation, so a genuine break costs you nothing except the need to place one trade inside the window. The full rule text sits in the trading rules, and the FFUNDED rules explainer covers the surrounding rules.

Frequently asked questions

How long can an FFUNDED account sit inactive?

27 consecutive days. An account with no trading activity for 28 consecutive days is closed, with warning emails at day 10, day 18 and day 24 before that happens. Any trade resets the count to zero.

Does an inactive account count as a breach?

No. Inactivity is operational rather than disciplinary. It is not a trading breach, no warning is recorded against you, and it does not affect your standing on any other account you hold.

Do I have to trade a minimum number of days each month on FFUNDED?

No. There is no monthly trading minimum and no time limit on any evaluation. The only requirement is that the account is not left with zero trading activity for 28 consecutive days. Minimum profitable days are a separate progression requirement, not a schedule.

Does a losing trade reset the inactivity clock?

Yes. The rule measures trading activity rather than performance, so any trade resets the count regardless of its result. This is different from minimum profitable days, which only count days whose closed profit reaches 0.5% of starting balance.