Summary
To protect accounts during low-liquidity periods and maintenance windows, MegaTrader requires all positions to be closed before the daily market close and prohibits holding while markets are closed. Trading resumes at the evening reopen. These rules apply to all account types—Elite, Growth, and Funded.
Daily Cutoff and Trading Day Window (ET)
All positions must be closed by 4:59 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday, before the market closes. Our trading day runs from 6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET the following day. Practically, that means the session that begins at 6:00 PM ET counts as the start of a new trading day, and the session ends at 5:00 PM ET the next calendar day.
When You Can Resume Trading (ET)
Trading can resume when the market reopens at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday evening and on Monday through Thursday evenings after the daily close. There is no trading while the market is closed.
Holidays and Early Closes (ET)
On scheduled early-close holidays, all positions must be closed by 12:59 PM ET, which is earlier than on regular trading days. If you are uncertain about special hours, we will post announcements in our Discord and update this Help Center article accordingly.
No Overnight or Multi-Day Holding
Swing trading or holding positions while the market is closed is not allowed. Positions carried into a close violate this rule, regardless of intent. This prohibition includes the 5:00–6:00 PM ET maintenance window between sessions.
Auto-Flatten and Risk Impact
If any position remains open when the market closes, our risk systems will automatically close it. Auto-flattening does not, by itself, fail an account; however, any resulting fills and slippage still affect your Daily Loss Limit, trailing drawdown, and other applicable risk checks.
How Trading Days Are Counted
Because the trading day runs 6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET, activity in different sessions on the same calendar date may count as two separate trading days. For example, a trade at 1:00 AM ET and another at 7:00 PM ET on the same date fall into different trading-day windows and therefore count as two trading days. Holiday sessions, even when shortened, count as independent trading days.
Need Help?
If you have questions about approved instruments, risk limits, or trading practices, contact us at [email protected] or open a live chat inside your portal.