Do crypto prop firms allow weekend trading?

Crypto markets never close, but most prop firms inherited their rule books from forex — where weekends are a structural part of risk management. The result is a clean two-tier split among crypto prop firms: 18 of 23 keep weekend access open, and 5 close it.

Quick answer

Most crypto prop firms allow weekend trading. Of the 23 firms in our coverage, 18 permit weekend hold (and therefore weekend trading on the venues that support it), and 5 ban it. The split is almost entirely along execution-type lines: every crypto-native firm allows it; only forex/CFD-heritage firms ban it.

Firm-by-firm — Yes or No

Every firm in our coverage with its current weekend-hold rule. Verified against the firm’s published trader rules and our last-verified date on each firm page.

Firms that allow weekend hold (15)

These firms permit you to leave open positions across the weekend. For crypto-native firms (the first tier), you can also place new orders 24/7 because the underlying exchange never closes.

• Crypto-native (3) — HyroTrader, Breakout, SizeProp. Real-exchange execution on Bybit, Kraken, or in-house perpetual venues. Weekend trading is the default.
• Mixed-execution (6) — Crypto Fund Trader, BrightFunded, My Crypto Funding, Lux Trading Firm, Hash Hedge, Era Trade. Offer both real-exchange tracks and CFD tracks; weekend access is enabled on both.
• CFD-only with weekend hold (7) — DNA Funded, Blueberry Funded, Funded Trading Plus, Velotrade, Goat Funded Trader, UpScale, FundingPips. All built their crypto rules separately from forex — you can hold across the weekend even though new-order execution may be limited to weekday market hours.

Firms that ban weekend hold (5)

These firms force-close all open positions before the weekend. The cutoff is typically Friday afternoon ET for crypto and Friday 5pm ET for forex. If you’re holding crypto into the close, the firm closes it for you and you keep (or eat) the realized PnL.

• FundedNext — forex-first; crypto is a CFD secondary product under the same weekend rule.
• FTMO — industry-defining firm whose weekend-flat rule has stayed unchanged through their crypto expansion.
• Apex Trader Funding — futures-first. Even crypto micro-futures (BBT, MBT) on CME close at the standard CME weekend schedule.
• OneUp Trader — same as Apex. Futures-native rule book, crypto futures inherit.
• Finotive Funding — MT5 CFD firm that treats crypto as part of the same weekend-flat asset class as forex and indices.

The pattern: any prop firm built primarily for retail forex or futures traders that added crypto as a secondary asset class inherits its weekend rule from the original product. If a firm’s primary marketing is “forex prop trading” or “futures funded accounts” and crypto is a line item on the asset list, expect a weekend-flat rule.

Why it matters strategically

Weekend trading isn't a casual feature — for some strategies it's load-bearing. Three patterns where weekend access materially changes what's possible:

• Trend continuation — if you scaled into a trend Wednesday and the move is still extending Friday, a weekend-flat firm forces you to close at an arbitrary time. A 24/7 firm lets the position breathe.
• Catalyst hedging — Bitcoin halving, major regulatory news, exchange announcements often hit on weekends. Weekend-flat firms remove your ability to hedge or close into the news.
• Crypto-specific arbitrage — funding rate flips, basis trades, and exchange-specific dislocations often happen when liquidity thins on weekends. A weekend-flat firm cuts off access to these setups entirely.

How to verify the current rule for any firm

Rule documents change. The firms we list here as "weekend-allowed" are accurate as of our last verification, but firms occasionally tighten or loosen weekend policy. Two ways to verify before you commit:

• Read the firm's Trader Rules or Trading Conditions page — the section is usually called "Holding Periods" or "Weekend Trading."
• Email or chat support and ask: "Can I hold crypto positions across the weekend without violation?" Get the answer in writing. Verbal-only assurances are useless if the firm later applies a retroactive enforcement.

Our firm pages display the current weekend rule on every profile under the Features table. Last-verified date is on every firm page so you can see how fresh our reading is.