Account Inactivity Rules: 30 Days on Evaluations, 7 Days on Funded
The MyFundedPerps inactivity rule is the one requirement that can fail an otherwise perfect account without a single losing trade. Evaluations must record at least one executed trade per 30 consecutive calendar days. Funded accounts must trade at least once per 7 days, or the account closes. Neither rule cares how much profit you have banked or how close you are to the target.
This article covers both timers, how they interact with the rest of the rule set, and how to manage them so inactivity never costs you an account. For the broader rule framework, start with our myfundedperps-rules-explained article.
The two MyFundedPerps inactivity rule timers
The requirements differ by account stage, so treat them as two separate rules rather than one:
Two details are worth noting. First, the trigger is an executed trade, not a login, a cancelled order, or a resting order that never fills. Second, the clock runs on calendar days, so weekends and holidays count the same as trading days.
Why evaluations have no time limit but still have an inactivity rule
Traders sometimes assume the inactivity rule contradicts the no-time-limit promise. It does not. Select, Prime, and Signature evaluations genuinely have no completion deadline and no minimum trading-day requirement. You can take six months to reach the 9%, 12%, or 10% profit target if that is what your strategy needs.
The 30-day rule exists to keep accounts active, not to rush you. One executed trade per 30 consecutive calendar days is a minimal activity floor, not a pacing requirement. You could place a single small trade each month and stay compliant indefinitely while working toward the target at your own speed.
The practical reading: there is no deadline, but there is a heartbeat. As long as the account shows activity within every 30-day window, the evaluation stays alive forever.
The funded 7-day rule is stricter
Once you pass, complete Sumsub identity verification, sign the customer agreement, and receive the funded account, the timer tightens from 30 days to 7. Missing one trade in any 7-day window closes the funded account.
This is the rule that blindsides traders who pass an evaluation and then take a holiday. The funded account is separate from the passed evaluation, with its own balance, rules, and payout cycle, and its inactivity clock starts with it. If you know you will be away from the markets for more than a week, plan around the 7-day window before it plans around you.
Also remember that the rest of the funded ruleset keeps running while you are inactive. The daily loss limit and max loss limit do not pause, and hourly swap fees continue to accrue on any open position, charged on the UTC hour boundary to both longs and shorts. Leaving a position open while you step away is not a neutral act.
How the dashboard tracks the countdown
You do not have to track the timer on a spreadsheet. The dashboard's rule card shows the inactivity countdown for evaluation accounts: the time left until the 30-Day Inactivity Rule would fail the account, and the exact deadline at which it would fail. Any executed trade restarts the countdown.
A few habits make the countdown impossible to miss:
- Check the rule card whenever you check the equity chart. They sit together on the dashboard.
- Refresh a stale browser tab before trusting the status it shows. The server evaluates the rules; an old tab can display outdated state.
- Use the account switcher to confirm you are looking at the right account. Each account keeps its own balance, positions, orders, progress, and rule history, and each carries its own inactivity timer.
Strategies for staying compliant
Staying inside the inactivity rules costs almost nothing if you build it into your routine:
- Trade on a schedule, not on memory. A recurring calendar reminder at day 25 for evaluations and day 5 for funded accounts gives you margin before the deadline.
- Remember that commissions and swap fees reduce balance and therefore loss-rule headroom. A token activity trade still carries a commission (0.03% per fill on crypto, 0.0025% on forex, 0.005% on stocks, commodities, and indices), so size it sensibly rather than throwing notional at the timer.
- Do not confuse activity with progress. The inactivity trade does not need to chase the profit target; it just needs to execute.
- If you hold multiple accounts, each has its own timer. Managing several challenge accounts under one personal login is allowed, but the 7-day clock on a funded account is not satisfied by trading a different account.
- Before travel, either flatten the account or accept the swap costs and the daily loss exposure that come with holding through your absence.
What inactivity is not
A few clarifications based on how the rule is documented:
- Inactivity is not a breach of a risk limit. It fails or closes the account through its own rule, separate from the 3% daily loss limit and the static max drawdown.
- Passing the profit target does not exempt you. Every requirement must stay clear until the dashboard records the account as Passed.
- The daily loss reset at midnight New York does not touch the inactivity timer. They are independent clocks.
- There is no consistency rule at MyFundedPerps, so the inactivity trade does not create consistency problems. It simply does not exist as a concept here.
Frequently asked questions
Does logging in count as activity under the MyFundedPerps inactivity rule?
No. The requirement is an executed trade. Logging in, placing an order that never fills, or cancelling a resting order does not restart the countdown.
Does the 30-day evaluation timer carry over to the funded account?
No. The funded account is a separate account with its own rules and its own 7-day inactivity requirement. Plan for the stricter timer from the day the funded account is issued.
Can I pass an evaluation with very few trades?
Yes. There is no minimum trading-day requirement and no consistency rule, so a handful of trades can pass if the realized profit target is reached without breaching loss limits, as long as no 30-day window passes without an executed trade.
What happens to open positions if an account fails for inactivity?
A risk-rule failure can close positions and cancel outstanding orders, and trading stops on that account. Review the failure reason and contact support if you believe the result is incorrect.
Does each of my accounts have its own inactivity timer?
Yes. Each account keeps its own rule history and timer. Trading one account does not keep a different account active.