What account sizes does Fewpips offer?

CFD Instant accounts run $3K, $5K, $10K, $25K and $50K, and CFD challenges run from $5K to $200K. Future Based CFD Instant accounts are $10K, $30K and $60K, and Future Based CFD 1-Step accounts are $25K, $50K and $100K.

What is the biggest Fewpips account?

The largest is a $200K CFD challenge account.

Does Fewpips offer futures accounts?

Yes, as Future Based CFD accounts, available as Instant ($10K, $30K, $60K) and 1-Step ($25K, $50K, $100K).

Can You Hold Trades Over the Weekend on a Prop Firm?

Short answer: On many prop firms you can hold trades over the weekend, but some firms require all positions to be closed before the Friday market close. The rule exists because markets gap over the weekend, which creates risk the firm cannot control. At Fewpips, weekend holding is permitted on CFD accounts, with swap fees applying. Future Based CFD accounts cannot hold over the weekend.

Weekend holding is a simple question with an important answer, because getting it wrong can breach an otherwise healthy account. This post covers why firms set the rule, what weekend gap risk is, and how to trade around it.

Why weekend holding is a rule at all

Forex and CFD markets close for roughly two days each weekend. During that gap, real-world events keep happening: elections, central bank comments, geopolitical news. When the market reopens on Sunday or Monday, price can "gap," meaning it jumps to a new level without trading through the prices in between.

That gap is the whole issue:

Your stop-loss may not protect you. If price gaps straight past your stop, you can lose far more than planned, because there was no price in between for the stop to fill at.
Loss limits can be blown instantly. A large gap against you can breach a daily or maximum loss limit before you can react.
The firm carries the risk too. In a funded model, an uncontrolled weekend gap is a risk the firm never agreed to take on.

Because of this, firms handle weekend holding in one of two ways: they allow it (you accept the gap risk), or they require a flat book before the weekend.

The two common approaches

Approach 1: Weekend holding allowed. You may keep positions open through the weekend. You accept that a gap can move against you and that your stop might fill at a worse price. This suits swing traders who hold multi-day setups.

Approach 2: Close before Friday. All positions must be flat before the weekend close, often with a specific cutoff time. This removes gap risk entirely. It is common on firms that want tight control of drawdown.

Which one applies at Fewpips is here: CFD accounts can hold through the weekend with swap fees applied, and there is no forced Friday close. Future Based CFD accounts must be flat before the weekend.

Swap and holding fees

Even where weekend holding is allowed, holding a position overnight or over the weekend can trigger a swap (rollover) charge, and weekend swaps are often larger because they cover multiple days. This is a normal market cost, not a penalty, but it eats into a position you hold for a long time. Fewpips charges swap fees daily, so a position held through the weekend simply accrues its daily swaps.

Because Fewpips has no time limits, longer-term holding is part of the platform's appeal, so knowing the swap and weekend rules matters if you trade slower setups.

How to trade around weekend risk

Know your firm's rule first. Confirm whether you can hold over the weekend before you plan a Friday trade.
If you must close, set a reminder. Give yourself a buffer before the cutoff so you are not closing in the final volatile minutes.
If holding is allowed, size down. Use a smaller position for weekend holds so a gap cannot breach your loss limit.
Widen your mental risk, not your stop. Assume the gap could skip your stop, and only hold over the weekend when the setup is worth that risk.

For the numbers that a gap could threaten, review our per-trade and daily loss limits explained and the trailing maximum loss floor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I hold a forex position over the weekend on Fewpips?

That depends on the firm's rule, which you should confirm before Friday. Some firms allow it with gap risk on you; others require a flat book. CFD accounts can hold trades over the weekend with swap fees applied. Future Based CFD accounts cannot.

What is weekend gap risk?

It is the chance that price reopens at a very different level than where it closed, because news happened while the market was shut. Price "gaps" to the new level without trading the prices in between, so stops may fill far from where you set them.

Do I pay extra to hold over the weekend?

Often yes, through a swap or rollover charge that can be larger for weekend holds because it covers multiple days. swap fees are charged daily on CFD positions, and weekend holding accrues those daily swaps.

Will a weekend gap breach my account?

It can, if the gap moves far enough against you to hit a loss limit. That is why traders size down for weekend holds. See what happens when an account is breached for the process.

The Fewpips take

Weekend holding is about controlling a risk you cannot watch. Confirm the rule, size sensibly, and only carry a position through the gap when the setup earns it. With no time limits, patient traders have room to work here. Ready to start? Get Funded Now.

Fewpips accounts trade in a simulated environment with simulated funds. This article is educational information about how prop firm rules generally work and is not financial advice.