Source: https://whitepips.com/blog/profitable-days-explained Summary: What counts as a profitable day at WhitePips, how many each plan needs to pass and before each payout, the 17:00 New York day, and the futures +0.25% days. Last updated: 2026-10-28 # Profitable days: the minimum trading days rule, explained The step that turns an account into a record. What it depends on, what delays it, and why the first one is worth more than its cash value. - October 20, 2026 - 3 min read - 6 sections - Getting funded **In this article 6** 1. What counts as a profitable day on CFDs 2. How many each plan needs 3. Futures: profitable trading days 4. Why the rule exists 5. The other day counts 6. Questions traders ask Back to top October 20, 2026 3 min read Getting funded ## In short - A CFD profitable day closes at +0.5% of the account size or more, 17:00 to 17:00 New York. - 3 to pass on the one-step plans, 2 per phase on the two-step plans, the same again before each payout. - Instant Go needs 5 before each payout; Instant Pro needs none. - Futures count +0.25% days, before payouts only. - There is no maximum: no evaluation has a time limit. Many prop firms set a minimum number of trading days. WhitePips counts something narrower: profitable days, days that close up by a set amount. There is no maximum, because no evaluation has a time limit. This piece sets out what counts as a profitable day, how many each plan needs, and why the rule rarely holds back a trader who sizes sensibly. ## What counts as a profitable day on CFDs A day that closes at +0.5% of the account size or more. The day is a New York trading day, from 17:00 to 17:00. On a $50,000 Edge 2 Step a qualifying day closes at $250 or more; a day that closes $245 up does not count. ## How many each plan needs - **Edge 1 Step and Prime 1 Step:** 3 to pass, and 3 again before each payout once funded. - **Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step:** 2 in each phase, and 2 before each payout once funded. - **Instant Go:** 5 before each payout. - **Instant Pro:** none. It is never a breach. If the target is reached first, the pass or the payout waits until the days are done: reaching the Phase 1 target on your first day still leaves one more qualifying day before the phase passes. ## Futures: profitable trading days On futures a profitable trading day is one whose net realised profit is at least +0.25% of the starting balance: $62.50, $125, $250 or $375 on the $25K, $50K, $100K and $150K accounts. It is a payout condition only, so the futures evaluation has none. A funded One Step account needs 3 before each payout and Instant 5, and after a payout the count starts again. ## Why the rule exists A profit target can be reached in one trade. Profitable days ask for the result to be repeated on more than one day, which is the difference between a method and a lucky afternoon. At sensible size it costs almost nothing: risking 0.5% a trade with a target of twice the risk, one clean winner is a 1% day, twice the threshold. A day counts by its close, so a day that was up 1% at lunch and closes up 0.3% does not count. Take the day's result into account before adding a late trade. ## The other day counts - **No maximum.** Max Trading Days is unlimited on every CFD evaluation and indefinite once funded; the futures plans have no time limit. - **Inactivity.** 30 days without a closed trade ends a CFD account; on futures, 15 days without trading activity deactivates it. The figures for every plan and size are on [Trading rules, explained](https://whitepips.com/rules#rule-cfd-min-profitable-days) and on each plan page, for example [Edge 1 Step](https://whitepips.com/cfds/ch_one_step) . ## Questions traders ask **Does WhitePips have a minimum number of trading days?** Not as a count of days traded. CFD plans need profitable days that close at +0.5% or more: 3 on Edge 1 Step and Prime 1 Step, 2 in each phase of the two-step plans, 5 before each payout on Instant Go and none on Instant Pro. The futures evaluation needs none. **Can I pass a challenge in one day?** You can reach the target in one day, but the pass waits for the plan's profitable days: three on a one-step plan, two in each phase of a two-step plan. **When does a trading day end?** On CFDs at 17:00 New York, which is also the point the Max Daily Loss is measured from. **Do profitable days count again after a payout?** Yes. Once funded, the plan's number of profitable days is needed again before each payout. More in Getting funded [Instant funding or an evaluation: what you trade away](https://whitepips.com/blog/instant-funding-or-evaluation) [Choosing an account size you can actually trade](https://whitepips.com/blog/choosing-an-account-size) [One step, two step, three step: which route is actually easier](https://whitepips.com/blog/one-step-two-step-three-step) [Read next How to pass a one-step prop firm challenge Getting funded ยท 7 min read](https://whitepips.com/blog/how-to-pass-a-one-step-challenge) Educational content, not financial advice. Trading carries risk and most people who attempt an evaluation do not pass it. Accounts are simulated; the rules that bind yours are the ones printed on your plan and in the trading rules. 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