MyFundedFutures Overnight Holding: What the Rules Actually Allow (2026)

MyFundedFutures allows overnight holding on all plans — Core, Rapid, and Pro. There is no rule prohibiting you from carrying open positions through the close of the CME trading session into the next day.

What changes between plans is how the drawdown mechanics interact with those open positions. On Core and Pro, overnight holding is structurally forgiving. On Rapid, it's not — and most traders who get burned by overnight holds on Rapid don't understand why until it's too late.

Learned the hard way: I've been trading MyFundedFutures for over two years — passed somewhere between 15 and 20 evaluations, pulled out more than $20K, and broken enough rules along the way to know exactly which ones trip traders up. This is based on live experience across multiple account sizes, not help docs.

The MFFU rules changed significantly in July 2025 when they replaced Starter/Expert with Core, Rapid, and Pro plans — drawdown types differ per plan. I broke down every rule that matters in my complete MFFU rules overview. For the absolute latest, check MyFundedFutures' website or their help center.

Does MFFU Allow Overnight Holding?

Yes. As of March 2026, MyFundedFutures allows traders on all plans to hold futures positions overnight through the trading session break. This applies during evaluation and in funded status.

MFFU trades CME Group futures exclusively — ES, NQ, YM, RTY, ZB, ZN, GC, SI, CL, NG, and agricultural contracts. CME futures have a designated daily trading halt (typically 4:00–4:30 PM CT for equity index futures). You can hold positions through that halt and through the overnight session.

No announcement is required, no special permission needed. You just hold the position. The account continues to process normally with your open position tracked throughout.

How Overnight Holding Works With EOD Drawdown (Core and Pro)

This is the mechanic that makes overnight holding relatively safe on Core and Pro plans.

On Core and Pro, the drawdown floor is an end-of-day trailing calculation. The floor updates once per day, based on your highest end-of-day closing balance. During the overnight session, the floor doesn't move.

Here's what that means practically:

You're on a Core $50K account. Yesterday you closed at $51,200. Your current floor: $49,664 (97% of $51,200). You enter an ES long at the close and hold overnight.

Overnight, ES sells off 18 points. Your position is now down $900 unrealized. Your live equity: $50,300.

Your floor: still $49,664. You have $636 of buffer. The floor didn't move because it only moves at the next end-of-day close.

When the next session opens, your account equity is $50,300 (starting from where yesterday's close plus overnight movement left you). The floor remains $49,664 until end of the new trading day.

If the position recovers and you close the day at $52,000, the floor moves to $50,440. If you're stopped out for a $900 loss intraday and close the day at $50,300, the floor stays at $49,664 (your previous day's close of $51,200 was still the highest).

The Floor Snapshot Timing

One nuance that matters: the EOD floor updates based on a specific account snapshot. For most CME products, this corresponds to the 4:00 PM CT settlement or the close of the main session. Check with MFFU's help center or your platform documentation for the exact snapshot time — it can vary slightly by instrument and platform.

The practical implication: if you enter a long position at 3:45 PM CT and it's up $800 unrealized at 4:00 PM CT, that $800 in unrealized profit may or may not be captured in the floor snapshot depending on how MFFU calculates the EOD balance. When in doubt, look at what your platform shows as your "ending balance" vs "live equity" at the snapshot time.

How Overnight Holding Works With Intraday Drawdown (Rapid)

This is where traders get hurt.

Rapid uses intraday trailing drawdown. The floor moves in real-time based on your live equity peak — realized and unrealized combined. When you hold a position overnight, the mechanics don't pause.

Scenario: You're on a $50K Rapid account. During the session, your position ran to a $1,600 unrealized peak before the close. You decided to hold overnight rather than take profits. At the close, you're showing $800 unrealized profit. Your floor moved to reflect the $1,600 peak: $49,440 ($47,900 starting + trail from $51,600 peak).

Overnight, news comes out. ES gaps down 22 points at the open. Your position is now $300 underwater. Live equity: $49,700.

Floor: $49,440. Buffer: $260.

One losing trade and you're done.

The Rapid plan's intraday trailing mechanic means the overnight gap risk is compounded. Your floor set at the peak of the day, your position moved against you overnight, and you wake up with almost no buffer. This isn't hypothetical — it's the exact scenario that burns Rapid traders who hold overnight without adjusting for the mechanics.

The Core Risk Difference Illustrated

The table makes the asymmetry clear. EOD mechanics treat the overnight gap as a fresh calculation the next day. Intraday mechanics on Rapid lock in the worst-case floor from the prior session and expose you to that floor overnight.

Practical Strategies for Holding Overnight on MFFU

On Core and Pro

Before holding overnight, check two numbers: your current closing balance and your current floor.

Buffer = Closing balance - Floor.

Ask yourself: can this position gap against me by more than my buffer before I can act tomorrow morning? On ES, a 15-point overnight gap is not unusual during macro events. On NQ, 50+ points isn't unheard of around earnings or Fed decisions.

Minimum buffer rule: I don't hold overnight on Core unless I have at least $800 buffer on a $50K account. That covers roughly a 16-point ES gap (at 1 contract) before I breach.

If you're close to the floor at the close, close the position. The overnight hold isn't worth the risk when you have $300 of buffer. There's always another trade tomorrow.

One more thing: the MFFU news rule applies at market open too. If there's a Tier 1 economic release (CPI, NFP, FOMC, GDP, PPI, Retail Sales) in the morning session, you need to be flat 2 minutes before it. That means your overnight position must be closed before that window. Don't hold into news.

On Rapid

My rule on Rapid: take profits before the close, or accept a significantly smaller position size for the overnight hold.

If I have a 2-contract position that ran up $1,200 during the day, I'll close 1 contract before the session ends and hold 1 overnight. The remaining 1-contract position means a gap of 25 NQ points ($500 loss) still leaves me within my buffer, because I reduced size and took some profit.

Holding full size overnight on Rapid after a day where your floor moved significantly is a low-probability-of-ruin, moderate-probability-of-pain scenario. The floor doesn't care about overnight sentiment. It locked at your peak.

Weather the News Rule

MFFU's Tier 1 news rule requires you to be flat 2 minutes before and after FOMC, CPI, NFP, GDP, PPI, and Retail Sales. If you're holding overnight into a morning with one of these releases, you have to close before the 2-minute window opens.

Plan this the night before. Check the economic calendar. If there's a Tier 1 release at 8:30 AM ET and you're holding an overnight position, you need to close by 8:28 AM ET. Set the alarm. Missing this while holding overnight is one of the more avoidable ways to violate an MFFU rule.

Instruments Best Suited for MFFU Overnight Holds

Not all CME instruments carry the same overnight gap risk. Here's how I think about it:

Lower overnight gap risk:

• ZB (30-Year Treasury): tends to move gradually unless major policy news
• ZN (10-Year Treasury): similar — more liquid, smaller gap risk
• GC (Gold): can gap on geopolitical events but usually smaller percentage moves

Moderate overnight gap risk:

• ES (S&P 500 E-mini): can gap 20–30 points on macro news; manageable with buffer awareness
• YM (Dow Jones): lower dollar value per contract, easier to manage

Higher overnight gap risk:

• NQ (Nasdaq 100 E-mini): can gap 50–100+ points around earnings, tech news, rate decisions
• CL (Crude Oil): geopolitical and inventory news drives large overnight gaps
• NG (Natural Gas): highly volatile; overnight gaps of 3–5% are not unusual

If you're going to hold overnight on MFFU, ES and ZN are the instruments where the gap risk is most predictable and manageable. NQ and CL overnight holds require larger buffers to be viable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does MFFU allow overnight holding?

Yes. MyFundedFutures allows overnight holding on all plans — Core, Rapid, and Pro — during both evaluation and funded trading. There is no rule requiring positions to be closed before the end of the CME trading session, and no penalty for holding overnight.

How does overnight holding affect the drawdown floor on MFFU Core?

On MyFundedFutures Core, the EOD trailing drawdown floor locks at the end of each trading day based on your closing balance. If you hold a position overnight and it moves against you, that movement becomes part of the next day's opening equity — but the floor doesn't change until the next end-of-day snapshot. Overnight losses are absorbed against the buffer established at the prior day's close.

How does overnight holding affect the drawdown on MFFU Rapid?

On MyFundedFutures Rapid, the intraday trailing drawdown floor moves in real-time based on live equity peaks. If your position peaked during the session and then you held overnight, your floor is already set at that intraday peak. An adverse overnight gap reduces your buffer against a floor that doesn't reset overnight. This makes Rapid significantly more exposed to overnight gap risk than Core or Pro.

Is there a fee for holding positions overnight at MFFU?

No. MyFundedFutures does not charge a specific overnight holding fee on evaluation or funded accounts. Standard CME futures have their own roll schedule and minimal overnight financing, but MFFU does not add a surcharge for overnight positions.

Can I hold through the MFFU news rule while overnight?

No. MyFundedFutures requires traders to be flat 2 minutes before and after Tier 1 economic releases (FOMC, CPI, NFP, GDP, PPI, Retail Sales). If you're holding a position overnight and there's a Tier 1 release in the morning session, you must close your position before the 2-minute pre-news window. Holding an overnight position into a morning news release violates the news rule.

What buffer should I maintain before holding overnight on MFFU?

The minimum buffer depends on your plan and instrument. On Core and Pro with a $50K account, I recommend at least $800 buffer before holding overnight — this covers roughly a 16-point ES gap at 1 contract. On Rapid, the buffer calculation is more complex because the floor may have already moved during the day. Consider reducing position size and taking partial profits before the close on Rapid before holding overnight.

Can I hold positions through the weekend on MFFU?

MyFundedFutures allows it, but CME equity index futures (ES, NQ, YM, RTY) close for the weekend and reopen Sunday evening. Weekend gaps on equity futures can be significant — major geopolitical or economic events over the weekend produce larger-than-normal gaps. Most experienced traders reduce or eliminate overnight weekend positions on index futures due to gap risk that can't be managed while the market is closed.

Which MFFU plan is best for overnight trading?

Core and Pro are structurally better suited for overnight trading due to the EOD drawdown mechanic. The floor locks at the prior day's close, giving you a clean buffer calculation before holding. Rapid's intraday trailing drawdown creates significant overnight exposure because your floor is set at the intraday equity peak, not the closing balance. Traders with overnight strategies should strongly consider Core or Pro over Rapid at MyFundedFutures.

What happens if an overnight gap causes my MFFU account to breach the drawdown?

On Core and Pro, a drawdown breach from an overnight gap happens when your live equity at the open of the next session drops below the prior day's floor. The account is terminated immediately. There's no grace period for gap events. If your buffer at close was $400 and ES gaps down 25 points ($1,250 at 1 contract), you'd breach by $850. The account closes at the open.

Do I need to notify MFFU before holding a position overnight?

No. MyFundedFutures does not require any notification or advance permission to hold positions overnight. The overnight holding allowance is built into the standard rules for all plans. Simply maintain the position as you would any other trade — the platform tracks it automatically.