Minimum trading days are the number of days on which you must place at least one trade before a challenge phase can be passed. Hitting the profit target early does not end the phase; the phase only passes once both the target and the day count are met. The count is per phase, not per challenge, so a two-step challenge has a separate count for each phase.
The number varies by firm and plan. FundedNext's Stellar 2-Step plan, for example, needs five minimum days per phase, while Blue Guardian's 1-Step plan counts three qualifying days for accounts bought since 20 August 2026. A day on which you only log in does not count; a trade must be placed.
This rule exists to stop one-trade passes. It forces the firm to see more than a single lucky result before handing over a funded account, and it forces the trader to show they can operate across different market days.
The common trap is finishing the target on day two and then trading carelessly to fill the remaining days. Those filler days still carry full loss-limit risk, and a breach on a filler day fails the phase. We recommend trading the remaining days at small size, with the same discipline as the first days. Prop trading can cost you every fee you pay.