There is no deadline on any step of any Eiger program. What does exist is the inactivity limit: go more than 5 days without opening or closing a trade and the account fails, on the evaluation and on the funded account.
Key takeaways
- Time limit: none, on the 2-Step Challenge, the 1-Step Challenge and Pay After You Pass, in every step.
- Inactivity limit: more than 5 days without opening or closing a trade fails the account.
- The days are full 24-hour periods, weekends included, counted from your last trade or from activation.
- A trade placed to keep the account active must still follow every rule.
What "no time limit" means here
The challenge table on the trading rules page has one line for it: time limit, none, "No deadline on any step. The 5-day inactivity rule still applies." The home page FAQ says the account has "no deadline and no expiry".
So there is no date by which the 5% target has to be reached. A step does not end because a month has passed. You can take a quiet week, or several, as long as the inactivity clock is kept running.
Some things do not change with time either. The target stays 5% of the account size, the evaluation limits stay 5% daily and 12% overall (trailed from peak equity), and the fee is one-time. Nothing renews.
The one clock: 5 days of inactivity
| Time limit | None | No deadline on any step. |
|---|---|---|
| Inactivity limit | 5 days | More than this many days (full 24-hour periods, weekends included) without opening or closing a trade fails the account. |
The rules page files this under activity and consistency, and gives the reason for that group in one line: it "stops a dormant account". That is the only reason the site gives, so it is the only one we will repeat.
The inactivity rule sits in the main rule tables, and the rules page says every rule on it applies during the evaluation too. So it runs from the day the evaluation starts and carries on after you pass.
What keeps the account active
The rules page is exact about it. Opening a trade resets the clock, and so does closing one. The count runs from your last trade, or from activation if you have not traded yet.
The days are full 24-hour periods, and weekends are included. So the limit is 120 hours from your last open or close, and the account fails once more than that has passed with nothing in between. The home page puts the same rule more loosely: "one trade every 5 days keeps it active".
Weekends are where this bites. Markets are shut, and no position may be held over the weekend, so Saturday and Sunday use up two of the five days without giving you a chance to trade.
Count 24-hour periods from your last open or close, weekend included.
A worked example on a €10,000 2-Step Challenge
On a €10,000 account the target is 5%, €500, in each of the two steps. While you evaluate, the daily loss limit is 5%, also €500, and the overall limit is 12%, €1,200.
Say you reach €300 of profit in the first week of Step 1 and then want a break. With no deadline, the break costs you nothing on the target. The €500 target is the same next month.
The break is limited by the inactivity rule. If your last trade was a close on Monday at 15:00 UTC, the 5 days run out on Saturday at 15:00 UTC, while markets are shut, so in practice your next trade has to come by Friday. If your last trade was on Wednesday at 10:00 UTC, the weekend sits inside the count and the limit runs out on Monday at 10:00 UTC. If you plan to be away for two weeks, the account fails while you are gone. The rules page has no pause or holiday option.
The trade you place to stay active is a real trade on the account. It needs a stop-loss within 10 minutes, it must be closed before 22:00 UTC, it must not be opened or closed inside a news window, and a loss on it counts toward the €500 daily and €1,200 overall limits. A small, careful position is still a position.
How it fits with the other activity rule
Inactivity is not the same rule as the minimum activity per step. The minimum says you need at least 5 trading days and 5 closed trades before a step can be passed. The inactivity rule says you cannot go more than 5 days without opening or closing a trade.
The first sets a floor on how much you trade. The second sets a ceiling on how long you can stop. With no deadline, you could reach the 5 trading days over a month, as long as no gap between one open or close and the next is longer than 5 days. A trading day is a UTC calendar day on which a trade was closed or a position was open; the five trading days article goes through it.
If the account fails for inactivity
An idle account fails like any other breach: no warnings, no partial penalty. The rules are checked automatically against your trade history.
If the failure happens in the first step of any program, the first-step restart applies: the same account, once, at half the full fee for its size. The rules page names inactivity next to a breach as a way the first step can end and still be restarted. On a €10,000 2-Step Challenge that is €30, half of the €60 fee. On Pay After You Pass it is half the full 1-Step fee, and the rest of the fee is still due once you pass. The details are in the first-step restart article, and what happens when you breach covers the other options.
Your account is a Simulated Demo Trading Account, sold as a digital product. If it fails, nothing is owed beyond the fee already paid.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a deadline to pass the 2-Step Challenge?
No. The trading rules list the time limit as none, with no deadline on any step. The 5-day inactivity rule still applies in both steps.
Does the inactivity rule apply after I pass?
Yes. The inactivity limit is in the main rule set, which governs the funded account, and the rules page says every rule on it also applies during the evaluation.
Do weekends count toward the 5 days?
Yes. The days are full 24-hour periods and weekends are included. A last trade on Wednesday at 10:00 UTC means the limit runs out on Monday at 10:00 UTC.
Can I pause my account for a holiday?
The rules page does not offer a pause. More than 5 days without opening or closing a trade fails the account, so a longer absence ends it.
Does opening a trade reset the clock, or does it have to be closed?
Either one resets it. The rule counts days without opening or closing a trade, so the clock restarts at your last open or your last close, whichever came later.
Read the rules, then pick a program
Every rule that can fail an account is published in full before you pay. Three programs, five sizes, an 80% reward and no time limit on any step.