One-day pass — An evaluation with no minimum trading-day requirement, allowing a trader to qualify in a single session by hitting the profit target.
How one-day pass works in prop trading
A one-day pass program removes the minimum trading-day requirement from the evaluation, so the account qualifies the moment the profit target is reached. It is a marketing feature aimed at experienced traders who do not want to spend weeks on an audition, and it is now common in futures.
The constraint simply moves to the funded stage. Firms allowing a same-day evaluation pass almost always keep a minimum-days requirement before the first payout, so the time from purchase to money is not shortened by nearly as much as the headline suggests. And reaching a 6% target in one session usually requires size that puts the drawdown at genuine risk.
Key points
- Removes the day requirement from the evaluation, not from the payout stage.
- Reaching the target in one session usually means sizing up against a drawdown built for gradual progress.
- Time from purchase to first payout is normally still weeks, not days.
- The drawdown mechanic on one-day-pass programs is often an intraday trail, which compounds the risk of sizing up.
Also known as
- 1 day pass
- same day pass
- no minimum days
Frequently asked questions
Which prop firms let you pass in one day?
Several futures firms advertise no minimum trading days on the evaluation. The feature is common enough to filter for directly. Confirm separately what the funded account requires before a payout — that requirement is rarely removed.
Is passing in one day a good idea?
It concentrates the whole evaluation into one session's variance. The profit target is achievable at size; the drawdown is what fails accounts, and a position large enough to make 6% in a day is large enough to breach in the same day.
Put this into practice
One-day pass is described here as a plain-language educational definition. Firms, platforms, and account programs may apply different conditions or calculations. Verify the current official terms before using this definition to make an account decision.