- Trading style & holding period
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- Regular accounts are built for intraday trading. All positions must be flat by the daily market close; overnight exposure is not allowed.
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- Swing accounts are designed for multi‑day or “swing” strategies, so you may leave trades open overnight.
- Leverage
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- Regular accounts come with higher ( “boosted” ) leverage so short‑term traders can capture fast moves.
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- Swing accounts use Falcon Funded’s standard leverage, which is lower than the Regular tier.
- Rules around news releases
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- Swing accounts let you keep an existing position open during scheduled high‑impact news.
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- However, unless you purchase the News‑Trading add‑on, you must not open or close a position from 10 minutes before until 10 minutes after the release. Violating this buffer is treated the same as news‑trading on a Regular account and will fail the challenge.
- Shared parameters
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- Both account types keep the core challenge metrics identical: a 7.5 % Phase 1 profit target, 3 minimum trading days, 4 % daily and 11 % overall drawdown limits (10 % once funded), and up to a 90 % profit split.
In short:
- Choose a Regular account if you day‑trade and want the extra buying power, and you’re comfortable closing every position before the session ends.
- Choose a Swing account if your strategy needs overnight exposure; just remember that while you can hold through news, you can’t trade around it without the News‑Trading add‑on.
