High-impact news can lead to extreme market volatility, and therefore E8Markets does not allow trading or holding trades through news on any of its programs.
All positions must be flattened at least two minutes prior to the scheduled T1 News event. This policy is designed to protect both the trader and the integrity of our evaluation, E8 Trader (Simulated Funded) and E8 Live Funded accounts.
T1 news events are defined as economic or geopolitical announcements that have the potential to significantly influence financial markets. This includes, but is not limited to, central bank decisions, economic indicators, and major political events.
Prohibited Actions
During the prohibition period, users are prohibited from:
a. Holding trades during news
b. Opening new trades (Market Execution/Limit orders)
c. Closing trades (Market Execution/Limit orders)
d. Using Stop Loss and Take Profit orders
e. Placing Buy Stop and Sell Stop orders
Please note that all positions must be flattened at least two minutes prior to the scheduled T1 News event, and may only be reopened at least two minutes after the the scheduled T1 News event.
Here is the list of targeted instruments and T1 News Events that are restricted.
All non-targeted instruments can be traded without any restrictions.
News releases can be followed in our economic calendar:
Here is the list of targeted instruments and T1 News Events that are restricted.
