Challenge Phase (Phase 1 & Phase 2):
News trading is fully permitted during all challenge phases. There are no restrictions on opening or closing trades around high-impact news events while you are in evaluation.
Funded Phase:
Once you transition to a funded account, news trading restrictions apply.
Opening new trades during high-impact news events is restricted within a 10-minute window — that is, 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the scheduled event.
⚠️ You are permitted to hold existing trades through a news event, but no new trades may be opened during this window.
What counts as a high-impact news event?
High-impact news events, also known as red folder events, include major economic releases such as NFP, CPI, interest rate decisions, and similar announcements. These can be tracked on an economic calendar such as Forex Factory or Investing.com.
❌ Violating the news trading restriction on a funded account may result in a rule violation.
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