News trading is allowed on MILTRADERS — with one exception on Zero funded accounts.
Pro, Instant, and all challenge accounts
Yes, you are allowed to trade during high-impact news releases (NFP, FOMC, CPI, etc.). However, your trades must always reflect a coherent trading strategy. Opening large positions purely to gamble on news volatility, without a clear technical or fundamental rationale, is considered gambling behavior and is not permitted. As long as your news trading fits within your overall strategy and risk management, it is fully allowed.
Zero funded accounts — high-impact news restriction
On Zero funded accounts only, trading during high-impact USD announcements is not allowed. High-impact means USD announcements and speeches marked as a red folder on the ForexFactory calendar — for example CPI, NFP, or FOMC speeches. Red folder events in other currencies (EUR, GBP, etc.) are not restricted. ForexFactory is the sole reference calendar.
You must be flat from 60 seconds before to 60 seconds after the release. Our system detects any position held inside this window automatically and notifies you by email.
What happens if you break the rule
Profits generated by a trade held inside the restricted window are removed from your account. Repeated violations of this rule — as with the hedging rule — can lead to the closure of the accounts involved and a ban from MILTRADERS.
If our risk monitoring system detects patterns consistent with pure news gambling on any program (e.g., repeated max-size positions opened seconds before a major release with no other trading activity), your account may be flagged for review.