No new trades are allowed within 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the release of a high-impact news release. Any attempt to place a new trade during this period will be considered a violation.
Up to 2 violations are allowed, but profits from violating trades will be voided.
"Take profit” and “stop loss” orders that are triggered from open trades before the 5-minute window before and after the news are permitted and do not count as a violation.
Any account with 3 violations will be automatically terminated.
Pending orders added before or during the restricted period are allowed, provided they do not execute during the restricted window.
If a pending order executes during the restricted period, it will be considered a violation, regardless of when it was placed.
Only instruments directly affected by the high-impact news are restricted. For example, USD-related news restricts trading on all USD-denominated pairs, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.
Use the Forex Factory calendar https://www.forexfactory.com/calendar to identify applicable high-impact news events (marked with a red folder).
Check the table below for restrictions: