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Economic Calendar Events and Trading Protocols

YRM Prop enforces specific rules around high-impact economic events to protect traders from extreme volatility and maintain fairness across all accounts.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Major Economic Events Policy

During high-impact news releases:

  • No New Positions:
    You may not open new trades 2 minutes before a restricted news event.

  • No New Positions Immediately After:
    You may not open new trades until 2 minutes after the release.

  • Holding Existing Positions:
    ✅ If your trade was opened before the restricted window, you are allowed to hold it through the announcement.
    ❌ You cannot open, close, or re-enter within the restricted window.


High-Impact Events Covered

The following events are considered restricted for new entries:

  • Federal Reserve (FOMC) rate decisions and statements

  • U.S. Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) reports

  • CPI and Core CPI inflation data

  • U.S. Core PCE releases

  • U.S. Initial Jobless Claims

  • GDP releases (Advance, Preliminary, Final)

  • Retail Sales data

  • Other central bank rate decisions (ECB, BOE, BOJ, etc.)


Recommended Resources

Use trusted economic calendars to stay ahead of news events:

  • YRM Prop Dashboard (integrated feed)

  • Investing.com Economic Calendar

  • TradingEconomics Calendar


Best Practices for News Trading

Even when holding positions through major events, keep these in mind:

  • Reduce position sizes ahead of announcements

  • Expect higher slippage and spread widening

  • Double-check your risk per trade before entering around volatile windows

  • Always review the upcoming week’s calendar before planning trades


Violation Consequences

  • 1st Violation: Warning

  • Repeated Violations: Possible account suspension

  • Intentional Abuse: Permanent account closure

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