Trading during high-impact news events involves additional risks, including rapid price movements, increased volatility, and reduced liquidity, which may result in slippage or unpredictable execution.
You may trade during such events; however, specific restrictions apply to certain instruments depending on when a trade or order was opened relative to the news event.
You can view the full list of high-impact news events here.
Allowed:
Trades or orders opened 8 hours or more before a high-impact news event are not subject to restrictions
These positions may be managed normally during the restricted window, including Stop Loss and Take Profit adjustments
Not Allowed:
Trades or orders opened within 8 hours before a high-impact news event may be kept open; however, during the restricted window (4 minutes before and 4 minutes after the release), you must not
- Place or modify Pending orders
- Modify or trigger Stop Loss or Take Profit levels
- Open or close Market orders
Breaches & Consequences:
Violation of these rules may result in the following:
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A single violation is considered a soft breach
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Two soft breaches result in a hard breach
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Profits generated from violations may be deducted
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A hard breach may result in account termination
Compliance checks may be conducted after the evaluation is completed.
Affected Instruments:
Restrictions apply only to instruments impacted by the news event.
For example, USD-related news may affect instruments including, but not limited to EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCHF, XAUUSD, GER40, US30, US100, and US500.
Cryptocurrency pairs are not subject to news trading restrictions.
Note: We use Forex Factory as the official source for our news calendar. We recommend monitoring the economic calendar shared daily on our official Discord and Telegram channels to stay informed about upcoming high-impact news events.