We have news restrictions for 2 minutes before and after the release of a red folder event - this includes the opening / closing of market orders, execution of pending limit orders, and any take profit or stop losses that are triggered within this 4-minute window.

This rule applies to all instruments available on our simulated platform.

You will be issued a maximum of 2 warnings (soft breaches) - both of which will result in the deduction of any net profits made from trades executed within the restricted 4-minute window. On the third violation, the account will be breached entirely.

If you pass a phase during the challenge that violated the news rule and gain access to the next challenge phase, the profits from the trades will be deducted from the next challenge phase account balance. This applies to funded accounts as well. Additionally, this deduction will count as the first warning for that next phase account.

In the event any deductions result in the breach of the daily or maximum loss limit, the trader is responsible for the violation.

It is important to note that any red folder events shown in Forex Factory that are not listed in the table above are still counted as news-restricted events. Please see all red folder events here by using the top right filter to only show events with a red "Expected Impact".

Note: Any "All Day" marked red folder events will not be counted as news-restricted events, as there are no specified times for the data releases.