Prop Firms That Allow News Trading
42 of the 48 CFD firms we track publish a news trading policy: 11 allow it, 27 attach conditions, 3 ban it and 1 sets it per account type. The usual condition is a time window rather than a ban — MENT Funding blocks opening or closing a position within 3 minutes either side of a high-impact event, while holding through the event is fine. FundingPips shows why a single verdict is not enough: news trading is allowed on Evaluation accounts, restricted on Funded and Master, and not allowed at all on Zero. City Traders Imperium permits news trading but treats news scalping as a separate rule. Check which account type you are on before you trade an NFP or CPI release.
42 of 48 CFD firms publish a policy on this.
Allowed
Permitted on 2-Step, 1-Step and Instant programs
Discretionary news trading permitted
Conditions applyNews Scalping
Automated news scalping bots and bracketing prohibited
News trading is permitted.
Open and close positions before, during, and after high-impact news events (NFP, CPI, interest rate decisions, GDP) on any instrument. No restrictions.
Available as an optional add-on at checkout
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Depends on your account
FundingPipsDepends on your account
AllowedNews Trading (Evaluation)
Conditions applyNews Trading (Funded/Master)
No opening/closing trades within 10 minutes of high-impact news on Master accounts
Not allowedNews Trading (Zero)
Not allowed on Zero (Instant Funding) accounts
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Conditions apply
4-min window: trades within 2 min of news must exceed 2 min duration
Funded: 25% margin limit 5 min before/after red-folder news
Challenge: allowed. Funded: prohibited 5 min before/after news
Allowed, except opening new trades within 3 minutes before/after major news
Allowed on futures programs. On CFD funded accounts, no positions within 5 minutes before or after red-folder news.
Cannot start/close trades 10 min before/after high-impact news
Funded: 10-min window (5 before/5 after). Positions held 48h+ exempt
Can hold trades but cannot open/close 10 min before/after announcements
Funded: restricted 5 min before/after high-impact events
Restricted 10 minutes either side of high-impact events — soft breach; profit from those trades is forfeited rather than the account failing.
Allowed but not during significant economic events
Standard account: 2-min buffer. Swing + evaluation: allowed
Classic: allowed. Funded: no entry 2 min before/after news. Swing add-on: allowed
Allowed on evaluation phases. On funded accounts, no trades within ±2 minutes of high-impact news, max 30% profits from news-influenced trades. Instant Funded: news trading is a Hard Breach.
Free on most accounts. 10-min restriction on Instant & Lightning
Permitted but profit from trades within 2 min of news capped at 1%
Funded: 3 min before/after high-impact news restricted
Pro Challenge: restricted around high-impact news. Prime Challenge, One Challenge, Direct Account: news trading allowed with no restrictions.
Allowed but with profit restrictions during news events
6-min window: no new positions 3 min before/after red-folder news
No trades 5 min before/after major releases. Rules vary by account type
No timing restrictions during any evaluation phase. On funded accounts: Nova, Standard and Select have a 2-minute restricted window before and after high-impact events; Swing has no restrictions; Zero
Funded: no manual trading 5 min before/after red-folder events
$100K/$200K CFD: no trades within 2 min of high-impact news
Allowed on all challenges. On funded accounts, no trades within 5 minutes before or after high-impact events.
No trading 10 minutes before / 5 minutes after high-impact news; always restricted on funded accounts.
Requires a paid add-on (Pro program).
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Not allowed
Prohibited on both assessment and funded accounts
Trading before major releases unacceptable
Trading before/after major news events prohibited
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually, with limits. 11 of the 42 firms publishing a policy allow news trading with no restriction, 27 apply conditions such as a time window, and 3 prohibit it.
A blackout period around a scheduled high-impact release — commonly 2 to 5 minutes before and after. Within it you cannot open or close a position. Most firms that use a window still allow you to hold a position through the event if it was opened beforehand.
Spreads widen and execution slips during releases, so a trade filled at an unusual price can produce a profit the firm cannot hedge. The restriction protects the firm's book rather than the trader's account.
At some firms, yes, and the difference can be total. Instant funding and zero-drawdown products carry the strictest rules, because the firm has more capital at risk from the first trade.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.