Prop Firms That Allow News Trading
See which prop firms let you trade through high-impact news releases and which restrict it.
Allowed
City Traders ImperiumAllowedNews Trading
Manual news trading allowed; news-scalping bots banned.
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E8 MarketsAllowedNews Trading
No restrictions on E8 Pro and E8 Signature.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (E8 One)
No trading 5 min before to 5 min after high-impact news.
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Finotive FundingAllowedNews Trading
Directional news trades allowed; straddling banned.
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FTMOAllowedNews Trading
Allowed in evaluation on all accounts and on Swing accounts.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Standard, funded)
No trades within 2 minutes before or after selected news.
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Funded Trading PlusAllowedNews Trading
Allowed. 'Boom or bust' news gambling is banned.
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FundedEliteAllowedNews Trading
Allowed; no HFT or cross-account hedging around news.
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FXIFYAllowedNews Trading
Allowed on 1, 2 and 3 Phase.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Instant & Lightning)
No trades or orders 5 minutes before or after high-impact news.
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Lark FundingAllowedNews Trading
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QT FundedAllowedNews Trading
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Conditions apply
News Trading (QT 2 Step)
No opening or closing trades 5 min before or after red-folder news; profit forfeited.
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The5ersAllowedNews Trading
Holding through news is fine. Bracketing orders around news is banned.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (High Stakes)
No orders 2 min before or after high-impact news.
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Trade The PoolAllowedNews Trading
Allowed; news bracketing banned.
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Depends on your account
FundingPipsDepends on your accountNot allowed
News Trading (Zero)
No positions opened, closed or held within 10 min of high-impact news.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Funded/Master)
Profits from trades opened or closed within 5 min of high-impact news (10 min for speeches) may be deducted. Trades opened 5+ hours earlier are exempt.
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Conditions apply
Alpha Capital GroupConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed · Funded: no trades 5 min before or after high-impact news.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Alpha Swing)
Trades opened within 2 min of news must stay open over 2 min.
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AquaFundedConditions applyNews Trading
Profit from trades within 5 min of red-folder news is capped at 0.5% of balance per payout cycle.
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Atmos FundedConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed. Funded and Instant: no trades within 2 min of high-impact news.
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Audacity CapitalConditions applyNews Trading
No opening, closing or adding within 3 min before or after high-impact news.
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Blue GuardianConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed · Funded and Instant: no trades 5 min before or after high-impact news.
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Blueberry FundedConditions applyNews Trading
No opening or closing trades 2 min before or after high-impact news.
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BrightFundedConditions applyNews Trading
Evaluation: no limit. Funded: no trades 5 min either side of high-impact news; 48h+ holds exempt.
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DNA FundedConditions applyNews Trading
Funded stage: no opens or closes 5 min either side of high-impact news.
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News Trading
Funded stage only: no trades 10 min either side of high-impact news; profits removed, account stays open.
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For TradersConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed. Master and Instant: no new trades 5 min before or after high-impact news.
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FundedNextConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed · Funded: only 40% of profit from trades within 5 min of high-impact news counts.
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FundedXConditions applyNews Trading
Allowed on Instant; the FAQ bans it on 1 and 2 Phase, but the 1 Phase page allows it.
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FunderProConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed · Funded: only with the Swing add-on.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Instant)
No trades 2 min before or after major news unless you buy the Swing add-on.
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Funding TradersConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed. Funded Pro accounts: news profits (±5 min) max 30% of total PnL. Instant: not allowed.
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Not allowed
News Trading (Instant Funded)
No trading 5 min either side of high-impact news (hard breach).
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Goat Funded TraderConditions applyNews Trading
Allowed. Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 min of high-impact news is capped at 1% of the balance.
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Hantec TraderConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: no limit. Funded: no trades 3 min either side of red-folder news.
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Hola PrimeConditions applyNews Trading
Allowed on Prime plans. 2-Step Pro funded and Direct: no opening or closing trades 5 min either side of high-impact news.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (2-Step Pro Challenge)
Challenge: allowed. Funded: no trades opened or closed 5 min either side of high-impact news.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Direct Account)
No trades opened or closed 5 min either side of high-impact news; a hit SL/TP in the window closes the account.
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Instant FundingConditions applyNews Trading
Challenge: allowed · Funded: no trades within 4 min of red-folder news unless you buy the news add-on.
Maven TradingConditions applyNews Trading
No opening or closing trades 2 min either side of red-folder news.
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MENT FundingConditions applyNews Trading
No new positions 3 min before or after a news event.
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Moneta FundedConditions applyNews Trading
No opens or closes 5 min either side of high-impact news.
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Orion FundedConditions applyNews Trading
Evaluation: no timing limits. Funded: no trades 2 min either side of high-impact news. News as a strategy is banned.
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Allowed
News Trading (Orion Swing)
Swing funded accounts have no news restriction.
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RebelsFundingConditions applyNews Trading
Evaluation: allowed. Funded: no new trades or pending orders in the 5 min before red high-impact news.
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SabioTradeConditions applyNews Trading
Repeatedly trading just before news counts as gambling.
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SpicePropConditions applyNews Trading
Allowed, but no two-way hedging or latency exploits around news.
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The Trading PitConditions applyNews Trading
Allowed up to $50K; $100K/$200K: no opening trades within 2 min of high-impact news.
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ThinkCapitalConditions applyNews Trading
No trades 2 min either side of red-folder news (Bolt 5 min). Allowed on Dual Step Swing; add-on on Lightning and Nexus.
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Top One TraderConditions applyNews Trading
Free in challenges. Funded and Instant: no trades opened or closed 5 min before or after high-impact news (Instant Prime: add-on).
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News Trading
Needs the paid News Trading add-on on 1 Phase, Flex and Pro; otherwise no trades 5 min either side of red-folder news.
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Conditions apply
News Trading (Instant)
No add-on available; no trades 5 min either side of red-folder news.
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What The Data Shows
42 CFD firms publish a news policy: 11 allow it, 27 attach conditions, 3 ban it. The usual condition is a time window rather than a ban — MENT Funding blocks entries within 3 minutes either side of a release. FundingPips varies by account: allowed on Evaluation, restricted on Funded, banned on Zero.
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.