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Can I trade through high impact news on qualified accounts ?
Can I trade through high impact news on qualified accounts ?
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Yes, However, trades initiated 2 minutes or less, before a news event and/or trades closed within 2 minutes after a news event will be subject to Profits from this trade being void.
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This Will not breach the account.
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An exception to the above rule is if A Trade opened 1 hour or more before a High impact news release, that hits Take Profit within the 2 minute window, will be validated.
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High Impact New releases can be found online with a quick google search for a forex economic news calendar


When trading high-impact news events, it is imperative to observe the 2-minute rule to validate profits.

Specifically, any profit made from trades that are opened within 2 minutes prior to the news release and or closed within 2 minutes after the news release will not be counted.

Our system connects to economic news calendar via API to identify and void trades which breach the above terms.
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To Validate a trade through a high impact news release the trade MUST be opened more than 2 minutes before the news release and closed more than 2 minutes after a news release.



Engaging in trades that contravene our standards for achieving unrealistic fills during high-impact news events may result in the invalidation of such transactions. However, please note that this does not jeopardize the status of your account.

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