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Can I trade news? (Pro Plan)
Can I trade news? (Pro Plan)
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PLEASE NOTE, THE BELOW IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO PRO PLANS. PLEASE REFER TO OUR SWING PLAN FAQ FOR THE RULES AROUND TRADING NEWS ON SWING PLANS.

During the Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Assessment you can trade freely during all news releases.

After you pass the Assessment and are a Qualified Trader you should be careful when trading during news releases.

On our Qualified Analyst account, you are NOT allowed to execute any new trade or close an existing trade on the targeted (as per the table) instrument in the window of 2 minutes before until 2 minutes after the release of the below News announcements

To clarify, we define executing a trade as opening or closing either a pending order (including stop loss or a take profit) or market execution. You are allowed to hold your trade(s) on the targeted instrument(s) that were opened more than 2 minutes before the restricted news event.

If your Stop Gain (adjusted Stop Loss in profit territory) or Take Profit is triggered/filled during the restricted time window, 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after news events, it will be considered a violation. This will be classified as a Soft Breach, and any profits acquired will not be eligible for a Performance Fee.

Any losses incurred during news trading are the trader's responsibility and will not be removed (please refer to the 'Important Trading Terms' article for information on potential slippage when trading under high-impact news conditions).

To Clarify

Can’t open trades 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after

Cant close trades 2 minutes before or 2 minutes after

4 minute window (2 minutes either side of news) NO trades to be executed

Affected Instruments

Macroeconomic Announcements

ALL INSTRUMENTS

  • USD CPI

  • FOMC Statement

  • FOMC Meeting

  • Non-Farm Employment Change

XAUUSD.pro
XAUUSD.raw

XAGUSD.pro
XAGUSD.raw

  • ALL USD HIGH IMPACT NEWS

  • ALL AUD HIGH IMPACT NEWS

  • ALL CURRENCY - INTEREST RATE

  • ALL CURRENCY - CPI

  • ALL CURRENCY - GDP GROWTH RATE

  • ALL CURRENCY - CORE PCE

USD (related to Forex, Commodities & US indices, US30.PRO/RAW, US100.PRO/RAW, US500.PRO/RAW)

  • USD - HIGH IMPACT NEWS

  • Unemployment Rate

  • Non-Farm Payrolls and Employment

  • PMI

  • ISM

  • CPI

  • PPI

  • GDP

  • Federal Funds Rates and Statements

  • FOMC

  • Trade Balances

  • Jobless Claims

  • Consumer Confidence

  • JOLTs Job Openings

  • Average Hourly Earnings

  • 10Y Note Auction

  • 30Y Bond Auction

  • Existing and New Home Sales

  • Durable Goods Orders

  • Speeches

  • Empire State Manufacturing Index

  • Retail Sales

EUR (FOREX Only, EU Indices)

  • PMI

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • Employment Change

  • Unemployment Rate

  • Retail Sales

  • Balance of Trade

  • ECB Rates and Statements

  • Deposit Facility Rate

  • Economic Sentiment Index

  • Business Climate

  • Consumer Confidence

  • Speeches

GBP (FOREX Only)

  • PMI

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • Nationwide House Prices

  • Mortgage Approvals

  • Retail Sales

  • Retail Price Index

  • Housing Price Balance

  • BoE Rates and Statements

  • Trade Balances

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Production

  • Unemployment Rates

  • Employment Change

  • Claimant Count Change

  • Consumer Confidence

  • Speeches

CAD (FOREX, Oil)

  • BoC Rates and Statements

  • PMI

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • International Merchandise Trade

  • Wholesale Sales

  • Housing Starts

  • Balance of Trade

  • Employment Change

  • Unemployment Rate

  • Retail Sales

  • Speeches

AUD (FOREX Only)

  • Cash Rate & RBA Statement

  • Employment Change/Unemployment Rate

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • Retail Sales

  • Speeches

NZD (FOREX Only)

  • Official Cash Rate & RBNZ Rate Statement

  • Employment Change/Unemployment Rate

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • Speeches

CHF (FOREX Only)

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • SNB Policy Rate

  • Speeches

JPY (FOREX, Asian Indices)

  • PMI

  • CPI

  • GDP

  • Monetary Base

  • Leading Economic Index

  • Japan to Sell Bonds

  • Industrial Production

  • Merchandise Trade Balance

  • BoJ Rates and Statements

  • Retail Trade

  • Consumer Confidence

  • Balance of Trade

  • Speeches

OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Announcements

USOIL.PRO/RAW
UKOIL.PRO/RAW

  • ALL CAD HIGH IMPACT NEWS

  • Crude Oil Inventories

For news announcements affecting USD, the restriction applies for Forex pairs with USD currency involved, just as for any of the offered Indices, namely US30.PRO/RAW, US100.PRO/RAW, US500.PRO/RAW

To access comprehensive insights on significant market-moving news events, you may refer to the following reputable resources. It's worth noting that while one platform may designate certain events as "Orange" (indicating medium impact), another platform might categorize them as "Red" (signifying high impact).

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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