Does Apex Trader Funding allow news trading?

Yes, with limits. On Apex evaluations and funded accounts, news trading is allowed for your normal strategy, but strategies that chase the market or place orders on both sides to gamble on the outcome are not.

What Apex Trader Funding says

Trading during news is allowed for your normal trading strategy.

Source: Apex prohibited activities, read 13 October 2026.

Related rules we sourced for Apex Trader Funding

On the Apex end-of-day evaluation, the daily loss limit is a fixed dollar amount that rises with account size, from $500 to $2,000. Source: Apex EOD evaluations, read 13 October 2026.
On an Apex evaluation, the evaluation time limit is 30 calendar days, with no extensions. Source: Apex evaluation fees and access, read 13 October 2026.
On the Apex end-of-day evaluation, there is no minimum number of trading days. Source: Apex EOD evaluations, read 13 October 2026.
On an Apex end-of-day Performance Account, payouts are available up to weekly. Source: Apex EOD payouts, read 13 October 2026.

Facts checked on 13 October 2026.

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