News trading rules across prop firms
We sourced the news trading answer for 7 firms, each from the firm's own pages. Every answer below links to its quote, its source and the date we read it.
- 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. Source: Apex prohibited activities, read . Read our Apex Trader Funding page
- Not freely. On a funded FTMO Account (Standard type), news trading is restricted for 2 minutes before and after selected news releases. Source: FTMO FAQ on news trading, read . Read our FTMO page
- Yes, with limits. On the Classic, Pro and One-Phase programs, news trading is allowed during the challenge phases, but on a funded account only with the Swing Add-On. Source: FunderPro help center on news trading, read . Read our FunderPro page
- Not freely. On the challenge and live accounts, news trading is restricted: you cannot open or close trades 2 minutes either side of a red folder news release. Source: Maven FAQ, read . Read our Maven Trading page
- Not freely. On the Rapid Sim Funded account, news trading is not allowed around tier one news releases. Source: MyFundedFutures Rapid plan help article, read . Read our MyFundedFutures page
- Not freely. On the High Stakes 2-Step, news trading is not allowed within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events. Source: The5ers High Stakes page, read . Read our The5ers page
- Yes, with limits. On the Trading Combine and funded accounts, news trading is allowed, with no flatten requirement, but losses caused by news releases get no exceptions or Reset credits. Source: Topstep Help Center on economic releases, read . Read our Topstep page
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Rules change. If the firm's own page disagrees, the firm's page wins.