News Trading Restriction
A rule blocking or penalizing trades placed within a set window around scheduled high-impact news — typically 2 to 5 minutes before and after release.
Definition
A news trading restriction is a rule that prohibits or invalidates trades placed within a defined window around scheduled high-impact economic releases. The window is usually 2 to 5 minutes on each side of the announcement. Restrictions vary by firm: some reject trades placed inside the window outright, some void the trade's profit while keeping the loss, and some only apply the rule to funded accounts (not the evaluation phase). The list of restricted events is usually published in the firm's rulebook but can change without notice.
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Why It Matters
News trading restrictions are often discovered after the fact, when a trader sees their profit stripped but their loss kept. The rule text is usually buried in the firm's terms and not shown clearly in the evaluation dashboard. Firms like Maven Trading and Nordic Funder ban news trading outright; The Funded Trader restricts it on some programs. Traders should check the restricted-events list and the exact window before placing a trade inside it.