Trading rules
Can I trade during news releases?
Directional news trading is allowed on Speedy and Pro. Flex and Instant Funding restrict new positions on affected or correlated instruments within five minutes before and after a high-impact release, including exactly five minutes.
The rule by programme
| Programme | Opening positions around a high-impact release |
|---|---|
| Speedy and Pro | Directional trading allowed; all other rules apply |
| Flex and Instant Funding | No new positions on affected or correlated instruments within five minutes before or after the release, including exactly five minutes |
A high-impact release is a red-folder event on the ForexFactory calendar. The relevant event time is the release time that causes the market to move. If a release is delayed or rescheduled, do not assume the original scheduled time determines the window; contact support to confirm the event timestamp and affected or correlated instruments for your account.
Exactly five minutes is still restricted
Example: a red-folder release at 13:30:00 affecting the instrument being traded.
RELEASE13:35:0013:35:01
5:01 or more before or after the release. A position opened outside the window may be held or closed through it, subject to other rules.
Exactly 5:00 before or after is restricted. Pending-order fills count as new entries. Use the actual event time that causes the market move, including a delayed release.
Applies to affected or correlated instruments. Speedy and Pro do not have this opening window. News bracketing is prohibited everywhere. Example only, not a live calendar.
Exact boundaries
For an applicable release at 13:30:00, entries at 13:25:00 and 13:35:00 are restricted. Entries at 13:24:59 and 13:35:01 are outside this window. Being outside the window does not remove any other trading rule.
Holding, closing and pending orders
A position opened outside the window may be held through the release and closed inside it. The two-minute minimum duration and other risk rules still apply. A pending order opens a new position when it fills, not when it was placed.
News bracketing is prohibited everywhere
Do not place opposing pending orders around the price to capture movement in either direction. Opposing buy and sell positions on the same asset during a release, and structured straddles designed to exploit spread expansion or slippage, are prohibited.
A single directional order is not a bracket. On Flex and Instant Funding it must still open outside the restricted window on affected or correlated instruments.
Drawdown, exposure and stop-loss requirements continue during volatility. Prohibited activity can lead to profit adjustment, payout rejection or an account breach.