Hold of transactions during the news and on weekends

1 min. readlast update: 03.20.2025

During our evaluation Stages 1 and 2, there are no restrictions on holding trades over the weekends. However, for the Funded account, there are specific restrictions. Details are provided below.

Please note that if your orders are triggered/executed within the restricted period — 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after a specific event, it may be considered a violation. The account will be deactivated.
If your stop-loss and take-profit were set in advance and within the framework of your risk management, this will not be a violation.

High impact News and Speeches

All high-impact news events are marked in red in our News Calendar. We use Forex Factory as our news calendar source. If any deductions result in the breach of the daily loss limit or maximum loss limit, the trader is responsible for the violation.

Trading Rule Clarification

Closing Trades Near News Events: If you trade within 15 minutes of a news event, the account will be deactivated. 

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