Pipster Research · DB/04
News rules often change between the evaluation and the funded account. This table records both stages and the size of any restricted window.
Computed from the table below. Counts include only programmes with a verified value for that rule.
Each value links to the firm's own page, with the date we last checked it there. “Not yet verified” means we could not confirm the value from a first-party page, not that the rule does not exist. Select a firm for every rule, note and quoted source excerpt.
37 programmes
| Firm · Programme | News trading | Weekend holding |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group Alpha Pro 8% 2-Step | Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min The Qualified-stage ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments, including stop loss and take profit fills. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before a listed release may be held through it. | Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: not allowed Holding over the weekend on a Qualified account is a soft breach: profits from those trades are removed and the account stays open. Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified |
| Alpha Capital Group Alpha One 10% 1-Step | Evaluation: allowed. Qualified: no trades ±5 min The Qualified-stage ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments, including stop loss and take profit fills. Positions opened more than 5 minutes before a listed release may be held through it. | Allowed at all stages Alpha Capital Help Center: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified |
| Alpha Capital Group Alpha Direct Instant | No trades ±5 min The ban covers opening and closing trades on the affected instruments around listed high-impact releases. | Not allowed |
| Blue Guardian 2 Step Standard 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no opening or closing ±5 min Applies to red-folder releases and FOMC events. Profits made in the window may be removed without an account breach. | Allowed |
| Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no opening or closing ±5 min Applies to red-folder releases and FOMC events. Profits made in the window may be removed without an account breach. | Allowed |
| Blue Guardian Instant Standard Instant | Not allowed on accounts bought after 13 Nov 2025 The same article describes a ±5 minute no-open/close window, with profits in the window removed, for older accounts. Blue Guardian Help Centre: Instant Standard Account RulesVerified | Allowed Blue Guardian Help Centre: Instant Standard Account RulesVerified |
| BrightFunded 2-Step Bright Challenge 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no trades ±5 min On funded accounts, profit from a trade executed in the window is deducted but the account is not breached. Take profits on trades opened at least 48 hours before the release are exempt. | |
| BrightFunded 1-Step Challenge 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no trades ±5 min On funded accounts, profit from a trade executed in the window is deducted but the account is not breached. Take profits on trades opened at least 48 hours before the release are exempt. | |
| E8 Markets E8 One 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Performance: no trades ±5 min The Performance-stage ban runs from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a high-impact release and covers opening or closing trades, stop loss and take profit, and stop orders. Profits made in the window may be removed. E8 Markets Help Center: E8 OneVerified | Allowed at all stages E8 Markets Help Center: Can I hold positions overnight and trade over the weekend?Verified |
| FTMO FTMO Challenge: 2-Step 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no trades ±2 min of selected releases No restriction during the Challenge or Verification. On a Standard FTMO Account, no trades may be opened or closed on affected instruments from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after selected releases. Swing accounts are exempt. FTMO FAQ: Can I trade news?Verified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: close before the weekend Applies to the Standard account type on the FTMO Account; Swing accounts may hold over the weekend. FTMO FAQ: Do I have to close my positions overnight or before the weekend?Verified |
| FTMO FTMO Challenge: 1-Step 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no trades ±2 min of selected releases No restriction during the Challenge or Verification. On a Standard FTMO Account, no trades may be opened or closed on affected instruments from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after selected releases. FTMO FAQ: Can I trade news?Verified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: close before the weekend The Swing account type, which removes this restriction, is not offered for the 1-Step. FTMO FAQ: Do I have to close my positions overnight or before the weekend?Verified |
| Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Classic 2-Step | Allowed, subject to risk review No news window applies. Trades around high-impact news can be flagged at risk review when margin use is high and holding time is very short. | Allowed |
| Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express 1-Step | Allowed, subject to risk review No news window applies. Trades around high-impact news can be flagged at risk review when margin use is high and holding time is very short. | Allowed |
| Funded Trading Plus Instant Funding Instant | Allowed, subject to risk review No news window applies. Trades around high-impact news can be flagged at risk review when margin use is high and holding time is very short. | Close by 16:30 EST Friday Open trades are closed automatically at that time. |
| FundedNext Stellar 2-Step 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: 40% of profit counted ±5 min Applies to listed high-impact events tied to the traded symbol. Losses inside the window count in full. FundedNext Help: Is News Trading Allowed in the Stellar 2-Step Account?Verified | Allowed Swap charges apply and count toward the daily loss limit. FundedNext Help: Holding Trades Overnight and Over the WeekendVerified |
| FundedNext Stellar 1-Step 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: 40% of profit counted ±5 min Applies to listed high-impact events tied to the traded symbol. Losses inside the window count in full. FundedNext Help: Is News Trading Allowed in the Stellar 1-Step Account?Verified | Allowed Swap charges apply and count toward the daily loss limit. FundedNext Help: Holding Trades Overnight and Over the WeekendVerified |
| FundedNext Stellar Instant Instant | 40% of profit counted ±5 min Applies to trades opened or closed within 5 minutes either side of a listed high-impact event. FundedNext Help: Is News Trading Allowed in the Stellar Instant Accounts?Verified | Allowed Swap charges apply and count toward profit and loss. FundedNext Help: Overnight or Weekend Trading in the Stellar Instant AccountVerified |
| FundingPips 2 Step Standard 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: profits ±5 min deducted Deliberately trading news spikes is still prohibited at both stages and can close the account. On the Master Account speeches carry a ±10 min window, and trades opened 5+ hours before an event are exempt. | Challenge: allowed. Funded: not allowed without Swing add-on Master Account positions are closed by the system each day. Holding can be enabled with a 10% add-on at purchase. |
| FundingPips 1 Step Flex 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: profits ±5 min deducted Deliberately trading news spikes is still prohibited at both stages and can close the account. On the Master Account speeches carry a ±10 min window, and trades opened 5+ hours before an event are exempt. FundingPips Help: 1 Step FlexVerified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: not allowed without Swing add-on Master Account positions are closed by the system each day. Holding can be enabled with a 10% add-on at purchase. |
| FundingPips FundingPips Zero Instant | No trading ±10 min (account closure) Applies to high-impact news and speeches on the affected currency, including holding a position through the window. | Close before the weekend (account closure) |
| FXIFY Two Phase (Standard) 2-Step | Allowed FXIFY warns that clients taking significant risk on news trades may be banned, and its prohibited strategies FAQ lists high leverage news trading. FXIFY FAQ: Can I trade the news?Verified | Allowed FXIFY FAQ: Do I need to close positions over the weekend?Verified |
| FXIFY One Phase 1-Step | Allowed FXIFY warns that clients taking significant risk on news trades may be banned, and its prohibited strategies FAQ lists high leverage news trading. FXIFY FAQ: Can I trade the news?Verified | Allowed FXIFY FAQ: Do I need to close positions over the weekend?Verified |
| FXIFY Instant Funding (Standard) Instant | No trades ±5 min of high-impact news Trades opened or closed inside the window are invalidated: profits are disregarded and losses stand. FXIFY FAQ: [Instant Funding] Can I trade news on Instant Funding?Verified | Close by 3:45 PM EST Friday Positions still open at that time are closed automatically by FXIFY. FXIFY FAQ: [Instant Funding] Can I hold positions over the weekend?Verified |
| Goat Funded Trader 2-Step Standard 2-Step | Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach. Applies to challenge and funded stages. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified | Allowed On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified |
| Goat Funded Trader 1-Step Model 1-Step | Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach. Applies to challenge and funded stages. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified | Allowed On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified |
| Goat Funded Trader Instant Funding GOAT Model Instant | Profit capped at 1% within ±5 min Profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release is capped at 1% of the initial balance; the excess is removed without a breach. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Is News Trading allowed?Verified | Allowed On funded accounts, profit from trades opened in the last 3 market hours on Friday and closed in the first 3 on Monday is removed. Goat Funded Trader Help Centre: Can I hold trades over the weekend?Verified |
| Maven Trading Standard 2-Step 2-Step | No opening or closing ±2 min of red-folder news Red-folder events are those on Forex Factory. Positions opened earlier may be held through the release, and the same window applies to funded accounts. | Allowed |
| Maven Trading Standard 1-Step 1-Step | No opening or closing ±2 min of red-folder news Red-folder events are those on Forex Factory. Positions opened earlier may be held through the release, and the same window applies to funded accounts. | Allowed |
| Maven Trading Instant Instant | Allowed per FAQ; Terms say ±2 min for all accounts The Terms and Conditions describe the 2-minute red-folder news restriction as applying to all accounts. | Allowed |
| Pipster One Phase Challenge 1-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no new positions ±5 min Bracketing (a buy stop and sell stop placed before a release) is banned on every account. Funded traders may hold and close positions through news. Pipster FAQVerified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: close before the weekend |
| Pipster Two Phase Challenge 2-Step | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no new positions ±5 min Bracketing (a buy stop and sell stop placed before a release) is banned on every account. Funded traders may hold and close positions through news. Pipster FAQVerified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: close before the weekend |
| Pipster Instant Funded Account Instant | Close before the weekend Pipster FAQVerified | |
| Pipster Pipster Entry Pay after pass | Challenge: allowed. Funded: no new positions ±5 min Bracketing (a buy stop and sell stop placed before a release) is banned on every account. Funded traders may hold and close positions through news. Pipster FAQVerified | Challenge: allowed. Funded: close before the weekend |
| The5ers High Stakes 2-Step | No new orders ±2 min of high-impact news Holding positions through news is allowed. Profits from trades opened in the window are deducted as a soft breach. The5ers FAQ: Is News Trading Allowed in the High Stakes Program?Verified | |
| The5ers Hyper Growth 1-Step | Allowed (no bracketing) Placing buy and sell stop orders around a release (bracketing) is prohibited. | Allowed Indices held over the weekend carry a high swap. The5ers FAQ: How does the Hyper Growth Program work?Verified |
| The5ers Pro Growth 1-Step | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| The5ers Bootcamp 3-Step | Allowed (no bracketing) Placing buy and sell stop orders around a release (bracketing) is prohibited. | Allowed Indices held over the weekend carry very high swaps. |
Answers are generated from the verified values in the table, so they always match it. Each counts only programmes with that rule verified.
As of 28 September 2026, 8 of 36 programmes place no news restriction on funded accounts: Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Classic, Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express, Funded Trading Plus Instant Funding, FXIFY Two Phase (Standard), FXIFY One Phase, Maven Trading Instant, The5ers Hyper Growth and The5ers Bootcamp.
As of 28 September 2026, 22 of 27 evaluation programmes allow news trading during the challenge: Alpha Capital Group Alpha Pro 8%, Alpha Capital Group Alpha One 10%, Blue Guardian 2 Step Standard, Blue Guardian 1 Step Standard, BrightFunded 2-Step Bright Challenge, BrightFunded 1-Step Challenge, E8 Markets E8 One, FTMO Challenge: 2-Step, FTMO Challenge: 1-Step, Funded Trading Plus 2-Step Classic, Funded Trading Plus 1-Step Express, FundedNext Stellar 2-Step, FundedNext Stellar 1-Step, FundingPips 2 Step Standard, FundingPips 1 Step Flex, FXIFY Two Phase (Standard), FXIFY One Phase, Pipster One Phase Challenge, Pipster Two Phase Challenge, Pipster Entry, The5ers Hyper Growth and The5ers Bootcamp.
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Pipster Research, "News Trading Restrictions Database", verified 28 September 2026. https://www.pipster.io/research/news-trading-rules
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