{"id":1229,"date":"2025-12-26T17:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propvator.com\/blog\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2025-12-26T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:10:08","slug":"is-news-trading-allowed-in-ftmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propvator.com\/blog\/is-news-trading-allowed-in-ftmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is News Trading Allowed in FTMO?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The FTMO news trading rule determines whether traders can freely open, close, or modify positions during major news events listed on ForexFactory.com<\/a>. These rules apply to both the challenge phase and the funded account phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nThe Simple Answer<\/b><\/p>\n

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Whether news trading is permitted with FTMO depends on the account type and the phase (challenge or funded). We have provided the details below for clarity.<\/p>\n

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2 Step Challenge (FTMO Account)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stage<\/th>\nNews Trading Allowed?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Step 1 (Challenge)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Step 2 (Challenge)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funded Account<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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2 Step Challenge (FTMO Swing Account)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stage<\/th>\nNews Trading Allowed?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Step 1 (Challenge)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Step 2 (Challenge)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funded Account<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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FTMO News Trading Restrictions<\/b><\/h3>\n

FTMO has two account types. On the new FTMO Account ‘Swing’ you are permitted to trade the news without any restriction. This applies to all phases of the challenge; step 1, step 2 and also the funded account.<\/p>\n

However, on the original FTMO 2 Step Challenge account (FTMO Account) you are NOT to trade the news during the funded phase. That means you can trade the news during the step 1 and step 2 of the challenge, but once funded, the news trading rule applies.<\/p>\n

You are restricted from manually opening or closing trades, adjusting Stop Loss (SL) or Take Profit (TP), or placing, editing, or canceling limit orders within 2 minutes before and 2 minutes after high-impact economic news releases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This creates a 4-minute window during which these actions are prohibited.<\/div>\n

For example, if a news event occurs at 1:00 PM, you cannot open or close any position from 12:58 PM (2 minutes before) to 1:02 PM (2 minutes after).<\/p>\n

After that 4-minute window passes, you can trade freely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
12:58 PM<\/th>\n1:00 PM<\/th>\n1:02 PM<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
No Trading Starts<\/td>\nNews Event<\/td>\nNo Trading Ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-Minute No-Trading Window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Limit Orders<\/b><\/h3>\n

Limit orders or previously opened orders placed over 2 minutes before a news release, can trigger during the event without issue and will not result in a violation of the news trading rule. However, if your Stop Loss or Take Profit is activated\/filled during the restricted time window of 2 minutes before until 2 minutes after, it may be taken as an account breach.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Violating the FTMO News Trading Rule<\/b><\/h3>\n

Violations result in a hard breach, meaning your account will be breached and you your account will be disabled and you are disqualified from payouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nFTMO Discount Code<\/b><\/h3>\n

An FTMO code is currently not available with Propvator. However, you can view offers from all our listed firms below.<\/p>\n

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View All Prop Firm Offers<\/p>\n


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