News trading is allowed on The Prop Pit. Traders may hold positions and place orders during scheduled high-impact economic releases, provided the activity reflects legitimate market participation.
The Rule
There is no required flat window before or after scheduled news. News events may be traded on both evaluation and funded accounts, but all other platform rules still apply.
- News trading is permitted on both evaluation and funded accounts.
- There is no mandatory flat period before or after the release.
- Manipulative event tactics such as news straddling, latency exploitation, or abusive order placement remain prohibited.
What Qualifies as High-Impact?
High-impact events include any economic release or announcement classified as "high impact" on major economic calendars. Common examples:
- Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
- FOMC Rate Decisions & Minutes
- CPI / PPI Reports
- GDP Releases
- Unemployment Claims (Initial)
- ISM Manufacturing & Services PMI
- Fed Chair / ECB / BOE speeches
Violations
If our risk monitoring system identifies abusive or manipulative trading around a high-impact event:
- Profits from that activity may be excluded from payout or evaluation consideration.
- Repeated violations will trigger an account review and may result in account termination.
The Prop Pit reserves the right to review any trading activity around high-impact events. News trading itself is allowed, but manipulative or exploitative event-based behavior may still be rejected at the firm's sole discretion.