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title: "What happens if spreads widen during news? - Get Funded Now"
description: "What happens if spreads widen during news? Spread widening, slippage and rapid price movements form part of market conditions."
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Trading rules

# What happens if spreads widen during news?

Spread widening, slippage and rapid price movements form part of market conditions.

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## The full answer

Spread widening, slippage and rapid price movements form part of market conditions.

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## Explained in full

- [News Trading Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/news-trading) - The rule, explained - News trading is permitted during an evaluation. On a funded account, profits from trades in a three-minute window around high-impact news may be removed.
- [Slippage and Spread Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/slippage-and-spreads) - The rule, explained - Slippage, spread widening and weekend gaps are trading conditions, not exemptions. A breach caused by a fill you did not want still stands.

## Terms used in this answer

[Slippage](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/slippage)

## Related questions

- [Can I trade during news events?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-trade-during-news) - Trading rules - News trading rules can vary by program or account stage - always check the rules attached to your specific account before trading around major announcements.
- [Does slippage excuse a breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-slippage-excuse-a-breach) - Trading rules - No. Traders are responsible for managing their position sizing with enough room for changing market conditions.
- [Can I hedge?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-hedge) - Trading rules - Normal hedging within one account may be permitted as genuine trading. Using multiple or coordinated accounts to manipulate the Evaluation is prohibited.
- [Can I place opposite trades across multiple GFN accounts?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/opposite-trades-across-accounts) - Trading rules - Trading designed to guarantee that one account succeeds at the expense of another rather than demonstrating genuine independent trading ability may be treated as prohibited behaviour.

## More answers on news trading rules

- [Are Funded Account rules different from Evaluation rules?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/funded-rules-vs-evaluation-rules) - Some conditions may differ depending on the program.

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