--- title: "News Trading Rules - Get Funded Now" description: "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." url: "https://getfundednow.com/rules/news-trading" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/rules/news-trading" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/rules/news-trading" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/rules/news-trading" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/rules/news-trading" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/rules/news-trading" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Trading rules # News trading, and the funded-account window. News trading is permitted during an evaluation. On a simulated funded account the published restriction applies: profits from trades opened or closed within three minutes before or after a high-impact release may be removed. Instant starts at the funded stage, so that window applies from your first trade rather than later. [Compare the three programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the full handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) The rule ## Can I trade the news? Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert. - **During an evaluation**: Permitted 1 Step and 2 Step phases. - **On a funded account**: Restricted window Three minutes before and three minutes after a relevant high-impact release. - **Consequence**: Profits may be removed The published rule removes the profit rather than automatically closing the account. - **Instant**: Funded from day one The funded-account news rule applies from the start, with no evaluation stage before it. - **Spreads around releases**: Widen Widening, slippage and gaps are trading conditions, not exemptions from a breach. Plan applicability ## Which programmes this rule applies to Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy. - **Instant Applies**: Funded rule from day one Because Instant begins at the funded stage, there is no evaluation period during which news trading is unrestricted. - **1 Step Applies in part**: Free in evaluation, restricted when funded News trading is permitted while you work toward the 10% target. Once funded, the three-minute window applies. - **2 Step Applies in part**: Free in both phases, restricted when funded Same structure: unrestricted during the evaluation, restricted on the funded account. Why it exists ## The reasoning, stated plainly Execution around a high-impact release is not a fair test of a strategy for either side - spreads widen, fills move, and a result can turn on latency rather than judgement. Removing the profit from that window is a narrower response than closing an account, which is why the published rule is written that way. Worked example ## The same rule, as a number A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about. ### A release on a funded account The window is six minutes wide in total, centred on the release. - **13:27**: Position opened Inside the three minutes before. The window applies. - **13:30**: Release - **13:33**: Window closes - **Trade result**: +$900 Profit from that trade may be removed under the published rule. Opening at 13:24 and closing at 13:26 would sit outside the window, but would also be inside the two-minute minimum hold if opened later than 13:25. The two rules interact, and both are checked. Commonly misread ## What traders get wrong here Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness. “News trading is banned” It is not. It is unrestricted during an evaluation and restricted to a window on a funded account. “The restriction only applies to the release I traded” It applies to relevant high-impact events. An economic calendar before the session is the practical answer. “A wide spread during news excuses a breach” It does not. Widening and slippage are conditions you are trading in, and a breach stands. The full cluster ## Every question about this rule The answers our support team works from, each on its own page. - [Can I trade during news events?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-trade-during-news) - News trading rules can vary by program or account stage - always check the rules attached to your specific account before trading around major announcements. - [What happens if spreads widen during news?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/spreads-widening-during-news) - Spread widening, slippage and rapid price movements form part of market conditions. - [Does slippage excuse a breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-slippage-excuse-a-breach) - No. Traders are responsible for managing their position sizing with enough room for changing market conditions. - [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. [Search all questions →](https://getfundednow.com/faq) Related rules ## The rules that sit next to this one - [Does slippage excuse a breach?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/slippage-and-spreads) - Slippage, spread widening and weekend gaps are trading conditions, not exemptions. A breach caused by a fill you did not want still stands. - [Can I scalp?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/scalping) - Scalping is allowed on every GFN programme, with one condition: each trade must stay open for at least 2 minutes. Latency exploitation is prohibited. - [When can I trade?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/trading-hours) - Trading hours follow the instrument and its liquidity, not a GFN schedule. 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