News trading calendar
This week's economic releases in your time zone, next to each prop firm's rule on trading through the news.
This week's economic calendar
Times in UTC.
Wednesday, October 28
- 12:30 AMAUDCPI m/mF: 0.7% · P: 0.4%
- 12:30 AMAUDCPI y/yF: 4.2% · P: 4.0%
- 12:30 AMAUDTrimmed Mean CPI m/mF: 0.3% · P: 0.2%
- 01:00 AMNZDOfficial Cash RateF: 3.00% · P: 2.75%
- 01:00 AMNZDRBNZ Rate Statement
- 02:00 AMNZDRBNZ Press Conference
- 12:30 PMGBPAnnual Budget Release
- 01:45 PMCADBOC Monetary Policy Report
- 01:45 PMCADBOC Rate Statement
- 01:45 PMCADOvernight RateF: 2.50% · P: 2.25%
- 02:30 PMCADBOC Press Conference
- 06:00 PMUSDFederal Funds RateF: 4.00% · P: 4.00%
- 06:00 PMUSDFOMC Statement
- 06:30 PMUSDFOMC Press Conference
Thursday, October 29
- 12:30 PMUSDAdvance GDP q/qF: 3.2% · P: 1.5%
- 12:30 PMUSDCore PCE Price Index m/mF: 0.3% · P: 0.2%
- 01:15 PMEURMain Refinancing RateF: 2.65% · P: 2.65%
- 01:15 PMEURMonetary Policy Statement
- 01:45 PMEURECB Press Conference
Friday, October 30
- 02:30 AMJPYBOJ Policy RateF: <1.25% · P: <1.25%
- 02:30 AMJPYMonetary Policy Statement
- 02:31 AMJPYBOJ Outlook Report
- 05:30 AMJPYBOJ Press Conference
Calendar data: Forex Factory, refreshed every hour.
News trading rule by firm
Allowed: no limit. Restricted: no trades in a window around high-impact releases (see the detail). Forbidden: no news trading at all.
Allowed 7Restricted 3Forbidden 1
| Firm and program | Evaluation | Funded | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
Alpha FuturesAdvanced | Allowed | Allowed | |
E8 MarketsE8 Signature | Allowed | Allowed | |
E8 MarketsE8 Signature Futures | Allowed | Allowed | |
Lucid TradingLucidDirect | — | Allowed | |
Lucid TradingLucidFlex | Allowed | — | |
Lucid TradingLucidPro | Allowed | — | |
TradeifySelect | Allowed | — | |
Alpha Capital GroupAlpha Pro 8% | Restricted | Restricted | No opening or closing on the affected instrument from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the release. |
FundingPips2 Step Standard | Allowed | Restricted | No trades from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news. |
The5ersHigh Stakes | Restricted | Restricted | No orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news; holding open trades is allowed. |
Lucid TradingLucidDaily | — | Forbidden | Be flat from 1 minute before to 1 minute after every high-impact USD release, or lose the account. |
Rules from each firm's published terms, as checked on its plan pages. Breaking a news rule on a funded account usually costs the profit from that trade or the account.