News and weekend trading carry distinct risks: fast volatility,
gap risk, and overnight exposure. Rules differ by model to protect
both your account and the integrity of the program.
Official calendar: FundingPips Economic Calendar
on the dashboard.
Restricted only: High-impact news and
speeches are tagged as
Restricted
.
1 Step Flex / 2 Step Standard / 2 Step Flex / 2 Step Pro:
different
rules
apply per stage.
FundingPips Zero: news trading and
weekend holds are prohibited for all
instruments.
News Trading Policy
Trading during high-impact news and speeches is subject to specific restrictions
depending on your account type and stage.
We use FundingPips Economic
Calendar on the dashboard as our official news source.
During the Evaluation Stage: There are
no restrictions on holding trades during news
events. You are free to manage your trades as you see fit.
Purposely trading news in both evaluation and master phase is prohibited
and
will lead to account closure.
During the Master Account: You can hold trades
during news events. However, specific rules apply to trades opened
or
closed near high-impact news events.
High-Impact News and Speech (Master Account)
Profits made from trades opened or closed within the
restricted window around any
Restricted
high-impact news and speeches on the affected currency may
be deducted.
Restricted News: the window runs
from 5 minutes before the news or
5 minutes after the news.
Restricted Speeches: the window runs from
10 minutes before the speech begins to
10 minutes after it ends.
Swing Trader Exception: The 5-Hour Rule
Trades opened 5 hours or more before a
high-impact event or speech are excluded from the restriction
and can be closed within the restricted window. Profits from
these trades will count.
News Trading Rule Clarification
Profits Count
Trade opened more than 5 hours before the
news and
closed within the restricted windows; profits are valid.
Profits Deducted
Trade opened less than 5 hours before the
news and closed during the restricted windows for news and
speech; profits are
deducted.
Additional Rules
Closing any partial order will affect
the entire order, triggering a news trading flag.
Traders are responsible if profit deductions cause
the account to breach the daily loss or max loss
limit.
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FundingPips Zero Accounts
Holding, opening, or closing a position during
Restricted
high-impact news and speeches is
NOT ALLOWED and will result in account
closure on the FundingPips Zero Master Account.
Please
refer to the Economic Calendar available in your FundingPips
Dashboard, which serves as our only official source for
identifying restricted news events.
News Events: No position may be opened,
closed, or held within
10 minutes before or 10 minutes after
a high-impact news on the affected currency.
Speech Events: Restricted window runs
from
10 minutes before the speech begins
until
10 minutes after it concludes.
Macroeconomic Announcements Reference
Instrument
Affected Announcements
USD
Unemployment Rate
Non-Farm Payrolls and Employment
PMI / ISM / CPI / PPI / GDP
Federal Funds Rates and Statements / FOMC
Trade Balances / Jobless Claims
Consumer Confidence / JOLTs Job Openings
Average Hourly Earnings
10Y Note Auction / 30Y Bond Auction
Existing and New Home Sales
Durable Goods Orders / Speeches
EUR
PMI / CPI / GDP / Retail Sales
Employment Change / Unemployment Rate
Balance of Trade
ECB Rates and Statements / Deposit Facility Rate
Economic Sentiment Index / Business Climate
Consumer Confidence / Speeches
GBP
PMI / CPI / GDP / Retail Sales
Nationwide House Prices / Housing Price Balance
Mortgage Approvals / Retail Price Index
BoE Rates and Statements / Trade Balances
Industrial and Manufacturing Production
Unemployment Rates / Employment Change
Claimant Count Change / Consumer Confidence
Speeches
CAD
BoC Rates and Statements / PMI
CPI / GDP / Retail Sales
International Merchandise Trade / Wholesale Sales
Housing Starts / Balance of Trade
Employment Change / Unemployment Rate
Speeches
AUD
Cash Rate & RBA Statement
Employment Change / Unemployment Rate
CPI / GDP / Retail Sales / Speeches
NZD
Official Cash Rate & RBNZ Rate Statement
Employment Change / Unemployment Rate
CPI / GDP / Speeches
CHF
CPI / GDP
SNB Policy Rate / Speeches
JPY
PMI / CPI / GDP
Monetary Base / Leading Economic Index
Japan to Sell Bonds / Industrial Production
Merchandise Trade Balance / Balance of Trade
BoJ Rates and Statements
Retail Trade / Consumer Confidence / Speeches
OIL
Crude Oil Inventories (USOIL & UKOIL)
Holding Trades Over the Weekend
Holding trades over the weekend exposes your account to gap risk when
markets reopen on Monday.
Temporary Update: Effective 29 January 2026
Weekend holds are temporarily not allowed on
Master Accounts across all four standard models:
1 Step Flex, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Flex, and 2 Step Pro. See below for more details.
A dynamic leverage tier system applies to Metals, Energies,
and Indices on Master Accounts, effective 16 March 2026 at
23:59 Server Time (UTC+3). This applies to 1 Step Flex, 2 Step
Standard,
2 Step Flex and 2 Step Pro, but
does not apply to FundingPips Zero. See the
Leverage
section
on each model's article for the full tier table.
For Evaluation Phases: Weekend holds are permitted
during evaluation phases for all instruments on 1 Step Flex,
2 Step Standard, 2 Step Flex, and 2 Step Pro accounts.
Opening or closing trades is not allowed during weeekend for
either Evaluation or Master Accounts.
For Master Accounts: A temporary restriction
is
in effect where holding trades over the weekend is currently
NOT allowed on 1 Step Flex, 2 Step Standard,
2 Step Flex, and 2 Step Pro Master Accounts. All open trades
will be automatically closed by the system over the weekend.
This will not result in an account breach; however, it will not
count as a valid trading day.
Profits from these trades will still be added to the account
balance while the biggest winning day and biggest losing day
will be included in the consistency score calculation.
Please be aware that markets can gap significantly over the
weekend due to global events. If a gap causes your account
to
breach the Max Loss Limit, the breach is valid and
your
account will be closed.
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FundingPips Zero Accounts
Weekend holds on the FundingPips Zero Master Account are subject
to
the following instrument-specific rules:
All instruments (Forex, Metals, Energies, Indices, Crypto):
All positions must be closed before market close over
the weekend. Leaving any position open into the weekend
results in immediate account termination, regardless
of instrument.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as purposely trading news during an evaluation?
Purposely trading news means deliberately opening or closing
positions around high-impact news and speeches to exploit
the resulting
price volatility. While holding trades through news events
is permitted during evaluations, entering or exiting positions
specifically to capitalize on the news spike is prohibited
and will result in account closure.
Does the news restriction on the Master Account apply to all
pairs or only the currency directly affected?
The restriction applies only to the currency directly affected
by the news event. For example, a high-impact USD announcement
would affect trades on USD pairs. Trades on unaffected currencies
during the same window are not subject to the profit deduction
rule.
My trade was open before the 5-hour window and closed during
the restricted period. Is the full profit deducted?
No. If your trade was opened 5 hours or more before the high-impact
event, the profits are valid even if the trade closes within
the restricted 10-minute window. The 5-hour rule is specifically
designed to protect traders who entered positions well in
advance of the event.
However, if your trade was opened less than 5 hours before
the event and closes within the restricted window, the profits
from that trade will be deducted. The full profit of the
affected trade is deducted, not just the portion earned during
the news window.
Does the weekend hold restriction apply during evaluation phases
or only on the Master Account?
The current temporary restriction on weekend holds applies
to Master Accounts on the
1 Step Flex, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Flex, and 2 Step Pro
models. See below for more details.
Do crypto trades held over the weekend count as trading days
during evaluation?
For evaluation phases: a crypto trade opened and closed
entirely over the weekend does not count as a trading day
and does not reset the 30-day inactivity clock. A crypto
trade opened over the weekend and closed on a weekday
counts as a trading day on the day it is closed. A crypto
trade opened on a weekday and closed over the weekend does
not count as a trading day.
If my trade is automatically closed by the system due to the
weekend restriction, does it count as a breach?
No. If the system automatically closes your trade due to
the temporary weekend restriction on Master Accounts, this
is not treated as a hard breach and your account will not
be closed. It is a system-enforced closure to comply with
the current policy. Make sure all trades are manually
closed before market close on Friday to avoid unexpected
closures.
If a weekend gap causes my account to breach the max loss, is
that a valid breach?
Yes. If a gap when markets reopen on Monday causes your account
to breach the Max Loss Limit, the breach is valid
and your account will be closed. Weekend gap risk is your
responsibility when you choose to hold positions over the
weekend on models that permit it.