News trading is allowed on all our accounts, but releases like US Non-Farm Payrolls, CPI or central bank decisions can move prices violently within seconds.
What changes during news
- Spreads can widen sharply for a short time.
- Stop orders and stop losses can fill at a worse price than requested (slippage).
- Price can gap through levels without trading at them.
Protecting your challenge
- Reduce size or stay flat into the release if a gap could breach your daily limit.
- Size positions assuming the stop could slip — leave room in the daily limit.
- Avoid opening new trades in the first minute after the release.