Scheduled release
Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
Usually monthly — verify the release date
A widely followed US employment release. Confirm the exact date and time with an official or trusted calendar.
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Review TradingView market events and headlines, then check how scheduled news may interact with your prop-firm rules.
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News trading is one of the most misunderstood aspects of prop firm challenges. Scheduled releases can increase volatility, widen spreads, and create slippage that may trigger a drawdown or violate an account rule.
Restricted vs. Unrestricted: Restrictions can differ by evaluation versus funded phase, account type, instrument, and event. Some apply blackout windows; others permit trading but still leave the trader responsible for execution risk.
During major releases, spreads can widen and available liquidity can change quickly. Stop orders may fill away from the requested price, producing a larger loss than expected.
Some firms prohibit placing opposing stop orders around a scheduled release. If that strategy is restricted by your account terms, using it can invalidate the account regardless of the result.
These US releases are widely watched and can coincide with elevated volatility. Exact timing and market impact vary, so verify the current schedule.
A widely followed US employment release. Confirm the exact date and time with an official or trusted calendar.
A closely watched inflation release that can affect rate expectations and market volatility.
Federal Reserve decisions, statements, and press conferences can materially affect markets.
It depends on the firm, account type, trading phase, instrument, and event. Use our comparison data as a starting point, then verify the exact rule and blackout window in the firm's current official terms before trading.
A red-folder event is a visual label some economic-calendar providers use for a release they classify as high impact. It is not a universal regulatory category, so check the provider's legend and your firm's own event definitions.
Scheduled releases can produce rapid price moves, wider spreads, reduced liquidity, and slippage. A firm may restrict trading around those events to control execution and account risk or to meet its liquidity-provider terms.
Use the News Trading filter on our comparison page to find firms whose listed evaluation or funded-account rules allow it. A match does not guarantee every account or phase qualifies, so confirm the current official rule before relying on it.
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