Futures prop firms that allow news trading
19 futures firms, compared on price, rules and payouts. Firms that allow trading around high-impact news such as FOMC, NFP and CPI. Funded-phase restrictions can still apply.
Reviewed by the PropFirmVS team (IT infrastructure & prop-firm trading experience)Rules auto-checked
Quick take: At 50K, Savius · One Step Evaluation · One Step Fixed EOD is the cheapest to get funded: $79 ($79 evaluation, no activation fee, list prices). At 50K, FundedNext Futures · Flex has the lowest total profit target across all phases ($2,500).
How to read this table: rows are sorted by the cost to get funded at the selected size, i.e. the evaluation fee (2 months for monthly subscriptions) plus any activation fee, at list prices; promo codes never change the order. “/mo” marks a monthly subscription. Tap “Details & all sizes” on a row to see every size and the rules. Badges only appear when the underlying figure is verified.
Rules auto-checked 2026-11-06 · every value comes from the firm’s own pages · how we verify and get paid
| Firm | Price (50K) | Activation fee | Total target | Max DD | Drawdown | Consistency | Daily loss | Contracts | Target : DD | Price / $1k DD | Profit split | Payouts | HQ · founded | Steps | Time limit | Deal | Compare |
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Cheapest 50K #1 News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $800 | $79 with code PROPFIRMVS: $39.50 To get funded: $79 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $800 | Static balance | 30% rule | Unverified | 5 | 3.8 : 1 | $98.8 / $1k drawdown | Instant Funded Evolution: 90% of the requested payout… | On request, no monthly limit on requests | Since 2013 | 1-step | 30 days | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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Cheapest 50K #2 News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $1,500 | $89 with code PROPFIRMVS: $44.50 To get funded: $89 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $1,500 | Trailing end-of-day | 30% rule | Unverified | 5 | 2.0 : 1 | $59.3 / $1k drawdown | Instant Funded Evolution: 90% of the requested payout… | On request, no monthly limit on requests | Since 2013 | 1-step | 30 days | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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Cheapest 50K #3 News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $64.35 To get funded: $99 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | $1,000 | 5 | 1.5 : 1 | $49.5 / $1k drawdown | Futures Prime 80% | Prime: a reward request every 7 days after 5 profitable… | Liechtenstein · 2022 | 1-step | 30 days | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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 The5ers Futures · Day Trade futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $100 To get funded: $100 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | Unverified | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $50.0 / $1k drawdown | 80% on all accounts and all payouts | Bi-weekly | Israel · 2016 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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The5ers Futures · Swing futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $120 To get funded: $120 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | Unverified | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $60.0 / $1k drawdown | 80% on all accounts and all payouts | Bi-weekly | Israel · 2016 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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 FundedNext Futures · Flex futures Lowest target 50K News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $2,500 · Max DD $1,500 | $141.99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $127.79 To get funded: $141.99 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $2,500 | $1,500 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | None | 3 | 1.7 : 1 | $94.7 / $1k drawdown | Flex 95% | Flex funded: reward cycle every 5 days | United Arab Emirates · 2022 | 1-step | No time limit | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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 Bulenox · Momentum (EOD) futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,250 | $143 To get funded: $143 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,250 | Trailing end-of-day | 35% rule | $1,200 | 4 | 1.3 : 1 | $63.6 / $1k drawdown | 100% of first $10,000 of payouts, then 90/10 | Master account: payouts processed weekly on Wednesdays | United States · 2022 | 1-step | 30 days | ||
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News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,250 | $143 To get funded: $143 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,250 | Trailing intraday | 35% rule | None | 7 | 1.3 : 1 | $63.6 / $1k drawdown | 100% of first $10,000 of payouts, then 90/10 | Master account: payouts processed weekly on Wednesdays | United States · 2022 | 1-step | 30 days | ||
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 Tradeify · Growth futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $145 To get funded: $145 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | $1,250 | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $72.5 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader on Sim Funded accounts | Select Flex: every 5 winning days | United States · 2024 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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FuturesElite · Nitro futures News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $152 To get funded: $152 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 50% rule | None | Unverified | 1.5 : 1 | $76.0 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader / 10% firm on Elite, Nitro and Prime | Every 24h once >= $500 above buffer | Italy | 1-step | Unverified | ||
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FuturesElite · Elite futures News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $160 To get funded: $160 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | None | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $80.0 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader / 10% firm on Elite, Nitro and Prime | Elite: after 6 profitable days | Italy | 1-step | Unverified | ||
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TX3 Futures · Prestige futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $162 with code PROPFIRMVS: $97.20 To get funded: $162 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 50% rule | Unverified | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $81.0 / $1k drawdown | 90/10 on Core, Prestige and Instant | On request once requirements are met | United Arab Emirates · 2022 | 1-step | No time limit | PropFirmVS code from the firm · Ends Jan 5, 2027Get deal | |
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Tradeify · Select futures News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $165 To get funded: $165 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | None | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $82.5 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader on Sim Funded accounts | Select Flex: every 5 winning days | United States · 2024 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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FuturesElite · Prime futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $179 To get funded: $179 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | $1,200 | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $89.5 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader / 10% firm on Elite, Nitro and Prime | Elite: after 6 profitable days | Italy | 1-step | Unverified | ||
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 Topstep · No Activation Fee futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $95/mo To get funded: $190 (2 months + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 55% rule | $1,000 | 5 | 1.5 : 1 | $47.5 / $1k drawdown | 90/10. | On request, no fixed cycle. | United States · 2012 | 1-step | Unverified | ||
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 Lucid Trading · LucidPro futures EA-friendlyNews trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $192 To get funded: $192 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | $1,200 | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $96.0 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader / 10% Lucid on LucidFlex funded payouts | LucidFlex: no fixed window, request any day once eligible | United States | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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FundedNext Futures · Legacy futures News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $199.99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $179.99 To get funded: $199.99 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | None | 3 | 1.5 : 1 | $100.0 / $1k drawdown | Flex 95% | Flex funded: reward cycle every 5 days | United Arab Emirates · 2022 | 1-step | No time limit | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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News trading OKNo daily loss limitNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $205 To get funded: $205 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 50% rule | None | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $103 / $1k drawdown | 90% trader on Sim Funded accounts | Select Flex: every 5 winning days | United States · 2024 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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 Blue Guardian · Standard futures · cfd · forex News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $209 with code NOV30: $146.30 To get funded: $209 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | $1,000 | 4 | 1.5 : 1 | $105 / $1k drawdown | 90% | First payout 3 days after first trade | Saint Lucia · 2021 | 1-step | No time limit | Code checked Nov 4, 2026 · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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 BluSky Trading futures News trading OKNo daily loss limit Target $6,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $59/mo with code PropFirmVS: $29.50/mo To get funded: $217 (2 months + activation, list price) | $99 one-time | $6,000 $3,000 + $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 50% rule | None | 5 | 3.0 : 1 | $29.5 / $1k drawdown | 90/10 | Daily Mon-Fri once funded, above buffer | United States · 2022 | 2-step | Unverified | PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | |
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News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $218 To get funded: $218 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 40% rule | $1,000 | 3 | 1.5 : 1 | $109 / $1k drawdown | 90/10 | Elite Daily: daily payouts | United States | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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News trading OKNo daily loss limit Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $39 To get funded: $228 (eval + activation, list price) | $189 one-time | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | None | 3 | 1.5 : 1 | $19.5 / $1k drawdown | 90/10 | Every 5 days | United States | 1-step | 30 days | ||
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TX3 Futures · Core futures News trading OKNo activation fee Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $245 with code PROPFIRMVS: $147 To get funded: $245 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | None | $1,000 | 5 | 1.5 : 1 | $123 / $1k drawdown | 90/10 on Core, Prestige and Instant | On request once requirements are met | United Arab Emirates · 2022 | 1-step | No time limit | PropFirmVS code from the firm · Ends Jan 5, 2027Get deal | |
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Topstep · Standard futures News trading OK Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $49/mo To get funded: $247 (2 months + activation, list price) | $149 one-time | $3,000 | $2,000 | Trailing end-of-day | 55% rule | $1,000 | 5 | 1.5 : 1 | $24.5 / $1k drawdown | 90/10. | On request, no fixed cycle. | United States · 2012 | 1-step | Unverified | ||
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 For Traders · Fast 1-Step forex · cfd · crypto · futures Swing-friendlyNews trading OKNo activation fee Target $4,500 · Max DD $3,000 | $249 To get funded: $249 (eval + activation, list price) | None | $4,500 | $3,000 | Trailing intraday | None | $1,500 | Unverified | 1.5 : 1 | $83.0 / $1k drawdown | 80% | Every 14 days on the Fast 1-Step master account | United Arab Emirates · 2023 | 1-step | No time limit | ||
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This page shows the 25 products with the lowest cost to get funded at 50K (of 57 that match). Filters and sorting here apply to these 25. Compare all of them in the full table: Futures (18 firms) · Forex & CFD (1 firm)
How we selected these firms
- The firm allows news trading on its main program, per its own rules.
- Firms that restrict news only on the funded account are still included; read the firm page for funded rules.
- Unverified firms are left out.
What “news trading allowed” means
High-impact releases such as the Federal Reserve’s rate decisions (FOMC), the U.S. jobs report (non-farm payrolls, NFP) and CPI inflation can move prices sharply within seconds. Many prop firms ban opening or closing trades in a window around these events, at least on funded accounts, because fills are erratic and spreads widen.
19 of 78 firms (24%) allow news trading on their main program. 9 prohibit it and 18 have not published a clear rule we could verify.
The release calendar is public
The FOMC meets eight times a year on a schedule the Federal Reserve publishes in advance, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the release dates of the jobs report. Firms that restrict news usually point to an economic calendar and name the “tier 1” events they mean.
Restriction windows we have verified
Some firms allow news trading but still block a few minutes before and after a release. 13 of the firms on this page have verified no window in either phase; these 3 have one in at least one phase. “None” means no window in that phase.
| Firm | Evaluation | Funded | Notes |
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| For Traders | None | 5 min | Challenge: news trading allowed. Master: no new trades 5 min before/after high-impact news; existing trades… |
| Top One Futures | None | 2 min | Elite Daily funded: no trades opened/closed 2 min before/after high-impact news (FOMC, NFP, CPI); profits… |
| Topstep | 5 min | 5 min | Tier 1 news (CPI, FOMC, NFP): 5 min before to 5 min after, no NEW opening positions in equity index and… |
Worked example: slippage on a news candle
Take Tradeify Select 50K (50% Consistency): $2,000 maximum drawdown. One E-mini S&P 500 (ES) contract moves $50 per index point (CME Group).
You hold one ES contract into a release with an 8-point stop: a planned loss of $400 (20% of the drawdown). If the stop fills 4 points worse in a fast market, the loss is $600, or 30% of the drawdown on a single trade. With the Micro contract (MES, $5 per point) the same move costs $60.
Allowed is not the same as sensible. If you trade news on an evaluation, size down so that a bad fill cannot take more than a small slice of the drawdown.
Check the funded-account rule
Several firms allow news trading in the evaluation but restrict it on the funded account, or only on simulated-funded accounts. Profits made inside a restricted window can be removed before a payout even when the trade itself was allowed. The firm page lists the rule we verified and its source.
FAQ
Which news events do prop firms restrict?
Usually the highest-impact scheduled releases: FOMC rate decisions, non-farm payrolls (NFP) and CPI, and sometimes other “tier 1” events from an economic calendar the firm names.
Can I hold a trade through news if I opened it earlier?
It depends on the firm. Some only ban opening and closing trades inside the window; others ask you to be flat. Read the exact wording on the firm page.
Is news trading allowed on funded accounts?
Not always. Some firms allow it on the evaluation and restrict it on funded or simulated-funded accounts. Profits from a restricted window can be deducted at payout time.
Why do firms restrict news trading?
Fills during big releases are unpredictable and spreads widen, which makes simulated results unrealistic. Firms also want to avoid paying out profits that a real market would not have filled.
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