News trading and weekend holding rules
Two small-print rules cause a lot of disqualifications: trading around high-impact news and holding positions overnight or over the weekend.
News trading
Some firms allow you to trade through high-impact news releases (FOMC, non-farm payrolls, CPI). Others forbid opening or closing trades within a window (for example a few minutes) around the event, or count profits made in that window differently on funded accounts. Rules often differ between evaluation and funded stages.
Weekend and overnight holding
Futures firms commonly require all positions to be closed before the market closes for the day, and flat before the weekend. Forex and CFD firms more often allow it, sometimes only with a swing add-on. Holding when it is not allowed typically fails the account.
How we show it
The tables show “Allowed”, “Restricted” or “Unverified” for the firm’s main program. Many firms have exceptions by phase, so always read the firm’s rules page before trading news.