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News Trading Policy

What is My Funded Futures' policy around trading on key news releases?

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Prohibited News Trading Activities

Engage in your trading activities mindfully, especially during news releases. The following activities are strictly prohibited:

  • Utilizing strategies that exploit immediate news bursts, such as straddles or strangles.

  • Masking news trades as standard strategies.

These prohibitions are in effect for all news releases.

Standard Trading Protocols

Maintain the integrity of your trading by:

  • Sticking to your regular trading system during news intervals.

  • Initiating trades based on standard entry rules.

  • Ensuring no open positions or orders are active in the order book 2 minutes before and after any data release.

These protocols apply to all news releases.

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Tier 1 Data: Special Considerations

Ensure utmost caution by adhering to the following during Tier 1 Data Releases:

  • No positions or orders (including limit orders) can be open 2 minutes before and after the release.

All positions must be flattened at least two minutes prior to the scheduled ⁠T1 News event. For example, if news is at 8:30, positions must be closed by 8:28:00 or earlier, and may only be reopened after 8:32:00

Restricted Accounts: Trading on T1 News events is prohibited for the following:

  • Starter Sim Funded

  • Expert Sim Funded

  • Pro Sim Funded

  • Scale Rapid Add-on

  • Rapid Sim Funded

Unrestricted Accounts: Trading on T1 News events is permitted for the following:

  • All evaluations

  • Core and Core Flex

  • Scale and Scale Flex

  • Starter Plus

Tier 1 News Includes:

For All Traders: FOMC Meetings, FOMC Minutes, Employment Report, CPI

For Energy Traders: EIA

For Agricultural Traders: Agricultural Reports

Trading During Other News Releases

While the Prohibited News Trading Activities and Standard Trading Protocols apply, you may trade through other news releases if it aligns with your regular trading strategy. However, be mindful that data issues or disruptions with brokers can occur during news events, and MFFU is not liable for any issues that arise should you choose to trade during these times.

A Firm Stance for Fair Trading

This policy is steadfast and implemented to shield both our traders and the firm. As News Trading is not simulated 1:1 with live markets, it is not allowed. Your understanding and adherence to this policy contribute to a fair and stable trading environment for all.

Below you will find the T1 news for all of 2026.

The above are the T1 news events to be avoided on all news-restricted accounts. See above for detailed list.

This image details the EIA and Agricultural reports exclusively. EIA reports are released every Wednesday at 10:30 am EST except for the holiday adjusted time frames showing to the left of the image above.

NOTE: It is the traders' ressposibility to monitor and remain up to date of ANY changes to the official date and time release of all news events.


Thank you for being a valued member of the MyFundedFutures trading community. If you have any questions regarding News Trading Policy, please contact our support team on the live chat or at [email protected].


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