Can I trade high impact news events?

At CK Prop Firm, news trading is permitted on selected account types, subject to specific restrictions around high-impact economic news releases. Traders are responsible for understanding and complying with the applicable rules for their account type.

1. News Trading Permissions

1-Step Standard: News trading is permitted, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2-Step Standard: News trading is permitted, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

Instant Funding: News trading is permitted, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2-Step Pro: News trading is prohibited.

2. High-Impact News Restrictions

For 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard, and Instant Funding accounts, traders are prohibited from opening or closing trades on the affected trading pair within 8 minutes before and 8 minutes after a high-impact news release.

This restriction applies to the relevant trading pair associated with the news event. Traders must ensure that any trading activity involving the affected pair takes place outside the restricted 16-minute window.

Example: If a high-impact USD news release is scheduled for 14:30, traders must not open or close trades on USD-related pairs from 14:22 to 14:38.

3. Prohibited News Trading on 2-Step Pro

News trading is not permitted on 2-Step Pro accounts. Traders must not open or close trades in connection with High Impact News events on these accounts.

4. Consequences of Violating the News Trading Policy

Any violation of CK Prop Firm’s news trading rules may result in a consistency score being applied to the trader’s account, at the discretion of the CK Prop Firm Risk Team.

The Risk Team will review the trading activity and determine whether a consistency score should be applied based on the circumstances of the violation. The application of this measure is subject to the Risk Team’s discretion.

Traders are responsible for understanding and complying with all news trading restrictions applicable to their account type.

5. Trader Responsibility

Traders are responsible for monitoring the economic calendar and identifying upcoming high-impact news releases relevant to their trading pairs.

Failure to comply with this policy may result in action being taken in accordance with CK Prop Firm’s trading rules and terms.

Please ensure you understand the news trading restrictions applicable to your account type before placing trades. CK Prop Firm reserves the right to review trading activity and enforce its trading rules where violations are identified.