Funding Traders: News trading
▶Funding Traders News Trading Rule: The Hidden ToS Trap — 49s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Instant Funded: effectively forbidden — having ANY open trade during a high-impact event terminates the account; the restricted window is ±5 minutes. Pro accounts (funded): allowed, but news-influenced trades may contribute no more than 30% of total profits; eval phases are unrestricted.
The gotcha
On Instant it's not just 'don't open' — an existing open position during news terminates the account.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| instant | open trade during news = termination |
| proFunded | ≤30% of profits from news |
| window | ±5min |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle news trading
Funding Traders's news trading is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats news trading — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| My Funded Futures | News trading (Tier-1 restriction) | Voids account |
| ThinkCapital | News trading | Voids account |
| TradeDay | News trading (forced auto-liquidation) | Voids account |
| Alpha Capital Group | News trading | Payout denied |
| Apex Trader Funding | News trading | Payout denied |
| Blueberry Funded | News trading | Payout denied |
| BrightFunded | News trading | Payout denied |
| E8 Markets | News trading | Payout denied |
| FundedNext | News trading | Payout denied |
| FunderPro | News trading | Payout denied |
| FundingPips | News trading | Payout denied |
| Maven Trading | News trading | Payout denied |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with Funding Traders. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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