Moneta Funded: News trading (tiered)
1-Step & 2-Step: must fully close before major news — cannot hold, open or close during the window. Instant & Phoenix: may hold existing positions through news but cannot open new trades. All accounts: no opening or closing within 5 minutes before/after a release. Sprint: news trading entirely blocked.
The gotcha
On 1-Step/2-Step you must be flat before news — assuming you can hold through it is an easy breach.
What happens if you break it
This is a soft breach: the firm typically warns or flags the account rather than voiding it, but repeated or flagrant breaches escalate to termination.
The numbers
| steps | flat before news |
| instant | hold, no new |
| window | ±5min |
Source: community — official page . Confidence: reported.
How other prop firms handle news trading
Moneta Funded's news trading (tiered) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Traders | News trading | Voids account |
| 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 |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with Moneta Funded. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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