What is Take Profit Trader's news trading (pro/pro+) rule?

On PRO and PRO+ you must be flat — no positions and no orders — 1 minute before, during, and 1 minute after FOMC, Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) and CPI. There is no news restriction on Test accounts. Watch out: Open ORDERS count, not just positions — a resting limit order during the blackout is a violation. And it only applies once funded, so habits formed on the eval can trip you.

Do other prop firms have a news trading rule like Take Profit Trader?

Yes — Funding Traders (voids account), My Funded Futures (voids account), ThinkCapital (voids account), TradeDay (voids account), Alpha Capital Group (payout denied), Apex Trader Funding (payout denied) and 36 more all have a news trading rule. The specifics differ — compare them on FundedWiki before you pick a firm.

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Take Profit Trader: News trading (PRO/PRO+)

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▶Take Profit Trader News Rule: The Pending Order Trap — 47s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki

On PRO and PRO+ you must be flat — no positions and no orders — 1 minute before, during, and 1 minute after FOMC, Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) and CPI. There is no news restriction on Test accounts.

The gotcha

Open ORDERS count, not just positions — a resting limit order during the blackout is a violation. And it only applies once funded, so habits formed on the eval can trip you.

What happens if you break it

Payout deniedPayout denied

Breaching this doesn't necessarily close the account, but it can disqualify the payout you were trading toward — you keep trading, the profit doesn't get paid.

The numbers

events	["FOMC","NFP","CPI"]
window	±1min
test	NONE

Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.

How other prop firms handle news trading

Take Profit Trader's news trading (pro/pro+)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 Take Profit Trader. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.

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