FundingPips and trading around the news
No news window in the evaluation, but deliberate news trading is banned at every stage and leads to account closure. On a master account, profit from trades inside the window around restricted high-impact news is deducted. This is what their own help page says, read on 24 October 2026, with what it means in practice underneath.
By Mike, founder of MacroSetup. Page updated . We are not affiliated with FundingPips, there are no affiliate links on this page, and their own page is linked below.
The rule, in their own terms
- During the evaluation
- No restriction on holding trades through news events on the 1 Step Flex, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Flex and 2 Step Pro programmes. Purposely trading news is prohibited here too and leads to account closure: by their FAQ, opening or closing positions around high-impact news on purpose to exploit the volatility.
- Once funded
- On the master account, profit made on trades opened or closed inside the restricted window around high-impact news and speeches on the affected currency may be deducted.
- The window
- 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a release. Around speeches it is 5 minutes before the start to 5 minutes after the end.
- What it costs you
- A soft breach: the full profit of the affected trade is deducted, not only the part earned inside the window. Purposely trading news, in the evaluation or on the master account, is prohibited and leads to account closure.
- Which calendar counts
- The economic calendar on their dashboard is the only official source, and it needs a login. The article has a reference table of announcements per currency.
Source: FundingPips's own help page, read on 24 October 2026. Firms change these rules without announcing it, so check theirs before you rely on ours.
Corrected on 24 October 2026: the summary said there was no restriction during the evaluation. Their page has no news window there, but it also prohibits trading the news on purpose in the evaluation and on the master account, and says that leads to account closure.
FundingPips news calendar: this week's high-impact releases
The high-impact releases for the eight major currencies for 9 to 13 November 2026, from our own calendar, in Amsterdam time with the UK time beside it. Which events are restricted is FundingPips's decision and their own list is the one that applies, so use this as the week to plan around and check theirs before a trade on a funded account.
What trips people up
- A trade opened five hours or more before the event falls outside the restriction. That is the swing trader exception, and it is the most useful line in their whole article.
- Closing part of an order affects the entire order and flags it as news trading.
- Only the currency of the release is restricted, so a dollar release does not touch a pair without the dollar.
- If a deduction pushes the account past the daily or maximum loss limit, that breach is yours.
- FundingPips Zero is stricter: opening, closing or holding a position within 10 minutes either side of restricted news is a hard breach that closes the account, and around speeches the window runs from 10 minutes before the start to 10 minutes after the end.
Knowing the window is not the hard part
Knowing which release lands on which currency, and when, is. A rule about five minutes only helps if you saw the event coming that morning.
MacroSetup flags every high-impact release for both currencies in a setup, with the time, before the session starts. This week's events for the eight majors are public on the calendar page, and what the research does with them is on the page for prop traders.
The other firms
The windows run from 2 to 10 minutes, and what happens afterwards runs from a share of the profit to a closed account. Worth reading before you pick your next challenge. All 16 firms side by side.
Questions about FundingPips and news
Does FundingPips allow news trading?
By FundingPips's own help page, read on 24 October 2026: no news window in the evaluation, but every funded account type has a window, and deliberate news trading is banned at every stage. The window runs 5 minutes either side of a release, 10 on another programme. If you trade inside it: profit of the whole trade deducted; 10 minutes and a closed account on FundingPips Zero. FundingPips's help page
What is the FundingPips news window?
5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a release. Around speeches it is 5 minutes before the start to 5 minutes after the end. The economic calendar on their dashboard is the only official source, and it needs a login. The article has a reference table of announcements per currency.
What happens if you trade inside the FundingPips window?
A soft breach: the full profit of the affected trade is deducted, not only the part earned inside the window. Purposely trading news, in the evaluation or on the master account, is prohibited and leads to account closure.
Where is the FundingPips news calendar?
The economic calendar on their dashboard is the only official source, and it needs a login. The article has a reference table of announcements per currency. This week's high-impact releases for the eight majors, with the times, are on this page and on our calendar page. Members also see them on every setup that holds one of the two currencies. This week's calendar