News Trading Allowed Futures Prop Firms

Scheduled economic events like CPI, FOMC rate decisions, and Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) create the largest intraday moves in futures markets. For traders who specialize in these setups, being restricted from trading during news windows eliminates their primary edge.

Many prop firms impose a 2-5 minute blackout window around high-impact releases. Some go further and remove any profits earned during the restricted period — even if you didn't know the window was active. Firms on this page explicitly allow news trading, giving you the freedom to trade your full strategy. Before signing up, review each firm's specific timing rules in the futures prop firm rules guide.

Even on firms that allow news trading, risk management is critical. News events can cause 20-50 point moves in ES or NQ within seconds, and slippage during these moments can be significant. The key is position sizing — reduce your contract size around news to protect your drawdown buffer.

Successful news traders typically pre-define their maximum risk per event and set hard stop losses before the release. They also avoid stacking multiple positions into a single event. If your strategy involves trading CPI, FOMC, or NFP, pair it with firms that have EOD trailing drawdown for maximum flexibility. Compare all firms side-by-side in the futures prop firm comparison.