In all FX2 programs, the trader may hold trades during high-impact news events. However, any trades executed within a window of 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after a high-impact news event will be considered a soft breach. In such cases, any profits made during the news event will be removed and any losses will be the responsibility of the trader. This rule applies to all order types, including market orders and pending orders (e.g. Take Profit, Stop Loss, Limit Order, Stop Order). The FX2 risk-management team will review each account individually and make decisions based on various factors and risk parameters. Swing traders holding trades for extended periods will be dealt with more leniently, but it's recommended to avoid executing any pending orders prior to high-impact news events.

What are considered news events? 

Please refer to the ForexFactory calendar for a list of applicable news events with high impact, the red label icon. Restrictions will only apply to the currencies affected by the news event. For example, high impact news affecting the USD will restrict trading on USD-denominated pairs such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD, XAU/USD, US indices, etc.