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# Is News Trading allowed?

#### **News Trading – CFD Accounts**

News trading is **allowed** for CFD accounts, **except** for the **$100,000** and **$200,000** accounts.

For all other CFD accounts **up to $50,000**, traders are permitted to **open and close trades during high-impact news events** using either market or pending orders.

Specifically, **news trading is not permitted** on **$100,000** and **$200,000** CFD accounts during the **Challenge** or **Earning Phase**.

The following actions are **not allowed within 2 minutes before or after** high-impact news releases:

- Opening new trades
- Having pending orders that are triggered during this restricted time

**Trades that were already open before the news window may be closed during the news**, whether closed manually, by stop loss, or by take profit.

> *Note:* “Executing a trade” refers to any action that results in opening a position, including through market or pending orders.

For all other account sizes, traders may trade **all CFD products** during major news events **without interruption**.

You can find our [Economic Calendar](https://www.thetradingpit.com/economic-calendar) on our website, where you can filter events by impact level—low, medium, or high. For example, you can choose to view only high-impact news as indicated below.

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