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News execution is restricted on standard FTMO Accounts. Challenge, Verification, and Swing accounts are exempt from that window. Daily loss is an equity limit reset at midnight Prague time.

2-Step Challenge and Verification

Challenge

No news window on this phaseDaily loss verified

News

The news restriction does not apply during the FTMO Challenge or Verification. Purposeful abuse is still a forbidden practice, and this check does not try to judge intent.

Daily loss

Maximum daily loss is 5% of initial simulated capital. Equity, including open profit and loss, swaps, and commissions, cannot drop below the limit. The limit is recalculated at 00:00 CE(S)T from the prior midnight balance.

  • This preset covers both the Challenge and Verification phases of the 2-Step program.
  • The checker uses closed profit, commission, and swap from the file. It cannot see floating equity, so a day can pass here and still be a breach on the firm's dashboard.

Last read 22 Oct 2026. FTMO trading objectives

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2-Step FTMO Account (funded)

Funded

News rule verifiedDaily loss verified

News

On a standard FTMO Account, no order may execute from 2 minutes before until 2 minutes after a restricted event on the affected symbol. That includes stop loss, take profit, and pending orders. Holding a trade opened more than 2 minutes earlier is allowed. Swing accounts are exempt.

Daily loss

Maximum daily loss is 5% of initial simulated capital, reset at 00:00 CE(S)T, based on equity rather than closed trades alone.

  • Title matching follows the restricted-event table on the FTMO news FAQ (USD CPI, NFP, FOMC, and the other listed releases). A second print at the same minute can be included.
  • Stop-loss and take-profit fills inside the window count as execution. They show up here only when the history records that close time.

Last read 22 Oct 2026. FTMO: Can I trade news?

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1-Step Challenge

Challenge

No news window on this phaseDaily loss verified

News

The news restriction does not apply during the FTMO Challenge. It starts on the funded FTMO Account.

Daily loss

Maximum daily loss on the 1-Step Challenge is 3% of initial simulated capital, reset at 00:00 CE(S)T from equity.

  • Closed-trade estimate only. The firm's number includes floating profit and loss.

Last read 22 Oct 2026. FTMO trading objectives

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1-Step FTMO Account (funded)

Funded

News rule verifiedDaily loss verified

News

Same 2-minute restricted-event window as the 2-Step FTMO Account. Challenge phase is exempt; this preset is the funded account.

Daily loss

Maximum daily loss is 3% of initial simulated capital, reset at 00:00 CE(S)T.

  • Keyword match against FTMO's restricted-event table. Swing accounts are exempt and are not this preset.

Last read 22 Oct 2026. FTMO: Can I trade news?

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