Atmos restricts trading during high-impact economic news events to ensure fair execution and prevent excessive risk.
⚡ Overview
Challenge accounts: Trade freely through high-impact news events.
Funded accounts: A ±2 minute restriction applies around high-impact news releases.
Instant Funding: Follows the Funded-stage news rule from the start.
📊 Funded Account News Trading Policy
During the restricted news window:
🚫 Do not open new positions within 2 minutes before or after a high-impact news release.
🚫 Do not close positions within the restricted window.
🚫 Pending orders, Stop Losses, or Take Profits triggered within the restricted window may also count as opening or closing a trade during the event.
✅ You may hold an existing position through the news, at your own risk.
These restrictions apply to Funded accounts, not Challenge phases.
💡 Example
An NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls) release is scheduled for 14:30 GMT.
The restricted window for a Funded account is:
14:28 → 14:32 GMT
Challenge account
✅ A trader may open, close, or manage trades during this period.
Funded account
✅ A trade opened before 14:28 may remain open through the announcement.
❌ Opening a position at 14:29 would fall within the restricted window.
❌ If a pending order, Stop Loss, or Take Profit is triggered at 14:29, it may be considered trading within the restricted news window.
📅 Checking Upcoming News
Traders should review the Economic Calendar in the Atmos Funded dashboard and pay particular attention to high-impact news events before trading.