News trading and News holding on the Instant Funded Account is restricted by default.
News Trading
Opening a trade within 2 minutes before or after a major news release is considered news trading.
News Holding
Holding a position that was opened more than 2 minutes before a major news release is considered news holding.
News trading is only allowed if the Swing Account Add-On is enabled.
When you purchase the Swing Account Add-On:
News trading is permitted
Leverage is reduced to the following values:
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- Forex: 1:20
- Indices : 1:5
- Commodities : 1:5
- Crypto : 1:1
Trading restricted news events without the add-on results in an account violation, regardless of profit or loss.