Risk Engine

News Trading Filter
for Prop Firms

Automatically block or restrict trading during high-impact economic events. NFP, FOMC, CPI, ECB rate decisions, GDP releases, and 50+ more — configurable per instrument, per evaluation phase, and per account tier.

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50+
Events Weekly
±1min
Min Window
100%
Auto-Enforced
NFP Window Active
7 Trades Blocked Today
Economic Calendar — Live Enforcement
13:30 NFP — Non-Farm Payrolls (USD) ±30min Blocked
14:00 Unemployment Rate (USD) ±15min Blocked
15:45 ISM Manufacturing PMI (USD) ±10min Warned
18:00 Fed Chair Speech (USD) ±5min Monitored
20:00 API Crude Oil Stocks (USD) ±5min Open
Capabilities

Intelligent Event Restriction

Every layer of news-related risk handled automatically — from calendar sync to trade blocking to post-event resumption.

Live Calendar Sync

Automatically syncs daily with live economic calendars — Forex Factory, Investing.com, and custom data sources — pre-loading all high-impact event windows before market open.

Configurable Windows

Define custom pre- and post-event restriction windows from 1 to 60 minutes per event type. Set tighter windows for Funded accounts and broader windows for challenge phases.

Instrument-Level Filtering

Apply restrictions only to correlated instruments — block USDJPY and XAUUSD during USD events, leave GBP pairs open, and configure any currency-instrument mapping exactly as needed.

Position Hold Detection

Detect trades opened before the event window still active at event time. Flag or force-close positions that exploit news price spikes by holding through high-impact releases.
Covered Events

Every Major Market-Moving Release

Pre-built detection for the most volatile economic releases across all major currencies and asset classes — active from day one.

🔴 Critical Impact
Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
Monthly U.S. jobs data — the most volatile single event in forex. Configurable ±30-minute window with XAUUSD, USDX, and all USD pairs covered by default.
🔴 Critical Impact
FOMC Rate Decision
Federal Open Market Committee interest rate announcements and meeting minutes. Blocks all USD-correlated pairs and indices during the release and press conference window.
🔴 Critical Impact
CPI — Consumer Price Index
Monthly inflation data for USD, GBP, EUR, and AUD. High-impact filter scoped to the reporting country's currency instruments — no false positives on unrelated pairs.
🔴 Critical Impact
ECB Rate Decision
European Central Bank monetary policy decisions. All EUR-correlated instruments blocked during announcement and configurable post-announcement windows to prevent spike exploitation.
🔴 Critical Impact
GDP Releases
Quarterly GDP data for G10 economies — U.S., UK, Eurozone, Canada, Japan, Australia. Each triggers a country-specific instrument restriction window with independent configuration.
🔴 Critical Impact
Bank of England (BOE) Decision
UK monetary policy committee rate votes and inflation reports. Covers all GBP pairs and FTSE-correlated instruments through announcement and Quarterly Bulletin windows.
🟡 High Impact
RBA / RBNZ Decisions
Reserve Bank of Australia and Reserve Bank of New Zealand rate decisions — applied to AUD and NZD instruments with configurable windows distinct from other central bank events.
🟡 High Impact
ISM PMI — Manufacturing & Services
Monthly Institute for Supply Management reports — market-moving for USD pairs and equity indices. Separate configuration for manufacturing vs. services releases and impact level.
🟣 Custom Event
Custom & Scheduled Events
Add any custom event — central bank speeches, geopolitical announcements, earnings calls, or proprietary triggers — with full window, impact level, and instrument configurability.
How It Works

From Calendar Sync to Enforcement

A fully automated pipeline — no manual intervention required once configured.

1

Calendar Data Ingestion

Economic event data is pulled daily from live calendar APIs and cross-referenced with your configured event list. Impact ratings, release times, and instrument correlations are stored ahead of market open.
2

Pre-Event Window Activation

At the configurable pre-event threshold — e.g., 15 minutes before NFP — the Risk Engine activates the restriction zone for all correlated instruments on all in-scope accounts.
3

New Trade Blocking

All new order requests on restricted instruments are instantly rejected with a clear response code. Rejections are logged with timestamp, instrument, and event reference for compliance audit.
4

Existing Position Monitoring

Open positions held through the event window are flagged. Depending on configuration, they can be warned, force-closed at market, or permitted with a post-event compliance flag on the account record.
5

Post-Event Window Clear

After the post-event restriction window expires, trading resumes automatically. Accounts that violated the news rule during the window receive a compliance flag for operator review.
6

Full Audit Trail Generated

Every event window, blocked trade, position flag, and account action is timestamped and written to the immutable audit log — available for compliance review and trader dispute resolution.
News Filter Admin — Event Config
NFP — Non-Farm Payrolls ±30 min All USD
FOMC Rate Decision ±20 min USD + XAU
ECB Rate Decision ±15 min All EUR
UK CPI Data ±10 min GBP Pairs
RBA Decision ±10 min AUD Pairs
Admin Control

One Panel. Every Parameter.

Your prop firm's news policy — exactly as you design it. No code required. Every event type, every currency, every window fully adjustable from the admin dashboard in real time.

  • Set different restriction policies per evaluation tier — Challenge, Funded, Express
  • Choose hard-block, soft-warn, or flag-for-review per event category
  • Override individual events on-demand without restarting the risk system
  • Export full event-by-event enforcement reports per account or date range
50+
High-Impact Events
Tracked Per Week
±1min
Minimum Configurable
Restriction Window
28+
Instrument Pairs
Covered Per Event
100%
Automated Enforcement,
Zero Manual Input
Frequently Asked Questions

News Trading Filter FAQs

Everything prop firm operators need to know about configuring and deploying automated news event restrictions.

A news trading filter automatically blocks or restricts new orders on correlated instruments during a defined window around high-impact economic events — such as NFP, FOMC, CPI, or ECB rate decisions. It prevents traders from exploiting predictable volatility spikes to pass evaluations or generate inflated profits at the firm's expense.

The filter covers 50+ weekly events including Non-Farm Payrolls, FOMC rate decisions, CPI and PPI data, ECB and BOE rate decisions, GDP releases, RBA and RBNZ decisions, ISM PMI reports, and custom-configured events such as central bank speeches or earnings releases.

Operators configure pre- and post-event restriction windows per event type, from 1 to 60 minutes. Windows can be set independently per evaluation phase — Challenge, Verification, or Funded — so each tier has the exact policy appropriate for its risk level.

Yes. Instrument-level filtering ensures only currency pairs and assets correlated to the releasing country are blocked. For example, a USD CPI release can restrict all USD pairs and XAUUSD while leaving EUR, GBP, and AUD pairs fully open.

Positions opened before the event window and still active at event time are flagged. Depending on configuration, they can be warned and allowed to remain, force-closed at market price, or permitted with a post-event compliance flag placed on the account record for operator review.

Yes. Every event window activation, blocked trade attempt, position flag, and account enforcement action is timestamped and written to the immutable audit log. Logs are available for compliance review and trader dispute resolution.

Yes. Operators can override individual event configurations in real time from the admin dashboard — changing windows, impact levels, or enforcement actions — without restarting the risk engine or affecting other active rules.

Yes. The News Trading Filter shares its event window data with the Trading Violation Detection and Scalping/HFT Detection modules. Trades blocked by news windows are excluded from drawdown calculations and flagged separately in the risk dashboard to avoid double-counting violations.
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Stop News-Spike Exploitation
Before It Costs You

Deploy the News Trading Filter and protect your firm from the most common source of inflated evaluation profits — high-volatility event exploitation.

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Fully Automated
Live Calendar Sync
Real-Time Enforcement
Zero-Config Operation