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News windows: what counts as a violation

Two minutes before, two minutes after, and the position you already had open

Prop trading rulesIntermediate14 July 202609:3019.3k views

The news rule is about opening a position, not holding one. That small difference decides whether a trade that was already open at the release is a violation.

We go through the economic calendar we read ourselves, and which releases genuinely open a window.