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    News trading: what it means at each prop firm

    As verified between 4 Oct 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, 6 firms quote their news trading rule: restricted at FTMO, Maven Trading and The5ers; restricted (5 min before to 5 min after) at Alpha Capital Group and Blue Guardian; allowed at FundedNext.

    6 firms, their own words and their values.

    The news trading at each firm

    How each prop firm states its news trading, in its own words
    FirmValueIn the firm's wordsSource, read on
    Alpha Capital Grouprestricted5 minutes before, 5 minutes after
    In the source's words
    “Can I trade news on a 2-Step Qualified Account? News is unrestricted during evaluation. On an Alpha Pro Qualified Account you cannot open or close trades on listed instruments for 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after listed news events.”
    		alphacapitalgroup.uk/product/2-step · 4 Oct 2026
    Blue Guardianrestricted5 minutes before, 5 minutes after
    In the source's words
    “News Trading: Allowed during challenge phases | Restricted 5 minutes before and after around high-impact news on funded accounts”
    		help.blueguardian.com/en/articles/14062291-2-step-standard-rules · 4 Oct 2026
    FTMOrestricted
    In the source's words
    “Restrictions for trading during selected news releases apply only to the Standard account type. The Swing account type have no restrictions on trading during news releases.”
    		ftmo.com/en/2-step-challenge · 4 Oct 2026
    FundedNextallowed
    In the source's words
    “News trading allowed for both Challenge and FundedNext Account”
    		fundednext.com/cfds/stellar-2-step · 4 Oct 2026
    Maven Tradingrestricted
    In the source's words
    “The Red Folder news restrictions in the General FAQ apply to this Challenge and Simulated Funded Account, including pending orders, stop-losses, take-profits and automatic profit-target closures.”
    		maventrading.com/challenges/2-step · 12 Nov 2026
    The5ersrestricted
    In the source's words
    “Bracketing strategy by opening pending orders around high-impact news. It consists of opening buy and sell stops close to the price before the news.”
    		the5ers.com/faqs/prohibited-trading-practices · 4 Oct 2026

    What the figures say

    This page covers the news trading rule at 6 prop firms that quote one. B-NKER last checked these facts on their sources on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026.

    Alpha Capital Group applies restricted and Blue Guardian applies restricted, both with the same window. FTMO shows restricted, while FundedNext shows allowed. Maven Trading shows restricted and The5ers shows restricted.

    To read each firm's rule side by side, use compare every firm on the news trading. You can also read all Alpha Capital Group rules on its own page.

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    Sources

    Facts last checked on their sources on 12 Nov 2026. Each table is built from the facts of the base, never typed by hand.