#1 account
TradeDayMissing info
A or B or C
Plan: Funded Live
Cost: Not recorded entry, free activation
Rules: EOD trail, check daily-loss rule
News-rule guide
Prop firms with a news trading blackout window
A blackout window is the most common news policy in this industry and the least well documented. This page lists the firms that publish one, so the window length is visible before you buy rather than after a payout is refused.
25
Firms with a window
25
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News blackout windows
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25Tracked accounts
23Current offers
8Deal links
$19Lowest entry
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Missing info
A or B or C
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Missing info
A or B or C
2 
FTMOFTMO Challenge - 2-Step
81B82 firm
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Missing info
B or C
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The5ersHigh Stakes
80B87 firm
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79B72 firm
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#2 account
FTMOPlan: FTMO Challenge - 2-Step
Cost: Not recorded entry, check activation fee
Rules: Static, 5% daily loss
#3 account
Take Profit TraderMissing info
B or C
Plan: PRO Account
Cost: Earned entry, $130 activation
Rules: Intraday trail, check daily-loss rule
| # | Firm / Account | Score | Reputation | Market | From | Drawdown | Daily loss | Activation | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | | Missing info A or B or C | Strong | Futures | Not recorded | EOD trail | Check rules | $0 | Open offer |
| 02 | | 81B | Strong | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 5% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 03 | | Missing info B or C | Strong | Futures | Earned | Intraday trail | Check rules | $130 | Open offer |
| 04 | | 80B | Strong | Forex | $19 | Static | 5% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 05 | | 79B | Rating withheld | Forex | $32 | Static | 2.5% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 06 | | 76B | Strong | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 3% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 07 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 5% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 08 | | 74B | Positive | Forex | $325 | Static | 5% | $0 | Open offer |
| 09 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Crypto | $49 | Static | 3% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 10 | | Missing info B or C or D or F | Rating withheld | Forex | Not recorded | Static | Check rules | Check fee | Open offer |
| 11 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | $37 | EOD trail | 3% | $0 | Open offer |
| 12 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 4% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 13 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 4% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 14 | | 71B | Strong | Futures | $99 | EOD trail | None | $0 | Open offer |
| 15 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | $19 | Static | 4% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 16 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | $79 | Static | 4% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 17 | | 70B | Positive | Futures | Not recorded | EOD trail | Check rules | $0 | Open offer |
| 18 | | Missing info B or C | Strong | Forex | Not recorded | Static | 5% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 19 | | Missing info B or C | Strong | Forex | $99 | Static | 4% | $0 | Open offer |
| 20 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Forex | $69 | Static | 4% | Check fee | Open offer |
| 21 | | Missing info B or C | Rating withheld | Futures | $99 | EOD trail | $1,000 | $129 | Open offer |
| 22 | | 63C | Strong | Futures | $65 | Intraday trail | Plan-specific | $65 | Visit firm |
| 23 | | 62C | Limited | Futures | $79 | EOD trail | 2% | $0 | Visit firm |
| 24 | | 60C | Strong | Futures | $139 | EOD trail | $500 | $139 | Open offer |
| 25 | | Missing info C or D | Rating withheld | Futures | $69 | EOD trail | 2.5% | $0 | Open offer |
Snapshot
$19
Lowest paid entry
Static (15)
Most common drawdown
23
With current offers
25
Active now
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Buyer guide
Reading a news blackout window
Two minutes is not two minutes of warning
A blackout window bars opening or closing a position for a set number of minutes either side of a scheduled release. A two-minute window is therefore a four-minute dead zone in practice, and it catches positions you already hold as much as new entries — you cannot exit into it. Traders are far more often caught by the exit half of the rule than the entry half.
The published window length for each firm appears on its profile alongside the source it was read from.
Restricted is not prohibited
A window firm is not a firm that bans news trading. Outside the window you trade normally, including the run-up and the follow-through, which for most strategies is the part that matters. Traders who rule out every firm with a window often narrow the field far more than their strategy requires.
If your entries are not timed to the release itself, a five-minute window is usually irrelevant. If they are, it is disqualifying, and the length is the whole decision.
Check which releases the window applies to
Firms differ on which events trigger the window. Some publish a named calendar, some restrict only a short list such as NFP, CPI, and central bank decisions, and some say "high-impact" without naming a source. That ambiguity is worth resolving before it costs you a payout, because the firm decides after the fact which side of the line a trade fell on.
How to use this list
Compare first, then review current terms.
These pages are filters, not blanket recommendations. Open the firm review, compare the exact account type, then check current terms through the offer link.
How long is a typical news blackout window?
Most published windows fall between one and five minutes either side of the release. The window length recorded for each firm is shown on its profile with the source it was read from.
Does the window apply to closing a position too?
Usually yes. Most firms bar both opening and closing inside the window, so a position held into a release cannot be exited until the window clears. This is the part traders most often miss.
Is a firm with a blackout window worse than one without?
Only if your strategy trades the release itself. For everything else the window is a minor constraint, and firms with windows include some of the strongest-scoring accounts tracked here.
Do blackout windows apply during the evaluation as well as the funded stage?
It varies by firm. Some apply the window only to funded accounts, where the firm has real money at risk. Check both sets of terms on the firm page.
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