Can you trade news on Apex Trader Funding? (2026)
Short answer
News trading on Apex Trader Funding is allowed. No news restriction on evaluation or funded accounts.
News trading
Allowed
EAs
conditionally allowed
Weekend holding
not permitted
Payout cycle
Twice per month
The exact Apex Trader Funding news rule
No news restriction on evaluation or funded accounts.
News rules are the most common reason a funded payout is reduced or denied: profit made inside a restricted window is often removed before the payout is calculated, even if the account was never breached.
Evaluation vs funded account
Many firms allow news on the evaluation and restrict it only once you are funded — the opposite of what traders assume. Read the funded-account terms before you build a strategy around releases like NFP, CPI or FOMC.
- NFP (first Friday, 8:30 ET)
- CPI (mid-month, 8:30 ET)
- FOMC decision (2:00 ET)
Related Apex Trader Funding trading rules
Expert advisors: Automation is allowed within limits, but fully hands-off high-frequency systems and one-sided strategies breach the trading-style rules.
Weekend: Flat by Friday close on all account types.
Copy trading: Explicitly built for it — you can run up to 20 accounts and copy the same strategy across all of them.
FAQ
Is news trading allowed on Apex Trader Funding?
News trading on Apex Trader Funding is allowed. No news restriction on evaluation or funded accounts.
What happens if I trade news on Apex Trader Funding?
If the trade falls inside a restricted window, expect the profit from it to be removed at payout review, or in repeat cases the account to be closed. Losses are not refunded.
Which prop firms allow news trading?
See our list of prop firms that allow news trading, filtered from the same verified rules dataset.
How Apex Trader Funding's rules compare
Apex Trader Funding against the five highest-trust futures firms we track, on the rules that decide whether you actually get paid.
| Firm | Trust | Split | Entry | Drawdown | First payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Trader Funding | 85/100 | 100% | $37 | Intraday trailing | 8 days |
| Topstep | 91/100 | 90% | $49 | End-of-day trailing | 7 days |
| My Funded Futures | 84/100 | 90% | $77 | End-of-day trailing | 5 days |
| Alpha Futures | 84/100 | 90% | $79 | End-of-day trailing | 7 days |
| Take Profit Trader | 83/100 | 90% | $150 | End-of-day trailing | 5 days |
| Earn2Trade | 79/100 | 80% | $150 | Intraday trailing | 14 days |
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