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Day trading Restricted Economic Events
Traders can stay in positions they are already in, but are not allowed to Enter or Exit positions 5 Minutes before till 5 Minutes after each event!
Ignoring Restricted Events can lead to slippage compensation in profit calculations or worse!
Occasional Restricted Events
| Event Name | Effected market | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Permanent Restricted Events
| Event Name | Effected market | |
|---|---|---|
| ALL Federal Fund Rates & Interest Rate Decisions | ALL FX | |
| ALL Unemployment Changes (Monthly) | ALL FX | |
| ALL CPI Data (Quarterly) | ALL FX |
| Event Name | Effected market | |
|---|---|---|
| FOMC Statements & Minutes | USD | |
| Non-Farm Payrolls | USD | |
| German Economic Settiments | EUR / DAX | |
| GDP (quarterly) | USD | |
| MPC Votes | GBP | |
| CPI (Monthly) | CAD | |
| GDP (Quarterly) | NZD | |
| Policy Rate | CHF | |
| Crude Oil Inventories | Crude Oil, WTI, BRENT | |
| Natural Gas Storage | NATGAS | |
| Crop Production Statistics | ALL Commodities |
Other Trading Restrictions
the following actions are Not permitted as a EnFoid Prop Trader
- Gap Trading, getting fills in Gaps
- Holding positions during closed markets (eg. Weekends)
ALL Markets that have a "Night-break", and weekends
Trading halts during midday or Rollover is fine - Scalping Major News (as listed above)
Conservative News trading is fine, but no order is allowed to be filled 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after major news.
see the list below for News that fall in this category
Restricted Symbols
The following symbols are generally & always prohibited
- USDTHB US Dollar / Thai baht
- EURTHB Euro / Thai baht
- USDHKD US Dollar / Hongkong Dollar
- EURHKD Euro / Hongkong Dollar