Listed below are the rules that are applicable for PRO+ accounts.
1. Eligible Instruments & Trading Hours
You may only trade approved instruments during the permitted trading hours.
2. End-Of-Day (EOD) Drawdown
Your account balance—including open positions—must not reach or exceed the maximum EOD drawdown limit.
3. Trade your Account
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Weekly Trading Requirement
To keep your PRO+ Account active, you must trade at least one day per calendar week (Sunday–Friday).
A “traded day” is defined as a day where at least one round-trip has been executed on any permitted instrument.
4. No Counter Positions
- You cannot hold open positions in opposite directions within the same product or closely related products.
- This applies across all account types: Test, PRO, and PRO+.
5. Avoid the Limit Up/Down
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Understanding Market Price Limits
Futures and related markets can reach limit up or limit down levels, triggering circuit breakers.
This limits how far the market can go in a single day.
Current daily price limits can be found on the CME website: CME PRICE LIMITS
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Trader Responsibilities
You must exit all open positions before a price limit is reached.
If the market approaches a limit, our company must "hedge" against traders holding positions near those levels.
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Account Liquidation
If a price limit is hit, and you have not exited your position, you will lose your PRO+ Account.
6. No Open Positions During Prohibited News
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General Rule
- All PRO/PRO+ Accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after any prohibited news event.
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Prohibited News Events (All Products)
FOMC statements/announcements Wednesdays at 2:00 PM ET (FED speakers, FOMC meeting minutes are allowed)
Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Monthly, Fridays at 8:30 AM ET
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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In addition to these news events, the following news events are prohibited for specific instruments:
Crude Oil Inventories → Prohibited product: Crude Oil
Bond Auctions → Prohibited products: 10-Year Note, 30-Year Bond
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How to Track Prohibited News
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Review news marked with the red folder, USD currency, on:
forexfactory.com
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All required news events also appear on the trader calendar:
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