Last updated: 2 October 2026 The prop firm news trading calendar for Q4 2026. Every scheduled FOMC decision, CPI and jobs report (NFP) from now to mid-December, taken from Federal Reserve and BLS schedules, alongside each firm’s news-trading rule in its own words.
8 scheduled US releases between now and mid-December 2026. FOMC decisions on 28 October and 9 December; CPI on 14 October, 10 November and 10 December; jobs reports (NFP) on 2 October (today), 6 November and 4 December. Dates come from the Federal Reserve and the BLS.
No-trade windows range from none to ±5 minutes. Tradeify has no news rules. Take Profit Trader’s PRO accounts must be flat ±1 minute around FOMC, NFP and CPI. FTMO’s funded Standard accounts, The5ers’ High Stakes accounts and MyFundedFutures use ±2 minutes. Topstep blocks new mini opens ±5 minutes around CPI. Goat Funded Trader caps profit at 1% within ±5 minutes.
The rules often change between the evaluation and the funded account. FTMO’s restriction doesn’t apply in the Evaluation. MyFundedFutures’ Rapid table says news trading is allowed in the evaluation but bans tier-1 news on Sim Funded accounts. Take Profit Trader’s rule is written for PRO accounts.
Three firms name these events explicitly. Take Profit Trader and FTMO name FOMC, NFP and CPI, and Topstep names CPI. Others use “high-impact news” as defined by a calendar such as ForexFactory, so check the firm’s own calendar.
Calendar: October to December 2026
| Date | Release | Details | Firm rules that name this event | Official schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 02 Oct | Employment Situation (NFP) | Employment Situation (NFP) for September 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
| Wed 14 Oct | CPI | CPI for September 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Topstep: no new mini opens ±5 min (SIM) Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
| Wed 28 Oct | FOMC meeting (final day) | FOMC meeting October 27-28, 2026 | Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min around the statement FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | Fed |
| Fri 06 Nov | Employment Situation (NFP) | Employment Situation (NFP) for October 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
| Tue 10 Nov | CPI | CPI for October 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Topstep: no new mini opens ±5 min (SIM) Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
| Fri 04 Dec | Employment Situation (NFP) | Employment Situation (NFP) for November 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
| Wed 09 Dec | FOMC meeting (final day) | FOMC meeting December 8-9, 2026 (with Summary of Economic Projections) | Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min around the statement FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | Fed |
| Thu 10 Dec | CPI | CPI for November 2026, 8:30 AM ET | Topstep: no new mini opens ±5 min (SIM) Take Profit Trader PRO/PRO+: flat ±1 min FTMO Account (Standard): no trades on affected instruments ±2 min MyFundedFutures: flat ±2 min (policy covers all news releases) | BLS |
CPI and NFP come out at 8:30 AM ET (BLS). The Fed’s calendar gives meeting dates. Take Profit Trader describes FOMC statements as coming on “Wednesdays at 2:00 PM ET”, and both 28 October and 9 December are Wednesdays. The right-hand column lists only firms whose rule names that event, plus MyFundedFutures, whose policy covers all news releases. Firms that use “high-impact news” (The5ers, Goat Funded Trader) define it with their own or a third-party calendar.
Each firm’s news rule, in its own words
| Firm | Applies to | Rule (our summary) | Window | Firm’s exact wording | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topstep | All accounts | Allowed, no need to flatten. Don’t trade full maximum size into major news. | None | “Topstep doesn't require you to flatten positions during economic releases — in SIM or Funded Accounts.” | Firm page |
| Topstep | SIM accounts, CPI days | No new opening trades in ES, NQ, RTY, YM, NKD minis (and GC, SI, HG, PL) from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after CPI. Micros limited by account size. | ±5 min | “No new opening transactions permitted during the 10-minute window surrounding the release (5 minutes before, 5 minutes after).” | Firm page |
| Topstep | All accounts | Prohibited strategy | None | “Purposefully trading your full Maximum Position Size directly into a scheduled major news event.” | Firm page |
| Take Profit Trader | PRO and PRO+ accounts | Must be flat, with no open orders, from 1 minute before to 1 minute after FOMC statements, NFP and CPI. | ±1 min | “All PRO Accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders o ne minute before, d uring and o ne minute after any prohibited news event.” | Firm page |
| MyFundedFutures | Policy (all news releases) | No open positions or orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after any data release. Straddles and strangles prohibited. | ±2 min | “Ensuring no open positions or orders are active in the order book 2 minutes before and after any data release.” | Firm page |
| MyFundedFutures | Rapid: evaluation vs Sim Funded | The Rapid evaluation table says news trading is allowed. The Sim Funded section bans tier-1 news trading. | None | “No T1 news trading is allowed on this Sim Funded account.” | Firm page |
| Apex Trader Funding | All accounts | Allowed for your normal strategy. Two-sided news bets and hedging aren’t. | None | “Trading during news is allowed for your normal trading strategy.” | Firm page |
| Tradeify | All accounts | No news rules (trade at your own risk) | None | “We do not have any rules against or guidelines around trading news events.” | Firm page |
| FTMO | FTMO Account (Standard type); not the Evaluation or Swing accounts | No opening or closing trades on affected instruments from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after restricted releases. For USD, these include the Federal Funds Rate & Statement, Non-Farm Employment Change and CPI y/y. | ±2 min | “it is not permitted to open or close any trades, including the execution of pending orders (such as Stop Loss or Take Profit), within a time window starting 2 minutes before and ending 2 minutes after the release of selected news announcements.” | Firm page |
| The5ers | High Stakes | No trades from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news | ±2 min | “Performing moves 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events is not allowed.” | Firm page |
| Goat Funded Trader | Challenge and funded | Allowed, but a trade opened or closed within 5 minutes of high-impact news can make at most 1% of the initial balance | ±5 min, 1% profit cap | “Any trade that is opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news release (marked with a red folder on ForexFactory.com or Myfxbook.com) can generate a maximum profit of 1% of the account’s initial balance .” | Firm page |
| FundedNext | CFD Stellar challenges | Plans advertised with “News Trading Allowed” | None | “Stellar 2-Step News Trading Allowed” | Firm page |
FundingPips is not included because its site blocks our fetches and we couldn’t verify its news rule today. Rules can differ by product, so the stage shown is the one the source page covers.
FOMC meetings scheduled for 2027
January 26-27, March 16-17, April 27-28, June 8-9, July 27-28, September 14-15, October 26-27, December 7-8 (Federal Reserve; meetings marked with an asterisk on the Fed’s page include a Summary of Economic Projections: March 16-17, June 8-9, September 14-15, December 7-8). BLS hasn’t yet published its 2027 CPI and jobs-report dates on the schedule pages we used.
Methodology
FOMC dates come from the Federal Reserve’s FOMC calendar page, downloaded 2 October 2026. CPI and Employment Situation dates and times come from the BLS release schedules, read through a web reader on 2 October 2026 because the BLS blocks our automated fetches. Firm rules come from each firm’s help pages, saved on 2 October 2026 (FundedNext’s on 1 October). Apex’s and Tradeify’s pages were read through a web reader. Every quote was checked word for word. Release dates can change, as can firm rules, so check the source before you trade. This is information, not trading advice. Related: Rules Glossary, Drawdown vs Volatility and Open Rules Dataset.
How to cite this
Prop Data Lab, “Prop Firm News Trading Calendar (Q4 2026)”, updated 2 October 2026, https://propdatalab.com/prop-firm-news-trading-calendar/
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Common questions
When is the next FOMC meeting in 2026?
The Federal Reserve's calendar lists October 27-28 and December 8-9, 2026 as the remaining FOMC meetings. The December meeting includes a Summary of Economic Projections.
When is CPI released in October 2026?
BLS schedules September 2026 CPI for October 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET, then November 10 and December 10.
Can I trade news at prop firms?
It depends on the firm. Tradeify has no news rules. Apex and Topstep allow it with limits (Topstep blocks new mini opens 5 minutes either side of CPI). Take Profit Trader's PRO accounts must be flat 1 minute either side of FOMC, NFP and CPI. FTMO's funded Standard accounts, The5ers' High Stakes accounts and MyFundedFutures use 2-minute windows (checked 2 October 2026).