Users are allowed to simulate trades on news events during Phase 1 and Phase 2 of evaluations across all account types. However, since our simulated platform mirrors real markets, users must be aware of the risks associated with slippage.
Trading based on news is not a direct violation of Aeon's rules during the evaluation phase, but slippage, similar to real markets, may occur. If slippage results in a violation of maximum loss rules, the user is held accountable. Aeon cannot guarantee profits generated during high-risk news events or shield users from losses due to execution issues or slippage on the simulated platform.
On Aeon Trader accounts, a news restriction period is enforced during high-impact news releases. This restriction starts 5 minutes before the scheduled release and ends 5 minutes after.
Prohibited Actions During News Restriction Period:
a. Opening new trades (market/limit orders).
b. Closing trades (market/limit orders).
c. Modifying Stop Loss or Take Profit.
d. Placing Buy Stop or Sell Stop orders.
If any prohibited actions are executed within this 10-minute window, any profits earned during this period will be voided. However, this will not result in an account violation. Trades placed at least 8 hours prior to the news release are not subject to the restriction.
Important Notes: Trading on news events, including strategies like directional trading, straddles, or taking advantage of initial market movements, is not permitted. Trades on unaffected instruments are unrestricted.
Restricted Instruments and Events
Here is the list of instruments and macroeconomic events subject to restrictions during high-impact news releases:
USA (USD):
FED Interest Rate
FOMC Minutes
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Non-Farm Payrolls
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Core PCE
Instruments:
DJI30 / SPX500 / NDX100
XAUUSD / XAGUSD
UKOIL / USOIL
BTCUSD / ETHUSD / XRPUSD / ADAUSD / SOLUSD / LTCUSD / BCHUSD / BNBUSD
UK (GBP):
BoE Interest Rate
BoE Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Eurozone (EUR / GER40):
ECB Interest Rate
ECB Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Canada (CAD):
BoC Interest Rate
BoC Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Australia (AUD / ASX200):
RBA Interest Rate
RBA Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Switzerland (CHF):
SNB Interest Rate
New Zealand (NZD):
RBNZ Interest Rate
RBNZ Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Japan (JPY / JPN225):
BoJ Interest Rate
BoJ Press Conference
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth Rate
Crude Oil (UKOIL / USOIL):
Crude Oil Inventories