2-Step Challenge News trading is permitted but with some conditions. Please note that • you are not allowed to trade 5 minutes before and after the red folder news. • Profits from trading within the 10-minute window will be subtracted in high impact news event trading. For Example: Red folder news time is 6:00pm. You can't open trade from 5:55pm to 6:00pm and also, you can't open trade from 6:00pm to 6:05pm. Profits from news trading will not be counted. In 3 step challenge, News is allowed.