I want to share my experience so other traders understand how rules are applied on this platform.
My funded account (#10386923) was closed at payout stage for an alleged “news trading” breach on January 21, 2026, reportedly due to the WEF Annual Meeting, but the facts show this decision was inconsistent and discretionary.
All of my trades on that day were executed fully outside any red-folder, high-impact economic news. For instance, EURCAD.QTR was opened Jan 20 at 20:16 UK time and closed Jan 21 at 02:14, AUDNZD.QTR opened Jan 20 at 20:19 and closed Jan 21 at 04:57, GBPCAD.QTR opened Jan 20 at 20:24 and closed Jan 21 at 00:02, USDCAD.QTR opened Jan 21 at 00:25 and closed 02:14, and XAUUSD.QTR trades were opened between 02:08 and 05:18 and closed by 06:18. None of these trades were opened, closed, or modified near any ±5-minute red-folder news window.
If you go to ForexFactory and select January 21, you can see the events listed chronologically.
The first actual red news of the day was GBP at 07:00 UK time. All my trades were closed hours before this. The WEF Annual Meeting appears further down as an all-day “ALL” event, meaning it has no specific currency, no release time, and no economic data (forecast, actual, or previous).
The platform’s News Rule FAQ states:
“For all-day red events, trading is restricted for all pairs involving the corresponding currency for the entire day.”
This requires a specific corresponding currency, which the WEF event does not have, so applying this rule to all instruments is inconsistent with their own published guidelines.
Initially, the breach email cited moving Stop Loss / Take Profit and trade closing timing as the reason for the account closure.
After I provided evidence with exact timestamps showing compliance, the firm shifted the reasoning to the all-day WEF event, which was not the original basis.
This shows the enforcement was discretionary, retroactive, and applied in a way that does not match the published rules.
Even when trades are fully compliant with timing rules and executed outside all high-impact news windows, discretionary rule enforcement at payout stage may still result in account closure and rejected profits.
Traders should be aware that all-day “ALL” events flagged on ForexFactory may be treated as full-day trading bans, even if the event does not meet the definition of red-folder, currency-specific news.
I am sharing this experience so other traders can make informed decisions, check the chronological news order themselves on ForexFactory, avoid trading on days with “ALL” events, and understand the potential risks of discretionary enforcement at payout.
Ask yourself: would you choose to trade with a company that does not consistently follow its own rulebook?
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