ATFunded Frequently Asked Questions

Can I trade news on ATFunded accounts?

ATFunded Legacy

Opening trades during restricted news events is not allowed with ATFunded Legacy.

You must avoid opening trades during high-impact news events (marked with a red folder) on both Phase 1 & 2 as well as funded accounts.

You are allowed to close trades during restricted news and trade other pairs unaffected by the event.


ATFunded Pro

With ATFunded Pro, you must avoid trading during high-impact news events (marked with a red folder) on both assessment and funded accounts.

You are allowed to keep trades open during news and trade other pairs unaffected by the event.

What is not allowed?

You must not do any of the following within 5 minutes before or after a high impact news event on Pro accounts:

  • Open new trades
  • Set or trigger pending orders (buy/sell stops or limits)
  • Close trades (even if it’s automatic, like hitting take-profit)

Related

Trades are treated as one trade idea when they are opened on the same instrument, in the same direction, and within 15 minutes of the previous trade being closed.

In such case, as long as you meet the requirements you can request it at any time within 10 days of the original date, with all of your trades closed. After 10 days the button will become unavailable, and you will have to wait until the next payout date (30 / 14 days from your last payout).

The maximum allocation in the Legacy Program is $200K. However, if you wish to participate in both ATFunded Pro and Legacy programs at the same time, the limit is two Pro accounts of any size, and only one account of any size in the Legacy program

In the ATFunded Legacy program, you are not restricted to the number of trades you are allowed to have open on the same pair or across pairs at the same time.

A Margin Call indicates that your account is approaching its margin limit. While your margin remains at that level, you will not be able to place additional trades unless more margin becomes available.

A Stop Out occurs when all available margin has been exhausted. In that case, all active positions will be closed automatically, no matter whether they are currently in profit or loss.

Once a Stop Out takes place, the account is considered to be permanently breached, regardless of the remaining balance or equity.

To prevent this, traders are strongly advised to keep a close eye on both position sizing and overall margin consumption.

However, we always urge our traders to follow good risk management practices. Gambling, especially overleveraging will not be tolerated. If your Margin Level reaches 100%, your account will be breached as well.