Trading the October jobs report on 6 November in a funded account: what FTMO and FundingPips allow
The October jobs report is due 6 November at 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC). How the news rules of FTMO and FundingPips apply to funded accounts that day.
By Volodymyr Kravchenko Published 2 min read
Short answer
The October jobs report (NFP) is scheduled for Friday 6 November at 8:30 a.m. ET, which is 13:30 UTC because the US clocks go back on 1 November. On a Standard FTMO Account, trades cannot be opened or closed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a restricted event; FTMO's FAQ names US Non-Farm Employment among them. FundingPips may deduct profits from trades within 5 minutes of high-impact news on master accounts.
Key takeaways
- The release time moves from 12:30 UTC (summer time) to 13:30 UTC: if your platform shows UTC or server time, the window moves with it.
- FTMO: 2 minutes either side, Standard FTMO Account only. Swing accounts and the evaluation have no news restriction.
- FundingPips: 5 minutes either side on master accounts; trades opened 5 hours or more before are excluded.
- FundingPips states that purposely trading news is prohibited in the evaluation as well as the master phase.
The rules on 6 November
| Firm | Account the rule applies to | Window around the release | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO | Standard FTMO Account (funded) | 2 min before to 2 min after | No opening or closing trades, including stop loss and take profit executions. Breaking it may lead to termination of the account. |
| FundingPips | Master accounts | 5 min before to 5 min after | Profits from trades in the window may be deducted. |
For a release at 8:30 a.m. ET, that means 8:28 to 8:32 a.m. ET at FTMO and 8:25 to 8:35 a.m. ET at FundingPips.
The clock change matters
The US moves back to standard time on 1 November. The September report was released at 12:30 UTC; on 6 November the same 8:30 a.m. ET is 13:30 UTC. If your platform shows UTC or broker server time, the FTMO window runs 13:28 to 13:32 UTC and the FundingPips window 13:25 to 13:35 UTC. Europe changes its clocks later (on 25 October), so for a few days the gap between London and New York is different from usual: work from New York time, not from a remembered local time.
Details that are easy to miss
FTMO. The restriction does not apply during the FTMO Challenge and Verification, or to the Swing account type. A position opened before the window may stay open, but a stop loss or take profit triggered inside it counts as a violation. FTMO’s FAQ gives US Non-Farm Employment as an example of a restricted event, but the restriction applies to selected announcements and to the instruments they affect: check the restricted-event marks in FTMO’s own economic calendar for the symbol you trade.
FundingPips. The restricted events are the high-impact ones in the FundingPips Economic Calendar on the trader dashboard. Trades opened 5 hours or more before the event are excluded. FundingPips also states that purposely trading news is prohibited in the evaluation and the master phase.
What this means in practice (analysis)
If you hold a funded account, the simplest approach on NFP day is to decide before 8:25 a.m. ET whether you are flat or holding through, and to check that no stop or target sits close enough to trigger inside the window. The FTMO rule can end an account; the FundingPips rule affects the profit you keep. Rules change, so read each firm’s own page on the day. VERIFY CURRENT DATA.
For what the jobs report measures and the remaining 2026 dates, see our NFP release calendar. The full side-by-side, including which events each firm lists, is on our prop firm news rules page, and you can size a trade against the loss limits with the prop firm lot size calculator. This item describes rules and timing only; it is not a trading signal.
Facts in this item come from the official sources below; sections marked "analysis" are our interpretation, not advice. Nothing here is a trading signal. Read our editorial policy and methodology.
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Official or primary sources used for the facts above. Figures and terms change, so check the source before acting on them.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Schedule of Releases for the Employment SituationDate and time as recorded in our NFP calendar page; the BLS page could not be opened again for this item. Check it before you plan around the release.Accessed
- FTMO — Can I trade news?Page showed last update 3 Sep 2026. Not re-opened for this item: check it on the day.Accessed
- FundingPips — News Trading & Weekend HoldingNot re-opened for this item: check it on the day.Accessed
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