Yes, trading during high-impact news is permitted where the trade reflects a genuine directional market view and is not designed solely to exploit volatility, short-term price spikes, execution delay, or market inefficiency.
News straddling is prohibited. This means placing straddled, offsetting, or equivalent hedged exposure on the same or correlated instruments within 15 minutes before or after Red or Amber events, earnings events, or geopolitical events where the purpose is to capture volatility rather than express a genuine directional view.
Related Terms: Section 7.9
