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I’m extremely disappointed with @EquityEdgeUK , and I think this situation deserves some attention. I successfully passed both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of my evaluation and completed my verification, expecting to finally receive my funded account. However, I was informed that my evaluation had been disqualified because of a News Trading Rule violation that allegedly occurred during Phase 1. Here’s what actually happened: I had an NZDUSD position open a FULL DAY before a scheduled high-impact news event. My Stop Loss and Take Profit were already set before the news, and I had no intention of trading the news or opening a new position around the announcement. When the news was released, the market moved in my favour and automatically triggered my pre-existing Take Profit. Equity Edge considers this a violation because the TP was executed within their restricted two-minute window before or after the news. Now, my question is: WHAT EXACTLY ARE TRADERS EXPECTED TO DO? Are we supposed to close every existing position before every high-impact news release, even when those positions were opened a day or several days earlier, with SL and TP already in place? I understand the need for risk management and restrictions around news trading. But penalising a trader for an existing position simply because the market reached their predetermined Take Profit during a news event raises serious questions about the fairness and practicality of this rule. What’s even more frustrating is that I passed both phases, completed verification, and only at the final stage was informed that an incident from Phase 1 would prevent me from receiving my funded account. I appreciate that they offered me a complimentary retry, but that doesn’t address my concern. A rule should distinguish between deliberately trading a news event and having a previously established position automatically closed by the market. I believe this policy needs serious reconsideration. @EquityEdge, I’d genuinely like to understand the logic behind this. @Habbyforex_ @kingstonpips @Danieltrades @pipswithflow @CARTOONFX001