Orders blocked around news in Match-Trader

What is causing it

A news-trading restriction configured by the firm, which blocks new positions in a window either side of listed high-impact events.

Why this happens

News windows are enforced by the same risk layer as loss limits, so a blocked news trade is refused instantly and looks like a technical failure. The tell is timing: it starts and ends at predictable moments around a scheduled release and behaves perfectly in between.

Firms differ considerably here, including whether a trade opened before the window may be held through it, so this is one rule worth confirming in writing rather than assuming.

The fix, step by step

1. Check the firm's rules for a news restriction and the exact window it covers, which is commonly a few minutes before and after an event.
2. Check which calendar the firm uses to decide what counts as high impact. Calendars disagree, and only the firm's choice matters.
3. Confirm what the rule actually forbids. Some firms block opening only, some also block closing or modifying, and some allow trading but void the profits from it.
4. Check the time zone the firm publishes events in and translate it to your own, as this is the usual source of surprise.
5. Plan entries outside the window. If a position is already open going into a release, know in advance whether you are permitted to close it.
6. If orders are still refused well outside any event window, treat it as a different problem and check your loss limits instead.

How to confirm it is fixed

Orders are accepted normally once the published window has passed, with no other change.

Stopping it happening again

Keep the firm's own event calendar open, in your own time zone, and treat the restricted windows as no-trade periods in your plan.