FOMC, NFP, CPI, Powell speeches, OPEC decisions. Scheduled macro events that move ES, NQ, ZN, and CL — and the prop firm news-restriction rules that flag them on funded accounts.
Every term in this category, alphabetized.
The CME Group's free tool showing implied probabilities of Federal Reserve rate moves at upcoming FOMC meetings, derived from fed funds futures pricing.
The monthly US inflation measurement released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the single most important data release after NFP and FOMC for futures trading.
The annual late-August economic symposium hosted by the Kansas City Federal Reserve — historically the venue where Fed Chairs signal major policy shifts.
The Chair of the US Federal Reserve — his public statements, speeches, and press conferences are among the most market-moving events for index, bond, and currency futures.
Monthly labor market report from the BLS measuring job openings, hires, and quits — a leading indicator for labor market tightness and Fed policy.
Drawdown limits, consistency rules, account breaches, payout policies. The rule mechanics that determine whether you keep your funded account.
Tick values, contract specs, margin, settlement, expiration, rollover. The plumbing of futures markets that prop traders need to understand.
Foundational prop firm terminology: funded account, evaluation, challenge, instant funding, simulated funded.
Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, CQG, Quantower, R|Trader Pro, ProjectX. Platform comparisons, pricing, and prop firm compatibility.
ES, NQ, MES, MNQ, RTY, YM, CL, GC, NG and every major futures contract: tick value, margin, hours, point value.
Scalping, day trading, swing, news trading, ICT, ORB, mean reversion. Which prop firms allow each strategy.
Activation fees, reset fees, commission structures, platform licensing, data feed costs. The full cost-to-trade picture.
