{"id":1677,"date":"2026-01-29T08:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&#038;p=682793"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:34:19","slug":"trading-update-29-jan-2026","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-29-jan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 29 Jan 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Maintenance, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-1677","trading-updates","type-trading-updates","status-publish","hentry","category-trading-updates"],"acf":{"main_content":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\">All times hereafter are expressed in MetaTrader platform time \u2014 <strong>GMT+2<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-7\"><strong>Weekend Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">We will\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">perform scheduled maintenance on\u00a0<strong>all<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>trading platforms (MT4, MT5, <\/strong>and <strong>cTrader<\/strong><\/span>) on dates and times as specified below<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-6\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">On <strong>Saturday<\/strong>,<strong> 31 Jan 2026<\/strong>, <\/span>between <strong>13:00<\/strong> and <strong>17:00.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>On <strong>Sunday<\/strong>,<strong> 1 Feb 2026<\/strong>, between <strong>03<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong> and <strong>05<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">During the maintenance window above, trading on the specified platform will be <b class=\"black-bold\">disabled<\/b>, and access may be<b class=\"black-bold\">\u00a0fully restricted<\/b>.<\/p>","secondary_content":"<hr \/>\r\n\r\nOvernight rollover\u00a0<b class=\"black-bold\">swaps<\/b>\u00a0are subject to regular changes and adjustments, reflecting, among other things, interest rate differentials and dividend adjustments. If you are holding positions overnight, please be reminded that it is your responsibility to check these swaps in the contract specification for each symbol, and to adjust (if needed) and manage your positions accordingly. FTMO is not responsible for trading results affected by swap changes or adjustments.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>","the_situation_in_ukraine":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\">[dropdown title=\"The situation in Ukraine - geopolitical development, sanctions, and markets\"]\r\nDue to the war in Ukraine, traders can experience increased uncertainty in the markets, accompanied by\u00a0<strong>increased volatility<\/strong>\u00a0on many assets, along with the possibility of\u00a0<strong>price spikes, whipsaws, flash crashes, spread widening and liquidity supply issues<\/strong>. Traders are advised to pay extra caution while trading during these times.\u00a0<strong>Risk management and capital preservation<\/strong> should be the key focus of every trader, just as being aware and adaptive to the market conditions that might be unpredictable or risky.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">Unfortunately, at this time, we are not allowed to process\u00a0<strong>payments to regions of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine<\/strong>\u00a0and our clients from there, as per the latest sanctions imposed in connection with the war in Ukraine. There are also sanctions targeting some Russian banks and high-profile individuals. We are not allowed to process any payouts to clients and banks on the sanction list. Payouts to our clients from\/in the subject locations, or being subject to the sanctions list, will be possible once the imposed sanctions are lifted. 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