{"id":669,"date":"2025-02-13T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&#038;p=650257"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:27:58","slug":"trading-update-13-feb-2025","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-13-feb-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 13 Feb 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Maintenance,<\/br><br \/>\nPresidents\u2019 Day Holiday,<\/br><br \/>\nListing of DXY on All Platforms,<\/br><br \/>\nListing of Cotton and Sugar on Demo Servers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-669","trading-updates","type-trading-updates","status-publish","hentry","category-trading-updates"],"acf":{"main_content":"<span style=\"color: #000000;\">All times hereafter are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time \u2013 <b class=\"black-bold\">GMT<\/b>+<b class=\"black-bold\">2<\/b> (<b class=\"black-bold\">CET<\/b>+<b class=\"black-bold\">1<\/b>).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Weekend Maintenance:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDuring the maintenance period, trading on the specified platform(s) will be disabled, and access to the platform(s) may be fully restricted.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The <b class=\"black-bold\">cTrader<\/b> platform will have a scheduled for maintenance on <strong>Saturday<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>15 Feb<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2025<\/strong>, between <strong>08<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong> and <strong>12<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The <b class=\"black-bold\">MT4 <\/b>and <b class=\"black-bold\">MT5 <\/b>platforms' <b class=\"black-bold\">Demo <\/b>servers are scheduled for maintenance on <strong>Saturday<\/strong>, <strong>15 Feb 2025<\/strong>, between <strong>08<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong> and <strong>10<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Presidents' Day Holiday:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDue to the <b class=\"black-bold\">Presidents' Day<\/b> federal holiday in the U.S. on <strong>Monday<\/strong>, <strong>17 Feb 2025<\/strong>, there will be changes in trading sessions for the following symbols:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>US30.cash<\/strong>, <strong>US100.cash<\/strong>, <strong>US500.cash<\/strong>, <strong>JP225.cash<\/strong>, <strong>US2000.cash<\/strong> will have an early close at <strong>20<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Metals<\/strong>, <strong>USOIL.cash<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>NATGAS.cash<\/strong> and <strong>HEATOIL.c<\/strong> will have an early close at <strong>21<\/strong>:<strong>30<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>GER40.cash<\/strong> and <strong>UK100.cash<\/strong> will have an early close at <strong>23<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>US Equities<\/strong> and <strong>Agricultures<\/strong><strong>\u00a0will be closed<\/strong>\u00a0for the whole day.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Listing of DXY on All Platforms:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<strong>DXY.cash<\/strong> has been available on Free Trial Metatrader servers for several weeks, and we will be listing it on all platforms\u2019 <b class=\"black-bold\">non-demo servers <\/b>on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>, <strong>13 Feb 2025<\/strong>. Initially, the symbol will be set to <b class=\"black-bold\">read-only<\/b>, with trading enabled starting on <strong>Monday<\/strong>, <strong>17 Feb 2025<\/strong>. The symbol is already fully enabled on Free Trial servers, and there will be no disruptions affecting Free Trials.\r\n\r\nDXY.cash is a CFD index that tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of six major foreign currencies. For this spot instrument, the contract size will be <b class=\"black-bold\">100<\/b>, the commission will be <b class=\"black-bold\">0.001{1dfe27562c8d0a894c7070f828ea194c1994ad31fc4525fb2e99e73f5028a884}<\/b> of the position\u2019s notional value per roundtrip, and the margin percentage will be at <b class=\"black-bold\">6{1dfe27562c8d0a894c7070f828ea194c1994ad31fc4525fb2e99e73f5028a884}<\/b>. The default trading hours will be unique to the symbol, and as always, you can display it on the platform itself or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/en\/symbols\/\">Symbols<\/a> page.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>Listing of Cotton and Sugar on Demo Servers:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWe are excited to announce the addition of <strong>COTTON.c<\/strong> and <strong>SUGAR.c<\/strong> to our platforms, driven by increasing interest and trading volumes in agricultural commodities. These symbols will be listed on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>, <strong>13 Feb 2025<\/strong>, and will initially be available only for Free Trial accounts on our <b class=\"black-bold\">MT4 <\/b>and <b class=\"black-bold\">MT5 <\/b>platforms. The symbols will be set to read-only at first, with trading enabled starting on <strong>Monday<\/strong>, <strong>17 Feb 2025<\/strong>. If everything proceeds as planned, they will be fully listed on all platforms and servers in the following weeks.\r\n\r\nCOTTON.c is a spot CFD symbol designed to track the spot price of cotton, and SUGAR.c is a spot CFD symbol designed to track the spot price of sugar. Both symbols have a contract size of <b class=\"black-bold\">1<\/b> and<b class=\"black-bold\"> no commission<\/b>. The default trade hours will be unique for both symbols; you can display it on the platform itself or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/en\/symbols\/\">Symbols<\/a> page. Under normal conditions, positions can be held open Monday to Friday across all account types. However, traders using non-Swing FTMO accounts must close positions before the weekend. As always, please monitor announcements for any upcoming holidays or maintenance periods.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>","secondary_content":"Overnight 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.","the_situation_in_ukraine":"[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.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, 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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