{"id":712,"date":"2025-04-29T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&p=655310"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:38:15","slug":"trading-update-29-apr-2025","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-29-apr-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 29 Apr 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weekend Maintenance,<\/br>
\nLabor Day,
\nBuddha’s Birthday <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-712","trading-updates","type-trading-updates","status-publish","hentry","category-trading-updates"],"acf":{"main_content":"All times hereafter are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time \u2013 GMT+3<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n

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Release Update<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis week's trading update is being published early, today on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, due to upcoming changes in trading schedules for International Labour Day on 1 May 2025.\r\n\r\nPlease note: there will be no additional update published on Thursday.\r\n\r\n
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Weekend Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nMaintenance will be carried out on all trading platforms (MT5<\/strong>, MT4<\/strong>, cTrader<\/strong>, DXtrade<\/strong>) on Saturday<\/strong>, 3 May 2025<\/strong>, between\u00a008<\/strong>:00<\/strong> and 18<\/strong>:00<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nMaintenance on cTrader<\/strong> will continue for\u00a0an additional 3 hours and will end on Saturday<\/strong>,\u00a03 May 2025<\/strong>,\u00a0at <\/strong><\/span>21<\/strong>:00<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nDuring the maintenance period, trading on the specified platforms will be\u00a0disabled<\/b>, and access to the platform(s) may be\u00a0fully restricted<\/b>.\r\n\r\n
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International Labour Day<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDue to the observance of International Labour Day on Thursday<\/strong>, 1 May 2025<\/strong>, there will be changes in trade hours as listed below:\r\n\r\nThursday<\/strong>, 1 May 2025:<\/strong>\r\n
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  • GER40.cash<\/b>, EU50.cash<\/b>, FRA40.cash<\/b>, SPN35.cash<\/b>, N25.cash<\/b>, HK50.cash<\/b>, and European Equities will be closed all day<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFriday, 2\u00a0May 2025:<\/strong>\r\n
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    • GER40.cash<\/b> will open late<\/b> at 03:20<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
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      Buddha's Birthday<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDue to the Buddha's Birthday on Monday<\/strong>, 5\u00a0May 2025<\/strong>, HK50.cash\u00a0<\/b>will be closed<\/b> all<\/b>\u00a0day<\/b>.\r\n\r\n
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      Early May Bank Holiday<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDue to the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday<\/strong>, 5\u00a0May 2025<\/strong>, there will be changes in trading hours as listed below:\r\n
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      • UK100.cash<\/b> will be closed<\/b> all day<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t
      • SUGAR.c,<\/b> COCOA.c<\/b>, COFFEE.c<\/b> will open late at 14:35<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n
        ","secondary_content":"Overnight rollover\u00a0swaps<\/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\u00a0increased volatility<\/strong>\u00a0on many assets, along with the possibility of\u00a0price spikes, whipsaws, flash crashes, spread widening and liquidity supply issues<\/strong>. Traders are advised to pay extra caution while trading during these times.\u00a0Risk 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
        \r\n\r\nUnfortunately, at this time, we are not allowed to process\u00a0payments 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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