{"id":722,"date":"2025-05-22T11:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&p=659522"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:19:43","slug":"trading-update-22-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-22-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 22 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weekend Maintenance, <\/br>
\nUS Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holiday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-722","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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Weekend Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nPlease be advised that maintenance will be carried out on the following trading platforms:\r\n
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  • All trading platforms (MT5<\/strong>,\u00a0MT4<\/strong>,\u00a0cTrader<\/strong>,\u00a0DXtrade<\/strong>) on\u00a0Saturday<\/strong>,\u00a024 May 2025<\/strong>, between\u00a004<\/strong>:00<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a005<\/strong>:00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Further maintenance on the MT4<\/strong> trading platform will take place on Saturday<\/strong>, 24\u00a0May 2025<\/strong>, between 09<\/strong>:00<\/strong> and 11<\/strong>:00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\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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    U.S. Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holiday<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDue to the U.S. Memorial Day and the UK Spring Bank Holiday on Monday<\/strong>, 26 May 2025<\/strong>, there will be changes to trading hours for specified instruments:\r\n
    Monday, 26 May 2025<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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    • JP225.cash<\/b>, US100.cash<\/b>, US500.cash<\/b>, US30.cash<\/b>, US2000.cash<\/b> symbols will have an early close <\/b>at 20<\/b>:00<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • XAUUSD<\/b>, as well as other Metal CFDs<\/b>, USOIL.cash<\/b>, HEATOIL.c <\/b>and NATGAS.cash<\/b> symbols, will have an early close<\/b> at 21<\/b>:30<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • UK100.cash, Equities I CFD <\/b>(US Stocks) and Agriculture commodities<\/b> will be closed <\/b>for the whole day<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • GER40.cash <\/b>wi<\/span>ll have an early close<\/b> at 23<\/b>:00<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • UKOIL.cash <\/b>wi<\/span>ll have an early close<\/b> at 20<\/b>:30<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
      Tuesday, 27 May 2025<\/strong><\/div>\r\n
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      • CORN.c<\/b>, SOYBEAN.c<\/b>, WHEAT.c <\/b>will open late<\/b> at 16<\/b>: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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