{"id":806,"date":"2025-07-31T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&#038;p=663844"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:53:16","slug":"trading-update-31-jul-2025","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-31-jul-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 31 Jul 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Maintenance, <\/br><br \/>\nContract Size Update<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-806","trading-updates","type-trading-updates","status-publish","hentry","category-trading-updates"],"acf":{"main_content":"<style>\r\n  table.cryptosupdatebaris td, table.cryptosupdatebaris th {\r\n    padding: 6px 4px;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n    vertical-align: middle;\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\">All times hereafter are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time \u2013 <strong>GMT+3<\/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\">Please be advised that all trading platforms (<strong>MT4<\/strong>, <strong>MT5<\/strong>, <strong>cTrader<\/strong>, and <strong>DXtrade<\/strong>) will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance as below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"margin-top: -10px;\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Saturday<\/strong>, <strong>2 Aug<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2025<\/strong>, from <strong>00<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong> to <strong>23<\/strong>:<strong>59<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Sunday<\/strong>, <strong>3 Aug 2025<\/strong>, from <strong>11<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong> to <strong>13<\/strong>:<strong>30<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div style=\"line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 0;\">\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">During these maintenance windows, trading on the specified platforms will be <strong>disabled<\/strong>, and access to the platforms may be <strong>fully restricted<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><strong>IT Maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<b class=\"black-bold\">During maintenance<\/b> on\u00a0<strong>Sunday<\/strong><b class=\"black-bold\"><strong>,<\/strong><\/b><strong> 3 Aug 2025<\/strong>, our IT teams will perform infrastructure optimisation of our databases and supporting systems, which will cause disruptions to some parts of our services.\r\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\r\n \t<li>Client Area will be inaccessible or experience disruptions \u2013 services such as Account MetriX, KYC, payouts, billing, new order purchases and others will also be temporarily unavailable.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Automatic email communication will pick up delays during the maintenance time, but all emails will be sent once the maintenance is completed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Our web pages will be operational. However, some components (such as the symbol specification page) may experience disruptions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Our chat and email support will be available during this time, but due to the disruption of our systems, their ability to assist with account\/order-specific queries will be limited. A higher number of chat requests due to the disruptions might be expected, so we kindly ask you for patience during this time. Ideally, check back after 13:30 and contact us past this time if you need anything. Thank you.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-14\"><strong>cTrader \u2013 Contract Size Update for Crypto Symbols<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">Please be informed that the contract size values for the instruments listed below will be updated on the cTrader trading platform. As a result,<b class=\"black-bold\"> all open positions involving these symbols must be closed by market close on <\/b><strong>Friday<\/strong>, <strong>1 Aug 2025<\/strong> on<b class=\"black-bold\"> FTMO Challenges<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">Verifications<\/b>, and <b class=\"black-bold\">FTMO Accounts<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\">Any positions remaining open after the market closes will be closed by our team at the last available price.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\r\n<table class=\"cryptosupdatebaris\" style=\"height: 365px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 60{1dfe27562c8d0a894c7070f828ea194c1994ad31fc4525fb2e99e73f5028a884};\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #2b2b2b; color: white;\">\r\n<td>Symbol<\/td>\r\n<td>Current Contract Size<\/td>\r\n<td>New Contract Size<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\r\n<td>ETHUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<td>ADAUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>100<\/td>\r\n<td>100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\r\n<td>DOTUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>10,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<td>DASHUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>1,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\r\n<td>LTCUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>100<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<td>XRPUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>100<\/td>\r\n<td>10,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\r\n<td>DOGEUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1,000<\/td>\r\n<td>100,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\r\n<td>XMRUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>100<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\r\n<td>NEOUSD<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>1,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">This update will take effect from the market open on <strong>Sunday<\/strong>,<strong> 3 Aug 2025<\/strong>.\r\nWe apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\r\n\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":"<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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