{"id":831,"date":"2025-08-28T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?post_type=trading-updates&#038;p=665703"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:44:06","slug":"trading-update-28-aug-2025","status":"publish","type":"trading-updates","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/au\/blog\/trading-updates\/trading-update-28-aug-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Update | 28 Aug 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Maintenance,<\/br><br \/>\nLabor Day US<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"class_list":["post-831","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 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\">We will be performing scheduled maintenance on all trading platforms (<strong>MT4<\/strong>, <strong>MT5<\/strong>, <strong>cTrader<\/strong>, and <strong>DXtrade<\/strong>) on <strong>Saturday<\/strong>,\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>Aug 30<\/strong>, <strong>2025<\/strong>, for the <\/span><strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">entire<\/span>\u00a0day<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">During this maintenance window, trading on the specified platform will be <b class=\"black-bold\">disabled<\/b>, and access to the platform may be <b class=\"black-bold\">fully restricted<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-6\"><strong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"70\">Labor Day Holiday \u2013 US<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6\" data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"280\">Due to the Labor Day holiday in the US on <strong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"227\">Monday<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"227\">Sep 1<\/strong>,<strong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"227\"> 2025<\/strong>, the trading schedule will be adjusted as follows:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\" data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"306\"><b class=\"black-bold\">September 1<\/b>,<b class=\"black-bold\"> 2025<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"727\">\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"413\"><b class=\"black-bold\">US30.cash<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">US100.cash<\/b>,<b class=\"black-bold\"> US500.cash<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">US2000.cash<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">JP225.cash<\/b> will <b class=\"black-bold\">close early\u00a0<\/b>at <strong>20<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"555\"><b class=\"black-bold\">Metals CFDs<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">USOIL.cash<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">NATGAS.cash<\/b>, <b class=\"black-bold\">HEATOIL.c\u00a0<\/b> will <b class=\"black-bold\">close early <\/b>at <strong>21<\/strong>:<strong>30<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"555\"><b class=\"black-bold\">UKOIL.cash<\/b> will <b class=\"black-bold\">close early<\/b> at <strong>20<\/strong>:<strong>30<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"555\"><b class=\"black-bold\">GER40.cash<\/b>,<b class=\"black-bold\"> UK100.cash <\/b>will<b class=\"black-bold\"> close early<\/b> at <strong>23<\/strong>:<strong>00<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"727\"><b class=\"black-bold\">Agriculture <\/b>and <b class=\"black-bold\">Equities I CFDs <\/b>(US Stocks) <b class=\"black-bold\">will be closed<\/b> for the <strong>entire day<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\"><b class=\"black-bold\">September 2<\/b>,<b class=\"black-bold\"> 2025<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"ai-optimize-14\"><b class=\"black-bold\">CORN.c<\/b>,\u00a0<b class=\"black-bold\">SOYBEAN.c<\/b> will open late at <strong>16<\/strong>:<strong>35<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\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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