Trading Update | 2 Jul 2026

All times hereafter are expressed in MetaTrader platform time — GMT+3.

Weekend Maintenance

We will perform scheduled maintenance on the cTrader platform (Evaluations/FTMO Accounts and Free Trials) from Saturday, 4 Jul 2026, 8:00, until Sunday, 5 Jul 2026, 01:00.

During the maintenance window above, trading on the specified platform will be disabled, and access may be fully restricted.

US Independence Day

Due to the Independence Day federal holiday in the United States, there will be changes to trading hours as specified below:

On Friday, 3 Jul 2026:

• Equities I CFD (US stocks), Agriculture will be closed whole day.
• Metals CFD, JP225.cash, US100.cash, US2000.cash, US30.cash, US500.cash, USOIL.cash, NATGAS.cash, HEATOIL.c will close early at 20:00.
• UKOIL.cash will close early at 20:30.
• DXY.cash will close early at 21:30.

On Monday, 6 Jul 2026, COTTON.c will open late at 15:00.

Overnight rollover swaps are 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 – geopolitical development, sanctions, and markets

Due to the war in Ukraine, traders can experience increased uncertainty in the markets, accompanied by increased volatility on many assets, along with the possibility of price spikes, whipsaws, flash crashes, spread widening and liquidity supply issues. Traders are advised to pay extra caution while trading during these times. Risk management and capital preservation should be the key focus of every trader, just as being aware and adaptive to the market conditions that might be unpredictable or risky.

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Unfortunately, at this time, we are not allowed to process payments to regions of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine and 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. Crypto payouts are included in the restrictions.