Trading Update – 22 Jun 2023

All times hereafter are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time (GMT+3/ CEST+1).

Due to scheduled maintenance on Saturday, 24 June 2023, all platforms will be unavailable for trading from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. In addition, the MT5 WebTrader will be unavailable for trading from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm due to an update of the MT5 WebTrader to the newest MT5 WebTerminal. Kindly be reminded that on top of this, cTrader also has different trading hours during the weekend. Therefore, make sure to manage your trades accordingly.

On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, NATGAS.f will roll to the new future expiry. In order to facilitate the process and protect the accounts from possible liquidity shortages and temporary price spikes, regardless of the account stage (FTMO Challenge, Verification, or FTMO Account) or the account type (Normal, Swing), traders are required to close their positions on the affected symbol before 9:00 am of the relevant day above. Trading will be enabled again at 10:05 am on the same day. Eventual positions left open after 9:00 am will be closed at the prevailing market price and pending orders will be deleted.

US Equities and EU Equities had their margin requirement increased to 30% for the Standard account type and to 100% in the case of Swing Accounts. This means that the new leverage is 1:3.3 for Standard Accounts and 1:1 for Swing Accounts. The change came into effect on Monday, 19 June 2023.

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 Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea 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.

All information provided on this site is intended solely for educational purposes related to trading on financial markets and does not serve in any way as a specific investment recommendation, business recommendation, investment opportunity analysis or similar general recommendation regarding the trading of investment instruments. FTMO only provides services of simulated trading and educational tools for traders.