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Trading Update | 2 Apr 2026
All times hereafter are expressed in MetaTrader platform time — GMT+3.
Weekend Maintenance
We will perform scheduled maintenance on Saturday, 4 Apr 2026. Please find the detailed schedule below:
- All trading platforms (MT5, MT4, cTrader, and DXtrade) will be under maintenance from 08:00 to 13:00.
- cTrader maintenance will continue from 13:00 to 22:00.
During the maintenance window above, trading on the specified platform will be disabled, and access may be fully restricted.
Increased Risk of Price Abnormalities
Due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, market conditions may become unstable across multiple asset classes, including FX pairs, equity indices, metals, commodities, and energy-related markets. Markets may react rapidly to new developments or headlines, potentially leading to abnormal trading conditions such as:
- sharp price movements
- increased volatility
- price gaps
- wider spreads
- slippage
- reduced liquidity
- difficulties with order execution
These conditions may result in irregular price behaviour and significantly increased trading risk. Clients are strongly advised to exercise extra caution and ensure their risk management settings are appropriate when opening or holding positions.
Easter Holidays and Ching Ming Festival
Due to Good Friday and Easter in the United States and Europe, as well as the Ching Ming Festival in Asia, starting on Thursday, 2 Apr 2026, there will be adjustments to the standard trading hours. The changes will be as follows:
- AUS200.cash will close early at 16:00.
- HK50.cash will close early at 19:00.
- Metals CFD, AUS200.cash, HK50.cash, EU50.cash, GER40.cash, SPN35.cash, FRA40.cash, N25.cash, UK100.cash, UKOIL.cash, USOIL.cash, Agriculture, NATGAS.cash, HEATOIL.c, US and EU Stocks will be closed for the whole day.
- JP225.cash, US2000.cash, US100.cash, US30.cash, US500.cash will close early at 16:15.
- DXY.cash will open late at 12:00 and close early at 18:15.
- AUS200.cash, HK50.cash, EU50.cash, GER40.cash, SPN35.cash, FRA40.cash, N25.cash, UK100.cash, EU Stocks will be closed for the whole day.
- COCOA.c, COFFEE.c, SUGAR.c will open late at 14:30.
- HK50.cash will be closed for the whole day.
- GER40.cash will open late at 03:16.
Daylight Saving Time Change in Australia
On Sunday, 5 Apr 2026, Australia will transition from Daylight Saving Time (DST). Trading will not be interrupted. The trading hours for the AUS200.cash instrument will be 02:55–09:30 and 10:15–23:55 instead of 01:55–08:30 and 09:15–22:55.
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.
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.
