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Trading Update | 29 Apr 2025
All times hereafter are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time – GMT+3.
Release Update
This week’s trading update is being published early, today on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, due to upcoming changes in trading schedules for International Labour Day on 1 May 2025.
Please note: there will be no additional update published on Thursday.
Weekend Maintenance
Maintenance will be carried out on all trading platforms (MT5, MT4, cTrader, DXtrade) on Saturday, 3 May 2025, between 08:00 and 18:00.
Maintenance on cTrader will continue for an additional 3 hours and will end on Saturday, 3 May 2025, at 21:00.
During the maintenance period, trading on the specified platforms will be disabled, and access to the platform(s) may be fully restricted.
International Labour Day
Due to the observance of International Labour Day on Thursday, 1 May 2025, there will be changes in trade hours as listed below:
Thursday, 1 May 2025:
- GER40.cash, EU50.cash, FRA40.cash, SPN35.cash, N25.cash, HK50.cash, and European Equities will be closed all day.
Friday, 2 May 2025:
- GER40.cash will open late at 03:20.
Buddha’s Birthday
Due to the Buddha’s Birthday on Monday, 5 May 2025, HK50.cash will be closed all day.
Early May Bank Holiday
Due to the Early May Bank Holiday on Monday, 5 May 2025, there will be changes in trading hours as listed below:
- UK100.cash will be closed all day.
- SUGAR.c, COCOA.c, COFFEE.c will open late at 14:35.
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.
