Trading Update – 30 Mar 2023
Due to Holidays linked to the Holy Easter taking place on Sunday, 9 April 2023, most instruments will be impacted in their trading hours.
On Thursday 6 April:
- EU Indices (EU50.cash, FRA40.cash,GER40.cash, UK100.cash) will close early at 11:00 pm;
- AUS200.cash will close early at 5:00 pm;
- HK50.cash will close early at 10:00 pm.
On Friday 7 April (Good Friday) all instruments will be closed except for Forex and Cryptocurrencies.
On Monday 10 April (Easter Monday):
- EU Indices (EU50.cash, FRA40.cash,GER40.cash, UK100.cash), AUS200.cash, HK50.cash will be closed all day;
- EU Equities will be closed all day.
On Tuesday 11 April:
- EU Indices (EU50.cash, FRA40.cash,GER40.cash, UK100.cash) and AUS200.cash will reopen at 3:15 am;
- HK50.cash will reopen at 4:15 am.
All times are expressed in the MetaTrader platform time (GMT+3 / CEST+1).
Please note that the above hours are still awaiting final confirmation. The page will be updated with eventual modifications.
Due to Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, 5 April 2023, HK50.cash will be closed the whole day.
We are glad to announce that MetaTrader 4 and 5 mobile applications developed by MetaQuotes have now been restored and are available for new download from the iOS App store.
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 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.
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