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Darwinex Trading Hours for the 2019 Christmas & New Year Holiday Period

18 December 2019

Christmas is around the corner!

Please find below the Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2019 Christmas and New Year Holiday Period. All times are displayed in UK time (GMT) and changes to regular trading hours are highlighted in red.

Also note that during the Cristmas and New Year holiday period spreads may widen and swaps may be affected by the ‘turn’ effect. The ‘turn’ effect is a phenomenon that exists in financial markets which is caused by supply and demand for funding over key dates such as year or quarter-end. This can create anomalies in the forward curves for certain currencies, and we are already beginning to see this priced into the year-end swap points that we receive from our liquidity providers.

Further, you may want to check out what happens if you want to buy/sell a DARWIN which has underlying trades open with different opening/closing times.

Christmas 2019

DARWINs	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
All DARWINs	22:05 Mon – 21:59 Tue	Closed	22:05 Wed – 21:59 Thu

FX	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
All FX Instruments	22:04:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	22:04:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu

Commodities	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
XAUUSD	23:01 Mon – 18:29 Tue	Closed	23:01 Wed – 21:59 Thu
XAGUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 18:29:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XPTUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 18:44:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XPDUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 18:44:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XTIUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 18:29:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:50:50 Thu
XNGUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 18:29:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu

Indices	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
AUS200	23:00 Mon – 03:30 Tue	Closed	Closed
STOXX50E	Closed	Closed	Closed
FCHI40	23:00 Mon – 13:00 Tue	Closed	Closed
GDAXI	Closed	Closed	Closed
J225	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	Closed	Closed
SPA35	07:00 – 13:00	Closed	Closed
UK100	23:00 Mon – 12:50 Tue	Closed	Closed
SPX500	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	Closed	Closed
NDX	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	Closed	Closed
WS30	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	Closed	Closed

US Stocks	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
All US stocks	14:31 – 17:59	Closed	14:31 – 20:59

Crypto	Tuesday 24th December	Wednesday 25th December	Thursday 26th December
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed	22:05 Wed – 22:00 Thu

New Year 2020

DARWINs	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
All DARWINs	22:05 Mon – 21:59 Tue	Closed	22:05 Wed – 21:59 Thu

FX	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
All FX Instruments	22:04:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	22:04:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu

Commodities	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
XAUUSD	23:01 Mon – 21:59 Tue	Closed	23:01 Wed – 21:59 Thu
XAGUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:50:50 Thu
XPTUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XPDUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XTIUSD	23:00:01 Mon – 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu
XNGUSD	23:00:01 Mon– 21:59:50 Tue	Closed	23:00:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu

Indices	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
AUS200	23:00 Mon – 03:30 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
STOXX50E	Closed	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
FCHI40	23:00 Mon – 13:00 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
GDAXI	Closed	Closed	07:00 – 21:00
J225	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
SPA35	07:00 – 13:00	Closed	07:00 – 19:00
UK100	23:00 Mon – 12:50 Tue	Closed	Closed
SPX500	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
NDX	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
WS30	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	Closed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu

US Stocks	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
All US stocks	14:31 – 20:59	Closed	14:31 – 20:59

Crypto	Tuesday 31st December	Wednesday 1st January	Thursday 2nd January
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed	22:05 Wed – 22:00 Thu

As always, if you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at info@darwinex.com.

The Darwinex Team wishes you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!

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Trading Hours for the 2020 US Thanksgiving Holidays

17 November 2020

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Thanksgiving holiday period on 26th and 27th of November 2020.

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Thanksgiving holiday period on 26th and 27th of November 2020.

During bank holidays spreads may be wider and liquidity may be thinner. They usually also give rise to changes to the applicable swap rates.

All times are UTC.

Instrument	November 26th 2020	November 27th 2020
COMMODITIES
XAUUSD	Close at 17:44:00	Close at 18:29:00
XAGUSD	Close at 17:59:50	Close at 18:14:50
XTIUSD	Close at 17:44:50	Close at 18:29:50
XNGUSD	Close at 17:44:50	Close at 18:29:50
INDICES
J225	Close at 18:00	Close at 18:15
SPX500	Close at 18:00	Close at 18:15
NDX	Close at 18:00	Close at 18:15
WS30	Close at 18:00	Close at 18:15
STOCKS
US Stocks	Closed	Close at 17:59

The rest of the assets will trade according to their usual trading time.

As always, at info@darwinex.com we’ll be happy to assist you!

NextEra Energy Stock Split 4:1

19 October 2020

The NextEra Energy stock split is approaching. At Darwinex we will apply the stock split on October 27th.

The NextEra Energy stock split is approaching. $NEE shares will be split 4-for-1. The number of shares will be multiplied by 4 and share prices divided by this same value.

At Darwinex we will apply the stock split on Tuesday October 27th at market open.

In live accounts we will adjust open position to the split without the need to close and reopen trades. Pending orders will be cancelled. In MT5, the hedged positions will be closed and the split will be applied to the resulting net position.

In demo accounts we will close all open positions in $NEE on Monday afternoon. Pending orders will be cancelled.

$NEE stocks will be available for trading from Tuesday, October 27th, at the post-split price.

As always, at info@darwinex.com we’ll be happy to assist you!

End of Daylight Saving Time in Europe (October 25th 2020)

Please note that Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Europe on Sunday October 25th 2020 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is not changing until Sunday November 1st 2020 when DST ends in the US.

Please note that Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Europe on Sunday October 25th 2020 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is not changing until Sunday November 1st 2020 when DST ends in the US.

This means that there will be 1 week (October 25th through November 1st) where, for European users, most markets will open 1 hour earlier than during European DST, e.g. FX market will open at 21:04:01 GMT.

Instrument	Trading Hours (GMT)
FX	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59:50 – 21:04:01 daily)
DARWINS	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59 – 21:05 daily)
COMM.
XAUUSD	22:01 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59 – 22:01 daily)
XAGUSD	22:00:01 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59:50 – 22:00:01 daily)
XTIUSD	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00:01 – 22:00 daily)
XNGUSD	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00:01 – 22:00 daily)
INDICES
AUS200	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
STOXX50	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
FCHI40	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
GDAXI	01:30 – 21:00 (Mon – Fri)
SPA35	07:00 – 19:00 (Mon – Fri)
J225	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
UK100	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
SPX500	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
NDX	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
WS30	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
US STOCKS	13:31 -19:59 (Mon – Fri)

As always, at info@darwinex.com we’ll be glad to assist you with any question you may have!

Margin increase for EURGBP and EURJPY this Friday (Professional Clients)

14 October 2020

Our margin requirement for the EURGBP and EURJPY pairs for Professional Clients is changing this Friday, October 16th 2020, around 17:00 BST.

Our margin requirement for the EURGBP and EURJPY pairs for Professional Clients is changing this Friday, October 16th 2020, around 17:00 BST.

The measure is due to the recent increase in market volatility.

The new margin requirement will be 1% for both EURGBP and EURJPY, replacing the previous 0.5%.

It will remain in place until further notice and will affect both existing and new positions.

Kindly make sure you have enough available margin and equity in your account for the new margin level.

Need help? Please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@darwinex.com.

Discontinuation of cryptocurrencies from 2021

15 September 2020

From 2021 Darwinex will no longer offer cryptocurrencies. As a first step, on Monday 21 September we will deactivate the creation of new accounts.

From 2021 Darwinex will no longer offer cryptocurrencies. Their low demand from our customer base does not justify the regulatory risk involved.

As a first step towards the discontinuation of cryptocurrencies, on Monday 21 September we will deactivate the creation of new accounts.

The cryptocurrency accounts already opened will be able to continue operating until the end of the year.

Amended Trading Hours U.S. Labor Day 2020

27 August 2020

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labor Day on September 7th, 2020. All times are UTC.

For your convenience:

– Normal DARWIN trading hours

– Normal FX/CFD trading hours

– Annual Calendar of Amended Darwinex Trading Hours