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And the DarwinIA winners are…

4 January 2016

The December 2015 edition of the DarwinIA trading challenge is over! A new edition with bigger prizes is now live: in January we are allocating € 500,000.00 to the top 20 DARWINs (instead of “just” 400,000.00 € to the top 16)! The winner of January’s edition will be allocated € 55,000. Click here to see the new allocation scheme.

Last month’s winners that were allocated € 400,000.00 for a 6 month period are…

PLACE	DARWIN	DECEMBER’S ALLOCATION	TOTAL ALLOCATED
1^st	FTA	50,000.00 €	90,000.00 €
2^nd	WZA	40,000.00 €	40,000.00 €
3^rd	FUV	35,000.00 €	55,000.00 €
4^th	VLD	30,000.00 €	30,000.00 €
5^th	AIS	25,000.00 €	65,000.00 €
6^th	VFL	20,000.00 €	40,000.00 €
7^th	CDG	20,000.00 €	60,000.00 €
8^th	FDU	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
9^th	PLF	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
10^th	KPZ	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
11^th	KXZ	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
12^th	ZDV	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
13^th	NDI	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
14^th	YMG	20,000.00 €	60,000.00 €
15^th	ERQ	20,000.00 €	60,000.00 €
16^th	XFL	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €

Have questions about DarwinIA? Feel free to get in touch at info@darwinex.com!

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Bitcoin Cash (XBNUSD) trading suspended until further notice

7 November 2018

The BCH fork on November 15th may create a split in the BCH instrument resulting in two currencies, BCH and BSV. Due to the uncertainly around this event, at Darwinex we’ve decided to suspend opening of any new XBNUSD trades with immediate effect.

As traders trading cryptocurrency CFDs sure know, the BCH fork on November 15th may create a split in the BCH instrument (XBNUSD as provided by our liquidity provider LMAX) resulting in two currencies, BCH and BSV.

Due to the uncertainly around this event, at Darwinex we’ve decided to suspend opening of any new XBNUSD trades with immediate effect.

We’ll contact Darwinex traders with open positions in XBNUSD and recommend them to close their positions because as of November 15th our liquidity provider will stop offering liquidity for XBNUSD for an unknown period of time.

For any questions, please contact us at info@darwinex.com.

End of Daylight Saving Time in Europe (October 28th 2018)

22 October 2018

Please note that Daylight Saving Time ends in Europe on Sunday October 28th 2018 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is NOT changing until Sunday November 4th 2018 (when Daylight Saving Time ends in the US). This means that there will be 1 week (October 28th through November 2nd) where some markets will open 1 hour earlier than […]

Please note that Daylight Saving Time ends in Europe on Sunday October 28th 2018 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is NOT changing until Sunday November 4th 2018 (when Daylight Saving Time ends in the US).

This means that there will be 1 week (October 28th through November 2nd) where some markets will open 1 hour earlier than during European Daylight Saving Time (i.e. FX market will open at 21:01 GMT; commodities will open at 22:01 GMT, etc.).

Instrument	Trading Hours in GMT
FX	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily)
DARWINS	21:05 Sun – 21:00 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily)
COMMODITIES
Gold	22:01 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59 – 22:01 daily)
Silver	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Platinum	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Palladium	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
US Crude	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Natural Gas	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
INDICES
Australia 200	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Europe 50	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
France 40	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Germany 30	07:00 – 21:00 (Mon – Fri)
Spain 35	07:00 – 19:00 (Mon – Fri)
Japan 225	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
UK 100	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
US SPX 500	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
US Tech 100	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
Wall Street 30	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)
US STOCKS	13:31 -19:59 (Mon – Fri)
CRYPTOCURRENCIES	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)

Trading hours will return to normal on Sunday November 4th 2018, allowing for the daily candle to close at the end of trading in New York each day which is widely considered the end of the trading day.

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

Daylight Saving Time DST

Starting October 24th, Fx and XAUUSD swaps will be charged in triple size on Wednesdays

16 October 2018

Please be informed that starting on Wednesday, October 24th 2018, Fx and XAUUSD swaps will be charged in triple size on Wednesdays (instead of Thursdays). Below you can find a brief summary of the different swaps charges for the assets we offer. Instrument Swaps FX Daily at 17:00 NY City time (in triple size on […]

Please be informed that starting on Wednesday, October 24th 2018, Fx and XAUUSD swaps will be charged in triple size on Wednesdays (instead of Thursdays).

Below you can find a brief summary of the different swaps charges for the assets we offer.

Instrument	Swaps
FX	Daily at 17:00 NY City time (in triple size on Wednesdays*) Exceptions: USD/CAD and USD/TRY, charged triple size on Thursdays.
Commodities
Gold (XAUUSD)	Daily at 17:00 NY City time (in triple size on Wednesdays*)
Rest of Commodities	Daily at 17:00 NY City time (in triple size on Wednesdays)
Indices	Daily on market close (in triple size on Fridays)
Stocks	Daily on market close (in triple size on Fridays)
Cryptocurrencies	Daily 17:00 NY City time (in triple size on Thursdays)

*Starting on Wednesday, October 24th 2018.

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

Choose among several banks when sending funds to your Wallet

13 September 2018

When sending funds to your Wallet via bank transfer, you can now choose among several banks. These banks are: – Santander UK – NatWest – Banc Sabadell London Choose whichever you prefer as the destination bank of your monies. After When clicking “Next”, you’ll receive all the details for the bank transfer on the screen […]

When sending funds to your Wallet via bank transfer, you can now choose among several banks. These banks are:

– Santander UK
– NatWest
– Banc Sabadell London

bank transfer options

Choose whichever you prefer as the destination bank of your monies. After When clicking “Next”, you’ll receive all the details for the bank transfer on the screen and via email.

Deposits and withdrawals

Amended Trading Hours due to U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018

30 August 2018

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018. All times are in UK (BST) time. Instrument Trading Hours on September 3rd 2018 COMMODITIES Gold 23:01 Sun – 17:59 Mon Silver 23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon Platinum 23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon Palladium 23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon US […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018. All times are in UK (BST) time.

Instrument	Trading Hours on September 3rd 2018

COMMODITIES
Gold	23:01 Sun – 17:59 Mon
Silver	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
Platinum	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
Palladium	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
US Crude	23:00 Sun – 17:45 Mon
Natural Gas	23:00 Sun – 17:45 Mon
INDICES
Japan 225	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
US SPX 500	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
US Tech 100	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
Wall Street 30	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
US STOCKS
All US stocks	CLOSED

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!

UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday 27th August

20 August 2018

Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday 27th August due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.

Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday 27th August due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.