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And the DarwinIA Winners Are… (February 2018)

1 March 2018

The February 2018 edition of our DarwinIA trading challenge came to its end. Below you can find the 48 winners of our € 4,000,000.00 notional allocations for a 6 month period. Congratulations to the winners!

Place	DARWIN	Notional allocation
1st	PUZ	€ 300,000.00
2nd	BAD	€ 250,000.00
3rd	DZL	€ 210,000.00
4th	AUA	€ 170,000.00
5th	TYU	€ 150,000.00
6th	YZF	€ 140,000.00
7th	ING	€ 130,000.00
8th	FGC	€ 120,000.00
9th	OOA	€ 110,000.00
10th	MER	€ 110,000.00
11th	LZB	€ 110,000.00
12th	LLZ	€ 100,000.00
13th	MYQ	€ 100,000.00
14th	RZX	€ 100,000.00
15th	JMP	€ 90,000.00
16th	SIX	€ 90,000.00
17th	AFO	€ 90,000.00
18th	GTD	€ 80,000.00
19th	UYZ	€ 80,000.00
20th	ABH	€ 80,000.00
21st	SEP	€ 70,000.00
22nd	XTT	€ 70,000.00
23rd	WBH	€ 70,000.00
24th	NTI	€ 70,000.00
25th	KWC	€ 60,000.00
26th	PFH	€ 60,000.00
27th	YYL	€ 60,000.00
28th	XHA	€ 60,000.00
29th	BAS	€ 60,000.00
30th	KGL	€ 60,000.00
31st	NVL	€ 50,000.00
32nd	IGU	€ 50,000.00
33rd	RBD	€ 50,000.00
34th	DDY	€ 50,000.00
35th	RFV	€ 50,000.00
36th	VCT	€ 50,000.00
37th	PUD	€ 50,000.00
38th	JCW	€ 40,000.00
39th	AOF	€ 40,000.00
40th	EEE	€ 40,000.00
41st	OEB	€ 40,000.00
42nd	LSC	€ 40,000.00
43rd	LDD	€ 40,000.00
44th	QFW	€ 40,000.00
45th	TKT	€ 30,000.00
46th	BOJ	€ 30,000.00
47th	PUK	€ 30,000.00
48th	CBY	€ 30,000.00

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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

Apple And Tesla Stock Splits

25 August 2020

Tesla’s and Apple’s stock splits are approaching. As of August 31st, Tesla shares will be split 5-for-1, and Apple’s 4-for-1. Existing shares of each company will be multiplied by 5 and 4, respectively, and their share prices divided by those same values. At Darwinex we will apply the stock split on the weekend of August […]

At Darwinex we will apply the stock split on the weekend of August 29th.

In live accounts we will adjust open positions in $AAPL and $TSLA to the split without the need to close and reopen trades. Pending orders will be cancelled.

In demo accounts, however, we will close all open positions in $AAPL and $TSLA on Friday afternoon. Pending orders will be cancelled.

Both $AAPL and $TSLA will be available for trading from Monday, August 31st, at post-split prices.