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And the DarwinIA winners are… (March 2018)

2 April 2018

The March 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 and the 7 traders who won € 1,000 in Darwinian Dividends. Congratulations to the winners!

Place	DARWIN	Notional allocation	Darwinian Dividends
1st	VQB	€ 300,000.00	€ 1,000.00
2nd	EEE	€ 250,000.00	€ 1,000.00
3rd	GUA	€ 210,000.00	€ 1,000.00
4th	SYO	€ 170,000.00	€ 1,000.00
5th	NCN	€ 150,000.00	€ 1,000.00
6th	BAD	€ 140,000.00	€ 1,000.00
7th	EWL	€ 130,000.00	€ 1,000.00
8th	LVS	€ 120,000.00	/
9th	LZB	€ 110,000.00	/
10th	CBY	€ 110,000.00	/
11th	JHJ	€ 110,000.00	/
12th	CLA	€ 100,000.00	/
13th	FEG	€ 100,000.00	/
14th	VTS	€ 100,000.00	/
15th	VFL	€ 90,000.00	/
16th	SDP	€ 90,000.00	/
17th	OVL	€ 90,000.00	/
18th	RIH	€ 80,000.00	/
19th	STV	€ 80,000.00	/
20th	CJN	€ 80,000.00	/
21st	JMP	€ 70,000.00	/
22nd	AGD	€ 70,000.00	/
23rd	LDD	€ 70,000.00	/
24th	CSP	€ 70,000.00	/
25th	NAF	€ 60,000.00	/
26th	LDZ	€ 60,000.00	/
27th	XYF	€ 60,000.00	/
28th	SCN	€ 60,000.00	/
29th	PFI	€ 60,000.00	/
30th	BGR	€ 60,000.00	/
31st	OSM	€ 50,000.00	/
32nd	ZLA	€ 50,000.00	/
33rd	VRT	€ 50,000.00	/
34th	AAN	€ 50,000.00	/
35th	XSN	€ 50,000.00	/
36th	ZZL	€ 50,000.00	/
37th	ZTY	€ 50,000.00	/
38th	SIX	€ 40,000.00	/
39th	HTS	€ 40,000.00	/
40th	ONE	€ 40,000.00	/
41st	XYP	€ 40,000.00	/
42nd	HFE	€ 40,000.00	/
43rd	AOF	€ 40,000.00	/
44th	MER	€ 40,000.00	/
45th	NSC	€ 30,000.00	/
46th	VOZ	€ 30,000.00	/
47th	FYW	€ 30,000.00	/
48th	QKL	€ 30,000.00	/

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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.

ESMA leverage on DEMO trading accounts as of July 26th

18 July 2018

New ESMA rules are around the corner and we want you to be prepared. Between July 24th and 25th, we’ll start modifying leverage conditions of assets on demo trading accounts. This way, as of July 26th, you’ll be able to check out how new ESMA conditions affect your demo accounts and be prepared for the […]

New ESMA rules are around the corner and we want you to be prepared.

Between July 24th and 25th, we’ll start modifying leverage conditions of assets on demo trading accounts. This way, as of July 26th, you’ll be able to check out how new ESMA conditions affect your demo accounts and be prepared for the leverage transition on real accounts.

Note that this only affects demo trading accounts. Transition to ESMA leverage restrictions on real trading accounts will follow the announced roadmap.

esma leverage

Darwinex Amended Trading Hours (US Independence Day)

27 June 2018

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day holiday on 3 & 4 July 2018 (all times are in UK time). Instrument 3 July 2018 (Tue) 4 July 2018 (Wed) FX 22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue 22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed DARWINS 22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue 22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day holiday on 3 & 4 July 2018 (all times are in UK time).

Instrument	3 July 2018 (Tue)	4 July 2018 (Wed)
FX	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed
DARWINS	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed
COMMODITIES
Gold*	23:01 Mon – 21:59 Tue	23:01 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Silver*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Platinum*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Palladium*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
US Crude*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 17:45 Wed
Natural Gas*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 17:45 Wed
INDICES
Australia 200	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Europe 50	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
France 40	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Germany 30	07:00 – 21:00	07:00 – 21:00
Spain 35	07:00 – 19:00	07:00 – 19:00
Japan 225*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
UK 100	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US SPX 500*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
US Tech 100*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Wall Street 30*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
CRYPTO
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed

*Amended Darwinex trading hours.

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