The May edition of our DarwinIA trading challenge has come to an end, below you can see which DARWINS made it to the top this month. A new edition of DarwinIA is live, in June we’ll be allocating € 1,000,000 to the best DARWINS! Further info is available here.
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We’d like to inform our traders of the possible extraordinary UK parliamentary sitting on Saturday October 19th, 2019 where a vote may be held on any Brexit deal achieved at the EU Council meeting this week.
We’d like to inform our traders of the possible extraordinary UK parliamentary sitting on Saturday October 19th, 2019 where a vote may be held on any Brexit deal achieved at the EU Council meeting this week.
Due to the uncertainty created by this event, we urge our traders to proceed cautiously as market moves may be large. Particular attention should be paid to the market open on Sunday October 20th, where there is potential for high volatility which may cause market gaps.
To manage their account effectively, traders should review margin rates and that there is sufficient collateral to cover their exposure.
For any questions, reach out to info@darwinex.com and we’ll be happy to help.
Please note that Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Europe on Sunday October 27th 2019 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is not changing until Sunday November 3rd 2019 when DST ends in the US.
Please note that Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in Europe on Sunday October 27th 2019 but our MT4 nd MT5 servers’ time is not changing until Sunday November 3rd 2019 when DST ends in the US.
This means that there will be 1 week (October 27th through November 2nd) where, for European users, some markets will open 1 hour earlier than during European DST, e.g. FX market will open at 21:01 GMT; commodities will open at 22:01 GMT.
| Instrument | Trading Hours (GMT) |
| FX | 21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily) |
| DARWINS | 21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59 – 21:05 daily) |
| COMM. | |
| 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 | 01:30 – 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) |
| CRYPTO | 22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily) |
As always, at info@darwinex.com we’ll be glad to assist you with any question you may have!
Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labour Day on September 2nd, 2019.
Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labor Day on September 2nd, 2019. All times are in UK (BST) time.
| Instrument | Trading Hours on September 2nd 2019 |
| 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!
Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday August 26th 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 August 26th due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.
The CFD of the DAX (GDAXI) start trading with an extended schedule as of Monday July 22nd, 2019.
The CFD of the DAX (GDAXI) will soon – probably as of Monday July 22nd – start trading with an extended schedule.
The current schedule is as follows:
The extended schedule will be as follows:
We’ll update this post with the final implementation date of the extended schedule as soon as possible.
Update on July 18th: the DAX will start trading according to the new schedule on Monday July 22nd.
Note that during the night, GDAXI usually has a wider spread and a lower liquidity than during the day.
Please get in touch at info@darwinex.com for any questions you may have.
The new measure doesn’t affect us more than the ESMA intervention already did. And it affected us in a positive way, contributing to the improvement of our clients’ performance.
Some reactions to this we saw in user forums implied this was a “ban” of Contracts for Differentes (CFDs). Some even said it was “the end of Darwinex”.
We’d like to clarify that the FCA’s measure makes the restrictions we already applied last year permanent. But nothing else changes. It’s only that this time it’s the national regulator that said this while last year it was the ESMA.
The new measure doesn’t affect us more than the ESMA intervention already did. And it affected us in a positive way, contributing to the improvement of our clients’ performance.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 64 % of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
