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And the DarwinIA winners are…

1 April 2016

The March edition of our DarwinIA trading challenge is over!

A new edition is on and we are proud to announce that DarwinIA got even bigger: this month we’ll be allocating € 600,000.00 to the top 23 DARWINs!

Going back to last month’s edition, wonder which DARWINs were allocated € 550,000.00 for a 6 month period? Here you go!

PLACE	DARWIN	MARCH’S ALLOCATION	TOTAL ALLOCATED
1^st	QNR	60,000.00 €	82,500.00 €
2^nd	WCC	50,000.00 €	70,000.00 €
3^rd	ZGE	40,000.00 €	105,000.00 €
4^th	FDU	35,000.00 €	55,000.00 €
5^th	UYZ	30,000.00 €	50,000.00 €
6^th	JMC	25,000.00 €	77,500.00 €
7^th	KPO	25,000.00 €	25,000.00 €
8^th	PZN	22,500.00 €	22,500.00 €
9^th	ZTY	22,500.00 €	22,500.00 €
10^th	WPB	22,500.00 €	22,500.00 €
11^th	LZL	22,500.00 €	22,500.00 €
12^th	NTI	20,000.00 €	95,000.00 €
13^th	MYT	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
14^th	PHI	20,000.00 €	40,000.00 €
15^th	YZF	20,000.00 €	20,000.00 €
16^th	VNT	17,500.00 €	17,500.00 €
17^th	NWU	17,500.00 €	57,500.00 €
18^th	IZT	17,500.00 €	17,500.00 €
19^th	FUI	17,500.00 €	17,500.00 €
^20th	HQH	15,000.00 €	15,000.00 €
21^st	TTB	15,000.00 €	35,000.00 €
22^nd	NIQ	15,000.00 €	15,000.00 €

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

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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.

UK100 Closed on August 31st

19 August 2020

Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday August 31st due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.

The UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday August 31st due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours. During this time spreads may be wider and liquidity may be thinner. Bank holidays may also give rise to changes to the applicable swap rates.

DarwinIA introduces four additonal eligibility criteria

12 August 2020

Darwinex accompanies the new D-Score with modifications to the criteria for participating in DarwinIA. From the September 2020 edition, 3 additional excluding criteria will be added.

As announced in the article about the new D-Score, Darwinex accompanies the new D-Score with modifications to the eligibility criteria for participating in DarwinIA. From the September 2020 edition, the following 4 criteria will be added:

– Mc > 3. To be ranked on the DarwinIA leaderboard, a DARWIN’s Market correlation score must be 3 or higher.
– Rs > 3. To be ranked on the DarwinIA leaderboard, a DARWIN’s Risk stability score must be 3 or higher.
– Monthly return > 0%. To be ranked on the DarwinIA leaderboard, a DARWIN’s monthly return must be positive.

– DarwinIA allocation < € 500,000. To be ranked on the DarwinIA leaderboard, a DARWIN’s current DarwinIA allocation must be lower than € 500,000.

Visit Darwinex Docs – A Short Guide to DarwinIA to check out all excluding factors.

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Trading Schedule for the US Independence Day on 3rd July 2020

30 June 2020

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day on 3 July 2020.

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day on 3 July 2020. All times are in UK (BST) time.

FX	Friday 3rd July
All FX Instruments	22:04:01 Thu – 21:55:00 Fri

DARWINs	22:05:00 Thu – 21:55:00 Fri

Commodities	Friday 3rd July
Gold	*23:01:00 Thu – 17:44 Fri
Silver	*23:00:01 Thu – 17:59:50 Fri
US Crude	*23:00:01 Thu – 17:44 Fri
US Natural Gas	*23:00:01 Thu – 17:44 Fri

Indices	Friday 3rd July
AUS200	23:00 Thu – 22:00 Fri
STOXX50E	23:00 Thu – 22:00 Fri
FCHI40	23:00 Thu – 22:00 Fri
GDAXI	07:00 – 21:00
J225	*23:00 Thu – 18:00 Fri
SPA35	07:00 – 19:00
UK100	23:00 Thu – 22:00 Fri
SPX500	*23:00 Thu – 18:00 Fri
NDX	*23:00 Thu – 18:00 Fri
WS30	*23:00 Thu – 18:00 Fri

Stocks	Friday 3rd July
All US stocks	CLOSED

Crypto	Friday 3rd July
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Wed – 22:00 Thu

*Amended trading hours.

The DARWIN Exchange will remain open even if the underlying assets’ market is closed. Learn about standard procedure when you buy/sell a DARWIN whose underlying asset market is closed: What happens if you want to buy/sell a DARWIN which has underlying trades open with different opening/closing times?

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