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New Darwinex Trading Hours (effective from 21 August 2016)

18 August 2016

As you all may know by now, Darwinex is a 100% STP / agency broker that sources liquidity from its liquidity providers (LPs) on behalf of its customers. In other words, we act as a mere intermediary between our clients and the liquidity available in the market as provided by our LPs.

This has its pros and its cons. On the plus side, our customers can rest assured that we won’t trade against them because we are NOT allowed to act as market makers and hence have no interest whatsoever in our customers losing money (on the contrary, the more our customers win, the better for us because the more commissions they’ll generate in the long run!).

On the downside, as a pure STP broker we depend entirely on the liquidity offered by our LPs (i.e. we have no control over the spreads they offer). In this sense, it is fair to say that our spreads are second to none most of the time (as recently proved by TradeProofer’s “Top Spread Awards”). However, the last couple of weeks (following the Brexit referendum) we have experienced a liquidity drought around market open on Sundays and during rollover time on weekdays (liquidity used to be low per se around rollover because interbank liquidity is literally closed).

The LPs’ reluctance to provide liquidity on Sunday open and around rollover time has given rise to wider spreads and larger candles on market open during the last few weeks. This has caused more TP and SL getting triggered on market open / close than usual.

We have been monitoring spreads on market open & rollover the last few weeks and have concluded that the liquidity available in the market during those times does not meet the high quality standards that our traders deserve. Because there is little we can do as a pure STP broker to increase the liquidity available in the market, we have decided to introduce a daily break so our customers’ trades are not affected by the low liquidity available on market open / close.

Below you can find the new trading hours that will be effective from Sunday 21 August 2016. As you can see below, the main aspects to bear in mind are:

FX pairs will open 5 mins later on Sunday night (GMT time)
FX market will close 1 minute from 21:00:00 to 21:01:00 (GMT time)
XAUUSD will close 1 min earlier than before (i.e. at 20:59:00 GMT)
All the assets will close 5 mins before market close on Fridays.

The new trading hours will remain in force until further notice. We will monitor the liquidity available at all times and we will remove the daily trading breaks only when we are sure that the liquidity available meets our clients’ needs.

New Darwinex Trading Hours (effective from 21 August 2016)*

Instrument	Open (Sunday)*	Trading Hours (Weekdays)*	Close (Friday)*
FOREX
AUDCAD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
AUDCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
AUDJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
AUDNZD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
AUDUSD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
CADCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
CADJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
CHFJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURAUD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURCAD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURGBP	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURNOK	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURNZD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
EURUSD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPAUD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPCAD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPNOK	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPNZD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GBPUSD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
NZDCAD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
NZDCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
NZDJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
NZDUSD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDCAD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDCHF	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDHKD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDJPY	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDNOK	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDSEK	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
USDSGD	21:05:00	21:01:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
COMMODITIES
XAUUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 20:59:00	20:55:00
XAGUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
XTIUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
XNGUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
XPDUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
XPTUSD	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
INDICES
STOXX50E	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
GDAXI	–	07:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
SPX500	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
WS30	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
NDX	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
J225	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
AUS200	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
FCHI40	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00
UK100	22:00:00	22:00:00 – 21:00:00	20:55:00

*Times are in GMT time.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@darwinex.com should you have questions about the new trading hours.

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Darwinex Trading Hours for ANZAC Day

19 April 2018

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming ANZAC Day on 25 April 2018 (all times are in UK time). Instrument Trading Hours FX 22:01 Wed – 22:00 Thu DARWINS 22:01 Wed – 22:00 Thu COMMODITIES Gold 23:01 Wed – 21:59 Thu Silver 23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu Platinum 23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu Palladium […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming ANZAC Day on 25 April 2018 (all times are in UK time).

Instrument	Trading Hours
FX	22:01 Wed – 22:00 Thu
DARWINS	22:01 Wed – 22:00 Thu
COMMODITIES
Gold	23:01 Wed – 21:59 Thu
Silver	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
Platinum	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
Palladium	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
US Crude	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
Natural Gas	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
INDICES
Australia 200*	08:10 – 22:00
Europe 50	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
France 40	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
Germany 30	07:00 – 21:00
Spain 35	07:00 – 19:00
Japan 225	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
UK 100	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
US SPX 500	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
US Tech 100	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
Wall Street 30	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu

*Amended Darwinex trading hours.

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

Change in bank account details for GBP deposits

6 April 2018

Over the next few days the segregated accounts for our GBP clients will be transferred over to a new FCA regulated banking entity. Your deposits remain protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The change will be 100% automatic and will not require any action on your part. Nevertheless, due to the fact that […]

Over the next few days the segregated accounts for our GBP clients will be transferred over to a new FCA regulated banking entity. Your deposits remain protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The change will be 100% automatic and will not require any action on your part.

Nevertheless, due to the fact that the bank account details used up until now for GBP deposits have been changed, if you wish to make a deposit via bank transfer, make sure to initiate the deposit from your Wallet in order to receive the new bank account details per email. This should be the way you always initiate a deposit as opposed to copying a previous deposit’s data.

We remain at your disposal at info@darwinex.com

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 […]

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	/

Change in bank provider

26 March 2018

Over the next few days the segregated accounts for our EUR and USD clients will be transferred over to a new banking entity. The change will be 100% automatic and will not require any action on our users part. Nevertheless, due to the fact that the bank details used up until now for EUR and […]

Over the next few days the segregated accounts for our EUR and USD clients will be transferred over to a new banking entity.

The change will be 100% automatic and will not require any action on our users part.

Nevertheless, due to the fact that the bank details used up until now for EUR and USD have been changed, any client who wishes to make a deposit via bank transfer will have to enter the new bank details.

To access these new details, it is necessary to generate a new order to deposit via bank transfer from your Wallet.

We remain at your disposal at info@darwinex.com

Kind regards,

The Darwinex Team

Bank transfers won’t get processed on Friday 30th March and Monday 2nd April

23 March 2018

Easter is just around the corner which means a bit of vacation, reflection and celebration that we hope you enjoy with your nearest and dearest. Please note that Friday 30th March and Monday 2nd April are UK Bank Holidays. Bank transfers to / from your Darwinex Wallet won’t get processed on those days. Should you […]

Easter is just around the corner which means a bit of vacation, reflection and celebration that we hope you enjoy with your nearest and dearest.

Please note that Friday 30th March and Monday 2nd April are UK Bank Holidays. Bank transfers to / from your Darwinex Wallet won’t get processed on those days.

Should you want to deposit or withdraw through a bank transfer next week, you might want to make arrangements to initiate the transfer process earlier.

Do not hesitate to contact us at info@darwinex.com in case you need any assistance.

Happy Easter!

Trading Schedule for the 2018 Easter Holiday Period

Please note the amended Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2018 Easter Holiday Period. Times are displayed in UK time and changes to regular schedules are highlighted in red. Instrument Thursday 29th March Friday 30th March Monday 2nd April FX 22:01:01 Wed – 21:59:59 Thu 22:01:01 Thu – 21:55:00 Fri 22:05 Sun – 21:59:59 Mon Commodities* 23:00 […]

Please note the amended Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2018 Easter Holiday Period.

Times are displayed in UK time and changes to regular schedules are highlighted in red.

Instrument	Thursday 29th March	Friday 30th March	Monday 2nd April
FX	22:01:01 Wed – 21:59:59 Thu	22:01:01 Thu – 21:55:00 Fri	22:05 Sun – 21:59:59 Mon
Commodities*	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
DARWINs	22:05 Wed – 21:59 Thu	CLOSED	22:05 Sun – 21:59 Mon
Indices
Europe50	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	CLOSED
GDAXI	07:00:00 – 21:00:00	CLOSED	CLOSED
SPX500	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
WS30	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
NDX	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
J225	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
AUS200	23:00 Wed – 14:00 Thu	CLOSED	CLOSED
FCHI40	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	CLOSED
UK100	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	CLOSED
SPA35	07:00 – 19:00	CLOSED	CLOSED

*Please, be reminded that the instrument XAUUSD closes a minute earlier, and opens a minute later, than the rest of Commodities in Darwinex as shown in the table of Darwinex assets and spreads.

March 30th

In spite of the DARWIN Exchange being closed on Friday, 30th of March, the quote in the majority of DARWINs will keep moving throughout the whole market day due to the fact the the Forex market will remain open as seen in the table above.

March 29th and April 2nd

On the other hand, on March 29th -Thursday, and April 2nd -Monday-, the DARWIN Exchange will remain open even if the underlying assets’ market is closed, like AUS200 on March 29th or UK100 on April 2nd.

Should you want to know the standard procedure when you buy/sell a DARWIN whose underlying asset market is closed, we recommend you to read the following Knowledge Base article: Can I buy and sell DARWINs whenever I want?

Do not hesitate to contact us at info@darwinex.com for support.

Happy Easter!