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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.

Last News

Start of Daylight Saving Time 2019

4 March 2019

Please note our amended trading hours for the three-week-long period between the change in the US from EST to EDT on 10th March 2019 and the subsequent change in the UK from GMT to BST on 31st March 2019.

Please note our amended trading hours for the three week period between the change in the US from EST to EDT on 10th March 2019 and the subsequent change in the UK from GMT to BST on 31st March 2019.

Instrument	Trading Hours in GMT
FX	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily)
DARWINS	21:05 Sun – 21:00 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily)
COMMODITIES
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	07:00 – 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)
CRYPTOCURRENCIES	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)

As always, please do not hesitate to get in touch at info@darwinex.com should you need assistance.

Daylight Saving Time DST Trading hours

Trading Hours for US Presidents’ Day on 18th February 2019

12 February 2019

Please note that the following trading hours will apply on Monday 18th February 2019.

Please note that the following trading hours will apply on Monday 18th February 2019. All times are in GMT+0 (London) time.

Commodities	Monday 18th Febuary 2019
Gold	23:01 Sun – 18:00 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
US Natural Gas	23:00 Sun – 17:45 Mon
Indices
J225	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
SPX500	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
NDX	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
WS30	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!

Trading hours

Trading Hours On Australia Day on 28th January 2019

22 January 2019

Please note that the following trading hour will apply to the AUS200 asset on Monday 28th January 2019 due to Australia Day.

Please note that the following trading hours will apply on Monday 28th January 2019. Times in GMT+0 (London) time.

Indices	Monday 28th January 2019
AUS200	06:10 – 22:00

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!

Trading hours

Trading Hours for the US Martin Luther King Day on 21st January 2019

15 January 2019

Please note that the following trading hours will apply on Monday 21st January 2019. All times are in GMT+0 (London) time. Commodities Monday 21st January 2019 Gold 23:01 Sun – 18:00 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 […]

Please note that the following trading hours will apply on Monday 21st January 2019. All times are in GMT+0 (London) time.

Commodities	Monday 21st January 2019
Gold	23:01 Sun – 18:00 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
US Natural Gas	23:00 Sun – 17:45 Mon
Indices
J225	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
SPX500	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
NDX	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon
WS30	23:00 Sun – 18:00 Mon

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!

Trading hours

Darwinex Trading Hours for the 2018 Christmas & New Year Holiday Period

18 December 2018

Christmas is around the corner! Please find below the Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2018 Christmas and New Year Holiday Period (all times are displayed in UK time and changes to regular trading hours are highlighted in red). Also note that during the Cristmas and New Year holiday period spreads may widen and swaps may […]

Christmas is around the corner!

Please find below the Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2018 Christmas and New Year Holiday Period (all times are displayed in UK time and changes to regular trading hours are highlighted in red).

Also note that during the Cristmas and New Year holiday period spreads may widen and swaps may be affected by the ‘turn’ effect. The ‘turn’ effect is a phenomenon that exists in financial markets which is caused by supply and demand for funding over key dates such as year or quarter-end. This can create anomalies in the forward curves for certain currencies, and we are already beginning to see this priced into the year-end swap points that we receive from our liquidity providers.

Christmas 2018

DARWINs	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
All DARWINs	22:05 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	22:05 Tue – 21:59 Wed

FX	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
All FX Instruments	22:05 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	22:01:01 Tue – 21:59:50 Wed

Commodities	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
Gold	23:01 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	23:01 Tue – 21:59 Wed
Silver	23:00 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 21:50:50 Wed
Platinum	23:00 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Palladium	23:00 Sun – 18:45 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US Crude	23:00 Sun – 18:30 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US Natural Gas	23:00 Sun – 18:30 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed

Indices	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
AUS200	23:00 Sun – 03:30 Mon	Closed	Closed
STOXX50E	Closed	Closed	Closed
FCHI40	23:00 Sun – 13:00 Mon	Closed	Closed
GDAXI	Closed	Closed	Closed
J225	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon	Closed	Closed
SPA35	07:00 – 13:00	Closed	Closed
UK100	23:00 Sun – 12:50 Mon	Closed	Closed
SPX500	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon	Closed	Closed
NDX	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon	Closed	Closed
WS30	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon	Closed	Closed

US Stocks	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
All US stocks	14:31 – 17:59	Closed	14:31 – 20:59

Crypto	Monday 24th December	Tuesday 25th December	Wednesday 26th December
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Sun – 22:00 Mon	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed

New Year 2019

DARWINs	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
All DARWINs	22:05 Sun – 21:59 Mon	Closed	22:05 Tue – 21:59 Wed

FX	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
All FX Instruments	22:05 Sun – 21:59:50 Mon	Closed	22:01:01 Tue – 21:59:50 Wed

Commodities	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
Gold	23:01 Sun – 21:59 Mon	Closed	23:01 Tue – 21:59 Wed
Silver	23:00 Sun – 21:59:50 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 21:50:50 Wed
Platinum	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Palladium	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US Crude	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US Natural Gas	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed

Indices	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
AUS200	23:00 Sun – 03:30 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
STOXX50E	Closed	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
FCHI40	23:00 Sun – 13:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
GDAXI	Closed	Closed	07:00 – 21:00
J225	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
SPA35	07:00 – 13:00	Closed	07:00 – 19:00
UK100	23:00 Sun – 12:50 Mon	Closed	Closed
SPX500	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
NDX	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
WS30	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon	Closed	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed

US Stocks	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
All US stocks	14:31 – 20:59	Closed	14:31 – 20:59

Crypto	Monday 31st December	Tuesday 1st January	Wednesday 2nd January
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Sun – 22:00 Mon	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed

As always, if you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at info@darwinex.com.

The Darwinex Team wishes you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!

Trading hours

UK Parliament Vote on EU Withdrawal Bill (11 December 2018)

9 December 2018

We would like to remind you that the UK Parliament will vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill on 11th December 2018. There is a high degree of uncertainty as to the outcome of the vote and all GBP currency crosses are likely to experience significant volatility with increased risk of market gaps. It is important that you […]

We would like to remind you that the UK Parliament will vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill on 11th December 2018.

There is a high degree of uncertainty as to the outcome of the vote and all GBP currency crosses are likely to experience significant volatility with increased risk of market gaps.

It is important that you have sufficient margin coverage and are comfortable with the exposure on your account as our margin requirements may change going into the vote or depending on the outcome of the vote.

Please feel free to contact us at info@darwinex.com should you need assistance in this regard.