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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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US Memorial Day & UK Spring Bank Holiday on 27th May 2019

14 May 2019

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Memorial Day & UK Spring Bank Holiday on Monday 27th May 2019. All times are in UK (BST) time. Important: if you open / close an investment in a DARWIN that has an open trade in an asset with the market closed (see amended trading […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Memorial Day & UK Spring Bank Holiday on Monday 27th May 2019. All times are in UK (BST) time.

Important: if you open / close an investment in a DARWIN that has an open trade in an asset with the market closed (see amended trading hours in red below), the transaction will not be carried out immediately. The operation will show up in your investor portfolio once it has been executed by our system when the index/commodity resumes trading on Monday night.

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

Commodities	Monday 27th May 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
UK100	CLOSED
J225	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon
SPX500	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon
NDX	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon
WS30	23:00 Sun – 18:15 Mon
US Stocks
All US stocks	CLOSED

The rest of the assets will trade according to their usual trading time.

Trading hours

UK100 closed on 6th May 2019

29 April 2019

Please note that on Monday 6th May 2019, the UK100 index CFD will be closed due to bank holiday in the United Kingdom.

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

Amended trading hours and changes to EUR swaps: 1st May 2019

24 April 2019

Please note that amended Darwinex trading hours will apply on Wednesday 1st May 2019. There will also be changes to the way EUR swaps get charged / credited during next week due to the bank holiday on May 1st. Indices Wednesday 1st May 2019 STOXX50E CLOSED FCHI40 CLOSED GDAXI CLOSED SPA35 CLOSED The rest of […]

Please note that amended Darwinex trading hours will apply on Wednesday 1st May 2019. There will also be changes to the way EUR swaps get charged / credited during next week due to the bank holiday on May 1st.

Indices	Wednesday 1st May 2019
STOXX50E	CLOSED
FCHI40	CLOSED
GDAXI	CLOSED
SPA35	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

Amended trading hours on ANZAC Day on 25th April 2019

22 April 2019

Please note that on Thursday 25th April 2019, the Australia 200 index CFD will open at 8:10 and close at 22:00 BST. The rest of the assets will trade according to their usual trading time.

Please note that on Thursday 25th April 2019, the Australia 200 index CFD will open at 8:10 and close at 22:00 BST.

The rest of the assets will trade according to their usual trading time.

Trading hours

Trading Schedule for the 2019 Easter Holiday Period

11 April 2019

Please note the amended Darwinex trading schedule for the 2019 Easter Holiday Period.

Please note the amended Darwinex Trading Schedule for the 2019 Easter Holiday Period.

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

Instrument	Thursday 18th April	Friday 19th April	Monday 22nd April
FX	22:01:01 Wed – 21:59:50 Thu	22:01:01 Thu – 21:55:00 Fri	22:05 Sun – 21:59:50 Mon
Commodities*	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	CLOSED	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon
DARWINs	22:05 Wed – 21:59 Thu	22:05 Thu – 21:55 Fri	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 – 15:00 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
US stocks	14:31 – 20:59	CLOSED	14:31 – 20:59
Crypto instruments	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu	23:00 Thu – 21:55 Fri	23:00 Sun – 22:00 Mon

*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.

Please note during Easter Holidays, swaps will be charged in a different way than on normal weeks. There may be days with swap x6 charges and days without any swap charges at all. The amount of the swap will be similar to that of normal weeks, the only thing that changes is the way it’s charged. The swap rates that appear on our site generally get updated around 19:00 BST and may suffer only minor changes afterwards.

Also note that on Friday, April 19th the US market will be closed. Fx spreads thus may widen considerably. Both traders and investors should avoid setting tight stop loss levels.

The DARWIN Exchange will remain open even if the underlying assets’ market is closed. 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!

Trading hours

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.

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