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USA Daylight Savings Time

9 March 2016

Please note our amended trading hours for the two week period following the time change in the US from EST to EDT this weekend (13 March 2016).

Instrument	Trading Hours (GMT)	Trading Hours (EDT)
FX	21.00 Sun – 20.55 Fri	17.00 Sun – 16.55 Fri
DARWINs	21.00 Sun – 21.00 Fri	17.00 Sun – 17.00 Fri
COMMODITIES
Gold	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Silver	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Platinum	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Palladium	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
US Crude	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Natural Gas	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
INDICES
Australia 200	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
Europe 50	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
France 40	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
Germany 30	07.00 – 20.55 (Mon – Fri)	03:00 – 16:55 (Mon – Fri)
Japan 225	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
UK 100	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
US SPX 500	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
US Tech 100	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)
Wall Street 30	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:05 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:05 daily)

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

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Choose among several banks when sending funds to your Wallet

13 September 2018

When sending funds to your Wallet via bank transfer, you can now choose among several banks. These banks are: – Santander UK – NatWest – Banc Sabadell London Choose whichever you prefer as the destination bank of your monies. After When clicking “Next”, you’ll receive all the details for the bank transfer on the screen […]

When sending funds to your Wallet via bank transfer, you can now choose among several banks. These banks are:

– Santander UK
– NatWest
– Banc Sabadell London

bank transfer options

Choose whichever you prefer as the destination bank of your monies. After When clicking “Next”, you’ll receive all the details for the bank transfer on the screen and via email.

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Amended Trading Hours due to U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018

30 August 2018

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018. All times are in UK (BST) time. Instrument Trading Hours on September 3rd 2018 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 […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming U.S. Labour Day on September 3rd, 2018. All times are in UK (BST) time.

Instrument	Trading Hours on September 3rd 2018

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!

UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday 27th August

20 August 2018

Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday 27th August 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 27th August due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.

ESMA leverage on DEMO trading accounts as of July 26th

18 July 2018

New ESMA rules are around the corner and we want you to be prepared. Between July 24th and 25th, we’ll start modifying leverage conditions of assets on demo trading accounts. This way, as of July 26th, you’ll be able to check out how new ESMA conditions affect your demo accounts and be prepared for the […]

New ESMA rules are around the corner and we want you to be prepared.

Between July 24th and 25th, we’ll start modifying leverage conditions of assets on demo trading accounts. This way, as of July 26th, you’ll be able to check out how new ESMA conditions affect your demo accounts and be prepared for the leverage transition on real accounts.

Note that this only affects demo trading accounts. Transition to ESMA leverage restrictions on real trading accounts will follow the announced roadmap.

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Darwinex Amended Trading Hours (US Independence Day)

27 June 2018

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day holiday on 3 & 4 July 2018 (all times are in UK time). Instrument 3 July 2018 (Tue) 4 July 2018 (Wed) FX 22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue 22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed DARWINS 22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue 22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed […]

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming US Independence Day holiday on 3 & 4 July 2018 (all times are in UK time).

Instrument	3 July 2018 (Tue)	4 July 2018 (Wed)
FX	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed
DARWINS	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed
COMMODITIES
Gold*	23:01 Mon – 21:59 Tue	23:01 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Silver*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Platinum*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Palladium*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
US Crude*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 17:45 Wed
Natural Gas*	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 17:45 Wed
INDICES
Australia 200	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Europe 50	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
France 40	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
Germany 30	07:00 – 21:00	07:00 – 21:00
Spain 35	07:00 – 19:00	07:00 – 19:00
Japan 225*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
UK 100	23:00 Mon – 22:00 Tue	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed
US SPX 500*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
US Tech 100*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
Wall Street 30*	23:00 Mon – 18:15 Tue	23:00 Tue – 18:00 Wed
CRYPTO
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Mon – 22:00 Tue	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed

*Amended Darwinex trading hours.

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

Turkey General Elections on June 24th, 2018

21 June 2018

On Sunday June 24th, 2018, the first round of general elections will be held in Turkey. If you plan to stay in the market during the weekend in pairs related to the Turkish lira (USDTRY, EURTRY y GPBTRY), please make sure you post margin / equity in your account as volatility is expected to increase […]

On Sunday June 24th, 2018, the first round of general elections will be held in Turkey.

If you plan to stay in the market during the weekend in pairs related to the Turkish lira (USDTRY, EURTRY y GPBTRY), please make sure you post margin / equity in your account as volatility is expected to increase heading into the elections and upon Sunday’s market open. Although we are not planning to introduce changes to our margin requirements, please be informed that Darwinex reserves the right to change margin requirements as we move closer to the elections and depending on the outcome.

Should we decide to introduce any changes to our trading conditions, we’ll contact you via email, blog post and social media as soon as possible.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@darwinex.com should you need assistance.

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