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Start of Daylight Savings Time – Amended Trading Hours

2 March 2017

Please note our amended trading hours for the two week period following the change in the US from EST to EDT on 12 March 2017 and the subsequent change in the UK from GMT to BST on 26 March 2017.

Instrument	Trading Hours (GMT)	Trading Hours (EDT)
FX	21:05 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 21:01 daily)	17:05 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 17:00 – 17:01 daily)
DARWINS	21:00 Sun – 21:00 Fri	17:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri
COMMODITIES
Gold	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 20:59 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 16:55 Fri (except 16:59 – 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	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Europe 50	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
France 40	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Germany 30	07.00 – 21.00 (Mon – Fri)	03:00 – 17:00 (Mon – Fri)
Spain 35	07.00 – 19.00 (Mon – Fri)	03:00 – 15:00 (Mon – Fri)
Japan 225	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
UK 100	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
US SPX 500	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
US Tech 100	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)
Wall Street 30	22:00 Sun – 20:55 Fri (except 21:00 – 22:00 daily)	18:00 Sun – 17:00 Fri (except 17:00 – 18:00 daily)

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

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UK100 Closed on August 26th

14 August 2019

Please note that the UK100 index CFD will be closed on Monday August 26th due to UK Summer Bank Holiday. All other assets will trade according to the usual trading hours.

DAX Trading Hours Soon to be Extended

9 July 2019

The CFD of the DAX (GDAXI) start trading with an extended schedule as of Monday July 22nd, 2019.

The CFD of the DAX (GDAXI) will soon – probably as of Monday July 22nd – start trading with an extended schedule.

The current schedule is as follows:

07:00 – 21:00 (London) Mon-Thu
07:00 – 20:55 (London) Fri

The extended schedule will be as follows:

01:30 – 21:00 (London) Mon-Thu
01:30 – 20:55 (London) Fri

We’ll update this post with the final implementation date of the extended schedule as soon as possible.

Update on July 18th: the DAX will start trading according to the new schedule on Monday July 22nd.

Note that during the night, GDAXI usually has a wider spread and a lower liquidity than during the day.

Please get in touch at info@darwinex.com for any questions you may have.

The FCA Makes ESMA’s CFD Restrictions Permanent

4 July 2019

The new measure doesn’t affect us more than the ESMA intervention already did. And it affected us in a positive way, contributing to the improvement of our clients’ performance.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made the European Authority’s (ESMA) CFD restrictions permanent this week.

Some reactions to this we saw in user forums implied this was a “ban” of Contracts for Differentes (CFDs). Some even said it was “the end of Darwinex”.

We’d like to clarify that the FCA’s measure makes the restrictions we already applied last year permanent. But nothing else changes. It’s only that this time it’s the national regulator that said this while last year it was the ESMA.

The new measure doesn’t affect us more than the ESMA intervention already did. And it affected us in a positive way, contributing to the improvement of our clients’ performance.

Trading Schedule for the US Independence Day on 3rd and 4th July 2019

27 June 2019

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours (in red) for the upcoming US Independence Day on 3 & 4 July 2019. All times are in UK (BST) time.

FX	Wednesday 3^rd July	Thursday 4^th July
All FX Instruments	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed	22:05 Wed – 22:00 Thu

DARWINs	22:05 Tue – 21:59 Wed	22:05 Tue – 21:59 Wed

Commodities
Gold	23:01 Tue – 21:59 Wed	*23:01 Wed – 18:00 Thu
Silver	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
Platinum	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
Palladium	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
US Crude	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 17:45 Thu
US Natural Gas	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 17:45 Thu

Indices
AUS200	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
STOXX50E	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
FCHI40	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
GDAXI	07:00 – 21:00	07:00 – 21:00
J225	*23:00 Tue – 18:15 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
SPA35	07:00 – 19:00	07:00 – 19:00
UK100	23:00 Tue – 22:00 Wed	23:00 Wed – 22:00 Thu
SPX500	*23:00 Tue – 18:15 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
NDX	*23:00 Tue – 18:15 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu
WS30	*23:00 Tue – 18:15 Wed	*23:00 Wed – 18:00 Thu

US stocks	14:31 – 20:59	CLOSED

Crypto
All Crypto Instruments	22:05 Tue – 22:00 Wed	22:05 Wed – 22:00 Thu

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 Help Center article: 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!

Australia Public Holiday on 10th June 2019

5 June 2019

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming Bank Holiday in Australia on 10th June 2019 (all times are in UK time).

Please note the amended Darwinex trading hours for the upcoming bank holiday in Australia on 10th June 2019. All times are in UK (BST) time.

Indices	Monday 10th June 2019
AUS200	08:10 – 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

Upcoming holiday in New Zealand resulting in the possibility of wider spreads and thinner liquidity

30 May 2019

Please be aware that there is a bank holiday in New Zealand on Monday June 3rd. Therefore, during this time, spreads may be wider and liquidity may be thinner for all NZD-related assets. For any questions, we’re one email away, at info@darwinex.com.

Please be aware that there is a bank holiday in New Zealand on Monday June 3rd.

Therefore, during this time, spreads may be wider and liquidity may be thinner for all NZD-related assets.

For any questions, we’re one email away, at info@darwinex.com.