12/14/2018 1:00 PM

Trading Hours on Christmas and New Year 2019

Dear Traders,
Please, note the changes in trading session times on Christmas and New Year 2019.

Monday, December 24th, 2018 

• Forex – normal trading hours
• Crypto– normal trading hours
• Metals– trading ends at 20:45 (GMT+2)
• Oil and Gas– trading ends at 20:30 (GMT+2)
• Indices:
  • Australia 200  -  trading ends at 05:30 (GMT+2)
  • Europe 50 – trading closed
  • France 40 – trading ends at 15:o0 (GMT+2)
  • Germany 30 – trading closed
  • Germany 30 (Mini) – trading closed
  • Japan 225 – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • UK 100 – trading ends at 16:50 GMT+2)
  • US SPX 500 – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • US SPX 500 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • US Tech 100 – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • US Tech 100 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • Wall Street 30 – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)
  • Wall Street 30 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2)

Tuesday, December 25th, 2018
Only crypto-pairs can be traded. All other markets are closed.

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12/7/2018 2:00 PM

FXOpen will raise margin for GBP pairs on December 10th

Dear Traders,

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.

Due to this FXOpen is going to increase margin requirements up to 5 times their normal values for all GBP pairs. Changes will take effect starting with the market opening on December 10th, 2018 without further notice.

We are taking this measure to reduce your risk due to the potential high volatility, rapid price movements or market gaps that may occur in case of further political escalation. Please consider this information in your trading and ensure you have sufficient funds on your account to maintain your positions.

FXOpen Customer Service
E-mail: [email protected]
Live Chat (24/5)

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11/20/2018 1:27 PM

Changes to CFD Trading Hours on Thanksgiving 2018

Dear Traders,

Please note that due to the celebration of Thanksgiving in the USA trading hours on November 22-23, 2018 will be changed as follows:

Thursday, November 22rd, 2018

Forex pairs - normal trading hours;
Metals - trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
Oil and Gas - trading ends at 19:45 (GMT+2);
Crypto pairs - normal trading hours;
Indices:

• Japan 225 – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• US SPX 500 – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• US SPX 500 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• US Tech 100 – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• US Tech 100 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• Wall Street 30 – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);
• Wall Street 30 (Mini) – trading ends at 20:00 (GMT+2);

All other financial instruments will be traded as usual.

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10/24/2018 1:29 PM

On November 4th MT4 Server Time Switches to GMT+2

On November 4th, 2018 FXOpen will switch its trading servers from GMT +3 to GMT +2. The GMT offset in the company’s MetaTrader platform will be set to GMT+2 starting with the market opening on Monday (November 5th, 2018).

The change will affect all types of FXOpen trading accounts.

The changing of server time should not impact your open trades or the process of opening, placing, closing and modifying orders. However, you should keep this information in mind while planning your trading activities. Also, do not forget to adjust the time settings in your Indicators and Expert Advisors accordingly.

Follow the updates on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

FXOpen Customer Service
E-mail: [email protected]
Live Chat (24/5)

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10/22/2018 2:00 PM

Forex contest on demo-accounts “The Sheikh’s Treasure” starts on November 12

Always wanted to feel like a Middle East Sheikh? FXOpen fulfills your dreams and gives you the opportunity to profit by trading oil, gold, silver and gas like a real sheikh! Ten winners will share the prize fund of 3000 USD in the new joint FXOpen and ForexCup “Sheikh’s Treasure” contest.

You have 4 weeks to prove yourself and hit the jackpot, as well as get real experience in trading commodities and precious metals and improve your trading skills!

JOIN THE CONTEST

Terms of the contest:

• Dates: November 12 - December 7, 2018;
• Registration: has already started and will remain open until November 25;
• Initial deposit: USD 5000;
• Leverage: 1:100;
• Trading instruments: XAGUSD (SILVER vs US Dollar), XAUUSD (GOLD vs US Dollar), XTIUSD (US Crude vs US Dollar), XNGUSD (US Natural Gas vs US Dollar), XBRUSD (UK Brent vs US Dollar);
• Maximum number of trades opened at a time (including pending orders): 5;
• Minimum volume of one order: 0.01;
• Maximum volume of one order: 1;
• Margin call: 100%;
• Stop out: 50%;
• Account type: demo (competition) ECN;
• EAs and locking: allowed;
• Requirements for getting the prize:
  • to increase the initial deposit by at least 20%;
  • minimum quantity of trades is 10 with minimum volume of 10 lots;
  • to be in the rating among 10 best traders by Equity.

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