Changes to FXOpen Trading Hours on US Martin Luther King Day

Dear Traders,
Please note that due to the celebration of US Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 21st, 2019  in the US trading hours for some financial instruments will be changed as follows:

• Forex pairs: normal trading hours;

In accordance with our Customer agreement we cannot disclose the winners’ names without their consent, so, we're only using their "nicknames” on forexcup.com.

We congratulate the winners on the hard-earned victory! Thank you all for participation, this was an an intense and exciting competition! Best of luck in the

Dear Traders,

As 2018 draws to a close it’s a good time to reflect on what a great year it has been and we hope it was a profitable one for you. 2018 was not without its challenges, with changes in regulations and banking systems, but as a market

Wednesday, December 26th, 2018

• Forex, Crypto, Metals, Oil and Gas – normal trading hours
• Indices– trading closed.

Monday, December 31st, 2018

• Forex– normal trading hours
• Crypto– normal trading hours
• Metals– normal trading hours
• Oil (WTI) and Gas– normal trading hours
• Oil (Brent)– trading ends at 21:45 GMT+2)
• Indices:
• Australia

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

Friday, November 23rd, 2018

Forex pairs - normal trading hours;
Metals - trading ends at 20:45 (GMT+2);
Oil and Gas - trading ends at 20:30 (GMT+2);
Crypto pairs - normal trading hours;
Indices:

• Japan 225 – trading ends at 20:15 (GMT+2);
• US SPX 500 – trading

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,

Winners and rewards:

• Prize fund: USD 3,000;
• 10 best participants will be rewarded the following money prizes (50% is withdrawable, 50% as a bonus cannot be withdrawn). You can withdraw only the profit from trading for a bonus at any time.
• 1st place — USD 1050 (USD 525 + USD 525

FXOpen Announces the Launch of MetaTrader 5

Dear Clients,

FXOpen is pleased to announce the launch of MetaTrader 5 Platform with access to ECN trading and interbank liquidity.

MT5 trading platform provides an extensive functionality of its predecessor and many additional services - all you need for successful Forex trading.

On 20 September 2018, VMT audited a sample of 5,000 order executions from FXOpen and based on the audit, the Commission has issued an execution quality certification to FXOpen. FXOpen will continue to submit order execution data to VMT to ensure our order execution continues to meet the standards

• Minimum trading period: not less than 2 months;
• Minimum amount of trades per week: 2;
• Trading volume: not less than 0.5 lot per stage;
• Profit at the end of the contest: at least 20% of the deposit;
• Drawdown during the contest must not exceed 20%**, and short-term drawdown of

Warning about fraudulent activities

Dear clients,
We are contacting you to make you aware about an increasing amount of fraudulent activity where unidentified individuals are pretending to represent FXOpen and are contacting clients asking for payment of commissions and service fees. FXOpen does not have any hidden costs or charge

Changes to CFD Trading Hours due to US Labour Day

Dear Traders,
Please note that due to the celebration of Labour Day on Monday, September 3rd 2018  in the US trading hours for some financial instruments will be changed as follows:

• Forex pairs: normal trading hours;
• Metals: trading session ends

FXOpen Increases Margin Requirements for Turkish Lira

Dear Traders,
Due to increasing volatility of the Turkish Lira, FXOpen increased margin requirements for EURTRY and USDTRY up to 25 times their normal level starting from August 12th, 2018.

We will additionally inform you when margin requirements return back to their normal

• Requirements for getting a prize: the initial deposit has to be increased by at least 20%; the minimum quantity of trades is 10;
• Trading instruments (including indices, oil and gas): 68;
• Locking: allowed;
• EAs: allowed;
• Maximum number of trades opened at a time (including pending orders): 5;
• Maximum trade volume:

The lucky owners of the first three prize places were traders:

• AsepMawat
   
  

• Marsik
   
  

• Sciler
   
  

We congratulate the winners and wish them success in their future endeavors!

During the Forex contest, participants had the opportunity to enroll and withdraw funds from accounts, accept investments in their PAMM accounts, open new offers,

Wednesday, July 4th

Currency pairs: normal trading hours;
Metals: trading ends at 20:00 GMT+3;
Indices:

• Japan 225 trading ends at 20:00 GMT+3;
• US SPX 500 trading ends at 20:00 GMT+3;
• US SPX 500 (Mini) trading ends at 20:00 GMT+3;
• US Tech 100

Now you can avoid additional costs and save money for trading or further investment. Try out our trading instruments such as CFDs and PAMM Service.

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With the latest additions, FXOpen now offers the total of 43 currency pairs on Crypto accounts. Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic, Monero, NEO, EOS, IOTA and OMNI can be traded against USD Dollar, EURO and Bitcoin. 1 lot typically equals 1 unit of XRP, BCH, EMR or other respective base

Changes in CFD trading on May 28th

Dear Traders,

Due to the US Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holiday on May 28th you will experience the following changes in the trading hours schedule:

• Forex pairs: no changes;
• Metalls: trading closes at 20:00 GMT +3;
• Oil and Gas: trading

Changes in CFD Trading on May 1, 2018

Dear Traders,
Due to a public holiday in Europe on May 1, 2018, the following indices will not be traded:

• Europe 50 - trading closed;
• France 40 - trading closed;
• Germany 30 - trading closed;
• Germany 30 (Mini) - trading closed.

All

Prize money:

The prize money will be added to your account in any cryptocurrency available with FXOpen at the exchange rate at the moment of prize crediting or in USD.

Please note that 50% of prize cannot be withdrawn and is intended only for trading on Crypto accounts. To get

How to calculate SWAP? SWAP is the fee that the broker charges when a position remains open overnight. On the night from Wednesday to Thursday triple SWAP is charged. Unlike FIAT accounts, in Crypto accounts SWAP is calculated in percent per annum. Since swaps need to be calculated every day

Easter 2018: Changes to Trading Hours

Dear Traders!
Due to the celebration of Easter on Sunday, April 1, 2018 you will experience the following changes to trading hours.

Thursday, March 29th

• Australia 200 (#AUS200) - trading ends at 16:00 GMT+3
• All other financial instruments will be traded without

During the contest, participants can add or withdraw money from their accounts, receive investments to their PAMM accounts, create offers, use all instruments of a PAMM system with no restrictions, use any trading strategies, advisors (AEA, MEA, etc.) and any other standard MT4 add-ons and scripts.
It is prohibited to

On March 11th FXOpen MetaTrader Switches to Summer Time (GMT+3)

On March 11th, 2018 FXOpen will switch its trading servers 1 hour ahead, from GMT +2 to GMT +3.

The change will affect all types of FXOpen trading accounts. In ECN, STP and Micro accounts summer time will take

Ripple (XRP) is currently the 3rd crypto-currency in terms of market capitalization after Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) both originated via hard forks of the leading cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin and Ethereum. BCH and ETC inherited functionality and strong community support from their predecessors, which helped them

What you should know about "PAMM School":

• Free participation;
• Duration: February 26 - March 23, 2018;
• Registration: is already open and will last until March 11th;
• Prize fund: 4,000 USD;
• Initial deposit: 5,000 USD;
• Rewards: 20 best traders will get 200 USD to an investment account each*;
• Requirements

Emercoin is a hybrid cryptocurrency that relies on the key features of Namecoin and Peercoin. It employs a POS mining mechanism and uses the same cryptographic algorithm as Bitcoin. The total number of coins is unlimited. Emercoin is a convenient means of data transmission and making personal or business payments

• Forex pairs: normal trading hours;
• Metals: trading session ends at 20:00;
• US Crude, US Natural Gas: trading session ends at 19:45;
• Indices:
• Japan 225: until 20:00;
• US SPX 500: until 20:00;
• US SPX 500 (Mini): until 20:00;
• US Tech 100: until 20:00;
• US Tech