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Trading Hours on Christmas and New Year 2018


Dear Traders,


Please, note the changes in trading session times on Christmas and New Year 2018.


December 22, 2017

• Forex – normal trading hours
• Metals – normal trading hours
• Oil – trading ends at 22:00 (GMT+2)
• Indices:
  
  
  • Australia 200 - trading ends at 07:30 (GMT+2)
  • UK 100 – trading ends at 14:30 (GMT+2)
  
  

Other indices will be traded without changes.


December 25, 2017
All markets are closed, no trading will be available all day.


December 26, 2017

• Forex, Metals. Oil – normal trading hours
• Indices:
  
  
  • Australia 200 trading closed
  • Europe 50 trading closed
  • France 40 trading closed
  • Germany 30 trading closed
  • Germany 30 (Mini) trading closed
  • Spain 35 trading closed
  
  

Other indices will be traded without changes.

December 29, 2017

• Forex, Metals – normal trading hours
• Oil - trading ends at 22:00 (GMT+2)
• Indices:
  
  
  • Australia 200 trading ends at 07:30 (GMT+2)
  • UK 100 trading ends at 14:30 (GMT+2)
  
  

Other indices – without changes.


January 1, 2018
All markets are closed. No trading available all day.


January 2, 2018
Normal trading hours for all financial instruments.


Crypto currencies will be traded without changes.

Between December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018 the leverage for Forex pairs will be decreased by 5 times it's original value.
For example, from 1:500 down to 1:100.


On January 2nd the leverage can be increased back to the normal level. STP and Micro account owners can change the leverage via Settings > Profile in My FXOpen area. ECN account owners should contact [email protected] to have their leverage reverted back to normal. For Crytpo accounts leverage will remain the same as usual (1:3).
Please, consider these changes when planning your trading activities during the festive season.


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FXOpen wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


Dear Traders,


The year has almost come to an end and everybody evaluates their progress. We hope you were successful trading Forex this year and want to achieve more success in 2018.





Certainly FXOpen will provide you with top-notch Forex services and even more technological breakthroughs.


In 2017 we launched some useful programs and tools to assist you that may be of interest:

• Cashback-program: join and take advantage of the 90-day FXOpen Cashback Program and receive an additional refund to your commission for any kind of trades.
• Improved Partnership program: we increased our partners share of trading commissions from affiliates you introduced to us.
• Analytics service: you can easily see an overview of all your trades and help yourself to understand your trading strategy more thoroughly.
• PAMM service: if you are a professional, you can trade cryptocurrencies on a managed account with multiple private and corporate investors.

We are delighted to have you as a client, and we look forward to serving you in the new year. Our team would also like to wish you personal happiness and profitable trading in the coming year.


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


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Forex competition “Classic without borders 2” starts on January 22, 2018


FXOpen broker invites you to take part in a Forex contest "Classic without borders 2". We increased the number of winners to 40 and the prize fund to USD 3,000. Don't miss the great opportunity to show your Forex trading skills with the use of classic trading instruments and get real prize money! Registration is already open.





Terms of the contest:

• Dates: January 22 - February 2, 2018 inclusive;
• Registration: has already started and will remain open until January 28;
• Initial deposit: USD 1,000;
• Leverage: 1:500;
• Trading instruments: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCHF, USDCAD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, EURGBP;
• Maximum number of trades opened at a time (including pending orders): 100;
• Minimum volume of one order: 0.01;
• Maximum volume of one order: 100;
• 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 40 best traders by Equity.
  
  

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). From 11th to 40th places — money prizes as a bonus that cannot be withdrawn.
  
  
  • 1st place — USD 900 (USD 450 + USD 450 as a bonus);
  • 2nd place — USD 300 (150 + 150);
  • 3rd place — USD 240 (120 + 120);
  • 4th place — USD 210 (105 + 105);
  • 5th place — USD 120 (60 + 60);
  • 6th place — USD 90 (45 + 40);
  • 7th place — USD 60 (30 + 30);
  • 8th place — USD 60 (30 + 30);
  • 9th place — USD 60 (30 + 30);
  • 10th place — USD 60 (30 + 30);
  • From 11th to 40th places — USD 30 as a bonus.
  
  

Important! To get the prize, you should open an STP account and email its number at [email protected]. Profit from trading can be withdrawn at any time via any payment system available with FXOpen.


How to join the contest?


Newbies:

• Register your account with FXOpen or ForexCup;
• Make sure that the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields are filled in in https://my.fxopen.com/en/Verification/Personal/;
• Join the contest at ForexCup with your Forexcup or FXOpen eWallet data.

Existing clients:

• Make sure that the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields are filled in in https://my.fxopen.com/en/Verification/Personal/;
• Join the contest at ForexCup with your Forexcup or FXOpen eWallet data.

JOIN THE CONTEST

Useful links:

• "Classic without borders 2" thread on ForexCup forum;
• How to participate in ForexCup competitions;
• ForexCup Competition rules;
• FAQ;
• ECN accounts.

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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 15, 2018 in the US trading hours for some financial instruments will be changed as follows:

• 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 100 (Mini): until 20:00;
    
  • Wall Street 30: until 20:00;
    
  • Wall Street 30 (Mini): until 20:00.

Other indices will be traded without changes.
Please, consider this information when planning your trading for the upcoming week.
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Deposits and Withdrawals via Emercoin Now Available with FXOpen


FXOpen is glad to announce that we`ve added a possibility of depositing and withdrawing funds via Emercoin (EMC).





You can find more detailed information on deposits and withdrawals via Emercoin in our knowledge base.


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 worldwide for a low network fee.


Find other methods of depositing and withdrawing available with FXOpen on the company's website.


You can try Emercoin trading on our crypto accounts.


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Join the 3rd Stage of "PAMM School" Contest


FXOpen invites traders to join the 3rd stage of PAMM School - a free Forex competition for demo accounts. The total prize fund of the contest is 4000 USD. At the end of the contest, the top 20 traders will receive PAMM STP accounts and the chance to join a competition on live PAMM accounts "Heroes of PAMM". The competition will last from February 26 to March 23, 2018

JOIN PAMM SCHOOL NOW!

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: 200 USD;
• Rewards: 20 best traders will get 200 USD to an investment account each*;
• Requirements to get a prize: the initial deposit has to be increased by at least 20%; the minimum quantity of trades: 10;
• Locking: allowed;
• EAs: allowed;
• Leverage: 1:100;
• Minimum trade volume: 0.01 lot;
• Maximum number of trades opened at a time (including pending orders): 5;
• Margin call: 100%;
• Stop out: 50%;
• Account type: demo (competition) ECN.

Please, pay attention to the Competition rules and Restrictions:

1. The prize-winner of the contest who wishes to participate in "PAMM Schools" further has to skip one contest;
2. One contestant can get into top-20 winners and receive a prize no more than twice;
3. It’s prohibited to provide unreliable personal information;
4. It’s prohibited for one and the same trader to participate in a competition on several accounts from one IP address, as well as, to use other traders' accounts;
5. It’s prohibited to copy other participants’ trading strategies in a competition;
6. It’s prohibited for relatives to trade in one competition using one and the same IP address.

REGISTER NOW!

*The 200 USD prize money will be added to the winner's Investment account. This money is not withdrawable and can only be used to open a PAMM STP account. All PAMM accounts opened by the winners will be eligible to take part in the PAMM contest in live accounts "Heroes of PAMM", which starts on April 2nd. To take part in this contest, the drawdown of your account must be less than 20%.

For more information about PAMM School competition, please, visit the special dedicated thread on our forum.


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FXOpen Adds New Pairs to Crypto Accounts

FXOpen enhances the range of financial instruments by adding pairs with Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Ethereum Classic, Monero, NEO, IOTA, EOS and OMNI to Crypto accounts.
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XOpen enhances the range of financial instruments by adding pairs with Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Ethereum Classic, Monero, NEO, IOTA, EOS and OMNI to Crypto accounts. Follow this link please:
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Retail forex broker FXOpen is again showing its commitment to cryptocurrency community through extending the list of contracts-for-difference (CFD) to include additional altcoins instruments. Together with Bitcoin and major virtual currencies, FXOpen’ expanded offering places it on par with other brokers in the industry amidst burgeoning client demand. Fresh from beginning to support Bitcoin trading back in 2014, FXOpen has once again strengthened its offering, this time adding eight new cryptocurrencies to its growing suite.
Moving forward, FXOpen’s clients will be able to trade Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Ethereum Classic, Monero, NEO, IOTA, EOS and OMNI, which can be traded against USD Dollar, EURO and Bitcoin. The broker now offers a total of 39 currency pairs on its Crypto accounts, and noted its intention to add more in the future.

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 effect starting with the market opening on Monday, March 12th 2018. In Crypto accounts, where trading is availabe during the weekend, traders will experience the change immediately after it occurs, on Sunday, March 11th, 2018.
The changing of server time should not impact your open trades or the process of opening, placing, closing and modifying orders. However, keep this in mind when planning your trading and do not forget to adjust the time settings in your Indicators and Expert Advisors.

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[QUOTE=Danila;5518993]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 effect starting with the market opening on Monday, March 12th 2018. In Crypto accounts, where trading is availabe during the weekend, traders will experience the change immediately after it occurs, on Sunday, March 11th, 2018.
The changing of server time should not impact your open trades or the process of opening, placing, closing and modifying orders. However, keep this in mind when planning your trading and do not forget to adjust the time settings in your Indicators and Expert Advisors.

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The 3rd Stage of Contest on real PAMM Accounts "Heroes of PAMM" Starts on April 2


FXOpen and ForexCup invite to take part in the most exciting contest "Heroes of PAMM" and compete for the real prize money for a total of USD 10,000. The best trader of the contest will get USD 5,000 in the form of investment to his/her PAMM account. Winners who took 2nd and 3rd places will get USD 3,000 and USD 2,000, respectively. Registration is already open.



Terms and Conditions of the contest "Heroes of PAMM":

• Dates: April 2 - June 29, 2018;
  
• Prize fund: USD 10,000;
  
• Registration is already open and will last until April 30;
  
• Rewards*:
  
  • 1st place- USD 5,000;
    
  • 2nd place- USD 3,000;
    
  • 3rd place- USD 2,000.
  
  
  
• Initial deposit: any amount, but not less than the minimum amount for opening a PAMM account (for PAMM ECN - from USD 1,000, for PAMM STP - from USD 200);
  
• 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: less than 20%**.

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 close for investors such statistics of your PAMM account as equity, drawdown, exposure level, completed trades. This data must be available for viewing.

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