Category: FXOptimax News EN
Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018 Holiday Schedule
Please find the trading hours adjustment for the upcoming Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018 holiday.
Christmas 2017 | ||
Symbol | Close | Open |
Forex | 24 December 2017 | 25 December 2017 – 22:00 GMT |
Metals | 24 December 2017 | 25 December 2017 – 23:00 GMT |
New Year 2018 | ||
Symbol | Close | Open |
Forex | 31 December 2017 | 01 January 2018 – 22:00 GMT |
Metals | 31 December 2017 | 01 January 2018 – 23:00 GMT |
Trading Conditions Adjustment Towards June 8th UK Election
FXOptimax will adjust its trading conditions towards UK Election on June 8th, 2017. The adjustment may affect your leverage or margin requirement and we will announce further updates about the adjustment details.
Please stay in touch and we advise all traders to carefully monitor your trade in response to this notification.
FXOptimax Has Normalized The Margin Requirements Post French Election
FXOptimax has normalized the margin requirements for all affected pairs post the Frech presidential election.
[UPDATE] Margin Requirement Adjustments Prior To French Presidential Election
Anticipating the French Presidential Election over the weekend, FXOptimax has raised the margin requirement for several EUR and GBP pairs as explained in the following table. These adjustments are just temporary until further notice.
Pair | Margin Requirement Adjustment |
EUR/USD | 500% |
EUR/JPY | 500% |
EUR/GBP | 500% |
EUR/AUD | 1000% |
EUR/CAD | 1000% |
EUR/NZD | 1000% |
GBP/USD | 500% |
GBP/JPY | 500% |
GBP/AUD | 800% |
GBP/CAD | 800% |
GBP/NZD | 800% |
Please plan your trades carefully following these adjustments.
[UPDATE] EUR & GBP Margin Requirements Adjustment Prior To French Presidential Election
FXOptimax has raised the margin requirements for EUR and GBP pairs to 300% to anticipate the French Presidential Election over the weekend.
We recommend all traders to watch the exposure for both currencies and plan your trade carefully. Please stay tune for further updates.
[UPDATE] Trading Conditions Adjustment Towards French Presidential Election
FXOptimax may increase the margin requirements up to 10 times, anticipating the French Presidential Election on May 7th, 2017. We will closely monitor the situation and the adjustment may take place on May 5th, 2017 starting from 13:30 GMT (server time).
EUR and GBP pairs will certainly be affected by this adjustment. FXOptimax will make further announcement if there is any further adjustment.
Please plan and monitor your trades carefully prior to this adjustment.
Trading Conditions Adjustment Towards French Presidential Election
FXOptimax will adjust its trading conditions towards French Presidential Election on May 7th, 2017. The adjustment may affect your leverage or margin requirement and will be applied 1 hour after the US Non Farm Payrolls at May 5th, 2017.
Please stay in touch as we will announce the adjustment details later today and monitor your trade carefully prior to this notice.
Good Friday 2017 Trading Hour Notification
Please note that the trading hours for metals instruments (Gold/XAUUSD and Silver/XAGUSD) will be affected by the Good Friday Holiday on April 14th 2017. The metal instruments will close earlier on April 13th 21:00 GMT (server time) and reopen on April 14th 21:00 GMT (server time), while all forex instruments are operating normally as usual.
Please plan your trade accordingly to anticipate this adjustment and please feel free contact us if you need further information.
FXOptimax Intoduces New Promotion for 2017
FXOptimax introduce new deposit promotion for 2017. Traders are now entitled to 25% deposit bonus and the entire bonus is usable for trade.
Grab this chance to boost your trade and be the first to enjoy our bonus!
The new promotion starts on January 9th, 2017. Please learn the bonus terms and conditions here.
FXOptimax Will Adjust Pro Account Commission On January 16th, 2017
FXOptimax will adjust the commission for Pro Account to USD 7 per lot for easier calculation. Instead of per currency denomination, the commission is now calculated in USD for all pairs.
It will be applied on January 16th, 2017. Please manage your trades to prior to this adjustment.