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June 12, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Resumption of Normal Trading Margins
We are pleased to inform you that all instruments affected by the UK General Election has resumed normal margin requirements as of 10:00 am (GMT), Monday, 12 June 2017. Blackwell Global will continue to monitor market volatility and liquidity and will reassess the margin requirements to make any necessary adjustments thereafter. Please note that the
Read more »May 29, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Changes in Trading Hours Due to Holidays in June 2017
Please be aware that due to Germany’s Whit Day and Australia’s Queen’s Birthday holidays during the period of 5 June 2017 to 12 June 2017, there will be a change in trading hours for the following products: Effective on 5 June 2017, Monday: Forex Normal Trading Hours Cash CFDs (AU200) 11 June 2017: Closed till next
Read more »May 9, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Resumption of Normal Trading Margins
We are pleased to inform you that normal margin requirements have resumed by 4:00 am (GMT), Monday, 8 May 2017. Blackwell Global will continue to monitor market volatility and liquidity and will reassess the margin requirements to make any necessary adjustments thereafter. Effective from Monday, 8 May onwards: Forex (Majors) Affected Instruments Margin Requirements EURUSD 1
Read more »May 2, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Revision of Margins on Friday, 4 May 2017 Due to Second Round of French Presidential Election
In light of the second round of France’s presidential election that will be held on Sunday, 7 May, 2017, it is expected that markets will be volatile during the period of voting. With that anticipation, Blackwell Global will increase the margins on the following selected instruments from Friday, 4 May 2017, 9:00am (GMT). Please note
Read more »April 27, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Resumption of Normal Trading Margins
We are pleased to inform you that normal margin requirements will resume by 9:00 am (GMT), Friday, 27 April 2017. While margins have reverted to normal, please bear in mind that there will a second round of voting for the French Presidential election on Sunday, 7 May 2017. During this interim period, we would advise our
Read more »April 26, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Changes in Trading Hours Due to Holidays in May 2017
Please be aware that due to Labour Day, U.S. Memorial Day, and Hong Kong’s Birth of Buddha and Tuen Ng Festival holidays during the period of 1 May 2017 to 30 May 2017, there will be a change in trading hours for the following products: Effective on 1 May 2017, Monday: Forex Normal Trading Hours Precious Metals
Read more »April 12, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Revision of Margins on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 Due to French Presidential Election
In light of France’s presidential election that will be held on Sunday, 23 April, 2017, it is expected that markets will be volatile during the period of voting. With that anticipation, Blackwell Global will increase the margins on the following selected instruments from Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 9:00am (GMT). Please note that in anticipation of
Read more »April 10, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Further Changes in Trading Hours Due to Holidays in April 2017
Please be aware that due to Good Friday, Easter Monday and Australian Anzac Day during the period of 13 April 2017 to 25 April 2017, there will be a change in trading hours for the following products: Effective on 13 April 2017, Friday: Forex Normal Trading Hours Precious Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) 14 Apr 2017: Closed Cash
Read more »March 31, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Changes in Trading Hours Due to Holidays in April 2017
Please be aware that due to Good Friday, Easter Monday and the Hong Kong Ching Ming Festival during the period of 4 April 2017 to 17 April 2017, there will be a change in trading hours for the following products: Effective on 4 April 2017, Tuesday: Forex Normal Trading Hours Precious Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) 14
Read more »March 22, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Scheduled Maintenance for Neteller
Please take note that Neteller will be undergoing scheduled maintenance this Sun, 26 Mar 2017, 21:30 – 22:30 (GMT) and Mon, 27 Mar 2017, 02:30 – 03:30 (GMT) . During this maintenance period, access to Neteller services will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank you for your understanding and
Read more »March 14, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Change in Trading Hours for AU200 from Tuesday, 14 Mar 2017
Please be aware that there have been changes to the trading hours for the product AU200. Effective from Tuesday, 14 March onwards: Cash CFDs (AU200) Open at 22:50 – 20:00 (GMT) on Sunday to Friday with breaks from 05:30 – 06:10 (GMT) and 20:00 – 22:50 (GMT) Effective on Sunday, 2 April onwards: Cash CFDs
Read more »March 7, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Reinstall MT4 Mobile App Due to Data Centre Upgrade
As our data centre will be undergoing an upgrade this weekend, clients using the Blackwell Trader MT4 Mobile App are strongly advised to re-download the mobile application from this Sunday, 12 March 2016 for the latest and most effective mobile trading experience.
Read more »March 7, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Changes in Trading Hours Due to Daylight Savings from Sunday, 12 March 2017
Please be aware that due to changes in daylight saving time from Sunday, 12 March 2017, we would like to highlight the changes in the trading hours as follows: Blackwell Global server time will follow GMT+3 from Sunday, 26 March 2017 Effective on Sunday, 12 March onwards: Forex Open at 21:00 – 21:00 (GMT) on
Read more »February 16, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
One-Off Implementation for USOil and UKOil Contracts
Please note that due to a change in our liquidity provider, there will be a ONE-OFF implementation put in place for this month’s USOil and UKOil contracts. Blackwell Global will be closing off any outstanding USOil positions on 20 February 2017 (17:15 GMT). UKOil positions will be closed off on 27 February 2017 (21:45 GMT). We
Read more »February 9, 2017
CATEGORY: Updates
Changes in Trading Hours Due to U.S. President’s Day
Please be aware that due to U.S. President’s Day Holiday on 20 February 2017, there will be a change in trading hours for the following products: Effective on 20 February 2017, Monday: Precious Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) Closed on 18:00 (GMT) Re-opens on 23:00 (GMT) Cash CFDs (US30, US100, US500) Closed on 17:30 (GMT) Re-opens on
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