Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 13 April 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
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Easter Trading Hours
We wanted to let you know about some changes to our trading hours over the upcoming Easter period (all in UK time):
Thursday 9 April Most 24-hour indices close at 10pm.*
Friday 10 April All European and US markets closed. FX closes at 10pm.
Saturday 11 April Weekend indices and cryptocurrencies open as normal.
Sunday 12 April Weekend indices and cryptos open as normal. FX opens at 9pm. US and 24-hour indices quoted from 11pm.
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Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 6 April 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
Please note there are no
Changes to margin this weekend
We will be increasing a range of minimum margin rates on new positions only going into the weekend, as per the below. No impact for retails traders or markets where minimums are already higher and no changes to any existing positions.
Indices to 5% at 16:00 GMT
FX/Gold to 3% at 16:00 GMT
Oil (energies) to 15% at 16:00 GMT
We will revert to lower margins rates on Sunday with minimum rates of 1% Indices/FX and 5% Oil. Once again thes
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 30 March 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
Special
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 23 March 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
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Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 16 March 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neu
Volatility reminder and extended weekend closure
Due to ongoing volatility, there is significant risk that markets may gap when they re-open on Sunday night. Please ensure that you’re comfortable with the size of your positions heading into the weekend, and also be aware that we may see circuit-breakers applied over the coming days – see below.
We urge you to do the following:
• Monitor your positions closely at all times
• Ensure you are comfortable with the size of you
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 9 March 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neutral adj
Changes to opening hours from 8 March
Between Sunday 8 March and Sunday 29 March, US and Canadian markets will trade one hour earlier than usual in UK time. This is to reflect the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the US on the former date, and British Summer Time (BST) in the UK on the latter.
Please note the following changes during this period (all times GMT):
• US & Canadian equities (including equity options) markets will be open between 1.30p
Dividend Adjustments 2 Mar - 9 Mar
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 2 Mar 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forec
Dividend Adjustments 24 Feb - 2 Mar
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 24 Feb 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are for
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 17 Feb 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neutr
From the Data, Growth is Top Concern Again
If we were to gauge how much market movement is arising from scheduled event risk relative to those unexpected winds from the headlines, I would put greater emphasis on the latter. That can make for difficult trading conditions considering updates like the coronavirus spread do not abide a clear time and distinct categorical outcomes. In this kind of environment, it is more difficult to establish clear and productive trends as there is not a clear
Changes to trading hours on Presidents' Day
Opening hours on certain markets will change for Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 February 2020, as the US observes Presidents' Day - also known as Washington's Birthday. Below you can find the changes, please note it's all GMT.
Monday 17 February
US equities and soft commodities are closed.
Canadian equities are closed (Family Day).
US index futures close early at 6pm. We will make out-of-hours prices on the Dow, S&P and N
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Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 10 Feb 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neutral adju
An Economic Update on the Calendar and In the Public Eye
Concern over the course of the global economy was revived this past week with a few troubled indicators raising awareness, but the real interest was what arose in the market-based measures. With the recovery in capital market measures, the meaningful divergence in performance from growth-sensitive assets like copper and crude oil (with a 13-day consecutive drop and 13-month low respectively). In fact, the 60-day correlation – a three-
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 3 Feb 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjust
The Economic Costs Versus the Sentiment Costs of the Coronavirus
Interest in – or really, fear of – the spread of the Wuhan China-based coronavirus ballooned this past week. We could take an anecdotal peruse of the headlines, but I prefer something a little more quantitative. The global, financial-related search for ‘virus’ this past week hit its highest level in over 15 years according to Google. Their data only goes back to 2004, but there is a good chance that the SARS epidemic the year
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 27 Jan 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neutr
Coronavirus Adds Another Wild Card for Sentiment to Absorb
When it comes to the standard themes I have been following closely these past few months – growth fears, trade wars and monetary policy effectiveness – there have been frequent updates and it hasn’t been particularly challenging to take their temperature at any particularly time. While the threat of a recession or trade war that threatens to encompass much of the world will not exactly inspire confidence among investors, the knowle
Expected index adjustments
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 20 Jan 2020. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video
NB: All dividend adjustments are forecasts and therefore speculative. A dividend adjustment is a cash neutr
