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Dear @serog1, Thank you for your post. Yes the US 500 is the S&P 500. Please use the filter options on the website as in the attached screenshot. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Hi @josemarttz1989, Thank you for your post and welcome to the IG community. Please note that our technical team is currently investigating this issue. We will provide an update on this thread once it has been resolved. Thanks, KoketsoIG

The Week Ahead Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week Week commencing 1 April Chris Beauchamp's insight Another shortened week lies ahead, though the quiet start gives way to a busier period with the release of the monthly US payrolls data, as well as the ISM purchasing managers indices (PMIs) in the US and the Caixin PMIs in China. Eurozone inflation will also be worth watching as the European Central Bank (ECB) edges closer to rate cuts in the summer. Corporate data is almost non-existent, but US earnings season is just around the corner, starting on 14 April. Economic reports Weekly View Monday Easter Monday – UK, French & German markets closed 2.45 am – China Caixin manufacturing PMI (March): index to rise to 51 from 50.9. Markets to watch: CNH crosses 3pm – US ISM manufacturing index (March): index expected to rise to 48.3 from 47.8. Markets to watch: USD crosses Tuesday 1.30 am – Australia RBA meeting minutes. Markets to watch: AUD crosses 1 pm – German inflation (March, preliminary): YoY rate to slow to 2.4% from 2.5% and MoM to rise to 0.7% from 0.4%. Markets to watch: EUR crosses Wednesday 2.45 am – China Caixin services PMI (March): index to fall to 52 from 52.5. Markets to watch: CNH crosses 10 am – eurozone inflation (March): prices are expected to rise 2.6% YoY and 0.9% MoM, from 2.6% and 0.6% respectively. Core CPI to rise 2.8% YoY from 3.1%. Markets to watch: eurozone indices, EUR crosses 1.15 pm – US ADP employment report (March): payrolls are expected to rise by 125K, from 140K last month. Markets to watch: USD crosses 3 pm – US ISM services PMI (March): index forecast to fall to 52.4 from 52.6. Markets to watch: USD crosses 3.30 pm – US EIA crude oil inventories (w/e 29 March): stockpiles rose by 3.2 million barrels in the preceding week. Markets to watch: Brent, WTI Thursday 1.30 pm – US initial jobless claims (w/e 30 March) Markets to watch: USD crosses Friday 1.30 pm – US non-farm payrolls (March): payrolls to rise by 200K from 275K last month, and the unemployment rate to hold at 3.9%. Average hourly earnings to rise 0.3% MoM and 4.1% YoY, from 0.1% MoM and 4.3%. Markets to watch: US indices, USD crosses 1.30 pm – Canada employment report (March): unemployment rate to hold at 5.8%. Markets to watch: CAD crosses 3 pm – Canada Ivey PMI (March): index to fall to 51.6 from 53.9. Markets to watch: CAD crosses Company announcements Monday 1 April Tuesday 2 April Wednesday 3 April Thursday 4 April Friday 5 April Full-year earnings Hilton Food Half/ Quarterly earnings Conagra Brands Trading update* Topps Tiles Dividends FTSE 100: InterContinental Hotels, Mondi, IMI, Rentokil, Smiths Group FTSE 250: Hammerson, RIT Capital, Domino's Pizza, Empiric Student Property, OSB, Breedon, Direct Line, Games Workshop Dividends are applied after the close of the previous day’s session for each market. So, for example, the FTSE 100 goes ex-dividend on a Thursday, but the adjustment is applied at the close of the previous day, e.g. Wednesday. The table below shows the days in which the adjustment is applied, not the ex-dividend days. Index adjustments Monday 1 April Tuesday 2 April Wednesday 3 April Thursday 4 April Friday 5 April Monday 8 April FTSE 100 2.23 Australia 200 0.2 0.1 0.1 Wall Street 2.6 12.1 4.4 US 500 0.15 0.25 0.64 0.02 0.08 0.75 Nasdaq 1.62 2.14 0.11 0.33 Netherlands 25 EU Stocks 50 3.2 China H-Shares 4.4 Singapore Blue Chip 0.95 Hong Kong HS50 8.2 1.6 South Africa 40 125.8 Italy 40 Japan 225

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 1st April 2024. These are projected dividends and are likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made. Dividends highlighted in red include a special dividend, therefore some or all of the amount will not be adjusted. The amount in brackets is the expected adjustment after special dividends are excluded (where shown on major indices). Dividend adjustments due to be posted on a bank holiday will usually be posted on the previous working day. 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. How do dividend adjustments work? This information has been prepared by IG, a trading name of IG Markets Limited. In addition to the disclaimer below, the material on this page does not contain a record of our trading prices, or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instrument. IG accepts no responsibility for any use that may be made of these comments and for any consequences that result. No representation or warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. Consequently, any person acting on it does so entirely at their own risk. Any research provided does not have regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation, and needs of any specific person who may receive it. It has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such is considered to be a marketing communication. Although we are not specifically constrained from dealing ahead of our recommendations we do not seek to take advantage of them before they are provided to our clients. See the full non-independent research disclaimer and quarterly summary.

Hi @cate and @neueneuen, Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Please note that the base margins on all TRY pairs were increased due to Turkish local elections. This increase is for new positions only. They will revert to 7.5% next week. Again, apologies for any inconvenience and confusion. I hope this clears up any confusion. All the best, KoketsoIG

Hi @cate, Please note that the margin requirement has not been changed, it has always been higher at 15% compared to the rest of the pairs. As @TheGuru12 mentioned, the pair has a higher margin as it is volatile and not as liquid as major pairs. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @junkie9er, Thank you for your post. I have sent you a DM. Please have a look. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @Grove, Thank you for your post. Please note that Bank of Georgia Group PLC is available on our platform only for non-leveraged trading (share dealing/ ISA). Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @DaveBarter, Thank you for your post. Kindly report all chart issues to helpdesk.uk@ig.com so we can send them to the technical team to fix. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @saikrsna99, Thank you for your post. Please note that your question is a bit unclear, are you perhaps asking about rollovers? Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @collis, Thank you for your post and welcome to the IG community Please note that if you hold a short-term trade and want to keep it open overnight, you’ll be charged a daily interest fee. This charge will be applied to Daily Funded Bets (DFBs) as well as cash CFD positions held through 10 pm (UK time). Please note that open positions held through 10 pm (UK time) on Fridays will be adjusted for three days’ worth of funding to cover the weekend. You can read more about overnight funding from our website: Overnight Funding All the best, KoketsoIG

Hey @EbonyLyla, Welcome to the community, We are happy to have you here. We are here to answer every question you may have and please don't hesitate to engage in forum posts by other members. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @BeckhamN, Please note that our spreads are variable and can be changed anytime, depending on various factors. We could indeed increase spreads if there is higher volatility. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @Nutm3g and @x-sense, Thank you for the posts and updates. Please note that there was an issue with alerts yesterday, however, this has now been resolved. Thank you for your patience. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @Techiescot, Please note that the refer friend promotion is currently not running. The information and links will be updated once it is running again. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @Dm77886, Unfortunately, the margin is aggregated, there is no way to show it by position. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Dear @Agarwal, Thank you for sharing about mindfulness when it comes to trading. I'm sure our community members will find this post interesting. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Markets are digesting the Bank of Japan's major monetary policy shift away from negative rates, while awaiting the highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy decision on Wednesday. The Bank of England is expected to keep rates unchanged on Thursday, but markets are pricing in a 50% chance of a 25 bps rate cut in June and 60 bps of cuts for all of 2024, with this morning's UK inflation data showing price growth had slowed to 3.4%, its lowest level in two years. The Fed is expected to hold rates at 5.25-5.5% on Wednesday, with focus on the dot plot projections for rates and inflation. Markets are pricing in the first Fed rate cut potentially in June or July. There is a risk the median Fed dot plot could shift to projecting two 25 bps rate cuts this year instead of three. European Central Bank officials, including Christine Lagarde, will speak later, with some endorsing June as the likely time to start discussing ECB rate cuts.

Dear @dusty54, Thank you for your post, Unfortunately, you need a third-party authentication mobile app (Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy) or similar to set up 2FA. Thanks, Koketso

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Thank you @bug-or-feature and @andysinclair for the assistance.

Dear @KML, Thank you for your post, please note that many members on our community can assist with complex API-related queries. You can check out posts and replies by @andysinclair and @bug-or-feature on similar topics. Thanks, KoketsoIG

Hi @Sporran, We hope you are having a good day so far. Please note that our corporate actions team has confirmed they will send communications later today. All the best, KoketsoIG

Dear @Agarwal, This is great! Thanks for sharing! Thanks, KoketsoIG

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