Trading Update | 22 Oct, 2026

All times hereafter are expressed in MetaTrader platform time — GMT+3 (until 2 Nov 2026) and GMT+2 thereafter.

Daylight Saving Time Changes in Europe and the USA

Europe — Sunday, October 25th, 2026
From Sunday, October 25th, 2026, Europe will no longer observe Summer Time. The change occurs in Prague at 03:00 CEST, when clocks move back to 02:00 CET.

Please note that the Max Daily Loss is monitored based on Prague’s time, and the daily drawdown resets at midnight. During the week between October 26th, 2026, and November 1st, 2026, the offset between Prague’s midnight and MetaTrader’s midnight will be 2 hours instead of the usual 1 hour. Be mindful of this temporary time difference to avoid any accidental breach of your Max Daily Loss.

If you are unsure when your Max Daily Loss resets, open your Account MetriX and hover your mouse cursor over Today’s permitted loss — the tooltip will show a countdown to the next reset.

USA — Sunday, November 1st, 2026
From Sunday, November 1st, 2026, the USA will end Daylight Saving Time. This change occurs on the trading platform at 10:00, when clocks are moved back one hour to 09:00. Starting Monday, November 2nd, 2026, the time offset between Prague (CET) and MetaTrader (GMT+2) will return to the usual 1-hour difference.

As always, please ensure you are aware of these time adjustments to prevent any unintentional breaches of your Max Daily Loss due to time discrepancies. For confirmation of the reset time, check your Account MetriX tooltip.

Overnight rollover swaps are subject to regular changes and adjustments, reflecting, among other things, interest rate differentials and dividend adjustments. If you are holding positions overnight, please be reminded that it is your responsibility to check these swaps in the contract specification for each simulated symbol, and to adjust (if needed) and manage your positions accordingly. FTMO is not responsible for trading results affected by swap changes or adjustments.

The situation in Ukraine – geopolitical development, sanctions, and markets

Due to the war in Ukraine, traders can experience increased uncertainty in the markets, accompanied by increased volatility on many assets, along with the possibility of price spikes, whipsaws, flash crashes, spread widening and liquidity supply issues. Traders are advised to pay extra caution while trading during these times. Risk management and capital preservation should be the key focus of every trader, just as being aware and adaptive to the market conditions that might be unpredictable or risky.

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Unfortunately, at this time, we are not allowed to process payments to regions of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine and our clients from there, as per the latest sanctions imposed in connection with the war in Ukraine. There are also sanctions targeting some Russian banks and high-profile individuals. We are not allowed to process any payouts to clients and banks on the sanction list. Payouts to our clients from/in the subject locations, or being subject to the sanctions list, will be possible once the imposed sanctions are lifted. Crypto payouts are included in the restrictions.