Trading Update | Oct 23, 2025

All times hereafter are expressed in MetaTrader platform time — GMT+3 (until 3 Nov 2025) and GMT+2 thereafter.

Market Break

No disruptions or holidays are expected in the upcoming week. Therefore, the trading sessions will continue without interruption.

Expiry of Simulated Assets Symbols in October

We would like to remind you that simulated assets will be expiring in October. All remaining open positions will be automatically closed one hour before market close on the respective expiry date for each symbol. Please refer to the table below for further details:

Margin Update Notice

As part of our regular process to keep simulated instruments aligned with current market conditions, we will be updating the initial and maintenance margin requirements for the following simulated futures contracts at the end of the trading session on Friday at 00:00 server time (17:00 GMT-4):

XAUZ25.sim – New margin: $1,900 per lot
BTCX25.sim – New margin: $2,575 per lot
Please review your open positions and ensure that your account maintains sufficient equity to meet these updated requirements. Accounts that do not meet the new margin requirements may be subject to automatic position closures.

Daylight Saving Time Changes in Europe and the USA

Europe — Sunday, October 26th, 2025

From Sunday, October 26th, 2025, 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 27th, 2025, and November 2nd, 2025, 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 2nd, 2025

From Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, 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 3rd, 2025, 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.

Each Friday at market close, the trading platform enters maintenance mode. During this window, trading may be disabled and access to the platform may be fully restricted.

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.

All information provided on this site is intended solely for educational purposes related to trading on financial markets and does not serve in any way as a specific investment recommendation, business recommendation, investment opportunity analysis or similar general recommendation regarding the trading of investment instruments. FTMO only provides services of simulated trading and educational tools for traders.