Notice

ATFX Trading Schedule during Market Holidays in November 2024

Due to the upcoming national holiday US Thanksgiving Day, the following instruments are subject to change. Please see the table below for the trading schedule.

Product 28/11/2024 (Thu) 29/11/2024 (Fri) 02/12/2024 (Mon) 
Forex Normal Normal Normal
Metals Early Close at 21:30 Early Close at 21:45 Normal
Cryptocurrency Normal Normal Normal
Energy 28/11/2024 (Thu) 29/11/2024 (Fri) 02/12/2024 (Mon)
USOIL Futures Early Close at 21:30 Early Close at 21:45 Normal
UKOIL Futures Early Close at 20:30 Early Close at 21:00 Normal
USOIL Spot Early Close at 20:10 Early Close at 20:25 Normal
UKOIL Spot Early Close at 20:10 Early Close at 20:25 Normal
US Natural Gas Futures Early Close at 21:30 Early Close at 21:45 Normal
Stocks 28/11/2024 (Thu) 29/11/2024 (Fri) 02/12/2024 (Mon)
US Shares Market Closed Early Close at 20:00 Normal
German Shares Normal Normal Normal
France Shares Normal Normal Normal
Hong Kong Shares Normal Normal Normal
Indices 28/11/2024 (Thu) 29/11/2024 (Fri) 02/12/2024 (Mon)
HK50 Normal Normal Normal
HKCH50 Normal Normal Normal
CHI50 Normal Normal Normal
AUS200 Normal Normal Normal
EU50 Normal Normal Normal
ESP35 Normal Normal Normal
FRA40 Normal Normal Normal
GER30 Early Close at 23:00 Early Close at 23:00 Normal
IT40 Normal Normal Normal
UK100 Early Close at 23:00 Early Close at 23:00 Normal
JP225 Early Close at 20:00 Early Close at 20:15 Normal
US30 Early Close at 20:00 Early Close at 20:15 Normal
NAS100 Early Close at 20:00 Early Close at 20:15 Normal
SPX500 Early Close at 20:00 Early Close at 20:15 Normal
US2000 Early Close at 20:00 Early Close at 20:15 Normal
USDX_DEC24 Normal Early Close at 20:15 Normal

Noted: The times mentioned above are MT4 Server time GMT+2. The above schedule may be subject to change without prior notice.

Risk disclosure: Before and after long holidays there is often a lack of liquidity on all financial instruments. This may lead to the widening of spreads, potential gapping and creates uncertainty in the markets. We advise that all clients should closely monitor their account situation and make sure you have sufficient margin in your account at all times.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Happy trading,

ATFX

Futures CFDs Contract Expiry Notification, Nov 2024

Dear Clients,

Please note the following Futures CFDs will be expiring during the month of Nov 2024.

Products Name Contract Month Symbols First Trading Date Last Trading Date and Time
US WTI Crude Oil Futures Dec-2024 USOIL.DEC24 2024-10-16 2024-11-18, 23:54
US Natural Gas Futures Dec-2024 NGAS.DEC24 2024-10-23 2024-11-22, 23:54
Copper Futures Dec-2024 HG_DEC24 2024-08-23 2024-11-25, 23:54
Gold Futures Dec-2024 GOLD_DEC24 2024-07-26 2024-11-27, 23:54
UK BRENT Crude Oil Futures Jan-2025 UKOIL.JAN25 2024-10-25 2024-11-27, 23:54

Notice: Open positions on the expiration dates will be closed at the market settlement price. All pending orders that are associated with the expiring contracts will be canceled.

 

New Futures CFDs contracts will be available for trading as below schedule:

Products Name Contract Month Symbols First Trading Date and Time Expiry Date
US WTI Crude Oil Futures Jan-2025 USOIL.JAN25 2024-11-14, 01:01 2024-12-17
US Natural Gas Futures Jan-2025 NGAS.JAN25 2024-11-20, 01:01 2024-12-24
Copper Futures Mar-2025 HG_MAR25 2024-11-22, 01:01 2025-02-25
Gold Futures Feb-2025 GOLD_FEB25 2024-11-25, 01:01 2025-01-29
UK BRENT Crude Oil Futures Jan-2025 UKOIL.FEB25 2024-11-25, 03:01 2024-12-27

Notice: The times mentioned above are Server time GMT+2. If the above information has changes, the final information will be subjected to the trading platform.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your kind attention!

 

Sincerely,

ATFX

 

 

Indices Swaps – Adjustment

Dear Client,

The following table shows the overnight swaps of the Indices CFDs subject to adjustment. The changes are caused by ex-dividend of constituent stocks in certain indices on a certain date.

Symbols Indices Date Long Swap (Pips) Short Swap (Pips)
ESP35 Spain IBEX35 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-04 +160.65 -167.55
ESP35 Spain IBEX35 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-05 +56.20 -63.10
UK100 UK FTSE 100 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-06 +129.41 -135.06
HK50 Hong Kong HSI Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-06 +145.85 -159.46
AUS200 Australian S&P/ASX Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-06 +82.18 -87.13
CHI50 FTSE China A50 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-06 +64.46 -73.71
US30 US Dow Jones 30 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-07 -18.01 -6.27
NAS100 US NASDAQ 100 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-07 +1.19 -22.68
SPX500 US S&P 500 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-11-07 -10.14 -4.59

Note:

  1. Pips refers to the smallest price movement of Index.
    For example, if HK50 price is 28,380.8, since the smallest price movement is 0.1, “1 pip” is the price movement of 0.1.
  2. The swaps will be calculated at the end of day, which is at 00:00 platform time. Clients are advised to closely monitor your open positions and maintain sufficient margin for the special overnight indices’ swaps charged.
  3. The values provided are received from liquidity providers (LP) and are subject to omissions or errors. If there is any change, the final values is subject to the trading platform.

ATFX will update the swaps at around 6:00PM (GMT+8). Clients can also view the swap information under the Product Specifications section of the MT4 platform.

If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you.

 

Regards,

ATFX

Upcoming Share ETF CFD Corporate Actions and Price Adjustments

Dear clients,

The following table is the information on upcoming dates of ex-dividend or other corporate actions for the underlying stocks of our Share ETF CFD.

Symbol Company Ex-Dividend Date Dividend
#COST Costco Wholesale Corporation(CFD) 01-11-2024 0.8120 USD
#NRG NRG Energy Inc(CFD) 01-11-2024 0.2853 USD
#C Citigroup Inc(CFD) 04-11-2024 0.3920 USD
#LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp(CFD) 05-11-2024 0.1400 USD
#MET MetLife Inc (CFD) 05-11-2024 0.3815 USD
#PFE Pfizer Inc.(CFD) 08-11-2024 0.2940 USD
#SCHW Charles Schwab Corp (CFD) 08-11-2024 0.1750 USD
#WFC Wells Fargo & Company(CFD) 08-11-2024 0.2800 USD

 

Symbol Company Ex-Dividend Date Dividend
#HK2628 China Life Insurance(CFD) 05-11-2024 0.1700 CNY

Please note that the dividend or price adjustment amounts listed are provided for reference by our Liquidity Provider only. These figures are subject to change.

Clients who hold CFD stocks or ETFs until the ex-dividend date listed below will receive or be charged dividends if they buy or sell CFD shares or ETFs respectively. Dividends will not be received or charged on or after the ex-dividend date.

Clients who hold buy/long CFD shares or ETFs may receive dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend received = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in long position

Clients who hold sell/short CFD shares or ETFs may be charged dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend charged = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in short position

Note: The dividends will be paid or charged on the ex-dividend date in your trading account.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

ATFX

Indices Swaps – Adjustment

Dear Client,

The following table shows the overnight swaps of the Indices CFDs subject to adjustment. The changes are caused by ex-dividend of constituent stocks in certain indices on a certain date.

Symbols Indices Date Long Swap (Pips) Short Swap (Pips)
ESP35 Spain IBEX35 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-10-29 +293.62 -300.52
ESP35 Spain IBEX35 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-10-30 +90.22 -97.12
NAS100 US NASDAQ 100 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-10-30 -13.40 -8.09

Note:

  1. Pips refers to the smallest price movement of Index.
    For example, if HK50 price is 28,380.8, since the smallest price movement is 0.1, “1 pip” is the price movement of 0.1.
  2. The swaps will be calculated at the end of day, which is at 00:00 platform time. Clients are advised to closely monitor your open positions and maintain sufficient margin for the special overnight indices’ swaps charged.
  3. The values provided are received from liquidity providers (LP) and are subject to omissions or errors. If there is any change, the final values is subject to the trading platform.

ATFX will update the swaps at around 6:00PM (GMT+8). Clients can also view the swap information under the Product Specifications section of the MT4 platform.

If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you.

 

Regards,

ATFX

Upcoming Share ETF CFD Corporate Actions and Price Adjustments

Dear clients,

The following table is the information on upcoming dates of ex-dividend or other corporate actions for the underlying stocks of our Share ETF CFD.

Symbol Company Ex-Dividend Date Dividend
#AA Alcoa Corp(CFD) 29-10-2024 0.0700 USD
#MS Morgan Stanley(CFD) 31-10-2024 0.6475 USD
#COST Costco Wholesale Corporation(CFD) 01-11-2024 0.8120 USD
#NRG NRG Energy Inc(CFD) 01-11-2024 0.2853 USD

Please note that the dividend or price adjustment amounts listed are provided for reference by our Liquidity Provider only. These figures are subject to change.

Clients who hold CFD stocks or ETFs until the ex-dividend date listed below will receive or be charged dividends if they buy or sell CFD shares or ETFs respectively. Dividends will not be received or charged on or after the ex-dividend date.

Clients who hold buy/long CFD shares or ETFs may receive dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend received = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in long position

Clients who hold sell/short CFD shares or ETFs may be charged dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend charged = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in short position

Note: The dividends will be paid or charged on the ex-dividend date in your trading account.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

ATFX

Upcoming Share ETF CFD Corporate Actions and Price Adjustments

Dear clients,

The following table is the information on upcoming dates of ex-dividend or other corporate actions for the underlying stocks of our Share ETF CFD.

Symbol Company Ex-Dividend Date Dividend
#PG Procter & Gamble Company(CFD) 18-10-2024 0.7046 USD
#CL Colgate-Palmolive Company(CFD) 18-10-2024 0.3500 USD
#CVS CVS Health Corp(CFD) 21-10-2024 0.4655 USD
#CAT Caterpillar Inc(CFD) 21-10-2024 0.9870 USD
#BK Bank of New York Mellon(CFD) 21-10-2024 0.3290 USD

 

Symbol Company Ex-Dividend Date Dividend
#HK0011 Hang Seng Bank Ltd(CFD) 22-10-2024 1.0200 HKD

Please note that the dividend or price adjustment amounts listed are provided for reference by our Liquidity Provider only. These figures are subject to change.

Clients who hold CFD stocks or ETFs until the ex-dividend date listed below will receive or be charged dividends if they buy or sell CFD shares or ETFs respectively. Dividends will not be received or charged on or after the ex-dividend date.

Clients who hold buy/long CFD shares or ETFs may receive dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend received = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in long position

Clients who hold sell/short CFD shares or ETFs may be charged dividends calculated as follows:
Dividend charged = Share Dividend declared x no. of CFD shares in short position

Note: The dividends will be paid or charged on the ex-dividend date in your trading account.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

ATFX

Indices Swaps – Adjustment

Dear Client,

The following table shows the overnight swaps of the Indices CFDs subject to adjustment. The changes are caused by ex-dividend of constituent stocks in certain indices on a certain date.

Symbols Indices Date Long Swap (Pips) Short Swap (Pips)
US30 US Dow Jones 30 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-10-18 +58.21 -82.48

Note:

  1. Pips refers to the smallest price movement of Index.
    For example, if HK50 price is 28,380.8, since the smallest price movement is 0.1, “1 pip” is the price movement of 0.1.
  2. The swaps will be calculated at the end of day, which is at 00:00 platform time. Clients are advised to closely monitor your open positions and maintain sufficient margin for the special overnight indices’ swaps charged.
  3. The values provided are received from liquidity providers (LP) and are subject to omissions or errors. If there is any change, the final values is subject to the trading platform.

ATFX will update the swaps at around 6:00PM (GMT+8). Clients can also view the swap information under the Product Specifications section of the MT4 platform.

If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you.

 

Regards,

ATFX

Indices Swaps – Adjustment

Dear Client,

The following table shows the overnight swaps of the Indices CFDs subject to adjustment. The changes are caused by ex-dividend of constituent stocks in certain indices on a certain date.

Symbols Indices Date Long Swap (Pips) Short Swap (Pips)
FRA40 French CAC 40 Spot Index (CFD) 2024-10-14 +19.07 -24.25

Note:

  1. Pips refers to the smallest price movement of Index.
    For example, if HK50 price is 28,380.8, since the smallest price movement is 0.1, “1 pip” is the price movement of 0.1.
  2. The swaps will be calculated at the end of day, which is at 00:00 platform time. Clients are advised to closely monitor your open positions and maintain sufficient margin for the special overnight indices’ swaps charged.
  3. The values provided are received from liquidity providers (LP) and are subject to omissions or errors. If there is any change, the final values is subject to the trading platform.

ATFX will update the swaps at around 6:00PM (GMT+8). Clients can also view the swap information under the Product Specifications section of the MT4 platform.

If you require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you.

 

Regards,

ATFX

ATFX Trading Schedule for the end of Daylight-Saving Time 2024 in Europe and US

Due to the end of the Daylight-Saving Time in Europe region on October 27, 2024 (Sunday), the trading hours of the below instrument is subject to change, with effect from October 28, 2024 (Monday) to November 2, 2024 (Saturday). Please refer to the table below for the trading schedule during the period.

Indices Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
ESP35 11:01-21:59 11:01-21:59
EU50 10:01-23:59 10:01-23:55
FRA40 10:01-23:59 10:01-23:55
IT40 10:01-23:59 10:01-23:55
Shares Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
German Shares 11:03-19:29 11:03-19:29
France Shares 11:03-19:29 11:03-19:29

Noted: The times mentioned above are MT4 Server time GMT+3. The above schedule may be subject to change without prior notice.

 

MT4/MT5 Server Time Zone Switches to GMT+2

In addition, US Daylight Saving time will end on November 3, 2024 (Sunday). ATFX will switch MT4/MT5 server time from GMT+3 to GMT+2 with effect from the market opening on November 4, 2024 (Monday). The changing of server time should not affect your open positions. Please find the updated trading hours of instruments as below:

Products Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
Forex 00:05-23:59,

00:01-23:59

00:01-23:55
Metals 01:01-23:59 01:01-23:55
Cryptocurrencies 00:05-23:59,

00:01-23:59

00:01-23:55
Energies Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
USOIL 01:01-23:59 01:01-23:55
UKOIL 03:01-23:59 03:01-23:55
Natural Gas Futures 01:01-23:59 01:01-23:55
Shares Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
US Shares 16:33-22:59 16:33-22:59
German Shares 10:03-18:29 10:03-18:29
France Shares 10:03-18:29 10:03-18:29
HK Shares 03:35-06:00,

07:01-09:55

03:35-06:00,

07:01-09:55

Indices Trading Hours (Mon-Thu) Trading Hours (Fri)
CHI50 03:01-10:30,

11:01-22:29

03:01-10:30,

11:01-22:29

HK50 03:16-06:00,

07:01-10:30,

11:16-20:59

03:16-06:00,

07:01-10:30,

11:16-20:59

HKCH50 03:16-06:00,

07:01-10:30,

11:16-20:59

03:16-06:00,

07:01-10:30,

11:16-20:59

AUS200 01:05-07:30,

08:11-21:55

01:05-07:30,

08:11-21:55

ESP35 10:01-20:59 10:01-20:59
EU50 09:01-22:59 09:01-22:59
FRA40 09:01-22:59 09:01-22:59
IT40 09:01-22:59 09:01-22:59
GER30 03:16-23:15,

23:31-23:55

03:16-23:15
UK100 03:05-23:15,

23:31-23:55

03:05-23:15
JP225 01:05-23:55 01:05-23:55
US30 01:05-23:55 01:05-23:55
NAS100 01:05-23:55 01:05-23:55
SPX500 01:05-23:55 01:05-23:55
US2000 01:05-23:55 01:05-23:55
USDX_DEC24 03:01-23:59 03:01-23:55

Noted: The times mentioned above are MT4 Server time GMT+2. The above schedule may be subject to change without prior notice.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

ATFX