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Change in trading hours on 5th of September

InstaForex informs the clients that trading hours on 5th of September 2016 will be changed due to US national holiday Labor Day.

Thus, trading on spot and futures instruments on precious metals and energetics will be closed at 20:00 terminal time.

Also the trading on stock CFDs, Futures Agro instruments, Futures Goods, #SPX, #INDU and #COMPQ indexes will not be available.

Trading session will continue operating in a regular mode on Tuesday, September 6.

InstaForex at ShowFx World: results of latest conference in Singapore


Last Saturday, on September 17, InstaForex participated in an annual ShowFx World conference in Singapore. This year the company became a platinum sponsor of this major event in Asian online trading world. Hosted in luxurious Marina Bay Sands expo venue, the conference attracted hundreds of traders from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and even Europe.
The visitors had a chance to gain knowledge at the seminar of InstaForex leading analyst Harsh Japee and other professionals of trading. Besides that, the conference guests had a unique chance to meet InstaForex representatives, ask them important questions and discuss mutually beneficial partnership.

Moreover, every visitor of the InstaForex booth received memorable gifts from the company such as branded powerbanks, USB sticks with the broker's logo, and $50-95 bonuses. Forex enthusiasts could take part in prize draws and win brand-new Apple tablets as well as $500 and $1,000 certificates. Another pleasant surprise was a raffle of T-shirts of leading Palermo Footbal Club players as InstaForex is a sponsor of the Italian football club. One of the raffled T-shirts belonged to Alberto Gilardino, a part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning-squad.

ShowFx World is one of the brightest and most remarkable events in the world of Forex trading.

Seven winners of InstaForex contests revealed

We are glad to announce the results of regular InstaForex contests and campaigns. Today we will name winners in the following contests: InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, One Million Option, Lucky Trader, Real Scalping, and Chancy Deposit, as well as the Trade Wise, Win Device" campaign. Our company warmly congratulates the victors and wishes other contestants to find their names in next digests.


InstaForex Sniper
The key rule of the InstaForex Sniper contest is to score a bull's-eye. Being probably one of the simplest and most popular contests with our company, InstaForex Sniper gathers a lot of participants who challenge their trading sharpshooting. This time, Hakhverdyan Harutyun took the main prize. We congratulate the trader on the victory and wish other contestants to hone their skills and win in the next stage that will be held from October 3, 2016 to October 7, 2016 terminal time.

FX-1 Rally
Artem Suslov showed the best trading and racing skills and won the yet another step of the FX-1 Rally contest. We congratulate the winner on his victory and wish him luck in the next stages of the contest. If you want to enter a breathtaking competition, welcome to the start of FX-1 Rally! You can register for the nearest rally that will start at 00:00 October 7, 2016 and run till 23:59 October 7, 2016.

One Million Option
One Million Option is another popular contest with InstaForex which assembles hundreds of participants who compete fiercely to become the best option trader. The yet another stage of One Million Option revealed that Vasiliy Evmenenko showed the best result. Remember that the next step of the InstaForex One Million Option will start very soon on October 3, 2016 and end on October 7, 2016 terminal time.

Lucky Trader
If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, you will be able to win the Lucky Trader contest, just like Aleksandr Grinev did it. Congratulations to the winner on the excellent result and good luck in further steps! The next stage of the Lucky Trader contest will be held from October 3, 2016 to October 14, 2016 terminal time.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is rather complicated and requires hard work and accuracy. Not everyone is attentive, focused and quick enough to succeed in scalping. But these features precisely are needed to succeed in this type of trading. This time, Ibraim Karachik showed the needed characteristics and took the first place in another step of the Real Scalping contest. InstaForex congratulates the victor and welcomes everyone willing to participate in the next stage. The next step of the Real Scalping contest will kick off on October 3, 2016 and end on October 28, 2016 terminal time.

Trade Wise, Win Device
According to the latest results of the Trade Wise, Win Device campaign, Vardan Boyakhchyan became the winner and owner of a new iPhone smartphone. If you want a new branded gadget too, take part in the next step of the campaign that will be carried out from October 10, 2016 to October 21, 2016. You can register for it on the campaign web page.

Chancy Deposit
Chancy Deposit is the contest where everything depends on sheer luck. If you get lucky, you will become a winner of the Chancy Deposit InstaForex contest and receive an impressive money prize, just like Mohd Fazrin Mohd Wahid did it lately.

The administration of the Miss Insta Asia beauty contest announces the start of a new season Miss Insta Asia 2017!

Every season, registration starts on October 1 and ends on September 1 of the next year. The contest's prize pool makes up USD 45,000. Maybe it will be you who will share this sum with other finalists. All you need is fill in a registration form on this page, upload your photos and videos, tell about yourself, and see your likes increasing!

As usual, your success depends on InstaForex traders and visitors of the contest official website, who will vote for the ladies they like. Besides, Instagram users can also appreciate Miss Insta Asia contestants.

You can read more about the contest and voting rules of the Miss Insta Asia beauty contest here.

We are looking forward to your profiles and wish you luck!

hange in market opening time on October, 31

Dear clients,

Please be informed that on October, 31, 2016, the trading session will be opened 1 hour later, at 01:00 UTC+3.

This change is pertaining to Europe's transition to winter time, while the United States is supposed to switch to it one week later.

Starting from November 7, 2016, after the trading server is switched to winter time, the trading week will begin as usual, at 00:00 on Monday.

Best ECN Broker in Asia by International Finance Awards

In October 2016, our company put another trophy on its wall of recognition. The International Finance Magazine, the high-ranked British online media, awarded InstaForex the Best ECN Broker in Asia.

Remarkably, it is the fourth time when our company received this prestigious award. Let us remind that in 2009 our company was recognized as the best broker in Asia for the first time, and seven years after that we are still holding the leading position in the financial services market expanding our activity on trading floors in the Asia-Pacific region.

We are still a reliable partner for our clients in Asia, and another award by IFA has proved that InstaForex is the number one broker in this region the broker chosen by millions of traders.

Jaguar F-Type from InstaForex: the prize goes to Portugal

Jaguar-number 51287 was fixed on October 30, 2016. We identified trading account which was the closest to Jaguar-number. So the winning account is 8751332, it belongs to Carlos Miguel Nascimento Rodrigues from Portugal.

The winner could choose between the main prize - new premium sport car Jaguar F-Type and $130,000 to be credited on trading account. Carlos chose the money prize.

InstaForex sincerely congratulates Carlos with the victory and wish him a successful trading on Forex

Results for 8 InstaForex contest summed up

The winners of eight InstaForex contests are determined. This time, we will name the victors of the following contests: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, Lucky Trader, FX-1 Rally, Real Scalping, and Great Race, as well as the Chancy Deposit and Trade Wise, Win device campaigns. InstaForex congratulates the winners on their amazing results and wishes other contestants to see their names in the next review.

One Million Option
One Million Option is one of the most popular InstaForex contests. It attracts hundreds of participants willing to be named the best options trader and thus fighting for this title bitterly. According to the results of the interim contest, Sergey Chuchupaka showed the best trading. The next competition will take place soon, from November 28, 2016 to December 2, 2016.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and luckiest traders, who know when precisely to close a deal, compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. Sergey Kazakevich turned out to be the winner of the recent step. The next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be carried out from November 28, 2016 to December 2, 2016

Lucky Trader
Confidence, prudence, and orientation towards success are the key to achieving excellent result in two-week marathon Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, just like Aleksandr Mirniy did it, you will also have a chance to become a victor. The next stage will start on November 28, 2016 and end on December 9, 2016.

FX-1 Rally
Igor Kuznetsov won the latest step of the FX-1 Rally contest showing his best trading and racing skills. We congratulate the winner on the brilliant victory and wish him to keep winning. If you want to feel the thrilling spirit of the race, be welcome to join the new step of the FX-1 Rally contest that will begin at 00:00 November 25, 2016 and finish at 23:59 November 25, 2016.

Trade Wise, Win Device
According to the results of the recent stage, Valeriy Gorshkov became the victor of the Trade Wise, Win Device campaign and the owner of a new iPhone. The upcoming step of the campaign will show whether you are lucky enough to win a branded gadget too. The new stage will take place from December 5, 2016 to December 16, 2016. You can register for the campaign on its web page right now.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is rather difficult and meticulous and requires close attention. Not everyone is attentive, focused, and fast enough to succeed in the Real Scalping contest. This time Andriy Kuziv displayed all these features and took the first place. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invite other less successful traders to participate in the contest. Everyone willing to test their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest on the InstaForex official website. The next competition will begin on December 5, 2016 and finish on December 30, 2016.

Chancy Deposit
In this campaign everything depends on sheer luck. If you get lucky, you will become a winner of the Chancy Deposit InstaForex campaign and receive an impressive money prize, just like Aleksey Bunakov did it lately.

Great Race 2016
Adekunle Bodunde Adewumi became the winner of the recent stage of the Great Race 2016 contest. We sincerely congratulate the victor and other runner-ups of annual marathon Great Race.

New truck to secure victory at Dakar Rally 2017

Dakar Rally 2017 is a tough challenge both for racers and trucks. The route will stretch across Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The famous large-scale rally kicks off on January 2 in Asunción and comes to an end on January 14 in Buenos Aires. InstaForex Loprais Team will traditionally take part in the Dakar adventure.

This year, our team headed by Ales Loprais is going to compete on Tatra Phoenix, the new state-of-the-art truck, specially designed for the off-road rally. The other good news is that Ales Loprais and Martin Kolomy combined their efforts under a new joint venture called InstaForex Tatra Buggyra Racing Formation. They have already passed several test drives in Slovakia and Hungary. Mechanical fine-tuning included adjustment of shock absorber settings, replacement of truck's electronics, and installation of a new turbocharged engine.

A lot of trucks will drop out of the race. With Tatra Phoenix, our team gains an advantage in speed. Competitors will face severe obstacles along the route to Buenos Aires. For example, in Bolivia the trucks will have to overcome the high altitude dunes at around 3,500 meters. Both racers and mechanics will have to test their endurance.

The odds are that Ales Loprais and Martin Kolomy will showcase their racing skills in tandem and reach the final destination.

One month is left before the major event among rally adventures. Our team with their Tatra Phoenix is already half-way to Paraguay. They are anticipating a 12-day off-road race across impassable routes of South America.

Follow the updates of Dakar Rally 2017 and root for InstaForex Loprais Team!

 

Rewarding year end! Approaching the year end, InstaForex hosted a traditional finance exposition under the ShowFx World brand. The expo in Kyiv is fairly considered a landmark event of the year. This time, a large number of visitors proved keen interest in Forex. The two-day expo in Regency Hyatt Kiev was visited by almost a thousand people. There are a few reasons behind this huge success. The first one is well-known speakers. InstaForex was represented by analysts Aleksandr Davydov and Mikhail Makarov as well as Regional Development Manager Sergey Aleksandrov. As usual, Aleksandr Davydov expanded on global burning issues. He spoke about how a new economic policy in the US could influence the global economy. Besides, the analyst made his own forecast for currencies of emerging economies for 2017. On the contrary, Mikhail Makarov focused on a practical issue. In his presentation, he shared two major secrets of steady success on Forex with the guests. The analyst put a high priority on the ability to develop one's own trading system which should be supplemented with wise risk management. The expert revealed both secrets, going into detail and answering questions from the audience. Sergey Aleksandrov addressed his speech to trading practitioners who are eager to find an extra source of income that would not hamper their forex routine. As a way out, he suggested various trading services that ensure extra benefit in parallel with trading, in particular PAMM project and the ForexCopy system. He stressed that it is experienced traders who achieve the best results in affiliate programs of forex brokers. Indeed, practitioners can train beginners to trade and gain a reward for guidance. The grand award ceremony was a jewel in the tight program. Winners of the 7th season of the international Miss Insta Asia beauty contest were presented with their prizes. Four winners in different nominations arrived at the ceremony from Russia, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic. Anna Gementchuk from Kyiv was declared Miss Insta Asia 2016. Apart from the title of the beauty queen, she was awarded a trading account deposited with $20,000. The girl promised to start trading in the near future. Last but not least, ShowFx World hosts did not forget about prize draws and gifts for the visitors. Taking part in InstaForex traditional prize draws, some guests won bonus certificates worth up to $1,000 and branded devices. Those, who were not so lucky to win an iPhone 7, were given books on trading and accessories from InstaForex partner, Italy's Palermo football club.

 

Trading hours will be changed on Monday, February 20

Dear traders,
Please note that on Monday, February 20, trading hours will be changed due to the President's Day celebration in the United States.

The changes will apply to the following instruments:

CFDs on shares - not available for trading

Spot metals (GOLD, SILVER) trading closed at 20:00 terminal time

Futures Energy - trading closed at 20:00 terminal time

Please be careful and keep these changes in mind when trading on February 20.

Dear Traders, Please note that the weekly session will open at 01:00 (trading server time) on Monday, March 13 as Daylight saving time 2017 will start on March 12 in the United States. Such a time change will be valid for two weeks. Once Europe moves to summer time on March 27, market opening on Mondays will be carried out as usual, at 00:00 server time. Please take the information into account when planning your trading activity.

InstaForex, Forex Broker of the Year Asia according to IAIR Awards

The year 2016 has become fruitful with pleasant surprises for us. InstaForex was presented with one more prestigious international award, the IAIR Awards by the famous Italian financial IAIR magazine.

This time, InstaForex was recognized as Forex Broker of the Year Asia and that again confirms the great popularity of the brand among traders of the Asian region. The award is the result of the responsible work of our team and the best quality of the services provided.

This is the fifth time InstaForex has won the IAIR Awards and we hope to be awarded again. For the past several years, we have been improving the trading conditions and our services still remain the most favored among traders of the Asian region.