Alpari (UK) Announcements

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This Sunday, on 17 June 2012, the Greek voters will yet again go to the polls, trying to elect a new parliament that would be able to form a functional government. Essentially, it’s a vote between two options: Greece staying in the eurozone, or exiting. Whatever the outcome, please be aware that we may see big gaps when the Forex markets open on Sunday night, followed by high levels of volatility.

High volatility can create trading opportunities. This is not only expected to affect the euro but also other currencies around the world, therefore it can be beneficial to keep following the markets closely. Remember, the polls open in Greece on Sunday at 4:00 GMT (5:00 BST) and close at 16:00 GMT (17:00 BST), and speculation about the outcome will begin immediately after the initial results start coming in.

High volatility also increases risks, so it’s advisable to adjust your trading strategies to compensate for the market. Please also be aware that high volatility could trigger stop orders that you may have in place. If you don’t have any stops in place, we strongly suggest you apply them to limit your potential losses. High volatility may also result in significantly wider or tighter spreads. We advise you to check your open orders and positions and take necessary precautions.

Please also take a minute to read the risk management section of the Alpari (UK) website and take advantage of our wide range of research tools.

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Alpari (UK) is happy to announce the extension of no commission trading on the MT5 ECN account until 1 October 2012.

For all trades opened and closed on the ECN account by 1 October, Alpari (UK) will charge no commission. From 2 October 2012 commission charges will apply.

On the Alpari (UK) ECN account, you can experience the brand new, feature-rich MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform and take full advantage of non-dealing desk execution, market depth, one-click trading, 1:500 leverage and spreads from 0 with no re-quotes. You can choose from 34 currency pairs plus spot gold and silver. With MT5 you can apply your Expert Advisor (EA) strategies in a highly efficient way.

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Dear Traders,

Please be aware that due to Independence Day in the United States on 4 July 2012, trading times for our index, share, commodity and energy CFD products as well as spot gold and silver will be affected.

All Forex products will trade normal hours.

Index, share, commodity and energy CFD products and spot gold and silver trading times for 3-5 July:

Normal trading hours will resume on 6 July 2012.

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Alpari (UK) is pleased to announce a change to the minimum gold price increment from 5 US cents to 1 US cent (USD0.05 to USD0.01). This will provide traders with tighter spreads and improved depth of pricing when trading gold and silver against the US dollar.

At the same time, you will also notice that gold and silver quotes have changed with the addition of the third decimal. For the time being, this will not impact your trading* as the third decimal will always be zero.

What does this mean?

This means that the minimum price increment for gold is now USD0.010. For example, XAUUSD (gold against the US dollar) price movement would be 1615.120, 1615.130, 1615.140 etc.

The minimum silver price increment remains unchanged at USD0.010.

The minimum trade size for gold and silver also remains the same – 0.1 lots on Classic account and 0.01 lots on Micro accounts.

We’re here to help

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Client Services team by phone +44 (0)20 7426 2900 or email <[email protected]>.

*Some EAs may need to be adapted.

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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[B]Ready, steady, code. Alpari (UK), Platinum Sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, run by MetaQuotes, invites programmers to prove their EA skills against competitors from all over the world[/B]

Ready to make your mark? As a proud sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, Alpari (UK) invites all our MetaTrader clients to enter the contest, prove the effectiveness of your EA strategy and compete for a share of the USD 80,000 prize pot.

As a leading provider of the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, Alpari understands the importance of initiatives that help programmers develop, publish and prove their EA strategies. The Automated Trading Championship is the perfect arena for EA programmers to make their mark.

To join the contest, just register and develop an Expert Advisor using MetaQuotes Language 5 (MQL5) for the new MetaTrader 5. Then watch the progress of your EA as it competes against entries from all over the world.

[B]Prove the value of your EAs in front of a global audience[/B]

The competition runs from October 1st 2012, and ends on December 28th 2012. The programmer of the Expert Advisor that makes the largest positive profit will be crowned Automated Trading Champion 2012*.

Even if you don’t win, this is a fantastic opportunity to prove your EA knowledge and demonstrate the value of your programming skills to a global audience. As well as other EA programmers, you’ll be performing in front of the contest jury panel, which includes Andrey Vedikhin, one of the cofounders of the Alpari Group of Companies and Chairman of Alpari (UK).

Ready to take part? Deadline for registration is September 21. For more information and the latest news on the competition visit the Automated Trading Championship website.

Find out more about expert advisors

*The rules of the automated trading championship 2012

Disclaimer: This Automated Trading Championship (the “Championship”) is organised and run by MetaQuotes, and Alpari UK acts only as a sponsor of the Championship. All terms and conditions relating to the Championship are prepared by MetaQuotes, and Alpari (UK) bears no responsibility for those terms.

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Hi Alexander,
I am an Alpari Uk Customer for over 2 years.
What about rollover, swap, interest rates with Alpari Policity?
I have been looking for some information, but I haven´t found anything conclusive.

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Hi luistercer0,

Thank you for your post and your continued patronage to Alpari UK.

For details regarding our rollover policy, please click here.

Should you have any other queries, please feel free to contact our team on live-chat, via email or on +44 (0) 207 426 2900. Our dedicated Client Services team is fluent in our platforms, as well as 14 languages. We’ll be happy to help in any way we can.

Alex

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Dear trader,

Please remember that due to the end of Daylight Saving Time in the UK and Europe on Sunday, 28 October 2012, the opening and closing times of certain markets will be affected until the end of Daylight Saving Time in the US on Sunday, 4 November 2012.

The products affected and the trading times are:

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Please be aware that due to Hurricane Sandy which is approaching the east coast of the United States, the trading hours of some of our products will be affected today, 29 October 2012.

Derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, has informed us that they will cease trading in US equity futures and options at 8:15 US Central Time ([B]13:15 UK time, 15:15 MetaTrader/EET time[/B]).

This will affect the following Alpari (UK) products:
[B]Wall Street 30[/B] – US30
[B]US 500 [/B]– US500
[B]US Tech 100[/B] – NQ100

We’re not yet aware of any changes to trading hours tomorrow, but we will inform you once the times have been updated.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Please be aware that due to Hurricane Sandy which has arrived to the east coast of the United States, the trading hours of some of our products will be affected on Tuesday, 30 October 2012.

Derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, has informed us that they will cease trading in US equity futures and options at 8:15 US Central Time ([B]13:15 UK time, 15:15 MetaTrader/EET time[/B]). The products will remain closed until 17:00 Central Time ([B]22:00 UK time, 00:00 MetaTrader/EET time[/B]).

This will affect the following Alpari (UK) products:

[B]Wall Street 30[/B] – US30
[B]US 500[/B] – US500
[B]US Tech 100[/B] – NQ100

Currently, there have not been any changes to trading hours tomorrow, but we will inform you once the times have been updated.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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After two days of disruptions due to Hurricane Sandy, the US derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, is resuming normal trading hours in US equity index futures today, 31 October 2012.

This means that normal trading has resumed for the following Alpari (UK) products:

[B]Wall Street 30[/B] – US30
[B]US 500[/B] – US500
[B]US Tech 100[/B] – NQ100

We thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Please be aware that due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday, 22 November, and Friday, 23 November 2012, the trading hours for the following precious metals, CFDs and spread betting* products will be affected:


All times are MetaTrader time/EET; 24-hour clock.

Forex trading will not be affected.

Credit and debit card payments won’t be affected, but please be aware that since Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the US, any US dollar bank wire payments will not be received on Thursday, 22 November 2012. As a result, there may be a slight delay in us receiving any US dollar wire payments into our bank account.

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Since the Christmas and New Year holiday season is coming up in the UK, here you can find our opening hours during this period.



All times are GMT (UK time).

We wish you merry Christmas and a happy new year.

If you have any questions, please contact our Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday before the holidays).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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At the beginning of each month we ask our clients to check their index and commodity contracts for difference (CFD) positions. Please note, if your trades remain open when the settlement price is published by the relevant exchange on the Alpari CFD Expiry Date, Alpari (UK) will automatically close them. Details of the Alpari CFD Expiry Date can be found in the CFD product and contract specs section.

The symbols due to be closed in December are:

Alpari (UK) reserves the right to make necessary changes to these dates without notice. Please refer to the quoted months section on the following pages for further details: index and commodity CFDs.

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Please be aware that due to Martin Luther King Day in the US on Monday, 21 January, and Tuesday, 22 January 2013, the trading hours for the following products will be affected:

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Dear Trader,

From 13 February 2013, Alpari UK introduces floating leverage up to 1:200 on spot gold and silver on MetaTrader 4 Micro, Classic and Pro accounts.

Floating leverage is a system which automatically applies higher leverage on a trade by trade basis depending on your trade volume. So far we’ve offered it on forex trading; however, from Wednesday, 13 February 2013, it’ll also be applied on spot gold and silver trading.

So far spot gold and silver trading has had a fixed margin of 2% (1:50 leverage). From Wednesday, depending on your trade volume, you can take advantage of up to 1:200 leverage (0.50% margin) when trading spot precious metals.

For example, an open position of less than USD2 million in nominal value carries a maximum leverage of 1:200. On the other hand, if your open position is higher than USD9 million, the first USD2 million carries a leverage of 1:200, the next USD2 million 1:100 and the next USD5 million 1:50. Everything above carries a leverage of 1:33 (3% margin).

You can learn more about floating leverage and how it affects your trading on our website.

Please be aware that if you have an open position when the switch takes place, your margin will be recalculated once you log back in to the server.

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact our Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Please be aware that due to Presidents’ Day (George Washington’s birthday) in the US on Monday, 18 February 2013, trading hours on both 18 and 19 February will be affected for the following products:

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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We constantly monitor and review our research tool offering and as a part of this, we’d like to advise you that from 1 March 2013 we will no longer offer Alpari Squawk, the audio news service providing market updates.

Since we continuously make improvements to our service, in the coming months, in addition to the current existing research tools that we offer, such as our research thread, we’re planning to introduce new research tools to help you make better-informed trading decisions.

Please be aware that the ceasing of the Alpari Squawk service has no impact on the trading services we offer.

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Dear Trader,

Due to clock changes (Daylight Saving Time) in the US, Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, St Pierre & Miquelon, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Islands, Mexico and other countries this weekend, your trading hours may be affected. We’d also like to remind those of our clients who wish to trade using charts based on the New York closing prices that our daily charts will be out of alignment with the New York market close for three weeks from 10 to 29 March 2013. Once European Daylight Saving Time starts on 31 March, 22:00 GMT will once again coincide with the New York close at 17:00 EST.

[B]Forex[/B]

Only on the following Fridays forex trading hours will be affected. On those days, forex trading will close at 23:00 MetaTrader time (EET, GMT+2). The Fridays on which this will take effect are:

15 March 2013
22 March 2013
29 March 2013

[B]Precious metals, contracts for difference (CFD) and spread betting*[/B]

The following session times will be affected during the three-week period 10/03/2013-29/03/2013. All times are MetaTrader time (EET, GMT+2).

[B]All opening and closing times return to normal on Sunday, 31 March 2013.[/B]

We’re here to help, so if you have any questions, please contact Client Services at <[email protected]> or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (07:00-22:00 UK time, Monday-Friday).

Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

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Where the heck is the IP address page??? You’ve changed your website(alpari.co.uk)