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AXIORY Japan says WTI crude (USOIL) swap rates will change from 06:00 Japan time on 22 April 2026, citing expiry of the underlying futures contract. The long-side rate moves to 122.8 from 19.4, and the short-side rate to -130.3 from -26.7.
CMC Markets said on 20 April 2026 that it launched Gold Weekend, a spread betting and CFD product giving access to gold while underlying spot and futures markets are closed. It follows the company’s 24/5 US equities rollout, with around 250 shares and ETFs available outside standard hours and further expansion planned.
CMC Markets announced on 15 April 2026 the launch of a Junior Cash ISA under its CMC Invest platform, with a variable 3.56% AER and monthly interest. The company said accounts can be opened and managed online with a £1 minimum, and existing JISAs can be transferred from other providers.
FXCL said XAUUSD, XAUEUR and XAGUSD, cryptocurrencies and all indices will be unavailable on 3 April 2026 for Good Friday, while Forex instruments are unaffected. The broker also listed early closes and closures for several indices on 2, 6 and 7 April 2026.
AMarkets said trading hours for several index, commodity, metal and US stock/ETF CFD instruments are subject to change around Europe's switch to summer time on 28-29 March 2026, while forex instruments are traded as usual. The notice lists session times but does not state a time zone.
CMC CapX, CMC Markets' capital markets and private investments platform, has launched Spotlight, a tool letting FTSE-listed companies present directly to retail investors through company profiles and interactive leadership presentations. Ten companies signed up before launch, and CMC CapX expects the platform to support revenue growth as it expands internationally, including to ASX-listed companies.
M4Markets Seychelles said MT4 and MT5 trading hours will be updated from 29 March 2026 to coincide with the UK's move to Daylight Saving Time. The broker said the changes align sessions with global markets and are reflected in server time (GMT+3), but the notice did not identify affected instruments or specific revised hours.
CMC Markets announced on 23 March 2026 the launch of a multi-asset platform letting clients invest in 12,000+ global shares and ETFs and trade CFDs and options from one account. It cited 0% commission on the share and ETF investing, no platform or holding fees, and a 0.5% FX conversion fee that may apply.
AXIORY has announced the launch of Axiory.ai, an independent technology infrastructure intended to connect AI agents with FX, ETF and CFD market data and trading instructions through a four-layer system. The fourth layer, an AI Strategy Builder, is listed as coming soon; AXIORY directs interested users to a waiting list.
FxPro says it has added USDKRW and USDRUB as forex CFDs, available on MT4, MT5 and its trading app across Standard, Raw and Elite accounts. The company states USDRUB is not available in certain jurisdictions.
AXIORY's Japanese website said on 16 March 2026 that five updates had been implemented across AXIORY Portal and its contact desk, including account nicknames, dashboard reordering, pre-selected recommended settings when opening additional trading accounts, drag-and-drop transfers between accounts and a new LINE official support account.
AMarkets said trading hours for a set of index, commodity, metal and US equity CFDs will change around the US switch to summer time on 7-8 March 2026, listing revised sessions for each instrument. The broker said forex instruments trade as usual, with Friday trading until 23:00 EET, and described the schedule as introductory and subject to change.
FXCL Markets said the trading schedule for its ECN Pro account type changes from March 9 to March 27, 2026, with all listed instruments closing earlier on Fridays at 23:00 server time and metals and indices opening and closing one hour earlier each day. Usual hours return from March 30, 2026.
Orbex said its server time will move to GMT+3 on 8 March 2026 for the start of US daylight-saving time, with certain instruments trading one hour later until European DST begins on 29 March. The notice says regular hours resume for all instruments on 29 March, though its table shows AUS200 at the same later session after both dates.
CMC Markets announced a collaboration with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to use Kinexys Digital Payments for near real-time blockchain-based settlement. CMC said cash transfers are already taking place on the system after successful testing, giving it 24/7 instant settlement, and that it expects lower settlement risk, operational friction and liquidity requirements.
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