After increased geopolitical tension between Ukraine and Russia, the associated market risks cause Dukascopy Bank to change its margin requirements and exposure limits on selected instruments as of Thursday 24 December 15:00 GMT:

USD/RUB and EUR/RUB: Leverage 1:5 from 1:10, unchanged maximum exposure limit of 1 million.

BRENT.CMD/USD, LIGHT.CMD/USD, DIESEL.CMD/USD: Leverage 1:20 from 1:30. The maximum exposure limit for JForex users will be reduced by half its current value until Monday 10 January 2022.

GAS.CMD/USD: Leverage 1:10 from 1:30, unchanged maximum exposure limits.

Clients holding any exposure in the abovenamed instruments are advised to review their exposure and adapt to these changes as needed. If larger exposure limits are required for individual reasons, the bank invites its clients to get in contact with support.

Please beware of risks of low volatility, market gaps, unavailability of prices during the upcoming festive season.

Ecforex reserves the right to make changes to its trading conditions as seen necessary.