After increased geopolitical tension between Ukraine and Russia, the associated market risks cause Dukascopy Europe to change its margin requirements and exposure limits on selected instruments as of Friday 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: The maximum exposure limit for JForex users will be reduced by half its current value until Monday 10 January 2022, exposure limits for MT4 users remain unchanged.
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, Dukascopy Europe invites its clients to get in contact with support.
Please beware of the risks of low volatility, market gaps, unavailability of prices during the upcoming festive season.
Dukascopy reserves the right to make changes to its trading conditions as seen necessary.