Сhange 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.

Please take this fact into account and make changes to your trading strategies if necessary.

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.

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Photos and comments of the finalists

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!

New winners of regular InstaForex contests defined

Another series of InstaForex contests have come to an end. Today, we are ready to announce winners of seven contests and campaigns: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, Lucky Trader, Chancy Deposit, and Great Race, as well as Trade Wise, Win Device. Our company sincerely congratulates the victors and wishes other contestants to find their names in next digests.

One Million Option
One Million Option is one of the most popular InstaForex contests. Every step gathers hundreds of participants who fight for the title of the best options trader. The best result was shown by Viktor Khovratovich. The next stage is to start pretty soon, on January 2, 2017 and will run till January 6, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The InstaForex Sniper contest attracts the sharpest and fastest traders. Many participants compete fiercely for the main prize. The results of the latest stage showed that it was Sujono who snatched the victory. The next stage will be held from January 2, 2017 to January 6, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Confidence, prudence, and concentration on success are the key to an excellent result in the two-week marathon Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, just like Ruslan Demidov did it, you will also have a chance to become the victor. The next stage will start on January 9, 2017 and end on January 20, 2017.

FX-1 Rally
The best performance in the FX-1 Rally contest was demonstrated by Alenksandr Grigoriev, who managed to use all of his trading and racing skills efficiently. We congratulate the winner on the outstanding victory and wish him luck in next competitions. If you want to feel the thrilling spirit of this fight, welcome to the start of another stage of the FX-1 Rally contest. You can register for the nearest rally that will take place from 00:00 December 30, 2016 to 23:59 December 30, 2016.

Trade Wise, Win Device
Ilya Terzi became the victor of the Trade Wise, Win Device campaign and the owner of a new Galaxy Tab.

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 January 2, 2017 to January 13, 2017. You can register for the campaign on its web page right now.

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

Great Race 2016
The recent stage of InstaForex Great Race 2016 was won by Albert Udaev. We congratulate the winner and other traders who managed to take prize places.

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Photos and comments of the finalists

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.

Results of five InstaForex contests revealed

We determined winners of five regular InstaForex contests. This time we will name the victors of the following competitions: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, Lucky Trader, and Real Scalping. InstaForex warmly congratulates all the winners and wish other traders to find their names in next reports.

One Million Option
One Million Option is a popular InstaForex contest that gathers lots of participants in every stage who fight for the title of the best options trader. In the latest step Aleksey Belyavskiy showed the best result. The next stage of the One Million Option InstaForex contest will take place very soon - from January 30, 2017 to February 3, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders take part in the InstaForex Sniper contest. According to the results of the recent step, Muhammad Hafiz Azhari was the best. The next contest stage will kick off in January 30, 2017 and end on February 3, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Steady hand, cool head, and concentration on success are the key to victory and excellent results in the two-week marathon Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, you will become a winner just like Vladimir Kireev did it. The next stage will start on February 6, 2017 and come to an end on February 17, 2017.

FX-1 Rally
Sergey Sergienko showed the best performance using all of his trading and racing skills efficiently. We congratulate the winner on the outstanding victory and wish him luck in coming competitions. If you want to feel the thrilling spirit of this fight, welcome to the start of another stage of the FX-1 Rally contest. You can register for the nearest rally that will take place from 00:00 February 2, 2017 to 23:59 February 2, 2017.

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 Svetlana Kaskova displayed all these features and took the first place. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other 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 February 6, 2017 and finish on February 24, 2017.

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InstaForex star Ole Einar Bjørndalen wins bronze at biathlon world championship

On February 12, Norwegian biathlete and InstaForex brand ambassador Ole Einar Bjorndalen took the bronze in the pursuit race at the world championship 2017 in Hochfilzen.

This day is especially memorable for the renowned biathlete because his wife Darya Domracheva, a successful biathlete from Belarus, came in the second best in the same discipline. Interestingly, they have been the first couple since 2004 who won medals at a world championship on the same day.

Competing in winter tournaments since 1997, Ole Einar Bjorndalen has always won a crop of trophies in every event. Throughout his career, his tally of awards contains 45 medals at the biathlon world championships and 13 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. He scored his first major victory 20 years ago. He also won the bronze medal in the pursuit race.

Our sincere congratulations to Ole Einar Bjorndalen on his first win this season! Follow achievements of the King of Biathlon with InstaForex!

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.

Move to summer time

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.

Results of 5 InstaForex contests summed up

We have determined winners of five InstaForex contests. Today we will reveal victors of the following competitions: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, Lucky Trader, FX-1 Rally, and Real Scalping. InstaForex congratulates the winners and wishes other contestants to notch up a victory next time.

FX-1 Rally
Andrey Bolovintsev demonstrated all his trading and racing skills and showed the best performance in the recent FX-1 Rally stage. We congratulate Andrey on the victory and wish him luck in upcoming competitions. If you long to feel the thrilling spirit of this fight, welcome to the start of another step of the FX-1 Rally contest. You can register for the nearest rally that will take place from 00:00 April 7, 2017 to 23:59 April 7, 2017.

One Million Option
The popular One Million Option InstaForex contest attracts lots of traders in every stage. The participants struggle to clinch the title of the best options trader. In the latest step, Mariya Bibikova showed the best result. The next stage of the One Million Option InstaForex contest will take place soon, from April 10, 2017 to April 14, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Confidence, prudence, and concentration on success are the key to victory and excellent results in the two-week marathon Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, you will become a winner just like Sergey Mednikov did it. The next stage will kick off on April 17, 2017 and end on April 28, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. According to the results of the recent step, Leander Sirotkin was the best. The next contest stage will start on April 10, 2017 and come to an end on April 17, 2017.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is quite difficult and requires hard work and accuracy. Not everyone is attentive, focused and fast enough to succeed in scalping. But these features precisely are required to succeed Short-term trading is quite complicated and time-consuming and requires close attention. Not everyone is attentive, focused, and quick enough to succeed in the Real Scalping contest. This time Andrey Demin showed all these features and grabbed the first place. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders to take part in the contest. Everyone willing to challenge their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest on the InstaForex official website. The next competition will begin on May 1, 2017 and finish on May 26, 2017.

Learn more about contests
Photos and comments of the finalists