Normal trading hours

ctwocommodities
offers 24/7 trading for all cryptocurrencies, except during server maintenance. Please note that seasonal and market factors may affect trading hours, so it is essential to check for the latest updates on the Trading Hours page to stay informed about any seasonal changes. All timings are in server time (GMT+2).

Spreads

ctwocommodities
offers a floating spread on all cryptocurrencies for all account types. Hence, the spreads in the contract specifications table represent the average spread based on the previous trading day. For live spreads, please refer to the trading platform. Please note that spreads may widen when the markets experience lower liquidity, including during rollover time.

Chart prices

ctwocommodities offers a variety of trading accounts to suit each trader’s needs and preferences. We offer accounts with raw pricing on which additional commissions are charged. Other account types have no commission but instead have mark-ups incorporated in the prices. By default, the chart in the MetaTrader trading platforms will display the raw pricing, while the market watch will display the pricing of the account type that the client is trading on.

Swaps

ctwocommodities offers Swap long for keeping buy positions open overnight, and Swap short for keeping sell positions open overnight. Swaps occur at 23:59 Server Time each day, excluding weekends, until the position is closed. Triple swaps are charged on Wednesdays to cover financing costs incurred over the weekend.

Dynamic leverage

ctwocommodities offers dynamic leverage on cryptocurrencies for most account types. The leverage values in the contract specifications table represent the maximum leverage for each trading instrument. The maximum leverage will change based on your net open positions. For more details, please check the Dynamic Leverage page.

Higher margin requirements

ctwocommodities applies risk management measures to protect positions from possible high volatility during key events and specific time periods that impact the general volatility of the market. Higher amounts of margin are required to open an order during these periods, known as HMR (higher margin requirements) periods. These higher margin requirements will only apply to positions that are opened within these periods. The margin requirements of existing positions will not be affected.

Closing an open hedged position during HMR periods can fail if there is insufficient free margin to cover the higher margin requirements, specifically the higher margin requirements on the latter half of a hedged order at the time of closing. The HMR periods include:

• Economic News Periods: All forex trading from 15 minutes before major news releases until 10 minutes after will be subject to higher margin requirements.
• Weekends & Holidays: All forex trading from 2 hours before markets close on Friday until 1 hour after market opening on Monday will be subject to higher margin requirements. The same rule applies to weekends & Trading Holidays.
• Cryptocurrency Weekend Leverage: For cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the leverage over the weekend is dynamic and fluctuates based on lot size, as shown in the table below:

Stop level

ctwocommodities defines the Stop Level as the minimum distance (difference in pips) between the current market price and the pending order price. The stop level values in the contract specifications table are subject to change and may not be available for traders using certain high-frequency trading strategies or Expert Advisors.