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Let’s cheer winners of five InstaForex contests

We are ready to announce the names of five lucky traders who won interim stages of InstaForex contests: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, Real Scalping, and Lucky Trader. The company congratulates the five magnificent winners on the well-deserved victory and wishes other participants great scores in the next contests.

One Million Option
One of the most popular InstaForex contests, One Million Option, attracts a lot of participants at every stage. They are keen to notch up the title of the best option trader. Oleg Vlasov revealed the best result at the latest stage. The next round of the One Million Option tournament is just around the corner. It will run from December 18, 2017 until December 22, 2017.

InstaForex Sniper
The InstaForex Sniper contest is intended for the most accurate and quick-witted traders. This time, Aliv Kusuma Wardana, a trader from Indonesia, secured a victory thanks to his remarkable marksmanship. The nearest competition will start on December 18, 2017 and end on December 22, 2017.

Lucky Trader
Prudence, agile mind, and focus on success are the basics of an excellent result and in a two-week marathon called Lucky Trader. If you manage to trade perfectly during the two contest weeks, you will be able to become a winner like Zaheer Abbas, a trader from Pakistan. Please be aware that the next step of the Lucky Trader contest will take place from December 25, 2017 until January 5, 2018.

FX-1 Rally
Ilya Blinov was the best to cope with the whole distance in the FX-1 Rally contest. He displayed brilliant trading and racing skills. Our heartfelt congratulations to the winner! We also wish him to prove the title of the best pilot in further stages of FX-1 Rally. If you are eager to enter a tough battle and feel the thrill of a race – welcome to the starting line of the next stage of FX-1 Rally. You can register for the nearest contest which will be held from 00:00 December 15, 2017 to 23:59 December 15, 2017.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is a rather complicated type of trading that requires rapt attention. Hardly anyone can boast concentration and quick thinking to succeed in trading of this kind. Such traits are required above all for superb results in scalping. Duc Anh Phan, a trader from Vietnam, has these personal features alongside great trading skills, so he grabbed the first prize in the recent step. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders, who were less successful, to take part at the next stage. Everyone willing to test their skills can register for the Real Scalping contest. The nearest stage will be held from January 1, 2018 to January 26, 2018.

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Litecoin and ripple trading suspended



Please adjust your trading decisions to the news that litecoin and ripple trading is halted temporarily due to abnormal price swings which entailed technical faults in the order execution. To fix faults in the mechanism of generating quotes and executing orders, the maintenance works are underway. The company expects these assets to be available for trading in the nearest two weeks. Meanwhile, our clients can trade bitcoin in the routine mode.

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Chancy Deposit: win $8,000 in December!



Dear traders,

We are pleased to inform you that we increased the bonus amount in the Chancy Deposit Campaign up to $8,000 ahead of Christmas and the New Year.

From now on, topping up an account with a sizable deposit,  you automatically become a participant of the campaign, thus getting the chance to win $8,000.

Besides, we remind you that the Chancy Deposit campaign is held on a monthly basis. So, any holder of a trading account, registered for the campaign, can be chosen as a winner. In other words, you just keep on your trading routine and one day you could be rewarded with a pleasant bonus. To your surprise, a bonus size varies every month.

Don't blow your chance! Replenish your account until December 31 and win $8,000!

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Changes in trading hours during the Christmas and New Year holidays



Dear traders,

We urge you to take notice of changes in the schedule of global trading sessions amid the Christmas and New Year holidays.

December 22, trading will be conducted in a regular mode.
December 25, markets will be closed.
December 26, trading will resume only after 6:00 am of the server time.
December 27-29, trading will be available for all instruments according to the standard schedule.
January 1, markets will be closed.
January 2, trading will resume only after 6:00 am of the server time.
January 3, trading will be conducted according to the standard schedule.

Besides, trading such currency pairs as USD/RUB and EUR/RUB will be halted from January 2 until January 8. These pairs will available for trading since January 9.

Please be aware that from December 25, 2017 through January 3, 2018, the company retains the right to restrict opening new deals on some trading instruments such as Forex Crosses 4 and 5. However, traders can close current deals in a regular mode.

Importantly, this is just preliminary information, so the schedule could be updated later

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Notification of withdrawal processing time for Visa cards

Due to technical hitch on the side of the partner bank, withdrawals to Visa cards in EUR and USD may be processed with a delay of up to 5-7 days. However, the funds can be withdrawn by alternative methods via Neteller, Skrill, MegaTransfer.
Withdrawals to MasterCard cards in USD, EUR, RUB and Visa cards in RUB are processed in the ordinary course.

It is expected that Visa payment gateway will resume its normal work by January 2-3, 2018. In case the withdrawal has been already requested, it might be canceled in order to enable withdrawal processing via alternative methods or to MasterCard cards.

The Company apologies for the inconvenience this may cause

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InstaForex congratulates everyone on Christmas and New Year 2018!



InstaForex team warmly congratulates you on fun-filled winter holidays – Christmas and New Year!

In the new year of 2018, we would like you to enjoy again the wonderful events that happened in your life in the outgoing year. May you achieve more remarkable success and may all your goals be reached. We wish you growing wealth, sound health, cheerful mood, and peace. As a leading market player, InstaForex wishes all its clients, partners, and friends winning trades, steady fat profits, willpower, and patience in any market twist.

The year of 2017 has been another page in our history book full of big and small victories.

Our strategy of nonstop development implies both improvement of key performance indicators and a series of achievements which we always share with you. However, we firmly believe that the major achievement this year is all our numerous friends, clients, and partners. In 2017, the number of live accounts at our company swelled to over 7,000,000. Such an amazing result would be impossible without fruitful cooperation with everyone.

Besides, apart from recognition by traders, InstaForex has been honored in the forex community. Once again, our company was awarded the title of the Best ECN Broker by the European CEO periodical.

This year, we have expanded our promo program with new bonuses and campaigns. Judging by a flood of your applications, you are pleased with them. Moreover, we have enlarged the list of trading instruments for your convenience.

Above all else, InstaForex celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2017! The broker has been providing millions of clients around the world with instant access to the currency market for 10 straight years.

We wish you merry Christmas and happy New Year! To our joy, we are together in 2018!

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Third season of partnership with Dragon Racing kicks off!



InstaForex is glad to announce that we have been the official partner of Dragon Racing for the third year in a row, starting from the very beginning of the Formula E auto racing.

Any contract with a sports team should reflect the philosophy and principles of the company. And it was hard to find a squad more suitable for our purposes than the Dragon Racing Formula E team. It is known that several countries, from Norway to China, plan to completely ban autos with internal combustion engines. It means that new technologies and progress will be oriented towards Formula E. InstaForex considers the ecological aspect to be very important and when we talk about Formula E, we stress the importance of both technological novelties (such as electric engines) and their influence on the environment. It is the ecological aspect that allows Formula E to take place in the center of the world's largest cities unlike Formula 1 that is held in suburban areas. Formula E strives to be close to its fans just like InstaForex tries to be close to its clients.

InstaForex is sure that Dragon Racing with its energetic leader (young media entrepreneur Jay Penske) and talented drivers (Jerome d'Ambrosio and Neel Jani) will remain the engine of Formula E development and believes that the team will show excellent performance in the new season.

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Winners of Miss Insta Asia 2017 awarded

In Moscow winners of the 8th season of the international pageant were honored at the grand ceremony which was sparkling with festive air ahead of the New Year.

All five winners arrived at the capital city of Russia to manifest their beauty and celebrate their triumph. Yulia Grebennik was declared the beauty queen of Miss Insta Asia 2017 and was presented with a great prize - $20,000 on her trading account. Interestingly, none of the winners has had trading experience on Forex. However, the girls expressed the intention to learn trading with InstaForex. Indeed, the girls have been already provided with the solid start-up capital. Let's wish them good luck! Perhaps, after a while these girls will be memorable not only as the most beautiful participants of Miss Insta Asia 2017, but they will be well-known as successful traders.



Here is an announcement for all those who are eager to enter their names in the history of the popular online pageant and for admirers of female beauty from around the world. Let us remind you that registration for the next season of   Miss Insta Asia  . has already kicked off. The prize pool of $45,000 is allocated for the 9th season in 2018.

More information and photos on the main site of the contest.

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Five winners of InstaForex contests revealed

The results of five latest InstaForex competitions are summed up and we are ready to announce the winners of the One Million Option, Lucky Trader, InstaForex Sniper, Real Scalping, and FX-1 Rally contests. InstaForex congratulates the victors on outstanding results and wishes other contestants to find their names in future digests.

FX-1 Rally
Dmitriy Nazimov showed remarkable trading and racing skills notching up the best result. We congratulate him on an amazing victory and wish him to keep winning. If you long for captivating competition and breathtaking experience, participate in the upcoming step of the FX-1 rally contest! It will be held from 00:00 January 19, 2018 to 23:59 January 19, 2018.

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 performance was displayed by Vladimir Krivenko.

The next stage is to start pretty soon, on January 22, 2018 and will run till January 26, 2018.

Lucky Trader
Confidence, prudence, and concentration on success are the key to the victory in the two-week Lucky Trader marathon. If you manage to trade perfectly for two weeks, you will be able to win this contest, just like Ilya Nikolaevich Prokopets did it. The next stage of the Lucky Trader contest will be kick off on January 22, 2018 and come to an end on February 2, 2018.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders, who know precisely when to close a deal, compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. Babalau Ruslan from Romania turned out to be the winner of the recent step. The next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be carried out from January 15, 2018 to January 19, 2018.

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, Aloise Boamin 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, the next round of which will begin on February 5, 2018 and finish on February 23, 2018.

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The results of five stages of contests from InstaForex are summed up

One Million Option from InstaForex
One Million Option is an extremely popular contest in the range of InstaForex. Every step gathers numerous participants who contest the title of the best options trader. Following the results of the regular stage of the contest, the best result was shown by Oleg Nedin, a trader fom Ukraine.

Let us recall that the next stage of the One Million Option from InstaForex contest will be held very soon - from February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018.

InstaForex Sniper
The fastest and most accurate traders compete in the InstaForex Sniper contest. According to the results of the last stage of InstaForex Sniper, Alexander Grigoriev turned out to be the best. Remember that the next stage of the InstaForex Sniper contest will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018.

FX-1 Rally
The best covering the distance of the regular stage of FX-1 Rally was shown by Aexey Chmykhalo who was able to demonstrate his trading and racing qualities. We congartulate the winner on the excellent performing and wish him to confirm his reputation of the best pilot in the next stages of the FX-1 Rally contest. If you need close-fought battle and you are ready to take part in a breathtaking race to the top, then welcome to the start of a regular stage of FX-1 Rally! You can register and participate in the next race that will be held from 00:00 February 2, 2018 to 23:59 February 2, 2018.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is a rather complex and painstaking trading type which requires focused attention. Far from everyone has enough attention, concentration, and speed of decision-making for success within this type of trade. But these are the qualities, which are required to achieve high results in scalping. This time, Aloise Boamin, a trader from Côte d'Ivoire, managed to demonstrate the above-mentioned skills and to take the first place in the regular stage of the Real Scalping contest. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites all those, who have been bypassed by the luck this time, to take part in the next stage of the contest. Anyone wishing to test their strength in the contest can register in the next stage, which will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 23, 2018.

Lucky Trader
Two weeks of perfect trading and you will ensure a victory in the next stage of the Lucky Trader contest, as trader from Latvia Oleg Vannahs did, who demonstrated an excellent trading form and achieved the best results among several hundred contestants. We sincerely congratulate the new winner on the great result and we wish him to continue the victorious tradition in other stages of Lucky Trader. Let us recall that the next stage of the Lucky Trader contest will be held from February 5, 2018 to February 16, 2018.

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Margin requirements for several trading instruments are to be changed



Please note that, as a part of the process of optimizing trading conditions, started on February 7, 2018, the margin for all CFDs on shares and stock indices will be changed. See information on the new margin requirements on the web page with trading instruments specifications.

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Scores of six intermediate InstaForex contests pinned down

Intermediate stages of six InstaForex contests have come to an end and we are ready to introduce the winners! Now let's cheer the finalists in the following tournaments: One Million Option, InstaForex Sniper, Lucky Trader, FX-1 Rally, Great Race, and Real Scalping. The company congratulates the winners and wishes other participants brilliant scores in the next contests.

FX-1 Rally
Tatyana Kondratyeva was the most successful to cover the whole distance in the recent stage. She displayed the best trading and racing skills. We congratulate Tatyana on the brilliant performance! We also wish her to confirm the title of the best pilot in further stages of FX-1 Rally. If you are longing for a tough battle and want to feel the thrill of a race – welcome to the starting line of the nearest stage of FX-1 Rally. Feel free to register for the next race which is running from 00:00 February 16, 2018 to 23:59 February 16, 2018.

One Million Option from InstaForex
An extremely popular contest from InstaForex, One Million Option, attracts plenty of participants at every stage. They are ready to face a challenge and contend for the title of the best option trader. Trader from India Praveen Kumar Lath showed the most impressive score in the latest stage. Please be aware that the next round of the One Million Option tournament is just around the corner - from February 19, 2018 until February 23, 2018.

Lucky Trader
A firm hand, agile mind, and focus on success are the basis of a great score and victory in a two-week marathon called Lucky Trader. If you are proficient enough to trade perfectly during the two contest weeks, you have a fair chance to win a tournament like Andrey Chepurnoy. Let us remind you that the next step of Lucky Trader will take place from February 19, 2018 until March 2, 2018.

InstaForex Sniper
This contest is tailor-made for the most accurate and quick-witted traders. Judging by the results of the latest stage, Alexander Mikhailov grabbed the first prize. The nearest competition will be held from February 19, 2018 until February 23, 2018.

Real Scalping
Scalping is a rather complicated trading strategy which requires meticulous attention. Just few traders can boast scrutiny, concentration, and agile mind to succeed in the short-term trading. Such traits are required above all for excellent results in scalping. This time, Albert Filimonenkov was able to manifest all these features which helped him to secure victory in the recent step. InstaForex congratulates the winner and invites other traders, who were less successful, to take part in the next contest. Everyone willing to test their scalping skills can register for the tournament which will start on March 5, 2018 and end on March 30, 2018.

  InstaForex Great Race 2017
Vasiliy Astafyev won the first prize in the latest stage of InstaForex Great Race 2017. Well done! Besides, we are happy to congratulate other prize takers in the intermediate stage.

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Chancy Deposit: 10 000 USD only in February



Dear Traders!

In honor of the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in February we increased the bonus up to 10 000 USD within the  Chancy Deposit campaign! So now, if you  deposit your account    till February 28, you will get a chance to win 10 000 USD. Chancy Deposit campaign is being held among InstaForex clients every month, and every time the bonus amount changes.

Follow the results of Olympic Games with us and  get 10 000 USD    to your trading account this February!