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How to Choose a Forex Broker: 2026 Checklist for Traders
A practical 2026 checklist for choosing a forex broker — regulation, spreads, execution, platform tools, and withdrawal terms. No fluff, no hype.
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The OnFin editorial desk covers market analysis, trading guides, platform updates, and regulation news for retail forex and CFD traders.
Trading guidesWhat Is Leverage in Forex? How to Use It Without Blowing Your Account
Forex leverage explained: how it multiplies gains and losses, what margin calls look like, safest leverage levels, and a practical framework for using 1:3000 leverage without blowing up.
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Platform updatesHoliday Trading Schedule for May 2026
May arrives with two long-weekend pauses — one each side of the Atlantic. Labour Day at the start of the month closes most European indices, and Memorial Day at the end mutes US stocks and metals…
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Platform updatesCentroid Bridge Migration on April 25, 2026
A short downtime window this Saturday: our liquidity bridge is moving to upgraded server hardware — the kind of behind-the-scenes work that doesn't show up in a press release but shows up later as faster execution and tighter spreads.
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Platform updatesTrading Schedule for April 2026 Holidays
Easter weekend brings the only multi-day market pause in the European calendar — and a sliver of catch-up movement when liquidity returns the Tuesday after. Here's how OnFin's instrument-level schedule shifts across…
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Platform updatesScheduled Maintenance Notice
We would like to inform you that scheduled maintenance will take place on March 13th, 2026. Some services will be temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period from approximately between 03:00…
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Platform updatesTransition to Daylight Saving Time in March
Please be informed about the upcoming transition to Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the US and Europe, which will impact the trading schedule. From March 8, 2026, the US will switch to Daylight Saving T…
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Platform updatesImportant Updates to the Trading Schedule on February 16
We would like to inform you that on Monday, February 16, 2026, the United States will observe Presidents’ Day. As a result, U.S. stock exchanges will be closed, and certain trading instruments will op…
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Platform updatesScheduled Maintenance Notice
Please be informed that our liquidity provider has scheduled a system maintenance on Sunday, 1 February 2026, starting at 08:00 (UTC). During this maintenance window, the service may be temporarily un…
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Platform updatesImportant Updates to the Trading Schedule on January 19
We would like to notify you of important changes to the trading schedule during the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on 19th of January, 2026. Please note that all times are based on Easter…
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Platform updatesTrading Schedule Changes for Winter Holidays
We would like to notify you of important changes to the trading schedule during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays. Please note that all times are based on Eastern European Time (EET): Dec…
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Platform updatesScheduled Maintenance Notice
We would like to inform you that scheduled maintenance will take place on December 13th, 2025. Some services will be temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period from approximately between 8:…
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