To ensure fair trading conditions and manage market volatility during major economic announcements and special market conditions, VT Markets will apply temporary leverage adjustments on certain trading products during specific news periods and market opening/closing.
These adjustments are designed to protect clients from abnormal market fluctuations, sudden liquidity changes, and extreme price movements that may occur during high-impact events or reduced market liquidity periods.
1. Products Affected
The temporary leverage adjustment may apply to the following products:
• Forex
• Gold
• Silver
• Oil
• Indices
• Commodities (including XPT and XPD)
2. Adjusted Leverage During News Releases and Market Opening/Closing
During the specified period, maximum leverage will be adjusted as follows:
Forex: 200
Gold: 200
Silver: 50
Oil: 10
Indices: 50
Commodities: 5
Please note that each product with leverage already below the above will not be affected.
3. News Events That Can Trigger the Adjustment
Leverage adjustments may be applied during major economic announcements including:
• FOMC Interest Rate Decisions
• CPI (Consumer Price Index)
• GDP
• PMI / NMI
• PPI
• Retail Sales
• Non-Farm Payroll (NFP)
• ADP Employment Data
• Crude Oil Inventories
The above data is for reference only. Other significant macroeconomic releases from major economies may also be included.
Please refer to the table below for details of the upcoming events and affected instruments:
All dates and times are stated in GMT+3 (MT4/MT5 server time).
4. Affected Period of News Releases and Market Opening/Closing
Temporary leverage adjustments apply during the following periods:
Economic News Period
• 15 minutes before the announcement
• 5 minutes after the announcement
Market Opening / Closing Period
• 3 hours before the weekly market closing (Friday)
• 30 minutes before daily market closing (Monday – Thursday)
Additional Conditions (Effective from 27 April 2026):
• If the following day is a full-day Gold market holiday, the Friday rule will also apply
→ Leverage will be reduced 3 hours before market close
• If the previous day is a full-day Gold market holiday, the Monday rule will also apply
→ Leverage will be reduced 30 minutes after market open for Gold, Silver, Oil, Forex, NAS100, SP500, DJ30, US2000
After the above period ends, leverage will automatically return to the original leverage.
5. Important Rules
• The adjustment only affects new positions open during the adjustment period
• Positions opened before the adjustment period will not be affected
• Once the adjustment period ends, original leverage will resume automatically
We strongly encourage clients to take these temporary leverage adjustments into account when planning trading strategies during high-impact economic events or special market conditions.
If you have any questions, please contact our support team: info@vtmarkets.com.
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