InstaForex Company News

Palermo FC – new InstaForex partner



In autumn 2015, the company signed a long­term agreement with one of the oldest Italian football clubs – U.S. Città di Palermo playing in one of the most challenging European championships – Serie A. The team has ambitious goals and enjoys a very strong squad with such strong leaders as Alberto Gilardino, the Italian football legend and a member of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning­-squad, and Franco Vazquez, a a current player of the Italian national team.

“We are delighted to welcome InstaForex to US Citta di Palermo as our first online Forex trading partner. Attracting the interest of companies operating internationally and in sectors not traditionally linked with football is a clear indication that our club is gaining stronger visibility and interest abroad," Executive Manager at US Citta di Palermo Angelo Baiguera said.

Development Director at InstaForex Pavel Shkapenko commented on concluding the cooperation agreement: “InstaForex has similar aspirations to US Citta di Palermo – we strive to be the best in the Forex industry as does the club in one of the most challenging leagues in the world. We are excited to work with such an established and followed club."

The contract gives the broker a series of advantages such as TV facing LED at Renzo Barbera, VIP tickets for the company's clients and so on.

Root for Palermo FC and become champion with InstaForex!

Сhanges in trading hours during Christmas and New Year holidays

Dear traders,


Please pay attention to some changes in trading hours during Christmas and New Year holidays from December 24th, 2015 to January 4th, 2016.
December 24th - early close at 20:00;
December 25th - market is closed for Christmas Day;
December 28th, 29th, 30th - trading is performed during normal trading hours;
December 31st - early close at 20:00; option trading is not available this day;
January 1st - market is closed for New Year's Day;
January 4th - trading is performed during normal trading hours.
Besides, from December 23rd, 2015 to January 4th, 2016, the company reserves the right to limit new deals opening on such groups of financial instruments as ForexCrosses 4 and 5. However, traders can close already opened deals on a regular basis.

InstaForex wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


InstaForex broker international team sincerely wishes all clients, partners and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope this year was successful for you and brought you a lot of positive emotions. We believe the next year will be even happier and more successful for you and your loved ones.

The year 2015 was full of growth and new achievements for Company. This year the number of our clients increased greatly, which supports the chosen path of business development that we have stuck to since the beginning. As previous years, 2015 was the one to introduce new services appreciated by our traders from all over the world. Besides our clients, the company's achievements were recognized by independent experts within various financial awards and exhibitions.
We have achieved all this only due to you and our other clients. Only together we can conquer new heights each year. In its turn InstaForex Company promises to stay your faithful partner and assistant in the year 2016.

InstaForex team wishes you professional development, positive forecasts, favourable trend and considerable profit in the forthcoming year. Despite 2012 being the year of the Monkey, any trader knows each year is the year of the Bull and the Bear. Jokes aside, let good luck accompany you and let everyone around inspire you for big achievements.

New Year 2016 with InstaForex!

Win BMW X6 from InstaForex – new super campaign!

We are glad to announce that we have launched a new campaign, Win BMW X6 from Instaforex

InstaForex!This time, a winner will become an owner of a high­-powered luxury crossover of 6­series by legendary German automaker BMW.

A winner will be selected randomly by means of a transparent algorithm, which determines a so-called BMW­number. So, all participants in the campaign enjoy equal chances to win. The keys to the brand­new BMW X6 will be rewarded to a holder of a trading account if its last five digits coincide with the BMW­number.

The campaign raffling the premium coupe kicked off on December 28, 2015 and will finish on December 29, 2017. To contend for the main prize, you should deposit at least $1500 to your trading account and register at the campaign webpage.

Join the race for the gorgeous prize

InstaForex takes part in ShowFx World exhibition in Kiev again

InstaForex took part in the international exhibition in Kiev –the capital of Ukraine - on December 19 - 20, 2015. The hall of Hyatt Regency Kiev hotel has already become a traditional site for business meeting and communication.

InstaForex specialists and analysts held several seminars and workshops. The guests got an opportunity to hear the reports, learn about new strategies, and acquaint themselves with the forecasts of experts in forex trading: Sergey Belyaev, Alexander Davydov and Mikhail Makarov.

The December exhibition in Kiev held more surprises for the guests. More than 600 guests received bonus accounts with $30 balance; three money certificates, two cell phones Samsung Galaxy and iPhone 5s as well as iPad Air were raffled.

But there were even more surprises from InstaForex – the broker announced the new contest launch. The main prize is the trip to Liverpool and VIP tickets for a home game of our partners from Liverpool FC which will take place in the beginning of spring 2016. Moreover, the company used this great opportunity to announce the partnership with the Italian FC Palermo.

InstaForex thanks organizers of the exhibition ShowFx World in Kiev and everybody who visited our booth and took an active part in the seminars and meetings.

InstaForex takes part in ShowFx World exhibition in Kiev again

InstaForex took part in the international exhibition in Kiev –the capital of Ukraine - on December 19 - 20, 2015. The hall of Hyatt Regency Kiev hotel has already become a traditional site for business meeting and communication.

InstaForex specialists and analysts held several seminars and workshops. The guests got an opportunity to hear the reports, learn about new strategies, and acquaint themselves with the forecasts of experts in forex trading: Sergey Belyaev, Alexander Davydov and Mikhail Makarov.

The December exhibition in Kiev held more surprises for the guests. More than 600 guests received bonus accounts with $30 balance; three money certificates, two cell phones Samsung Galaxy and iPhone 5s as well as iPad Air were raffled.

But there were even more surprises from InstaForex – the broker announced the new contest launch. The main prize is the trip to Liverpool and VIP tickets for a home game of our partners from Liverpool FC which will take place in the beginning of spring 2016. Moreover, the company used this great opportunity to announce the partnership with the Italian FC Palermo.

InstaForex thanks organizers of the exhibition ShowFx World in Kiev and everybody who visited our booth and took an active part in the seminars and meetings.

Dakar 2016: cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team



Dakar Rally 2016 started on January 2 in Buenos Aires. The route passes on Argentine and Bolivian territory and it has already become a real test for InstaForex Loprais Team. The Argentina's weather is not helping race participants – raging storms forced organizers to cut the distance of special stages and the third stage of the truck standings has been cut because of the failed ground.

Ales Loprais and his team have to overcome almost 9000 km along south american continent and then the trucks caravan will finish in Argentinean city Rosario. Due to Peru quitted the list of Dakar participating countries the new route was created which will force racers to change their way of managing. Less dunes and more piloting stages are waiting for InstaForex Loprais Team on their way to victory.

About the middle of the race on January 10, participants will gather in Salta for the resting day. But the time in Salta is not only the rest. The team will have to conduct a full service and equipment repairing, pilots have to sleep well and take a course to Rosario with a new strength. The last 6 stages will be held in the foothills of the Andes where racers will overcome sandy dunes, gravel stages and winding hilly tracks.

Follow the results of the Dakar 2016 stages – cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team!

Dakar 2016: cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team



Dakar Rally 2016 started on January 2 in Buenos Aires. The route passes on Argentine and Bolivian territory and it has already become a real test for InstaForex Loprais Team. The Argentina's weather is not helping race participants – raging storms forced organizers to cut the distance of special stages and the third stage of the truck standings has been cut because of the failed ground.

Ales Loprais and his team have to overcome almost 9000 km along south american continent and then the trucks caravan will finish in Argentinean city Rosario. Due to Peru quitted the list of Dakar participating countries the new route was created which will force racers to change their way of managing. Less dunes and more piloting stages are waiting for InstaForex Loprais Team on their way to victory.

About the middle of the race on January 10, participants will gather in Salta for the resting day. But the time in Salta is not only the rest. The team will have to conduct a full service and equipment repairing, pilots have to sleep well and take a course to Rosario with a new strength. The last 6 stages will be held in the foothills of the Andes where racers will overcome sandy dunes, gravel stages and winding hilly tracks.

Follow the results of the  Dakar 2016 stages – cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team!

Dakar 2016: cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team



Dakar Rally 2016 started on January 2 in Buenos Aires. The route passes on Argentine and Bolivian territory and it has already become a real test for InstaForex Loprais Team. The Argentina's weather is not helping race participants – raging storms forced organizers to cut the distance of special stages and the third stage of the truck standings has been cut because of the failed ground.

Ales Loprais and his team have to overcome almost 9000 km along south american continent and then the trucks caravan will finish in Argentinean city Rosario. Due to Peru quitted the list of Dakar participating countries the new route was created which will force racers to change their way of managing. Less dunes and more piloting stages are waiting for InstaForex Loprais Team on their way to victory.

About the middle of the race on January 10, participants will gather in Salta for the resting day. But the time in Salta is not only the rest. The team will have to conduct a full service and equipment repairing, pilots have to sleep well and take a course to Rosario with a new strength. The last 6 stages will be held in the foothills of the Andes where racers will overcome sandy dunes, gravel stages and winding hilly tracks.

Follow the results of the  Dakar 2016 stages – cheer for InstaForex Loprais Team!

Change in trading hours

Dear traders,

Please take notice of a change in trading sessions on January 18, 2016. Due to the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States, the following changes will take place.

On January 18, spot metals trading (GOLD, SILVER, XAUUSD) will be halted at 08:00 p.m. The same change in trading hours applies to trading metals and energy futures.

On January 18, CFDs on shares, agro and goods futures as well as #SPX, #INDU, and #COMPQ will not be available for trading. Trading hours for other financial instruments will not be affected.

On January 19, trading will be carried out without changes except for #HE, #GF, #LE (opening at 5:00 p.m.), and #LBS (opening at 5:05 p.m.).

InstaForex Great Race 2016 has begun

A new season of the InstaForex Great Race 2016 contest has kicked off and the registration for the first stage has started. This contest with the total prize pool of $55,000 for demo-account holders will be carried out from March 7 to December 23, 2016.

If you are a novice in Forex trading, then InstaForex Great Race 2016 is just the thing you need! Register for the first step of the contest and test your knowledge of trading. In addition to trading experience, you'll also get a chance to win the main prize of $6,000.

The contest is held every other month. To become a participant, you simply need to have a trading account with our company. The main rule is that you should register new demo account for every contest stage. A winner of a step is awarded bonus points and funds to their account. The ultimate victor will be the one whose balance will exceed others by the contest results.

Five winners of InstaForex contests revealed

The latest results of regular InstaForex contests and campaigns are summed up and we are ready to name the lucky victors! Today we will announce the best competitors in the following contests: InstaForex Sniper, FX-1 Rally, One Million Option, Lucky Trader, and Real Scalping.

InstaForex warmly congratulates the winners and wishes other contestants to succeed in the upcoming competitions.

InstaForex Sniper
The key rule of the InstaForex Sniper contest is to score a bull's-eye. Being probably one of the most popular and simplest contests with our company, InstaForex Sniper assembles a lot of participants and tests their trading sharpshooting.

This time, Evgeny Tishchenko took the main prize. We congratulate him on the victory and wish other contestants to master their accuracy and win in the next stage that will be held from February 1, 2016 to February 5, 2016 terminal time.

FX-1 Rally
Sergey Kotlyar showed the best performance during the recent step of the fleeting FX-1 Rally contest along with brilliant trading and racing skills. We congratulate the winner and wish him to confirm the best driver status in the next stages of FX-1 Rally. If you want to soak in intense competition and breathtaking rally for leadership, then join the upcoming step of FX-1 Rally! You can register for the next rally that will kick off at 00:00 January 29, 2016 and end at 23:59 January 29, 2016.

One Million Option
One Million Option is another popular contest with InstaForex which gathers many participants who compete fiercely to become the best option trader. According to the results of the yet another stage of the One Million Option contest, Vyacheslav Mezenov showed the best trading.
Remember that the next step of the InstaForex One Million Option contest will start very soon on February 1, 2016 and end on February 5, 2016 terminal time.

Lucky Trader
Two weeks of perfect trading will give you a good chance of winning the Lucky Trader contest. This time, we congratulate Vyacheslav Vyushkov on the superb result and wish him good luck in next stages of this competition. Test your luck too in the upcoming step that will be carried out from February 8, 2016 to February 19, 2016 terminal time.

Real Scalping
Short-term trading is rather complicated and requires your full attention and accuracy. Not all traders are sharp-eyed, focused, and quick enough to make right decisions and pull off in this type of trading. But these qualities are essential to achieve excellent results in scalping. Rich Ray Markovna demonstrated the needed skills and took the first place. InstaForex congratulates the victor and invites everyone who hasn't succeeded yet to participate in the next step. Anyone willing to challenge their skills can register for the contest stage that will take place from February 1, 2016 to February 26, 2016 terminal time.

Just step away from demo account to Liverpool!

Have you ever imagined a journey at no cost to Great Britain as a VIP guest of Liverpool football club? Have you ever dreamt of watching a live game of the famous team? This dream could come true this spring thanks to your passion for trading and football.

InstaForex is launching a new contest Heading to Anfield Again! Two winners will be able to enjoy the trip to the homeland of The Beatles and visit the most singing stadium to watch a game of legendary Liverpool FC.

Moreover, the most skilled (or lucky) contestants will be rewarded with wonderful gifts from InstaForex and Liverpool FC. Importantly, you will spend absolutely nothing participating in the main stage of the contest as you will trade on a demo account right on the contest web page, not in a trading platform.
Participants should register for the contest, which is held from February 8 until March 25, 2016. Do not lose time! Indeed, the earlier you join the game, the higher is your chance to gain the utmost number of scores and win the prize.

Sign up for the new contest Heading to Anfield Again! It will bring you unforgettable impressions in Liverpool.