XTB Suspends Cryptocurrency Offering

The lineup of forex brokers that are planning to restrict trading on cryptocurrencies due to the over exposure to its one-sided uptrend are growing bigger. Among the latest entries into this group of brokers is Polish FX brokerage XTB.

In a note to its clients, the listed firm said that it will temporarily withdraw its Cryptocurrency CFD offering until further notice in an effort to protect clients from adverse market volatility.

XTB will transfer trades on Cryptocurrency CFDs to the close only mode, effective today, at 3pm GMT. On January 5, 2018, the open positions on these instruments will be closed at the company’s market close price whilst pending orders will be deleted. This basically means that traders will not be allowed to open new trades with the any cryptocurrency.

Another broker that notified its clients that crypto pairs have been placed under trading limitations is IC Markets. The regulated brokerage today hiked margin requirements for crypto CFDs from 5% to 20%. The changes will be applied to both new and existing positions, and the broker has issued a message to its clients to check the impact of these changes on their respective trading accounts.

Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal

Trader Bozhidar Arabadzhiev

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