Disliked{quote} The amount of GMT offset (ie, the number of hours offset from GMT) can affect people, or more commonly the EA's they use, because it determines when the candle for the new day is formed and therefore can have an affect on their strategies. For example Pepperstone mention on their website that they set their platform to GMT + 2 and then GMT + 3 in summer to coincide with “5pm New York”, the internationally recognised end-of-day in the forex markets.Ignored