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Integral is a software technology company that aggregates prices from banks and non banks. To connect you need a prime broker or some one who offers credit to enable the system as they aren't a broker perse. Integral"s customers like Axitrader give ...

List of all forex liquidity providers?

Having dealt with both I beg to differ . A bank will show you their spread their skew. A broker will show you multiple banks spreads and their skew as well as non banks liquidity eg hedge funds. The more liquidity providers the better the depth and ...

What brokers do Professional traders use? Do they have any problems?

Citibank just about went broke twice. The banking world is fickle .. seen many a "good" ( household ) name go under

Oanda does not insure funds in the event of insolvency

We are talking about institutional clients here so 0.5 isnt uncommon for them via brokers. Prime brokers will charge you a fee per trade and limit your leverage. probably 5% = 20:1 What do banks offer on leverage compared to brokers ? A lot less ...

What brokers do Professional traders use? Do they have any problems?

What exactly are proper prices ? Brokers get bank prices and aggregate.. why would you rely on one liquidity provider when you can have 15 ? Banks use brokers to execute... Brokers are giving access to institutional clients via prime brokers or ...

What brokers do Professional traders use? Do they have any problems?

.9210 Consolidation of the downtrend. Not much in economic stats this week for OZ. Possible leadership challenge for PM. End of financial year for some this week so companies need to repatriate profits but i think most have booked those from OZ. ...

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.9206 Consolidation after capitulation seems the norm here . You have the bands .9150 .9230 You may find some local exporters booking some hedge but I don't see that is going to change the market mood as the bounces have been jumped on again by ...

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Yes we aren't extinct by any means but in this part of the cycle we are about to encounter a dilemma. Brasil the worlds 6th largest economy is teetering on stagflation..Price moving up unemployment 5.8pct (not far ahead of ours) Does this sound ...

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When Growth is Strong and inflation high = raise rates When Growth is Weak and inflation low = lower rates When Growth is Weak and inflation high = dilemma Its a treasurers nightmare because you dont know what lever to pull..

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Basically Australia imports most things and exports rocks. A weaker A$ will inflate prices. Watch the petrol price rocket and that in itself is a price kicker. Australia's problem wasnt really a strong currency. It is high wages. I dont see growth ...

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That's the beautiful thing about FX it survives in a crisis and also a boom. Its the cockroach of the financial markets nuclear destruction.

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.9265 Well the squeeze to .9550 before the big sneeze to .9250 Price action suggests its dead catting but this is late in NYK session. Looking to sell ? wait for the local exporters to give you the opportunity .9330 should cap it if not my pivot of ...

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.9488 Certainly a nice flush out of longs overnight as market believes in RBA's spruiking. I don't therefore sit long and wait for the scramble higher. .9530-50 should prove temp resistance then followed by .9650 a bigger one. On the downside if ...

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.9518 Well the RBA "Boring Minutes" are out and the literates search for the word "EASING" and sell. Lets see how far the bears can push it before we get another opportunity to scoop in some cheap Aussie pesos ..

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.9565 We had a little try at the topside but .9650 seems solid so down we came . Equally we didn't runaway on the downside and basically back where we started yesterday. Some may call this range trading others may call it an experience. We now have ...

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.9572 Interesting times on the political front as rumours are mounting that the current PM Julia Gillard will be knifed by the Kevin Rudd the guy she knifed before . Yes when you trade Aussie you get a free set of steak knives now. Going into this ...

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I think all the nervous selling has been done - plus my spies tell a large eur/aud hit the street 15 yards which is now finished - Good luck with your trading

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Well my boy has come through with the goods and he boldly predicts 1.13 here we come .. Time frame? Well this year of course.. Yes he sticks his neck out but he has been absolutely correct on numerous occasions .. I think he maybe right on the ...

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Interesting times ahead. One of my gun forecasters suggested we have seen the low in the Aussie ... thinks its on the up from here... now he is bigger picture stuff so lets see.. White Crane Group is his company ... its macro which probably wouldn't ...

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