I agree (former IT worker myself,) it should be, and it was mentioned to me that Pepper's preference would have been to do their own QA and roll-out of updates, but apparently MetaQuotes is able to push updates to the server when they see fit. I ...

Pepperstone Forex

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not defending forex as if it was 'better' than equities, I'm attacking the guy's reasons for disliking forex over equities. I think the points he makes are more of excuses as to why he can't find success in forex and ...

Forex vs. NYSE

Member since 2008. 3 posts total. You're not kidding about the lurking bit.

Ramblings of a Forex Junkie

It's a smaller private firm here in Toronto, so I don't disclose the name online.

Forex vs. NYSE

Some traders are great at the market they focus on, but can't adapt to new markets very well. Trading consistently and profitably throughout a career is hard enough in one market, so I understand their aversion to doing it all over again in ...

Forex vs. NYSE

So I got some word back from Pepper's support staff on the hick-up we had earlier this week. Apparently it was caused by MetaQuotes pushing a server update for MT4 Server, which was unannounced and gets automatically updated without Pepper's ...

Pepperstone Forex

I think demos expire after 30 days as well. That could be contributing to it not working for you. If you have a funded account, even just the minimum, Pepper can setup any number of demos for you to use that don't expire. You just gotta email them ...

Pepperstone Forex

Well, to properly respond to you I'd have to talk more about the strategy and reveal too many details about it, but there is stops in place and they get hit quite often. Look back on the 2nd page (I think) where I talk about the two separate ways of ...

Jack's Automated System Development Journal

Still think you're getting hosed on clearing fees. That's nearly as much as commission at some places.

Brokers for trading stocks

Unless you doctored the logs, it appears that your broker is the only one who can answer to the order not executing. Let us know what they say about it, and if they'll reimburse you. I have zero experience with that broker myself so can't really ...

Why didn't my broker close my take profit order?

They operate an exchange on the backend but also as a broker entity as they face their clients. They say "no broker needed" but by definition that's because they are taking up that role themselves when it comes to accessing the exchange. They are ...

Nadex Forex Bull Spreads

Would need to read through your MT4 client logs to verify the problem. The log files will tell us about the TP orders you placed and any errors on your end. Better question: Have you contacted you broker about this? What did they say?

Why didn't my broker close my take profit order?

They are more of a broker-dealer than a 'prop' firm, or at least hard on the BD side of props. I'm not crazy about the broker dealer model in this industry to be entirely honest, since their primary interest is in increasing transaction volume, ...

Brokers for trading stocks

I usually keep it to 1 and turn it off when I don't need it (I got used to taking the lazy way out of the 'close all' button it has when managing multiple orders.) Having 2 or more can slow things down for me (CPU usage kicks up a bit, at least I ...

Pepperstone Forex

This, for pretty much anyone affected by the outage. Sigh.. What a mess. Glad it's back up and working in good order. I was sleeping during the outage myself, but my EA was trying to place a buy order and couldn't.. it kept trying every so often ...

Pepperstone Forex

Reports suggest there's a strong chance the weekend might end come Monday. Experts are in a disagreement about this though, and the academic community is split with opposing views on just when we'll see an end to the weekend. Only time will tell. :S

Pepperstone Forex

image Thanks! The general idea was to take my manual trading experience and translate that into my EA's method of managing orders, exposure, and trade signals. When I manually trade, I consider all floating equity as the account's balance, be the ...

Jack's Automated System Development Journal

The pair you're trading would impact this quite a bit (different pairs == different liquidity, tick rates, etc..) Are these trades all on the same pair or varied? Another thing that could impact slippage is strategy, since some strategies would be ...

Pepperstone Forex

Glad that worked out for you. Some brokers just don't care, and try to use any excuse to deny people.. others need their arm twisted.. but it's nice we have one that listens and works with us. It makes simple communication options commonly found ...

Pepperstone Forex

Never had them refuse to reimburse me for a loss that happened because of their system, unless you're expecting them to pay out your potential profit on the trade, which isn't a very realistic expectation since there's no way to verify your ...

Pepperstone Forex