Or better yet, consider trading on an ECN directly and skipping the whole 'bridge > aggregator > LPs' MT4 pitfall.

ECNs vs. Slippage

To be honest, it was more in the way it was phrased, not exactly the language of an esteemed FX institution. It doesn't help matters that a cursory review of JadeFX's website immediately raises about a dozen red flags. This has bucketshop written ...

ECNs vs. Slippage

"We also checked , double checked and triple checked and made sure that every thing from our Liquidity Provider to JadeFX is optimized and configured correctly for complete Pure STP." Given that's the primary function of their business, they ...

ECNs vs. Slippage

Not directly, no. Your best bet is to monitor the platforms at news time. If you look at Oanda's historical spreads, you'll see that the spikes go off the charts. As shrike pointed out, it is possible to manage a position around these spikes since ...

Which MM or ECN brokers can beat Oanda Spread?

10M full without slippage? Have you ever put that to the test? Even the retail ECNs are quoting mostly 1-3M per LP. 10M at those spreads would be very impressive. Took a closer look and Oanda is simply killing it in certain pairs. NZD/JPY a full pip ...

Which MM or ECN brokers can beat Oanda Spread?

Oanda's spreads have become very competitive with the ECNs over the past year, but there are downsides. First, Oanda is pretty much the largest MM in the retail space. Unlike ECN & STP models, Oanda takes the opposite side of each retail client's ...

Which MM or ECN brokers can beat Oanda Spread?

1 GBP

Any broker provide 2 pips spread on GBP/USD most of the time?

Rumors of BOJ quantitative easing/printing, that's really adding volatility to the JPY pairs lately.

CAD/JPY

I could be mistaken, but my understanding was the opposite, that it closes the loophole that allows US-domiciled brokers to simply not register and operate freely.

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

Precisely. I wonder what kind of field day GAIN Capital's lawyers are having with this. What terrible timing for their IPO, first the total pullout from China and now this. I'm still waiting to see their updated Form S-1 filing, they may need to ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

That's just their MT4 policy, seems to be a system-related constraint. The question remains why it was triggered in the first place, which ties back to the ambiguity of their margin call policy: " MB Trading Futures, Inc (MBTF) margin policies ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

"6E" is what kiwi had asked about, to which you replied. 6E is the ticker for the EuroFX futures contract at the CME.

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

This is completely false. There is nothing in the proposal text which affects the margin requirements for CME FX futures. 6E margin requirements will not be affected by this proposal.

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

Unfortunately it's a tricky situation. I wonder if they changed their policy as I don't recall the "must maintain 1% clause", only the clause about triggering a margin call to bring equity to 0.5%. That puts it in a gray area, as essentially it's ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Send a PM to FlashCall, he's been using LCG for over a year and speaks very highly of them.

Currenex for Retail Clients...

I love this troll entertainment.

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

EURUSD - 1.4160 1% = 141 pips 141 pip (1%) stop loss is a "tiny amount"? You must be a swing trader, that's a large stop for anyone trading on an intraday timeframe.

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

What the heck is up with the smear campaign? Addresses? You guys are reaching for straws. Let's at least try to stick with valid concerns.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Therein lies the solution - the UK. Segregation of funds & 100:1 (or is it 200:1?). The CFTC thinks their kickback pals at the CME will benefit from this, but they're sadly mistaken, it's the UK forex industry that's licking its chops...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

This was practically a given. No point in having net capital requirements if a broker can simply keep operating in the US on an unregistered basis with zero capital requirement.

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?