I have not posted for a while.....and this post should not surprise anyone familiar with this company. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just issued an order against Forex Capital Markets, LLC (NASDAQ:FXCM), settling charges ...

Why forex traders tend to lose money...

Don’t Chop Down the Tree I am a huge James Bond fan, and my fanaticism has picked up dramatically in the last 10 years, since Daniel Craig has been playing James Bond. Daniel Craig is the best James Bond ever. There is no argument about it. I don’t ...

Why forex traders tend to lose money...

Ok, I am on board....it was the lightening execution and being able to place an order inside the spread...that sold me. I have been speaking off and on with various entities discussing the viability of an order matching exchange due to existing ...

Phillips Capital | First Retail Forex Exchange in US?

ECB Preview: More Easing Expected In December Baseline We expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to leave policy unchanged at the 8 September Governing Council meeting. We do, however, expect it to ease at the 12 December meeting and, given our ...

Why forex traders tend to lose money...

I traded with FXCM from 2005 until 2009. I experienced mountains of slippage, problems with freezing platform, especially when I was exiting a spike in my favor....this is just a few items...It is of no point to go on with a past list. What speaks ...

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

It is your judgment or intuition. There are long term foreign exchange participants..they are not elusive...some are here writing, giving information on where to trade.

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

Questions: Are you building a trading system, what are you goals and concerns? What computer languages are you familiar with? And if none, what type of software are you using to implement your ideas? Because this is a generalization., I will assume ...

IB commercial is very confusing

Options for American and Canadian are down to bear essentials....No options at all...As of September 1, 2016, Interactive Brokers is becoming more inclusive offering Foreign Exchange only to clients with 10MM to deposit.

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

I still use Gannalyst....

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IB is confusing...I do not know your trading experience but the previous weeks ticks also was a turn off for me....advantages at IB, execution, fills, data....(they do not provide tick data, it is 5 second packets) Besides not providing real time ...

IB commercial is very confusing

First, I agree with you....I am also tired of all the regulatory bodies and the people who work within those sanctioning bodies who are aware of insider information and they are able to trade markets. Why? But it does happen. It is not their ...

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

Agreed. Laymen: a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject. In general terms, people who work a full time job outside of trading and learn how to trade as a part time endeavor. Remember, the land of the free is ...

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

There are other brokers in the US which many are not aware requiring high deposit (100K) and they simply do not advertise. There is a difference between traders dependent upon their deposit, knowledge, and experience. Trading veterans (15 years ...

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

I have accounts at LMAX and Interactive Brokers: LMAX is an excellent place to trade, their software package is complete, easy to use and provides advanced analytical tools. If you are able to open an account with them...this is the place to be. ...

Reality of FOREX: my experience with brokers + share yours

Large Bank Risk: Liquidity Not Capital Is the Issue Jun 08, 2016 Todays Outside the Box is a little bit different which, considering that most Outside the Boxpieces can be classified as a little bit different, is not that unusual; but this one needs ...

Why forex traders tend to lose money...

This Is – by Far – the Biggest Threat to Your Investments Have you ever noticed that nearly all the world’s surplus rests on Wall Street… or maybe in the City of London? I think this is something we should pay attention to. So, let’s face it ...

Why forex traders tend to lose money...