The risk is the same (uncertainty of returns), the only difference is that you don't hold the stock and thus receive no dividends. Also CFDs on stocks are instruments offered by offshore brokers which allow to dodge taxes. Also trading costs are ...

CFD or buy the stock?

Tickmill is great broker, very competitive conditions on DAX. I would say their LPs on indices is strong suit

Best ECN Brokers

Yes for robots it is excellent time for trading, but I would add steering clear from times of high volatility can also improve trading performance.

Best & worst times to trade

The best way to become emotionless is to reduce human factor (participation) in trading. You set the rules, but algorithm trades - I think it is right approach to trading. Also if you want to reduce emotions in trading - concentrate on non-money, ...

How to Become Emotionless

I use stop loss but it is flexible 1% from equity. So in absolute amount it varies depending on available equity. I care more about reducing drawdown and then about returns, this is my method to increase Sharpe ratio of my strategy.

Do you use stoploss?

Too big&wide slippage on Gold, definitely not for pros

FP Markets - Hidden Gem for Traders?

Scalping is good but you have to find cheap platform for that. Not an easy thing, also you have to somehow reduce slippage which happens a lot in scalping. In overall I should say that newbies should definitely stay away from scalping because apart ...

Another account blowed

Lol, nice hope it is profit

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What leverage is best for a newbie?

Haven't noticed that, but ok, thanks for your feedback will keep that in mind.

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Nice idea, but I can imagine situations when price triggers stop loss of one trade then make a reversal and goes against the second trade. Remember that spreads and commissions basically double so drawback may be unobvious in 1-2 trades but become ...

Just learned about hedging, does anyone use it for scalping?

Demo accounts doesn't give you a feeling of loss or emotional pressure which is why demo is still insufficient tool to understand risk in trading. Traders underestimate importance of money management, but learning the lesson has costs - wiping out ...

I blew my account today!

Proper money management will prevent you from losing fast. Even setting simple stop loss will greatly decrease chances of large and fast loss. Many traders lose because they become impatient.

It's impossible to lose money in Forex!!!

because prices are moving in trends and history repeats itself. Although a lot of research papers were devoted to verify these claims. There are no conclusive answers if it is truth or not. I think truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle.

Why it is possible to predict price movement?

For a start learn foundations (basic assumptions) of technical analysis and make sure you accept them. Unfortunately it is based on very vague, and in my view, weak principles. For example, "prices are moving in trends". Then let me ask you a tricky ...

How to start learning Technical Analysis

So are they better or worse in terms of spreads? Are you talking about spreads on majors or in overall?

HotForex Discussion

I used BTC withdrawals twice in Hotforex, imo Skrill is better, total fees on exchanges to get cash are higher. Although if the guy has some other purpose of using BTC then my experience is irrelevant.

CFD broker that accepts BTC deposits/withdrawals?

The event where you would really need negative balance protection is a very low probability event. Or there has to be a serious issue with risk management system/dept. of your broker.

Negative Balance Protection

I think adjusting lot size would do the same function as changing leverage. You add unnecessary confusion, because, when I wanted to change leverage with Hotforex I had to go to personal area and make the adjustment. I think its same with other ...

What leverage is best for a newbie?

I suppose it's only for particular markets (trading instruments) not on all. Brokers should specify that in their ToS

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