I agree, Interactive Brokers is probably the safest broker. I traded stocks there with around 50K USD some years ago. However now I trade currencies and hate their low leverage, so I now rarely trade there.

Is it safe to deposit $50,000 in a single broker?

8 USD per round turn lot.

ATC Low spread, what's the catch?

You are right actually, from that page it seem like the web platform is the default platform for the Active Trader account type, as it even has "Web based platform" as one of the key points. It's a bit strange that they would advertise this as one ...

FXCM active trader web price lag & slippage

The fact that it took a second try says something about the liquidity (or "hedging") provider. Who is this "hedging provider"? If this is the only liquidity provider GoMarkets has at which to execute clients' orders, then it's not much different to ...

GoMarkets Discussion

Isn't Trading Station 2 the official platform? A web browser interface for active trading doesn't make sense. Web browsers are not designed for timely reception of data (e.g. when you download a file in your web browser, it doesn't matter much ...

FXCM active trader web price lag & slippage

Tadawul, who moved their base from Switzerland to Cyprus, seems to fit this profile. However they still do seem like a decent broker overall based on many dealings I've had with them. I think they should open a UK office though to strengthen their ...

Prime4x is SCAM

Why would you seriously trade through a web browser interface anyway, when there are other ways that would provide a more robust connection, including even MetaTrader?

FXCM active trader web price lag & slippage

I think they use Boston Technologies for their MetaTrader platform offering. Can anyone who uses MetaTrader with dbFX provide some feedback?

dbFX (Deutsche Bank)

You are clearly not technically minded if you think that your orders get executed in no time at all. Any network communication (both internet and internal data center network) takes a small amount of time. Every CPU operation takes a small amount of ...

Virtual Dealer Plugin - How many seconds does your broker take to execute your trade?

So now you say the liquidity provider hedges all orders? So how does the liquidity provider make money? Does the liquidity provider charge GoMarkets commission?

GoMarkets Discussion

It depends on who the liquidity provider is and or the business relationship. Some brokers send orders to a Prime Broker or ECN who charge commission. GoMarkets have not been transparent with the details of their liquidity provider.

GoMarkets Discussion

It's theoretically impossible to truly have executions done in 0ms, even if your trading terminal is in the GoMarkets data center in New Zealand. Are FOREX.com a "decent to good broker"? The NFA finding revealed that they do use the Virtual Dealer ...

Virtual Dealer Plugin - How many seconds does your broker take to execute your trade?

Alpari UK has an open volume maximum limit on their micro account type. It is 200K of base currency.

Do brokers set a max open trades limit?

I'm assuming GoMarkets has only one liquidity provider, possibly one of the big Australian banks (Macquarie Bank? National Australia Bank?). If GoMarkets suddenly take on 1000 highly profitable high frequency traders, is their liquidity provider ...

GoMarkets Discussion

So your orders get executed in 0ms? We are fighting for better execution in this brokerage industry. Why would you, as a trader, not support that?

Virtual Dealer Plugin - How many seconds does your broker take to execute your trade?

...but not good for your liquidity provider, unless they hedge their exposure 100% into the real market. Who are they?

GoMarkets Discussion

At FXClearing I was getting around 6 or 7s execution duration for every order. At Prime4x I was getting around 4s execution duration. At Interbank FX and FXDD I was getting under 1s execution duration. At FOREX.com I get around 1.5s execution ...

Virtual Dealer Plugin - How many seconds does your broker take to execute your trade?

"favored?" Are these "risk management strategies" implemented for your benefit or the traders' benefit? Please explain clearly without twisting the facts and carefully choosing words to make it sound like it's only for the traders' benefit when it ...

Tadawul FX (TDFX) Discussion

So you still charge for deposits? It's not good enough. There should be no fee for deposits. Recently I funded an account with IKON GM via PayPal, and the exact amount that I transferred from PayPal was credited to my trading account. When I fund my ...

Tadawul FX (TDFX) Discussion

The Virtual Dealer Plugin is not built in, but is a piece of software that can be bought in addition to the core server software. This artificial delay really angers me. I'm planning to move my funds (almost 30K USD) from FOREX.com to another broker ...

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