I avoid news, just haven't got the stomach for it. Although I like to watch from the sidelines sometimes. Maybe I am being dense but what big news is due the week after?

Preparation for November

True. Trading bigger can push at the edge of comfort. Some traders have a psychological ceiling of what they are prepared to risk. I don't mean %, I mean dollar amount. So, as their account grows they are unable to trade bigger. It's interesting to ...

Getting out of your comfort zone

That's exactly what I was going to say! If it's excitement you're after, you could always find it outside of trading e.g. steady, safe, predictable returns which pay for your skydiving at the weekends!

Getting out of your comfort zone

Sure one can get ideas and an understanding of how to trade from books but one can only learn to trade from actually trading. Same as driving a car. It's only when you get behind the wheel and drive that you learn how to put all the pieces together.

Can you learn to trade from books?

Oh right, I see what you mean now.

Positive slippage anyone?

I think you're right mlawson71 In a way I wish they would just say so, instead of renewing them 3 months at a time. It would at least give me the kick I need to change broker.

EU is lowering leverage. What now?

I had positive slippage on GBPUSD during the results of the UK General Election in 2010 with IG. A long time ago so I don't have any screenshots, but it gave me a fright (thinking what I would have lost if I had traded the other way) and I have made ...

Positive slippage anyone?

So, no change until at least 1 February then? I wonder if they will keep renewing every 3 months or just make it permanent at some point.

EU is lowering leverage. What now?

Like I said, it's all new to me so happy be be corrected. Have a great weekend.

Do brokers set a max open trades limit?

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Naked Trader

I'm pretty sure any ECN broker doesn't have any restrictions on number of open trades. It's all new to me but I have started looking into this after reading another thread.

Do brokers set a max open trades limit?

Haha no!.. Just price with no indicators added. Or maybe just trading in the nude...

Naked Trader

I agree, there is so little discussion about trading psychology, even though it is the most important factor in trading success imho. The reason is probably to do with the fact that dealing with mindset-stuff is a lot harder than concentrating on ...

Trader Mentality & Psychology

Hi HappyMan Have you had a look at TradeInterceptor? I know you can change the timezone offset but not sure about GMT+2. Worth a look though.

Looking for reliable brokers with offset GMT+2

Thanks for the heads up tradesimply. I've just started looking into TrueECN as an alternative.

Low spread broker

I prefer to open an account and see for myself. Some reviews will be bogus and some from traders who prefer to blame their broker rather than have a good look at their own failings. Harsh but true.

Best Broker for Forex and DAX?

Exactly! Unfortunately a lot of traders prefer to blame their broker rather than take a hard look at themselves. I prefer to open a small account and see for myself.

EU is lowering leverage. What now?

I think ICMarkets offers 1:5 leverage on cryptos, although don't trade crypto myself.

Non ESMA broker with Micro Lots

I think trading is such a personal thing, it really doesn't lend itself to co-operative work. In my very humble opinion, trading success comes from developing a strategy that fits ones psychological makeup and so by definition, is completely ...

What do we need exactly? Why are you here? (and the other 99%)

I like IG and ICMarkets. Choice of broker is a personal thing I guess.

Searching for broker w/ fast executions and low spreads