They did not have their own MT4 server? How does this even work?

Account with direct access to LMAX Exchange

3ms from your home-comupter? Certainly not.

Broker with fast order execution time

nv_trader: what exactily did you do as a market maker? I would assume that the marketmaking process is by and large automated nowadays.

Ex Institutional Trader

For executing a 4-hour strategy, more or less model-based, i would assume 1 screen is sufficient. 2 would maybe be more convenient, 1 screen for charts/data, the other for order entry platform, excel or whatever. Many people in an office environment ...

Ex Institutional Trader

The difference is, everyone knows who FXCM is, and their financial potency. Noone knows who FXIM is. I don't want to be an unsecured creditor of a bermudan llc, about which i know nothing about except that they are located in what appears to be a ...

FX International Markets Ltd - New Currenex, HotSpot Broker

Fx brokers in Finland are not regulated - i dont know how, since they are in the EU, but thats the way it is. It used to be the same way in NZ, as long as a broker did not service NZ clients, you could run an unregulated broker for everyone else. ...

Need some updated advice on ECN no DD broker

Bermuda.. there are firms in London who do the same, but onshore.

FX International Markets Ltd - New Currenex, HotSpot Broker

OK. By the way, New Zealand and Finland firms should be considered unregulated.

Need some updated advice on ECN no DD broker

Alpari Pro minimum is 20K according to their website. Commissions start at $15/million traded by the way. I would also include where/if the brokers are domiciled and regulated in your list. Some people might not be fine with sending money to a ...

Need some updated advice on ECN no DD broker

sounds like a lot of assumptions on your part

what happened to MB Trading?

On a first look it doesn't appear to be much different than the old boiler plate.

LMAX = revolution?!?

Depends on account size, and if you are fine with 100K minimum ticket size. Personally i would only consider London-based firms.

Need some updated advice on ECN no DD broker

nv_trader: is this a completely systematic strategy, that could theoretically be automated, or do you apply discretion with your decisions?

Ex Institutional Trader

Oh no.. someone said the L-word.

Dukascopy vs LMAX - Has anyone tried either or both?

Better not mess with the Russians.

Alpari.co.uk Discussion

Astonishing, isn't it. But the constant stream of new suckers - too inapt to do a simple google search, too gullible to see beyond a shiny website - is apparently never ending.

cTrader Platform Brokers?

Well at least they have a London branch now with FCA regulation, which adds some credibility.

FXOpen - best ECN spreads

I had a look at the demo - the chat insists that spreads/liquidity is the same as in production. I wasn't really impressed with the spreads, fees are cheap tho. Starting at $15/m.

Alpari.co.uk Discussion

Obviously 25 pips (or more) spread during the NFP release. There have been worse fills than that. Shit happens.

Why didn't my broker close my take profit order?

I will follow your explorer, a welcome change from all those hindsight-traders.. Kind of questionable choice of broker firm tho. I suppose you want to run this on Zulu trade or something at a later point in time? Is this why you create this thread ...

Ex Institutional Trader