Breaking down why something didn't work (or doesn't work) and consciously making an effort to cut it out of my trading moving forward (or suspend it til it proves working again.) Allowing myself to make mistakes so long as I learn from them ...

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I just don't understand the appeal of a contract where there broker flat out tells you the deal has a negative expectancy and will happily take the other side of your trade.

Binary option broker?

Suppose I'll mention the others you brought up as well: I can't comment on IronFX since I have no experience with them. The only thing up front that catches me off guard is being registered and directly regulated in Cyprus (yes, they have FSA ...

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Pepperstone actually does segregate funds. Just FYI -- IB isn't a bad choice, but I'd suggest having a greater deposit than just $10k for them (their min order size is 25k and they have a minimum commission rate which makes orders less than 1 lot ...

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That's quite the bit of heat at 100 lots. Wouldn't want to be caught on the wrong side of an NFP or FMOC news release holding that. Nice

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Of the brokers who open the earliest, I think Oanda's market open is the first (though that just means I haven't heard of another broker that's earlier as of yet.) They open at 3pm NYC time (currently EDT.)

Earliest opening broker on sunday?

In Australia it is.

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I just edited it to be a bit more clear. Synthetic pairs are very important to understand because some people trade baskets of different pairs and it costs them a lot more overall (spread wise) than if they just traded the currency cross said basket ...

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If I was, would I be detailing how to get around Pepper's 25:1 leverage restriction on EUR/CHF? LOL... I'm a trader. I live and breath this stuff (for a living at an equities firm during the day and forex for myself personally) and have been ...

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Margin for EUR/CHF is 25:1 BUT Margin for EUR/USD is 400:1 Margin for USD/CHF is 400:1 Combining the two for a synthetic pair means you can gain more exposure to EUR/CHF than you can on the EUR/CHF cross itself. Example: Let's say: EUR/CHF trades at ...

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Pretty much all spot forex brokers state this, even ECNs, even LMAX. You are doing the transaction with them, they find your counterparty and separately open a transaction with the other side, you get the net change in price between open and close ...

LMAX = revolution?!?

I don't see how they are gaining anything from this, it actually hurts their transaction volume on the pair more than anything. As well, unlike some brokers who outright force closed their client's positions (like vantage) they still allowed quite a ...

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url Under the account type field, select "EDGE Standard". Put your old Razor's account info in the MT4 login at the bottom. Pepper will do the rest on their end.

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Yup, dig around a few prime broker sites and they'll be hesitant to offer you 100:1, and most explicitly state they will reduce leverage as volatility rises (not just potential market events, but a sharp rise in volatility.. nuts.)

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Yeah, I think they need to clean up their EDGE Demo a bit (and get a proper Standard Demo).. if only because people practice on it.. but live is just fine. LOL.. I have an EA I've been testing on an old Standard account demo for the last few months ...

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Other's have said it best already (ramy, Alpha.) But if you haven't already, email them directly with your concerns (the support email address.) Can't just assume they read this thread.. and you'd be surprised how far a valid concern will go via ...

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I'm not sure I'm fully understanding you, but if you mean entry using buy/sell stop limit orders, then I have not experienced any issues on my live account using them. Are you demoing edge or the old razor?

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sounds like a question for Dukas, not us do tell us what happened though, and how it gets resolved.. maybe in the Dukas thread.

Dukascopy - Account blocked

As I said, they aren't going to shoot themselves in the foot. These numbers are within what they calculate as appropriate given the strong export market and trade balance. I also can't see them making a huge move without doing something to offset ...

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With or without is the same. If you're newer to FX, focus first on consistency and the craft of trading itself before diving into what's a better "deal". Quite often, the best deal relates to your trading style and trading requirements after all..

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