Apparently too many thoughts.. lol.. I started typing and next thing I know I had a good few pages of streaming thought on the subject... there's really quite a lot to cover. Give me a bit to sort it out and make it more clear and concise.

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It's a big step. I usually suggest people ease into it. Instead of just quitting, cut your hours down at work if possible first. The big hurdle would be the switch to depending on variable income. You absolutely can't live paycheck-to-paycheck when ...

I finally quit my day job!

I've probably asked their support reps about this 5+ times... no word yet on a time frame and I've been told that once they get more info it will be updated on the MT5 page: url So now I just check that page out when I'm curious... Personally, ...

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The spot market isn't centralized, so that info isn't really available... sure, a broker might be able to put up their own client's stats, but you'd only be looking at a (extremely small) fraction of the market as a whole. Or maybe I'm not fully ...

Indicator that shows net exposure?

Like the notional value of your exposure?

Indicator that shows net exposure?

iExposure It's included by default in MT4, in the custom indicator's section. That might be what you're looking for...

Indicator that shows net exposure?

Just looked into Saxo's options products... what a good business, they make the market entirely, set the spread, and already have the existing core business in place to hedge out at nearly no cost. Nice. I'd really like to see a standard venue ...

FX Options - I'm sure I am wrong, but don't know where exactly

Did they force you to go with FXCM's Canadian partner instead of their UK division? Or do you just mean IIROC regulations in general? Anyway.. Ontario resident here and no issues with accounts at Pepperstone.

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Just for clarification, where are you trading these options? These aren't binary options, right? If they are like regular options, then your risk changes a bit depending on the strike price of the option itself and the expiry. Would need a full ...

FX Options - I'm sure I am wrong, but don't know where exactly

While I don't believe academics alone will make someone a good trader, there is something to be said for why university graduates with high grades are sought by the big financial firms (going kinda in context to the OP's post): They (potential job ...

Academic achievers = Better traders?

This. Oanda widens spreads during news. The bars are painted from the midpoint so you'll have to set "min/max" to see where the bid/ask got to during that time. I really like Oanda, but I won't pretend that they are good for news trading... unless ...

OANDA Discussion

Cool! That's a gamer mouse with extra function buttons? You should totally start a thread detailing the mouse, how to set it up with metatrader, and how you use it. I think people would love it.

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That's not quite how trailing stops work within MetaTrader. Say you set your trailing stop to 30 points (3 pips.) The price will need to move to 30 points above break even first, before the trailing stop is set 30 points below the current price (in ...

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Just noticed a "Client Login" button on their main page: url (Look at the top right..) I asked chat support what's the deal, since I couldn't login to it with my MT4 account... they told me that they are just finishing up testing out a new web ...

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Hey guys and gals! I'm flattered and all (*blush*) but don't be afraid to post questions directly to my thread after reading it through. Myself and others are happy to answer questions about the material posted, mental processes of trading, and ...

So you want to be a professional trader?

"Better deal" can be a bit subjective here... since Standard accounts are still rather good to use depend on your style (swing, higher timeframes, etc..) But if you turn a lot of volume then Razor can offer a lower total cost per trade. The ...

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The majors are always rock solid I find. Even the exotics are good, I don't trade them often but have had no problems when I do. Plus, I've not heard of anyone having issues with the exotics. Pepper has currencies pretty well nailed down in this ...

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They returned his balance within "3.5 hours" from when he first contacted them about the issue. I remember waiting a week with another broker I used to use for the same kinda issue. Yeah, I haven't had any bad ticks with any of the currencies as of ...

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I expected to hear you got the credit (it was obviously a bad tick, which for silver has been happening once in a while) but it's cool they also restored your positions atop of that. Did you have a TP set on the positions before they were closed? ...

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You can use the MetaQuotes official mobile apps as I posted earlier. Jump on Pepper's chat support and they can help you get setup. I want Xogee back for sure but MT4 Mobile from MetaQuotes works in the meantime. EDIT: I see you're the one from ...

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