My charts show a low of '76 bid-price and '86 ask-price (mb-trading). The question is, what should happen in such a case like yours (incur that much slippage on the entry that it puts your TP in a loss immediately). On oanda, the entry-order would ...

News Spike in "right" direction caused a loss

Where did the sell-stops and the TPs fill, if you dont mind me asking? I do see what looks like a news-event during that time, on my charts anyways.

News Spike in "right" direction caused a loss

There doesn't need to be a 500 pip move, if he really entered a target-limit order on that short-trade 500 pips above entry price, it becomes immediately marketable and therefore will execute (athough the best available ask-price, not 500 pips ...

News Spike in "right" direction caused a loss

I don't get it. Entry with Sell-Stop at 1.4090 and SL and TP (?) 500 pips higher? Is that a typo? It would also help if you posted the price where your entry stops and stop-losses got filled, along with timestamps.

News Spike in "right" direction caused a loss

You said: " I gave up trading with the SDK, because they're too unstable." Well, then you are doing something wrong. I have no trouble at all staying connected. Also, the SDK isn't stuck on VB6, you can use any COM-compliant language, including the ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

The SDK is not unstable at all - i got a project running 24/6 since ages, without any troubles. Its also very well documented and supported through the yahoo SDK group. Linux/Unix users have to work with FIX, which they offer as well.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Yes, IB (assuming Interactive Brokers and not InterbankFX) will have a problem with 20 mil trades, since IB sets a maximum ordersize of 5 mil in eur/usd and 4 mil in gbp/usd. If you trade that big, its almost certain that you wont be filled at the ...

Large lot trading broker?

I would be more concerned with the 10:1 leverage limitation in this proposal

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

I don't think there is public information about their exact mechanism. P.S. your c# project is password protected.

Oanda Order Processing

What exactly is the Navigator Pro? url How does it compare to the standard Navigator?

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Can a provider hide his complete bid/offer, or does he have to display a minimum amount? Just asking, because it looks like there are 5 providers quoting in eur/usd and 8 in gbp/usd.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

There is only 7 million on either side of the eur/usd book. There used to be 30+ million. There is 20 mil in gbp/usd. Is there a technical problem of some sort? Usually, there is more liquidity in eur/usd than gbp/usd. This looks wrong.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

CFDs - as in CFDs on stock indices and commodities - no. They all don't (can't) take american clients or else they run into problems with uncle sam. FX-only firms can accept u.s. clients tho.

UK Brokers

All true, excessive slippage, even 70 pips, can happen during nfp. But still, i have only looked at the usd/jpy trade, and that fill is extraordinarily bad, pretty much at the worst possible point. For comparison, i have attached a chart from MB ...

Stop loss issue

You would need 10x initial margin to open a position of 10 ES contracts. If you then incur losses and account equity falls below 10x intraday maintainance margin you would get a margin call.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

I don't think the CS rep was rude. He was very clear that they operate as dealdesk/mm. Its not his job to answer questions about UBS or ECNs or what not.

A broker told me MT4 ecn is misleading...

So where is the big announcement that has been announced for the new year?

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

So you are looking for people to pay USD 1000 to some offshore company and then act as shills for you('spread word of mouth')? You don't even provide a firm name let alone a hard street addess. Its almost amusing, but i'm sure you will find some ...

New Forex Company. I will do this the right way

Because BostonForex has no interest at all other than benevolent information and discussion in this forum. $25 to $50 per 100K is indeed ridiculous.

Noob question about brokerages and fees

Liquidity - no. Its mostly ~20m total in the eur/usd and usd/jpy book. Other pairs even less. Looks like lcg has way more. Spreads - i dont know. eur/usd and usd/jpy are mostly below 1. 0.9 or 0.8 on average i guess.

alpari ECN platform，no commission for 3 month？