CFTC Comment Paper — Here are excerpts from my comment paper sent to the CFTC - it addresses several of the additional consumer protection issues traders have raised here, as well as succinctly articulating the argument re 10:1 Dear Mr ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

CFTC Comment Paper — Here are excerpts from my comment paper sent to the CFTC - it addresses several of the additional consumer protection issues traders have raised here, as well as succinctly articulating the argument re 10:1 Dear Mr ...

10 to 1 You're done...

Happy New Year Ladies (and bemac + our other male trader friends) The winner is not always the swiftest, but the one who endures longest. Experience builds knowledge and discipline. 2010 will be an interesting one for the Dollar. Holiday season is ...

Female Forex Traders Network II

Yup. You got it. Lower highs, lower lows on EU, higher highs, higher lows on UCHF. UCHF is in a nice basing pattern. NZD has already broken the daily trend line in place for the last year with a close well below. Market was loading up AU for short ...

EURUSD

Just for you, Patience. video

EURUSD

As you gain precision and discipline in trading one pair alone, this skill will naturally extend to other pairs. I presently have 17 live positions open. EU, GU, AU, NZD (all short) EG, and Eur/Aud (longs). All in very healthy profit. The benefit of ...

EURUSD

Worth remembering at this juncture that we are approaching the end of year closing out of books, when insitutional traders log profit. It may well be the Euro's turn to be hammered this year (unlike last year, it was the USD's turn). This is also ...

EURUSD

This cross controls traffic on Cable. EG is in a classic (highly reliable) cup and handle pattern. Cable looks thoroughly cactus (for many weeks to come). Could be a very long wait to trade GU long in an up trend again, save for the occasional ...

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Rumours that BIS are selling cable, i.e. buying up the EG cross. Don't tangle with these guys.

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Malcolm, did you see my earlier post a few mins ago?

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

The EUR/GBP cross (which controls traffic on GBP/USD) is in a classic cup n handle pattern (daily and weekly charts). This has been building for several weeks. When the handle of the cup stays above the 50% retrace level, it tends to bounce very ...

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

My understanding is that the NFA have attempted to clarify that themselves re the alleged no stop/limit orders... i.e. that this is factually incorrect. It's one of the things that made them cranky (the misinformation that has been circulating about ...

[NFA] 4 reasons to ban hedging

what survey? of whom? added per retail customer request? who and how many customers requested this? how was opinion canvassed? was the research impartial, did it use a proper sample and research methodology? I can see what the NFA are getting at, ...

[NFA] 4 reasons to ban hedging

For position and swing traders, hedging is an important part of their strategy. You don't have to close out a position just to deal with the inevitable retracement. You trade the retracement as well from a separate account or sub account. In this ...

[NFA] 4 reasons to ban hedging

Hi Neptun84, great article link. Thanks for posting it. Something all traders should read.

Woman traders??

Science unveils hidden drivers of stock bubbles and crashes Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:43pm AEST Updated Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:13pm AEST image Testosterone encourages confidence and risk-taking, and has an accumulative effect (Reuters: Brendan ...

Woman traders??

The study I referred to on the effects of testosterone and cortisol on male traders while on the trading floor, is from the University of Cambridge, it can be read here url The article published by the New York Times related to the research is ...

Woman traders??

Hi MIA Austrian, Part of the difficulty in discussing this subject is the need to define precisely what we are talking about. It isn't about the alleged differences in generalised wages between men and women across the full spectrum of populations. ...

Woman traders??

Hi ak4x, nice to make your acquaintance. Thanks for posting your story about your daughter - it is (sadly) a very commonplace experience for women in this and other industries. Women have to fight tooth and nail for the recognition, work twice as ...

Woman traders??

Leon, you seem like a nice young man with a genuine thirst for the market. I do hope you find your feet and make it work for you. People here are generally happy to help. This thread was started by a woman looking to network with other women trading ...

Woman traders??