fwiw, the odds of the January cut already jumped to 94% on Friday after the housing numbers came out.

USD/JPY Discussion

Correct. InterbankFX is no exception. Spread widening, trading against you, stop hunting, re-quoting, slippage, trade reversal, scalping deterrents, unknown liquidity, etc etc Nothing is illegal in an unregulated market. Your broker is free to do ...

What do you think of Gain Capital? Oanda?

Thanks! This page mentions the book sweep feature at the bottom, 200 million EUR/USD in one click (4-5 pip levels deep). An interesting feature of their platform is the ability to set pre-defined slippage. Meaning, if you were trading at those ...

how many lots?

Dukascopy advertises "100 Million with one click", so 1000 lots for them. I imagine the other ECNs are the same, you can sweep the book if you have the funds in your account. Several hundred million on the majors on some of them..

how many lots?

Thanks for the clarification. Just out of curiosity, what happened to all of ATC's clients who were on BGC's Currenex when they pulled the plug? That must've been a nightmare. All the money wired out, new FCM applications signed & approved, more ...

Spot-trader: An MT4 ECN broker?

I see, I was getting BGC mixed up with Barclays. So if ATC still works with Cantor/BGC, why can't they go direct, and why were the accounts closed? Shouldn't they have been re-opened once Cantor/BGC realized they misinterpreted the CFTC letter? When ...

Spot-trader: An MT4 ECN broker?

Scott, Does this mean ATC no longer uses Cantor's Currenex feed? (I noticed the demo you sent me back in Sept. no longer works) How does BGC's Currenex feed/spreads compare to Cantor's?

Spot-trader: An MT4 ECN broker?

They can't, USDJPY is the underlying of every yen cross. It has the highest volume of any yen pair. I was also recently long CADJPY for most of its rise from 109 - 116. At the time, both USDJPY and USDCAD were lining up perfectly. That's the best ...

USD/JPY Discussion

Tough to say, I don't follow anything under M15. Run 2 different MT4 demo feeds + 2-3 ECN feeds. I use the ECN feeds for trading. My only complaint about NF's data is their 4pm Sunday open, which adds a 1-hour daily candle to the daily chart. I ...

MT4 Brokers offering indices

I think the CFDs are traded entirely within MT4. Just to preface, I was only recommending their feed to fit your request, definitely not their services. They're based in Cypress and there are number of negative reviews on them.

MT4 Brokers offering indices

Forex LTD and North Finance.

MT4 Brokers offering indices

No it's not, not at all. And you already answered it. Any broker not using the 5:00pm open/close cycle is drastically deteriorating their data quality.

Any MIG users? Different candle close times between MIG demo and MT4 demo?

That's pretty abhorrent. 3 pips on EURUSD is highway robbery. $999/month savings would be an afterthought, I'd be handing that much over to them every few trades with that spread. According to their site, NinjaTrader is free with a dozen different ...

What do you think of Gain Capital? Oanda?

Are you a hard worker/good with physical jobs? I would look into the Albertan oil industry. From reports I've read, they are in such demand for labor there that they have built dorms/apartments for transient workers to live, and the pay is great. ...

My life is spoiled

IB. I do most of my business with them. Their "cons" as I listed aren't an issue to me (they were in the very beginning, just like they are for all new IB clients, you get over it). Their pros put them far ahead of any other broker, retail and ...

MBTrading vs HotspotFX vs Dukascopy vs IB

I'm only familiar with Hotspot's institutional platform (I've tested it, but my strategies don't allow for the ~$250MM monthly volume requirement to maintain access to it through certain prime brokers). By far, it has the tightest spreads of any ...

MBTrading vs HotspotFX vs Dukascopy vs IB

Years and years of stock trading, followed by futures trading. I give credit to anyone who starts their trading career in FX and is long term successful.

What made you successful @ FX

Great to finally be in a trade together! I can finally stop fading your calls. Next time we combine forces, remind me to buy a LOT more. I lightened up on Friday, thought we might see a low liquidity Sunday gap like we've been ...

CAD/JPY

Here's one going back to 1971. We still have a little ways to go before we break the '71 highs at 356, maybe in '08.

CAD/JPY

Who cares, enjoy the ride! CJ +200 on the day and the highest % gainer of any pair today.

CAD/JPY