I guess I didn't express myself clearly What I meant is that for equivalent positions SB can lead to greater losses and profits if compared to a "low leveraged" if I may say forex position of 1:100. I guess if you use leverage of 1:400 ...

spread betting

Hi guys, This may seem as a dumb question, but isn't spread betting riskier than forex trading? I mean, as far as know, it requires more margin and eats up your balance much quicker than orginary forex position. At least that was my experience when ...

spread betting

I see inverted quotes in FXCM from time to time. The last time was a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised it went on for 3 or 4 minutes. That's a really lame way to say "we do not allow scalpers", but it still is better to know this from the start, ...

Trading for a living with a Market Maker

I agree with streamline here. I cannot think of any broker that does not react to news releases in some way (widening spreads or slipping). I have to see it to believe it

The Best News Trading Broker

I suggest you take a look at FF's preferred brokers for example, try the demos, have a chat with the brokers' representatives and ask them what you need to know, don't wait for others to chew it up for you You should see by yourself which ...

Is there ANY legitimate broker?

I believe it is better for most individual traders to use the currency of their country of residence, unless it is an exotic one. It also depends on how your broker revaluetes the results from trading.

Your account denomination

Advantages and disadvantages of variable spreds? Well, they vary What I mean is that they can be as tight as 0.1 pip (on eur/usd for example) but can also be as wide as 60 pips during major news release or market volatility. For fixed spreads you ...

Variable spread vs FIXED spread & broker comment/feedback

Absolutely. Even with a pretty lagre account balance, this kind of leverage can swipe it in no time. 1% is optimal to my oppinion.

400:1 500:1 leverage