with respect justpipping, what might be a reason that i am so adamant ?

The only thread you will ever need: FX Exposed!

No fractalfreak .... these fines are related to fixings. Market manipulation has been attempted from time to time, and they get caught and jailed(more recently). Your assertions that brokers, banks, institutions, and corporates collude to set off ...

The only thread you will ever need: FX Exposed!

for crying out loud ....WELL to start with fractalfreak your assertions that institutions collude to manipulate the markets, setoff stops, or whatrever else you were on about, is absolute nonsense.....

The only thread you will ever need: FX Exposed!

the high % of winning trades does not mean one is profitable.... risking a lot to make a little will give one a high % win rate but it does not mean profitable

Why you should trade 1-2% of your account on a trade!

Quoting PrinceJ58 I could have stop posting along time as i have reach my conclusion along time now, through one picture shared here. Nevertheless, we continue for the fact that people still have questions and still come around to learn what you and ...

1% to 3% Per Day? All things are Possible

fwiw... i am yet to know of a long term profitable trader (and there are very very few of them) who uses only one discipline. lets say the disciplines are roughly: technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and market indicators (price action). All ...

Fundamental Trading Always beats Technical Trading 100%

well it seems we have a difference of opinion,.. thats pretty much what mkts are about i suppose

How Many Millions does one need for no leverage.

hi dbrown518, yes i was replying to you but im not on top of how to do stuff on this platform. sorry about that Im not against leverage per se, But high leverage is financial suicide. Let me try a hypothetical: say one has 10k in their account. they ...

How Many Millions does one need for no leverage.

hi, you really need to rethink your understand of leverage im afraid. The leverage you are talking about will certainly take you out. again and again and again. A career profitable trader would never ever go anywhere near that sort of leverage, and ...

How Many Millions does one need for no leverage.

ok. then i will say something that really wont help your question im sorry. 'safely trade forex'... you really cant put the word 'safely' in front of 'trade forex'

How much money do you need to safely trade forex

.. Ok. win rates.. i talk winning days agst losing days not winning trades agst losing trades. (if one has a large s/l and a small t/p then it is easy to have a high winning trade percentage and not be profitable). I have seen countless traders ...

Hedge funds failure rate

ok.. this might read as though i think i know what im talking about, but if you could just humour me. Firstly, anyone who has worked in a hedge fund for while should know better than to say he/she works at a hedge fund. Best described as a private ...

Hedge funds failure rate

[quote=traderforlyf;10690042] I would like to thank you a lot for answering me....I really appreciate it for giving your insight I totally agree with you " position size in total is unlikely to be the same as order size. ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

yes, sure.. my post wasnt intended to be 'a wake up slap'... simply a reality check. And yes everyone is a beginner at some stage..And far as markets are concerned we all beginners all the time. My musings were cautionary and can easily be read as ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

ok. lets see if i can answer this without being confusing.. I can only speak to hedge fund execution, not the other type of institutions that might execute foreign exchange. firstly, position size in total is unlikely to be the same as order size. ...

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

hi, could someone answer a question for me please. I work in a different sector of the market and just want to make sure i understand how leverage is used here. When people talk of leverage of say 1:100 does that mean a person with say a 5k account ...

Is it good use high or low leverage as a beginner?

hey clemmo17 i think you have touched on an interesting debate here... for mine 'no holy grail' means no method whereby one can just start it up, put your feet up, and watch the money roll in. That doesnt exist as the markets are simply too ...

What are the minimum requirements for a Holy Grail?

PS: picked basketball, obviously the comparison stands for plenty things... gee im not to sure about the basketball analogy.. In basketball you get to go and play with a couple of like minded friends. In trading you play against the pro traders ...

Why 99% of traders lose money

yes..i kind of thought that .. after i posted it!!.... well, it wasnt to try and blow my own trumpet.....i think what i have have been reading so far in so many posts is that to many people not understanding the foreign exchange market place...That ...

Diary of a Trader - "18 years and counting"

hi , i have been hovering over this thread since it was started and have decided to jump in.. I fear i shall regret it.. sorry if i bore you all here I too have been doing this for more years than i care to remember. My first year in financial ...

Diary of a Trader - "18 years and counting"