Don't know why so many people insist that something is not possible. It's all how you apply it. I explained a few post earlier how you can take advantage of more aggressive risk models in a structured format. Then you can test different ranges and ...

Does the martingale system really work?

Arbitrage, as described in this post, is one of those strategies that look good on paper, but works horribly in real life. Even demo trading, you need to be automated and take every arb opportunity presented to you in a systematic fashion to ...

Broker Arbitrage

It is true that the unknown variable is how far prices will go. We use the past to get ideas of the typical ranges. We can prepare with a best effort for tsunamis that occur once in a while, but we must still enter the market in order to have the ...

Does the martingale system really work?

"First Published in Automated Trader Magazine Issue 27 Q4 2012" Their magazine is issued quarterly, so that was probably Late Sept / Early October. It was a very interesting article. As a liquidity provider, they provided some interesting insights ...

LMAX = revolution?!?

That last statement basically removes most of your currency pairs, as all pairs have their tsunami moments. It largely depends on what range you want the grid to survive. Prices don't move straight up or straight down. They go in "waves" up and ...

Does the martingale system really work?

Looks comparible to GoM. They basically offer pricing with a small markup where most brokers offer a larger markup and you would need to request a rebate or sign up with a rebate provider.

TradeStation for trading forex?

made a small deposit. One of my fears was how bad the exchange rate would be. But XeM does actually reimburse (immediately) the exchange fee that you pay. Somehow they calculate how many USD the charge is for and how much their payment gateway ...

XM

At this point I think it is worth saying "write your congressperson and CC: [email protected]" as it appears the CFTC will not offer segregation without congressional approval.

CFTC Comment Period on Additional Customer Protections

Did anyone else who was a former PFG customer or potential customer get this email? I find it interesting, but haven't had the time to check full validity.

US broker PFGBest freezes funds after founder's suicide attempt

^^ ybfjax likes this. And good on MBtrading for keeping the minimum threshold of 100 orders in tact. On website and future printed material, mb should do their best to present the rules in their entirety to avoid this very type of reaction.

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

True, but perhaps there should be a certain minimum amount of daily free transactions....like 50 or 100 that are exempt from fees. then after that, start charging. They are trying to avoid people who put a disproportionate amount of stress on ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

no mention whatsoever of forex customers, which at this point is to be expected.

US broker PFGBest freezes funds after founder's suicide attempt

Normal forex trading hours for most retail brokers: Opening is 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT) Sunday evening and closing 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT) Friday evening. IBFX has always close 1 hr early (16:00 EST, 20:00 GMT) and open 1 hour later than most brokers ...

Anyone using IBFX Australia?

ibfx au Tawauld FX InstaForex GoMarkets VantageFx I think Trading Point also does.

Real swap-free broker?

I just got this email recently acknowledging a service failure: That's a pretty big 'whoops'. I'm assuming that you were using a dedicated server OR shared hosting specifically designed for financial institutions, either would have had the necessary ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Send an email to the dealer. include screenshot or copy/paste of a fewww trads from the journal tab clearly showing the 10 second delay. Their standard response is "orders can take up to 15 seconds to be executed during volatile market conditions." ...

Instaforex, are they honest and reliable?

The email comments, or did they open the official comments board?

CFTC Comment Period on Additional Customer Protections

If a broker has multiple products to offer their clients, especially under other regulated entities, along with a history for each of its product offerings, then a trader or a stockholder is much more likely to appreciate the additional history. If ...

CFTC Comment Period on Additional Customer Protections

In a sense you are right. But seeing how the firm is able to handle previous/additional obligations would usually be a positive thing from either a trader or a stockholder's point of view.

CFTC Comment Period on Additional Customer Protections

Maybe FF will have a 'thanks' button. This is one of the best explanations I've seen on the whole market maker terminology. It's not the demon that many newer traders make it out to be. It's good to know at least people are reading their contracts.

LMAX = revolution?!?