FXOpen gets demo prices from prices offered by several liquidity providers aggregated with the orders of other demo traders. ... what is that suppose to mean?????? So, your demo gets the prices from "different" Liquidity providers then ...

Dukascopy vs FXOpen ECN

WOW, It is the first time a Broker representative admits to price manipulation in their platforms. I mean, the prices that are "quoted" in the ECN already reflects the worldwide liquidity. That is why they change, spike or whatever. So, you mean to ...

Dukascopy vs FXOpen ECN

Super... sound good, it seem you are in your way. Regarding the ECN, who knows anymore. I mean every brokers is connected to it and "they get" the "multiple" pricing found there. It is, sortof speak, one line. Obviously, all brokers's software finds ...

1min Historical - Strategy Test

[quote=joecn;6075355] Regarding the difference in pips from demo/live accounts, I think you are confused, yes in fact sometimes there is a difference of several pips between the two accounts, but because the demo account do not receive ALL ticks ...

1min Historical - Strategy Test

Not necessarily, but there are a few things that do not sound quite well. The point is that Changing from Dukascopy to FX open is like going backward. Specially if the only purpose is for "better spread" ... which I am sure it is only theoretically ...

Dukascopy vs FXOpen ECN

You should use only the 1m chart to load your Renko EA. Never change "that" time frame if you want to have proper and correct renko bars in whatever size you want them. If you want to see the renko chart and also a Time frame chart for the same ...

Renko Chart - Boxsize and Time Frame

Well, it seem that with FXopen anything can happens. They claim to be an ECN Broker, but if they feed ECN price to the demo, and they quote different in real account, it does not sound the broker gives you the ECN. But because I do not trade with ...

1min Historical - Strategy Test

Comparing regulations that apply to "forex" brokers between Switzerland and Australia is like comparing an an elephant with an ant. In Switzerland you can offer forex trading only with a BANK licence with their corresponding Minimum paid capital ...

Dukascopy vs FXOpen ECN

Hi Joe. All historical data "stored" in any broker is only 1. What gets stored are the "quoted" prices. All Brokers "quote" in real and demo the same price and that is what get stored.(well, 2 of course ask and bid). That is the real and "only" data ...

1min Historical - Strategy Test

Yeap... I agree with ForexZak. If you do not have tick data back tests, the results could be immensely misleading. J.

1min Historical - Strategy Test

Please stay with Dukascopy. It is a lot better Broker by far and your deposit is probably the safest in between Brokers. They are a Bank. And if you trade with Dukascopy EU, they are 100% owned by the Bank. Remember one thing,.. "quoted" prices are ...

Dukascopy vs FXOpen ECN

It is the contrary...the irrelevant part are the close of candles. The rejection point, high or low is the relevant part of price action. A rejection point will be the same in all time frames. The close price of a candle are different in all TF. It ...

Are highs and lows of candles irrelevant?

Not sure how you are calculating the chance of wining..but t does not sound correct. If you place a trade with 30 SL and 90 TP, your chance of wining is 33%. If you place a 300 SL and 900 TP, your chance is the same 33%. Each trade will have the ...

Frequent or infrequent trading?

I have 2 comments. First, the answer about frequency is simple. Any trade from any strategy (good or bad) that is executed without flip-flopping has a 50/50 chance of wining with a R/R of 1:1. So, in the long run should be a Breakeven... but that is ...

Frequent or infrequent trading?

I am not sure what you mean by "take delivery". I think would be impossible for a Broker to do that unless you had the 98K CAD in your account. Basically, asaik, The "currency" your deposit is irrelevant to the trading. In essence, every transaction ...

Long term trader and interest charged

Hi BRobby. Out of the thread topic. How do you find Chile regarding Internet and the tech part of trading From There. I moved to the USA in 1978, and now in Europe since 2007. I am seriously considering to buy land in the country side (Central-to ...

Forex = legal scam

At that level you still fine were you are. Most of the Bigger/older Brokers have comparable trading conditions in their ECN accounts. As Segregated accounts does not mean much by itself in regards to deposit security, You must consider the ...

Moving to another level

You seems want to convince me in the market not being manipulated, but yet I am not trying to convince you the market is manipulated. You had not totally get the meaning of what I had all along trying to infer on "manipulation". I end up being drag ...

Forex = legal scam

Sure... I guess, you can not come up with a specific Government policy with the intend to change the exchange rates with other currencies. (like you said.."attempting to manipulate" the currency market ). J.

Forex = legal scam

I say no way that can happens...(if did you can complain to your Brokers) but Sorry Pipsel... still confused. Ok... your trade stopped out by your S/L... but was in in profit or loss? At what price you set the S/L? At what price actually closed? You ...

Losing profits due to slippage?