For usually all main pairs (including all EUR pairs): What is refered as "1 lot" (mainly a MT4 thing) is 100K (100.000) / 10 per pips A mini lot = 0.1 lot = 10K / 1 per pip A micro lot = 0.01 lot = 1K / 10 cents pef pip A future EUR contract or RF ...

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That just was a journalist having to write an article about something. 500 million is the equivalent of 5000 lots. If individual traders here are able to buy 20 or 30 lots, 5000 lots can be anybody (investment company, HF, individual bank, even a ...

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Oh, like MF Global you mean ? Sure. If regulators were really there to do what they are supposed to, they could very easily open accounts with "regulated" brokers with one of their employee identity and test a little to see how things go... Anyone ...

Broker Regulations - Complaints & How to Secure Ourselves?

@Wjack: So you complained to FCA about LMAX behaviour of rejecting your orders despite everything they say and advertise ?

Broker Regulations - Complaints & How to Secure Ourselves?

@Zoran, I agree with you. For saxobank, should the PEG be removed (let's say this instead of "break"), their thinking isn't wrong: just under 1.20, there are a HUGE number of stop orders that should make CHF skyrocket and this stop orders very hard ...

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Did you have a look at ATC Brokers, FXCM Pro or Dukascopy US white label ? (Fxdd and Alpari were proposing the solution in the US, I don't know if they still do it)

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Read again your post and mine: Isn't it what I wrote ? Isn't it the same (and different from your post before, especially seen the question from Naizarak ?) Ok dude, I'm sorry, but you seem to have some problems, so I won't answer to you anymore ...

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@Zoran: You are right, the SNB wants to prevent the CHF from apreciating and they can do this without problem as they will create more CHF and sell them. It's not as when a central bank wants to prevent its currency from going down: They use their ...

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You can only place orders on 0.5 pip increments, but IB may execute at a slighly better price up to 0.4 pips It means that you can put a buy limit at 1.20015 and you will usually get executed beetween 1.20011 and 1.20015 (it's the same when you ...

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That's scary ! It means they consider the PEG could break.

EUR/CHF

Cogs, what are you talking about ? Your attachment is concerning a company called "69 PTY LTD" which seems to be totally unrelated to ThinkForex. ThinkForex seems to be in good standing: image EDIT: Ok, I found the documents you are talking about, ...

ThinkMarkets Discussion

Humm, Srt, what you have written makes sens when I read it, especially your example. I was asking myself if what I told was wrong after reading it, but seems correct (don't ask me why !): url And a very important point (maybe explaining KADC ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

I don't understand. You didn't calculate values by yourself to find amounts are wrong, but claim addition/substractions with IB values are wrong ? Post a screenshot of your account window balances and the statement of funds report of the end of day, ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Srt: Every price fluctuation will change your amount of cash as PnL eats cash (additional unrealized loss) or gives you additionnal cash (additional unrealized profit) Kadc: PnL is not calculated in real time, that's what I spent my previous ...

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Lol. You are in any way lending all the extra cash on your account to the broker for free. You are focusing on a number showing on your computer that has no real impact on that.And I'm loosing time debating with you about that

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Come on, banks are really ripping you off with the "value dates". When you put $100 on your account today, they will only consider it is on your account tomorrow.And whe you take $100 from your account, they will consider you took it yesterday. It ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

I only spoke of TWS account window during the week end, especially with options, as IB does all options expiry calculation during week ends and often have maintenance too. I guess your account balance isn't calculated by TWS on your computer, but by ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Kadc, Ok, I agree with the thinking. About a price competitive alternative in Canada, we're VERY far from it. Even a price competitive alternative anywhere in the world for $10K account, I was unable to find one, by far ! But that's another story. ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Kadc, in my experience, the cash value of my account during the week end can't be relied on, at all ! It is true that the account value on friday night, saturday and sunday is usually incorrect. Especially when you have options expiring on your ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions

Hi SRT, I'm with IB since a while now. And like you. I was afraid of errors in calculations during a period at the beginning. All the calculations/reports are pretty complicated and there are a lot of details to know, especially when you have an ...

Interactive Brokers - experiences and opinions