Anran, yes, of course they're not the same, demo and live... I am assuming that FTMO, and maybe other brokers, have to apply some software filters to simulate live conditions... otherwise, yes, perfect executions would be the norm in demos. And that ...

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Anran, I hope you're right, and it can be improved, of course... I'm not overly familiar with how the mechanics of demos vs real account work... I think demos are supposed to reflect real world conditions as closely as possible, yes? so the ...

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"The lots are chosen by the percent risk and distance of the stop loss. And even that has nothing to do with the base claim. So this has NOTHING to do with my risk management." you're not wrong... but market and broker conditions both will sometimes ...

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fair enough... maybe that's an indication that your trade sizes are too large for FTMO's current conditions... better to remain profitable and alive, though fail the profit goal, than to blow the daily or overall max loss limit.

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wise.

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suggested improvement for Metrix: track equity, in addition to balance, on the main chart. This is actually the number that counts for daily and overall loss. It is critical for traders' understanding that this accurately shows the effect that ...

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suggested improvement for Metrix: track equity, in addition to balance, on the main chart. This is actually the number that counts for daily and overall loss.

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great... thanks.

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thanks for that, maahome... which is the one that caused VPS problems? that's how I use it...

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Blue is not too bad so far... but please, what is the paid one that you like?

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yes, I'd like some clarification, too... on US news events can we trade XAUUSD, XAGUSD, WTI, NAS100, SP500... etc. ? on British events can we trade UK100, BRENT... ? once qualified, of course. We know it's allowed on challenges and verification.

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yes... hedge is ok as long as the widening spread does not put you above the daily or account max loss, of course... it would make sense that tp could be allowed... where is the harm in that, FTMO? perhaps a minimum tp, so a scalping tp is not ...

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so... if you hold positions over an announcement, I assume stop losses and take profits should be deleted, in case there is big movement? (Obviously, just for small enough positions that won't hurt you if they move in the wrong direction. ) And stop ...

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yes, one hour later.

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it is unpredictably hours behind on a regular basis, in my experience...

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Good to hear! so what was the actual issue?

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I think this is likely correct... large spreads at rollover, especially weekends, plus large lots will spike the daily loss to surprisingly high levels...

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damn... thanks, though... the spreads on indices and metals are okay on FTMO at rollover... they maybe double or triple, but nothing like the forex pairs... maybe it's smart to focus on those. Not the ones that have the longer than 2 hour breaks, ...

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especially in comparison with FTMO-Server... though maybe it's too soon to say with FTMO-Server... it seems to be in flux as it starts up. Also, any other differences between the two? Thx.

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is anyone here using Purple? how are the spreads at rollover?

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