A requote doesn't have to be a blatant attempt to screw you. First, they only occur in fast markets. Your broker has every right to fill you on a market or stop market order and call it "slippage" but instead he gives you the courtesy of telling you ...

What does requote mean?

Every broker is different so you'll have to shop around. Here is what my broker charges: First 500 shares, $.01 per share. Over 500 shares $.006 per share

The commission on shares

The ISE just announced penny increment quotes on their FX Options. Good stuff!

OptionsXpress has FX options!

The cost of cleaning up emissions can be partially offset by selling excess pollution credits that are no longer needed. The system works.

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

I suspect that he was referring to the less than honorable trading practices that he engaged in as a trader at Enron. Having worked in the control room of power plants for 12 years I can promise you that there is no "pollution" button. Emmissions ...

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

Using your example, even if you are in 2 trades your broker has only set aside a total of $50 in margin ($25 each). You still have $450 in your account that you're not using. If your broker set aside $100 you would still have $400 in your account. ...

Advice on risk management

Here's a good site for correlation tables. You are wise to be concerned about correlations. You should select the correlation time frame that most closely matches the time frame you expect to hold the pair. For example, if you expect to hold for a ...

Advice on risk management

I think many short term traders equate volatility to opportunity while longer term traders may prefer less volatile pairs. If you are a scalper having a market wiggle up and down gives you plenty of chances to trade in a short period of time. I ...

Why is volatility such a big deal?

My advice is to spend some time reading the same thing that all the forum "experts" read before they became legends in their own mind. Don't settle for the distilled down versions with some opinon thrown in, go the the source. Remember the childhood ...

What made you successful @ FX

Buy it or go to your local library. It's bad karma to learn your profession by using pirated material.

Biginner, where to start?

I use TradeStation as both a platform and a broker and I've go no major complaints. I use them for stocks, options, and forex. The forex commissions are 0.2 pips/trade for standard lots and 0.25 for minis. Over the past couple of years spreads have ...

broke - tradestation?

Welcome to Forex Factory. I think Forex Revolution and babypips.com are 2 great places to start. Those are typically the 2 sources I mention for beginners. It's never too early to work on your psychology so I would get a copy of Trading in the Zone ...

New Guy Here...

Please do. We've never seen anyone come to the forum and tell us how easy forex is to trade.

ASK Yourself

'well its easy to write entry points on a completed chart'

ASK Yourself

No, I don't have numbers and don't have any access that the average bear wouldn't have. When I traded credits they were done OTC so the reporting is not necessarily transparent on those transactions. As for weak economic argument there are a number ...

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

You should have stopped after that sentence.

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

The US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has been issuing credits for trade since 1993. The Chicago Climate Exchange was launched in 2003. The EU began trading in 2005. The Kyoto Protocol was not ratified by the US at the urging of Nobel Peace ...

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

The two products that I know of are NOx and SOx (commonly referred to as acid rain). There is only so much pollution allowed and credits are given out based on generation capacities. Utilities which pollute less are allowed to sell their credits to ...

Trading the Supermodel Indicator

An easier way would be to just find the symbol for your charts and graph it.

how can i calculate US index ??

This site is a good starting point: url I would also suggest you read The Forex Revolution by Peter Rosenstreich and Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas. Good job recognizing that there are some things to learn before you start trading.

Biginner, where to start?