yeap.. in forex is something like that. If you buy 50 000 euros in dollars (buy eur/usd 0.50) say at 1.2510, you borrowed 62 550 dollars- So now you have 50 000 euros and a debt for 62550 dollars. If you keep it overnight, the Brokers charge you the ...

What makes a currency have an interest rate?

At what time Oanda opens for trading? ... I am posting this some 50 minutes after your post and none of my brokers are open. Price still 0.9595 from closing on friday. It looks those figures are just rollover postings in your accounts J.

My balance is gone at OANDA?

Hi MasterGamble. How can you do a price/volume analysis if the total volume of forex is unknown? The futures volume is probably way too small to consider. But even if we knew the total volume... how that would help us? It is not the volume that ...

Patience in Forex - KEY THING

The most likely reason is that you end up with more euro units either long or short and that brings the profits... I assume that profit will not always be the case if the euro moves against your "net" positioning. J.

Hedging synthetic pairs

ok.. no problem. I always adjust the spread very high in my code, to offset the disparity of spread and regular slippage... in that way I don't lie to myself . In what platform you backtest? or you back test manually in mt4? J. .

Buy sell script for 8 pairs

Hello himnoor. I you have a basket or any idea for a basket that is pip based (not using any indicator) I can back test it for you. Up to 8 pairs also. I can backtest all you mentioned , except trigger by the indicator. J. .

Buy sell script for 8 pairs

I think the 95%/5% winners/losers came out of some brokers stats of their clients. Meaning, if they have 1000 clients 950 lost 50 wins,. But in money could be that the 5% winner is making double of what the losers are losing. Most Good size brokers ...

Go against it

Pipsel. Every trader have to understand that in forex all transactions are final. You summit and order and if get acceptd that is the end of it. We talk about "open positions" and to "close positions" and we understand what it means but it is not ...

Closing positions not allowed over the weekend?

Going back to the main issue "quotes" discrepancies- Has anybody stop and think that usually pro account, dma account, or whatever brokers call them, keeps or reflects a bit more closer worldwide liquidity and more precise and faster "quotes". But ...

Alpari Mystery

Most likely they could find out very easy. In Europe, with chips in the ID and all bank/credit card, and the heavy use of internet banking, I am sure big brother could find out anything they want. It is a matter of choice to always consider the ...

Dukascopy

[/color] I was not referring to internally funds diversification. I was referring the the external Multi legal entities and how they split their Net Equity to shield the group from one operation going south and not take the whole group down. In ...

Dukascopy

Maybe... is not the first time, and I am sure not the last. But Am I really embarrassing myself? You may want to ck how you Broker/Bank classify you. And read a bit about some exceptions, specially about professional market participants. Maybe you ...

Dukascopy

It is very possible that our focus and priorities are different. Thats quite ok. I understand the concept of diversification and not having all the eggs in one basket. Banks and Brokers do the same... the 5 Billions in equity you mention is for the ...

Dukascopy

That is a good point...actually I am not sure what would apply if depositing the money with the intention of getting a letter of Credit to be presented to another Bank for trading. The normal 100 000 euros insurance for cash held in the ...

Which broker accepts Bank Guarantee for 100K?

Hi JB... So what is the bottom line? Who is that larger broker with better liquidity? (I assume you are talking about their Assets liquidity and not the Liquidity they have access to..right?) And, what would the maximum you would get out if that ...

Dukascopy

yeap... not much info around. I just posted the same question in the Dukascopy thread. It seem there are a few traders in the forum that trade big amounts, their own money or third party money do not know... but no one seems to spell out the ...

Which broker accepts Bank Guarantee for 100K?

At the end, as any/all banks have the potential to hit the fence and heavily commingle with each other, .. it is no brain-er we must look into the compulsory requirement for Investor Compensation fund of each institution we make a direct deposit to. ...

Dukascopy

I agree, at the end, as forex is about unpredictable, is all about risk, money management and math. Zel132 is also right... we must have and edge first. But also, by the forex nature, the perfect system does exist... you buy and not sell until you ...

I don't want to use leverage

Hello efjfx: Perhaps you don't understand the issue. The issue is very clear in the first post... RitalinFX do not want to use leverage. .. thats is. and he made a question. He never referenced risk.. He just does not want to use the leverage that ...

I don't want to use leverage

I guess there is a lot of gamblers in this thread?? Does really anybody would consider using a strategy with a 100% probability that would hit a 100% dd and blow the account ? .. or let it go to a 50% dd to close?.. Wow... If you have $10 000 and ...

Set it and Forget it, Dollar Cost Averaging