Thanks for clarifying skenobi. I can't yet see the night and day difference between retail and sophisticated retail brokers, but I'm probably not going to have a large enough account size that I ever need to know anyway

What are the limitations of placing huge orders (such as a mil)

The London session after NFP seems a bit too random for me... So it's an extra long weekend

Profiting from an unpredictable market?

Do you mean if a trader can trade 100 lots, that trader would probably be with an institutional broker? If he/she doesn't want to move the market as their account grows, wouldn't it be better to be with a retail broker? What are the benefits of ...

What are the limitations of placing huge orders (such as a mil)

I was just curious to know if I've been able to predict any stop hunts. I could have predicted srmfx's example but I was off to bed before that one Thanks guys.

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

Could any of you institutional guys please point out a significantly large stop hunt on one of the majors that has occurred recently?

Is anyone here an institutional trader?

What would be the advantages of a corporate account?

Would Oanda Cancel My Account if I Doubled it Every Month?

By 'gambling', most people would be implying low probability, a high chance of losing money, and/or not making money.

Is trading not considered a job?

Many consider forex to be a form of gambling, and know very little about it... Just about everything posted on FF could be taken as evidence that forex is in fact gambling

Is trading not considered a job?

Hi richieforex, Would you mind saying what type of broker you worked at? Was it a market maker? Thanks

Would Oanda Cancel My Account if I Doubled it Every Month?

Hmm, not sure if it's futures. We can get MT4 indis based on certain US pairs that match the ones found on FX websites. Anyways thanks!

Imminent collapse of the US dollar?

Where can we read these forecasts? As long as it's not a flash crash, we'll be right.

Imminent collapse of the US dollar?

Hi Lacunoide, Would you mind sharing where you got your MT4 dollar index from? I've been trying to find one for MT4 that shows candles.

Imminent collapse of the US dollar?

I haven't been able to find one of these indicators with candlesticks. Will someone please change the display of this indi from histogram to candles? Thanks very much

USD Index Chart Not USD Index Indicator

For me, percentage gain, drawdown, and win rate with a predefined minimum reward to risk is important. Number of pips is a pretty small part of the picture because a trader can be quite profitable with any amount.

Traders' success

Wouldn't it take something insanely out of the ordinary in any of these sectors (except for treasuries maybe) to cause a giant spikey fall in one of the major currency pairs? So unprecedented that the probability of the triggering event occurring ...

Triggers for the Next Big Flash Crash

The CHF flash crash seemed worse than the 2010 flash crash. In 2010 it looked like you could have exited with acceptable slippage. url

Any other possible "CHF 01/15/15" like events in the future?

I found this. Doesn't look like it's anything that would have protected anyone during the SNB flash crash url

Pepperstone Forex

Thanks MM. I think I'll just avoid rates decisions from now on, or at least wait until after they happen. Hopefully no other flash crash happens for a long long time. My goal is to be retired by the time the next one strikes!

EUR/CHF

There would have been a lot of buy limits at 1.2000 with virtually none below that level. Could stops placed right on or above that level have been ok?

EUR/CHF