yeah, theres no room if you are joe trader with 5,000 dollars. but for the people who have 3 mil plus, and do good volume on it, they can negotiate spreads. not much, granted, but the more volume they trade, the better spreads they can get. i know ...

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?

actually, it is one of the most important. imaging trading just one percent of the account. think about how much money a two or three pip spread would be

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?

they wont be able to close the SAME trade, but they can enter an equal amount, essentially hedging their position. they do this quite a bit, hence the name "hedge fund." in forex though, there aren't really any hedge funds out there. hedging is done ...

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?

no, they would have spread. goldman sachs, however, wouldnt because they are trading with their own money. plus, to someone like goldman sachs, spread is not an issue. large isntitutions dont "trade" they "deal." they can choose at what prices they ...

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?

lol i love this response

Options trading - Guaranteed Profits even for Newbies?

almost all torrents are illegal copies of things. be very wary if you download them as you are breaking the law and many contain viruses or malware

Looking to learn!

if they dont have it., you cant get it from them. you might be able to sign up for a special high leverage account. try contacting their support or customer service and ask around a bit.

Mini-Lots

wow dude. wow. is that michael moore i see behind your avatar? dont be a hypocrite. your trading doesnt contribute crap to society. at least when those guys make money, they buy fancy expensive crap which people make. those people have to hire ...

Employee Trading Restrictions?

i entirely second this. a move is a move is a move. you are just looking at a broader view. it is entirely the same thing. and just because it is a longer timeframe doenst mean it isnt stressful. imagine sitting in drawdown for weeks as compared to ...

Weekly and Monthly TF trading - Wow!

depends on who their liquidity providers are. if they are their own providers (very rare, takes billions of dollars of capital), then spread doesnt exist for them. they make the prices. if they have an external liquidity provider, they get ...

Can market makers/brokers trade without spreads?

you are welcome

Where could I get the news for Swedish & Norwegian krone related news?

it is when your trade is closed because it hit the stop loss. and dont worry, thats the entire point of the forum. we wouldn't be looking at these posts if we didnt expect a ton of questions.

Mini-Lots

if you are using MT4, if you press the enter button it brings up the fast navigation bar. you can type in the date and time of the candle you want. the format should be YYYY.MM.DD H:MM or any similar combination. use the periods.

manual backtesting problem

swedish krona: url norwegian krone: url

Where could I get the news for Swedish & Norwegian krone related news?

the one percent is based on account size and the size of your stop loss. here is an example with a $5000 account with a 15 pip stop loss: account size: $5,000 stop loss: 15 pips find one percent of the account: $5,000 * 0.01 (1%) = $50 divide the 1% ...

Mini-Lots

nothing is EVER guaranteed. if someone guarantees you something in finance, run away fast. you will lose money.

Options trading - Guaranteed Profits even for Newbies?

it depends on which branch. go alpari UK. regular alpari is based out of russia and they seem a little off, but the UK branch seems really good. weird, i know.

Our Profit = Broker's Loss?

it all depends on the broker. you are right that a broker always makes a profit on a trade through a spread, but some brokers who have a dealing desk will take the opposite sides of trades. not all dealing desk brokers do, but there are a few. in ...

Our Profit = Broker's Loss?

trading on a shorter timeframe doesn't mean you are going to be making money quick and fast, and trading on a larger timeframe doesn't mean you will make money at all. actually, trading on a shorter timeframe and looking for smaller moves might ...

Looking to learn!

500 million? yeah, for a huge move. 5-10 million will move the market a couple of pips. be careful though, if there isn't enough liquidity, you will move the market against you. remember, big banks and brokers make the market. they can name the ...

Can we Move the market?