So glad I've been trading offshore for 3 years. Did all the broker research, I have better spreads, execution and commission than anywhere in the US anyway. All 3 big brokers trade against you, hunt stops, freeze platforms, don't want to pay when ...

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Who are you trading with that has a 7 pip spread? Mine is 1.8 + 0.8 commission. Total 2.6. This pair and GBPAUD are my money makers.

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I agree, UK is the way to go. Which brings me to the point if US regulators were really concerned about US traders, they would allow us to trade with UK brokers. They don't. Why? Back to my original point...they do not want spot forex to exist in ...

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That hits it right on point. Leverage has nothing to do with risk. I can risk 2%, 3%, 10%, whatever with a 10 pip stop or a 1000 pip stop. The tighter the stop, the greater the leverage I can afford. Use a tight stop, Run the trade into profit, move ...

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The funny thing is, even if brokers in the US wanted to provide segregated accounts, the CFTC will not allow them to. The regulation in the US has one purpose.....to completely eliminated spot forex so that everyone will move back to futures. That's ...

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Wish I had that choice in the US. It's either crooked regulated broker with no protection of funds or trustworthy unregulated broker with no protection of funds. As a US resident, to me it's a no brainer as I only need 10% of the money on deposit ...

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What everyone here seems to be missing is US residents do not have a choice. You can either trade with: a. the crooks regulated by the CFTC in the US. Ironically, for what is touted as the toughest regulation in the world, the brokers seem to do ...

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