there are no "true" opening and closing hours, thats the issue. forex is made up of a bunch of banks that trade with eachother. so the hours really depend on when the banks are open for trading.

True opening and closing hours?

this might be a stupid comment, but isnt the time listed on the XML in GMT? why is a conversion needed? is this so it will plug into MT time zone functions? sorry again for my lack of MT skills...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

the structure of the financial markets is quite complicated and takes a while to fully understand. but here are some guidelines that should help.... anything "tradable" is usually traded in three markets.... 1. cash market 2. futures market 3. ...

Forex Whisper Numbers

we do report events for france and italy, but just a few of them. things like GDP, CPI are reported for the 3 major euro economies (germany, france, italy). recently we have been adding a few reports to this list and we plan to add a few more. for ...

News concerning France and Italy

great point! talking about pips is a sure sign of a newbie.

can you earn 1400 pips per month with one pair?

the address changed for the XML, Derk will be releasing the latest version today. we tried to time this over the weekend so people could get the new version running before next week. sorry for the hassle, but we had to change to a naming convention ...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

yes you can curve fit 6 years of data, EASILY! your best defense against curvefitting is to have a sytem for developing your systems.

Can you "Curve-Fit" six years of data?

errr, Forex is the cash market. yes, there are currency futures, but that is not forex. as for whisper numbers, Forex is not like stocks where there is inside info. these are government releases we are looking at. once in a while there are leaks, ...

Forex Whisper Numbers

that would be bloomberg or reuters at around 2k per month.

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

thats the spirit!! the URL you asked for is url . i am a fundie trader and know this space well, TTN is the best the "little guy" can do when it comes to news services.

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

btw, if you would pay for this service, you should just subscribe to TTN for $20/month! thats who we are getting our actuals from (via a special partnership). why get it second hand from us when you can get it firsthand from TTN?? and you would get ...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

we hear this a lot believe it or not LOL. people want to pay for everything from forum access to calendar usage, its the weirdest thing! but we have a philosophy of keeping everything free to the trader, always. FF has never taken one dollar from ...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

telsa, im actually not all that technical. i do have a good understanding of web sites, but im not involved in the actual coding of this site. the only programming i do is in tradestation! anyway, about your suggestion...i do see your point, but ...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

derk and i talked about including the "actual" and decided against it. we have enough server load problems at release time, it could be harmful to also have thousands of MT platforms trying to grab the data as well. once we get our load under ...

FF Calendar Indicator for MT

any CFG traders in here? would be interesting to know what you are seeing from the "client" side....

CFG shut down by NFA

sounds like you CFG clients better get on the phone with the NFA jokes aside, its terrible to see something like this go down never thought i would say this, but im glad the NFA is cracking down. it will be good for the industry.

CFG shut down by NFA

true. but i also see business as a battle its a noble type of battle though, more like a chess game. when i tell non-traders about the financial markets i generally equate it to the greatest, most complicated global chess game ever concieved, ...

Is trading a competition, battle or war?

i see trading as a battle for money, every firm for themselves

Is trading a competition, battle or war?

you are absolutely right, we would not allow a scammer to advertise on this site. as far as i know PFGFX is a reputable dealer (reputable in a retail-forex relative sense). i cant speak for all of their actions because i havent traded with them, but ...

PFG FX Review

guys, im not expert on fed speak either, and i agree traders tend to look for ways to support the market's direction, but this one is different. the statements for the past two years have had the same line, and now it is gone. this is a clear ...

FOMC Statement