does it make sense if you're making under $200K/year to do that ? I mean federal tax for under $200K is currently 15%

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

are you using a tight SL ??? What kind of spreads are you getting currently ? Any slippage when buying/selling 1MILs ?

Central Banks & Big Players

it's pretty long but it seems NFA quietly encourages CFTC to understand that on majors 100:1 is fine ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

1% is 100:1 and 2% is 50:1 here if you want to read in english url it says: "If you have an account Trader, the margin required to operate in the following markets is 1% on the total value of the position: EUR / USD, GBP / USD, USD / JPY, USD / ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

well it seems exit tax is already a law .... url it says "In fact, anyone who has $600,000 in assets and a lust for becoming a citizen of France, Italy or maybe an island in the Pacific should take note of this one. Thanks can be given to a bill ...

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

can you tell us which broker are you using and if you're paying commissions per order ?

Scalping 10 sec., 30 sec., M1

that $500 is this the deposit/margin for opening 1 contract ?

FXCM Micro becoming No Dealing Desk

what does it mean "$500 day trading margin" ??? If I have $10K in my account how much of the euro futures can I buy before they liquidate my contract ? Eg: with 400:1 fxcm uk I can buy $10K/$2.5 = 4MIL of USD/JPY (40 x 100,000) ... and $10K/3.75 = ...

FXCM Micro becoming No Dealing Desk

yes, but with FXCM UK Micro you have about 200:1 real margin (400:1 on some currencies like USD/CHF or USD/JPY) what's the margin on futures ?

FXCM Micro becoming No Dealing Desk

no dealing desk on micro accounts — FXCM is increasing the cost of trading by 1 pip on micro accounts ... Officially it's because now the trades go to the banks ... well lucky you if you can have $10K in your account you can still keep the 1 ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

blowing your account — Forexcube, what is the probability of blowing an account with your method according to you ? Also each day when you start trading do you know blowing your account is nearby or do you feel secure with your method ? I ...

Scalping 10 sec., 30 sec., M1

I'm aware of $5k/month funding limit with a credit card but I don't think there's a limit on the wire transfers ... I had a US account that I funded two months in a row with $5k so I had $10k and it was OK ... Jason, please confirm that you can fund ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

I could fully endorse FXCM if they allowed telephone calls IN CASE OF PLATFORM FREEZE to close the trades through the phone; this is the only thing you have to fix ... well other than maybe offering truly 400:1 on all currencies and not basing it ...

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

I don't think they have a maximum ... however it's not truly 400:1 since if you have USD account GBP/USD will be ~250:1 (eg: 400/1.6) and EUR/USD will be ~285:1 (eg: 400/1.4)

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

he was talking about stocks where leverage is 2:1 you intelligent person!

Could 10:1 be the new leverage in US Forex?

Well they only way to withdraw is with the check... Jason, can you tell us what happens if the check is lost in the mail ?

FXCM Micro Account Trading Environment Test

the brokers have lawyers and they say it's 10:1 ... so for example if you have USD based account and you trade GBP/USD and it's at 1.6 then your real leverage will be 10/1.6:1 which is 6.25:1 so you'll have to have $100K/6.25 = $16K in your account ...

NFA Confirms New Leverage Requirements for US FCMS

if you have USD based account with FXCM UK then 200:1 is only for currencies such as USD/blah ... EUR/USD is about 200/1.4:1 = 142:1 and GBP/USD is about 200/1.6 : 1 => 125:1 so it's not that good after all ... The NFA rule made almost all UK ...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

I did not get anything ... did you include your full address including a phone number ? I only included city name and state ...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

you didn't get it ... so I'll have to give you an example 1) you have 10,000 USD in your account 2) you risk 0.5% per trade max 3) your smallest stop loss is 30 pips (including spread) 4) 0.5% out of 10K is $50 which you risk 5) $50/30 pip = 1.66 ...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?