yea.. I think I misunderstood. You are correct , may a bit less then that, We already have retail Brokers that charge only $25 per Mil with no minimum traded, which makes it $5 per round lot.. and that for sure has been mark up from what they pay ...

Some questions about large speculators

I agree in the 1/2 pips 2 pips max deal... But can you explain a least one thing that market maker could do to "manipulate" "the market" in their favor?? I could be interesting to know. J.

Forex = legal scam

The liquidity is in the spot market. Where do you think Broker/Banks buy/hedge the currencies to "sell you" a future?? J.

Forex = legal scam

Yes, ECN pricing is quite a good estimate. But also keep in mind that actually no one "pay" spreads. If you want to buy you have to pay the ask price.. if you want to sell they offer you the bid price. No one pay "extra" from that. The drop we see ...

Some questions about large speculators

. The World is full of people that want to invest that or more, but this is a Task that you would be competing against big brokerage firms and hedge Funds for them. As you probably understand they invest millions to have the right financial products ...

How to find big investors who invest more than $10 Million

. "Currency Swaps" as Investors/Entities transactions and the "swaps" between us traders and our Brokers have same principle but are 2 different things. A Banker may have very sophisticated answers and know a lot of theory about Currency swaps but ...

How do swaps relate to forex?

. The major issue with these type of comparison is the fact that it is impossible to find out if the bid/ask that made the spread were executable prices.. unless sending orders to all 3 in a very synchronized manner and keeping tab of quoted prices, ...

Best Broker for Extreme Scalper - When Spreads Matter

Hi Red Herring, you are still focusing in the wrong things.. Really. Nothing new on what the Brokers disclose. All is true. But you have to understand it to be able to make money. This mean is not conducted in an "exchange" such as NYSE or CME . ...

LMAX exchange

. NO Brokers do not hedge against traders to prevent they make money. That assumption is somewhat silly. They hedge to make money. In spite that may sound the same, it is not. None of the suggested concepts are valid or real. Actually with the ...

So I read that brokers hedge against your trades...

Thanks for the detailed explanation FXEZ Yes, I confirm the profit or loss in equity comes only from the unbalance exposure. There is no magic in placing 3 trades simultaneously. It is only math. No, I don't have any "regular" suggestion for ...

Three Pairs Hedging

The harm they can do is about 1/2 pip to maybe 1 pip. It is at the millisecond you place a market order or when the price gets in range of about 1/2 to 1 pips of your stops..That is all. No Bank or Broker can make you loss more then that. If you ...

LMAX exchange

Hi Red Herring. Yes you are wrong...I correct you. Banks and Brokers just provide a service to us traders. The vast majority have good business models. This is an "exchange" market , we traders buy an currency with the expectation that would up, ...

LMAX exchange

To calculate you need to know the prices of the 3 in same tick. Current Prices are Eur/usd 1,29476, gbp/usd 1.52053 and eur/gbp 0,85147 Buying 100 000 Pounds (buy gbp/usd) will get you +100 000 pounds and and a debt of -152 053 usd Buying 100 000 ...

Three Pairs Hedging

Thanks Mevo. Yes I do understand the non-centralized concept of forex. In essence every single order we place will sit somewhere no matter who we use to make them. Bottom line for me is that many years ago I traded the news spikes very successfully, ...

LMAX exchange

Thanks Mevo. It is what I needed to see. A few questions about your comments. I did not understand the "marketplace" concept. I mean the whole forex is a one big marketplace family after all depending of people placing orders. Do you know "where" ...

LMAX exchange

Almost guarantee that 1 or more of your sets is either missing a pair or entered the wrong way. Not quite likely that 7 sets X 0.50 in each pair can produce that much profit/loss in 1 night. You should have 21 trades right? J.

Three Pairs Hedging

Hi txTrader. It does not matter how many numbers you crush. Take a look at my post #545 and 548 and FXEZ post #554. The fact is: Your are entering 3 trades with 0.50 each, but in reality you are trading 1 pair by 0.07. if that "1" pair moves 500 ...

Three Pairs Hedging

I have been backtesting this type of multi-pairs for a long time. Sorry but I have to repeat that by trading a BSS , a SSB or both, it does not make money. Using equal lots, the hedge is imperfect, therefore you are trading a small un-balance ...

Three Pairs Hedging

Most of full service Brokers (different markets) provide around that leverage. "Forex only" Brokers could provide more, but outside of the US. Most liquidity providers grant 100:1 for forex nowdays. J.

Any brokers bigger than Interactive Brokers?