Music.. — Well, if the market's slow perfer something interesting like "Bad to the bone". However, once action starts, prefer to go with some background music, like the kind you get in airports..

What kind of music you hear while you trade?

Hmmm! — Shortest, about 10 mins, longest 10 days..

How long do you hold a trade? Longest / Shortest

Hmmm! — Going to go with balance,

risk per trade?

Nope! — Are you looking for an automated system, one that generates only profits? If so, sorry that holy grail does not exist, at least, not yet and chances are it will not.

Any good systems to look into?

Any more stories? — Any more stories out there? And on the not getting emotional part, is there any ready cure to get around it? Feel free to share..

Post your mistake here - warn others

Not the same thing.. — Yes, with inflation and economic pressures, investments are no longer as safe as we thought them to be. But here's the kicker, an investment can decrease in value but it would still hold some value whereas if you were to ...

No Loss Strategy?

Hmmm! — I use Trader's way and FXCM, they do accept US clients and offer great leverage, so that's a plus. In addition, you may want to check online for offshore brokers but review the lot carefully..

Reputable Offshore Broker that Accepts US Clients

No loss.. — There's no such thing as a "no loss" strategy except for one. It's a sure winner and with it, you're guaranteed not to make a single loss. Here's how, keep the money in the bank, that's how. As far as Forex goes, there just isn't ...

No Loss Strategy?

Yup! — This sure is one interesting thread..and on market manipulation, that is just not possible on the spot market. However, it can be done if the market is limited to an extent like futures, central banks can restrict futures trading to ...

the way the big players trade?

My 2 cents! — The broker does not lose anything, whether you make a profit or a loss. Oh yeah, there're way too many school of thoughts on how a broker operates. A broker makes his money from the spread difference or commission..

Who Wins Who Loses

What every one does.. — When you realize you've made a huge mess of what seemed like a cakewalk, just log off the platfform, head over to the nearest coffee junction and once you've cleared your head, start learning more about forex and ...

Post your mistake here - warn others

Yes, oh god, yes.. — Making the move at the right time is easier said than done and yea, let's face it, every trader has faced the same issue when it comes to entry and exit levels. Join the club and once you get the hang of it, you should be ...

Picking Levels - Please help!

Ditto! — Applies to all currency pairs!

Different Pair Different Rules? What's your say?

Yes and no! — I have to agree and disagree with some of the above statements. Yes, Forex.com was fined for the quoted reason. But not all MT4 platforms come with the "plugin". Now that the regulators are aware of the issue, most brokers will ...

Why brokers freeze the platform?

On offshore accs — I usually use tradersway, FXCM for ECN trading and retail..the last I heard on this subject both do accept US based clients - no issues. I'm sure there're a few more out there, you will need to contact the CS for each broker ...

What Offshore Brokers Accepting US Accts?

Not easy! — Trying to catch every signal is not easy, if next to impossible. There's no such thing as a perfect strategy..what you can do is learn to take in a few profits here and there instead of waiting for that huge spike that never comes ...

The Perfect Strategy?

It's sad, really! — I have come across quite a few threads where newbies post trading blip stories where their accounts were wiped out in a matter of minutes. Rule 1: Always start of with a demo account, irrespective of how much experience or ...

Avoid this Rookie mistake

Oh yea!, — This is actually a nice thread, points out the discrepancies in trading, risk vs profits. I do wish we had more threads like this, that newbies can use as a edu- session 1..

10 pips a day can make you rich quickly

Words just fail me.. — Yup! You would have thought that traders would figure this one out but so far, they're determined to hunt down the holy grail. EA, at best, can be used to check strategies but that's about it. And even that, you'll need ...

Can be automated trading be profitable?

Hmmm! — You're talking about risk ratio on trades. I mean if you restrict your risk to the safe zone and use small lots, yes - your winnings may seem small. But remember, you need to factor in the risk if you plan to win big. or make a lot of ...

10 pips a day can make you rich quickly