go to trade2win, they are uk site... so lots of info. But I think someone already posted that spreadbetting is tax free. Also you guys are really lucky, easy to move offshore for you and pay no taxes.

How is forex trading taxed in your country?

why not? my intention was not to point out another's "ignorance", there is nothing wrong with not knowing everything - obviously I do not know everything either... I was trying to expand horizons. think outside the box helps on this one. I know some ...

what's the purpose of an account, anyway?

well I didn't say that... I just said that there are people who have not had a loss in a very long time. well maybe I did say that. What I mean is like once you are skilled, then you open a new account and start trading that... and then don't have a ...

what's the purpose of an account, anyway?

I wouldn't be so quick to make such blatant "one-size-fits-all" statements... not everyone has losers. What would be more correct is to say, everyone takes on risk. However there are people who make thousands of pips a year, for 5+ years and never ...

what's the purpose of an account, anyway?

it is true, however I have made one or 2 really complex indicators... where debugger could've been useful.

do you have to be a programmer?

yes it is easy once you get the hang of it... but it still not easy for a beginner I would think... you gotta type too much in too many places. Adding plots though I still can't figure out how to easily do it, not that I tried much. so I guess there ...

do you have to be a programmer?

oh yeah, I forgot about IB. They are good.

do you have to be a programmer?

scripts are cool.. you can assign hotkeys

Script or EA?

unfortunately seems to me those brokers are all for futures... which is great if you trade futures. And, well futures, is why NinjaTrader exists. but gain is also considered a bucketshop and MbTrading is, well, MbTrading... so I can't see what is ...

do you have to be a programmer?

obviously you don't have a blackberry: url

do you have to be a programmer?

well NT is in some ways better, some ways not... but what I was talking about is ease of learning. With metatrader, the help is comprehensive and easy to use... there is a Dictionary too so you can quickly browse and find what you need. In NT it ...

do you have to be a programmer?

btw. there was also some code writing tool for mt4... pretty powerful I think but I never tried it... could've been on some fxfisher or fxfisherman or similar type board out there, can't remember... but I suggest learning to actually write code... ...

do you have to be a programmer?

not really, you just need to be able to do basic programming... understanding of OOP not required. Does help if you know how to search MSDN site though. And basic programming (loops, variables, etc.) can be learned in like 1 hr, even by idiots (or ...

do you have to be a programmer?

is that rosenthal collins amount only for their fx operations? or includes futures as well?

Proposed NFA Capital Requirement

ok I form my understanding of US legislative process as a foreigner watching CNN.. didn't realize that associations can propose laws for consideration.

Proposed NFA Capital Requirement

can someone please clarify for me... my understanding is that the American law-making system works 1 of 3 ways... that something is written into law for 1 of 3 reasons I mean: 1) lobbyists demand it 2) the American People (or local subset thereof) ...

Proposed NFA Capital Requirement

only 1 thing moves the markets... money... it takes less money to move the markets when there is less liquidity (e.g. news (scheduled or unscheduled) - or sometimes nice moves in asian or sydney times) but more money is at play during the work day ...

Why London and NY are the most active sessions?

they are not in the office... just think about it some more. That's why I only answered with a single word last time... the answer is kinda obvious if you think about it.

Why London and NY are the most active sessions?

money

Why London and NY are the most active sessions?

about capital requirements.. I really have no idea what they are actually. Can someone explain? Sorry if this is a really stupid question but... can the brokers use customer funds in their accounting of capital requirements?

Proposed NFA Capital Requirement