Like you, I have been trading for 5 years. Blew out a couple of very small accounts as I was learning in the early years. But I have developed a style that I'm comfortable with. Until recently, I used 200:1, but have been forced to double my account ...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

Do you mind sharing the name of your broker? I understand the FSA regulates in a completely different manner from the cftc, and I want to learn more about their positions and policies. Anyone have information?

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

Not all of us who trade for a living subscribe to those rules. Trading forex is a very individual thing which takes a lot of hard knocks to get right. If you have developed a successful trading style, have developed confidence, are consistent, and ...

Leverage

To Tar and Kibescorp, I dont want to interrupt your dialogue, but an easy way to understand how your trading is affected by a reduction in leverage is to play with your Demo account. Place a trade and make note of the margin required and the Margin ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

It would be much more helpful if we could have a constructive dialogue here. We have only 60 days in which to make our voices heard. Those of us who depend on forex for a living need to get our heads around this. Does anyone know, that is have ...

Help To Stop 10:1 Leverage

Jason, perhaps you can help me understand why a trader would be supportive of a reduction in leverage. As a trader, I do not care what leverage another trader uses. Nor do I care if he hedges. I consider it an infringement of my rights that another ...

New Leverage rule for FX COMING?

It would be much more helpful if we could have a constructive dialogue here. We have only 60 days in which to make our voices heard. Those of us who depend on forex for a living need to get our heads around this. Does anyone know, that is have ...

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

I am familiar only with margin level and margin at fxdd and ibfx on mt4. If you're trading on mt4, look in the lower left on the "Trade" page of "Terminal". There you can see Margin and Margin Level among other things. If you enter a trade, you will ...

Leverage

But FXCM (UK) & Alpari UK have such a serious amount of hate mail from a lot of users dotted on various sites around the internet, plus I have had a lot of strange stuff happen on my FXCM account that I started to look further a field. FXPro seemed ...

Leverage

Are they more strict for broker/dealers or for traders or both? Do you know where i can find information on FSA regulations?

Which non-US broker is the best at the moment?

In my experience, the only time leverage comes into question is when you may be pushing the limit on lot size, whether that comes in the form of a single trade lot size or from multiple trades open at the same time. This was pointed out by ab1 ...

Leverage

NFA is an association of broker/dealers, and they should do things for their members, not for traders. But, I had seen a comment that FSA is a governmental agency. Is that correct?

Which non-US broker is the best at the moment?

ab1, i looked at fxpro, and had some concerns about the location in Cyprus, both regulatory and political stability. i also heard comments about slippage from other traders. do you have a funded account? and what has been your experience using them?

Leverage

Nice comments ab1. And I like your avatar.

Leverage

Margin, Leverage, the NFA & new US law — I have been trading for a while, and after finding a style which really suits my personality, I am now trading profitably. My style is not important to this thread except to say that I require 200:1 ...

NFA Meddling with Broker Leverage

I have had very good experience with both.

IBFX or MB Trading?

Margin, leverage, NFA & US law — I have been trading for a while, and after finding a style which really suits my personality, I am now trading profitably. My style is not important to this thread except to say that I require 200:1 or ...

UK Brokers

Margin, Leverage, NFA & US law — I have been trading for a while, and after finding a style which really suits my personality, I am now trading profitably. My style is not important to this thread except to say that I require 200:1 or ...

ECN Broker with Spreads on E/J under 2Pips, Leverage 1:200, Minimum Deposit $1000

Leverage, NFA and new US law — I have been trading for a while, and after finding a style which really suits my personality, I am now trading profitably. My style is not important to this thread except to say that I require 200:1 or greater. ...

NFA Confirms New Leverage Requirements for US FCMS

Leverage, NFA & new US law — I have been trading for a while, and after finding a style which really suits my personality, I am now trading profitably. My style is not important to this thread except to say that I require 200:1 or greater. ...

Which non-US broker is the best at the moment?