yes december can be crazy, often very different to the other months.

Volatility mid-December to mid-January

well, i think retail traders make up about 2% of the liquidity in the market, so even if we all used the same strategy, it really isn't going to make much difference. Also, You could give the best trading system in the world to traders and 95% of ...

Why will knowledge of a system make it worthless?

Belize and Cyprus probably offer significant tax benefits if the setup is legally structured, through an offshore trust. I have no idea how the tax system works in russia, but it's probably much more expensive than Belize :-) It also separates them ...

Is Cyprus another Belize?

$500 is too small for a miniaccount, it really would be a margincall waiting to happen. I think $10k is the minimum for a mini and $1k the minimum for a micro.. Just my 2 pips.. I think Oanda let you trade any amount, so they may be well suited.

best broker for beginners?

ya, i think 1.50 is coming for euro too, but when? I really have no clue.

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

I think you would usually pay the swap if you are long and receive if u are short. I think the swap is closely linked to the amount you would get for holding the same amount in cash.

Overnigt swap and long term position ?

I know what u mean, about some broker site looking awful. Personally, I would chose a big broker that has been in business a long time and has a lot of clients. I dont think you can use server side stops etc with MT4.

Meta Trader brokers in US?

It's all about risk management :-)

Why let yourself be margin called?

there is still a big difference between rates in japan and the britain, eurozone and many other nations, so there will still be many players in the carry trades. Don't forget, most carry traders lose money.

End of Carry Trade

dont think so.. My broker isn't closed and it's not moving much..

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

I wonder if we see a test of 219 and 221 this week with thanks giving.

Auslanco - GBP/JPY and GBP/USD (newstrade)

I like to keep things simple. I trade the setups I see. I Use stops incremental stops and TPs and tend not to watch price too often whilst in a trade as there is not much point, as the decision is made to trade. Even if I lose it is not a bad trade, ...

Why let yourself be margin called?

trend is sure down for all the carry trades.. but trends change :-)

End of Carry Trade

ugly sell off for the dow at the end today ended down nearly 2%.. FTSE similar too

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

yeah.. I noticed the futures are well down.. the FTSE is too in the UK. I was surprised when it went upto 14k, with all the credit issues lingering.. I still think 12k could come into play in the future.. but who knows?

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

My chart has that at 12469.. a few more bad days, it's possible

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

eur/chf largely follows the other carry trades. It's been down down down in the short term, but the long trend is up. The subprime issues are still playing on the mind of investor and speculators.

Does anyone trade EUR/CHF

The daily rollover is paid or charged based on the interest rate differentials. For example if you are long on USD/JPY you will earn interest because the US has a higher benchmark rate than Japan. However, if you are short you will pay interest.

Overnigt swap and long term position ?

wise words :-)

Breeze....Update on GBP/JPY

I have a cms account.. they offer upto 400:1 leverage, they allow hedging and I think they do single click

Please help, I am a new born in FX