Have the new hedging rules affected your trading? If so, how?
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- Have the new NFA rules afftected your trading?
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DislikedA storm in a teacup in my opinion. Very few traders use hedge strategy and of those who do use it an even smaller percentage make money. It's been blown out of proportions really.Ignored
DislikedThe issue isn't hedging so much, but rather as the dangerous precedence that the NFA can start telling us how to trade. Personally, I think this is a call to arms. Better to start the fight on this issue rather than something we actually care about (eg, leverage).
And perhaps this issue is effecting a small minority.
But everyone of us belong to some small minority group in trading, because we do things in a certain way. How would you feel if they targeted your particular group?
90% of traders will just say what you say "oh, this rule only...Ignored
DislikedI hate this rule. Hate it hate it HATE IT. I hedge to protect trades already in profit and usually let the "hedge" order fall out at break even, or +5 or so pips. Generally both orders exit in profit though. If you don't see the advantage to that then i don't know what to tell you.Ignored