Losses for brokers estimated:
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Broker Challenge "NDD/STP" vs. True "ECN" and "Mkt Mkr" broker talk 46 replies
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DislikedSNBomb – Reactions from 27 forex brokers http://www.forexcrunch.com/snbomb-re...ampaign=bufferIgnored
Disliked{quote} Well they can't really mitigate their risk when there is no mechanisms for them to mitigate with. There was NO prices, NO quotes, NO market for them to mitigate their risk in.Ignored
DislikedGlobalPrime has been garnering rave reviews since they launched..they dont do any MM or bucket shop BS..this was good enough to be fair to them..one can ascribe the slippage to server latency as prices changed by the millisecond and as little as even 3ms...Jeremy and his team have been doing good stuff over there.. so far the confirmed score board for honest-to-God brokers who also have prudently managed risk internally stands as follows following Black Thursday; +Global Prime(Australian) +Flatefx(German) +Tickmill(Seychelles) +Dukascopy(Switzerland)...Ignored
DislikedWonder how Finfx did? They are a pure ECN broker with NO Market making side of business.Ignored
Disliked{quote} "Gain Capital: (forex.com) “no material adverse financial impact”. They note that they increased margin requirements on CHF to 5% back in September. Update: they actually say they made a gain on the Swiss move." Any other broker whose clients were gambling big on the CHF with the brokers money should have done what Gain did. It's basic risk management. Heads should roll at FXCM.Ignored
DislikedGlobalPrime has been garnering rave reviews since they launched..they dont do any MM or bucket shop BS..this was good enough to be fair to them..one can ascribe the slippage to server latency as prices changed by the millisecond and as little as even 3ms...Jeremy and his team have been doing good stuff over there.. so far the confirmed score board for honest-to-God brokers who also have prudently managed risk internally stands as follows following Black Thursday; +Global Prime(Australian) +Flatefx(German) +Tickmill(Seychelles) +Dukascopy(Switzerland)...Ignored
Disliked{quote} thx for the list , could you maybe add if the broker is an ECN / Market Maker / both ?Ignored
DislikedWhat about Swissquote, I guess they are ok SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION The unusual high trading volume in the last 2 days has led to delays in performance despite a stable system. With regard to trading volume, we have experienced record highs. Two hours after the SNB announcement, our revenue increased tenfold. In addition to this, our platform was accessed by numerous prospects and visitors, who wanted to experience stock price development firsthand. In order to continue to ensure optimal performance, we will optimize our systems today, Saturday,...Ignored
DislikedHotForex also covered their clients' losses. And no, it's not strange at all to cover them. If they didn't, those clients with negative balances would never deposit again would they? So they would also lose their clients... Saxo will lose those clients obviously. Common sense.Ignored