DislikedWhat is your opinion about offshore brokers & australian brokers? - Think they also will cut down leverage?Ignored
EU Leverage Cap 2 replies
High Leverage vs Low Leverage 21 replies
France Forex ad ban won’t apply to stop loss CFDs 2 replies
Any brokers offer US Stock CFDs with 1:500 leverage? 3 replies
DislikedWhat is your opinion about offshore brokers & australian brokers? - Think they also will cut down leverage?Ignored
DislikedIt's a proposal for now and considering they're talking about retail there might be a way around for more professional traders.Ignored
Disliked{quote} I agree. I bet it will be trading through a commercial vehicle such as a ltd company.Ignored
DislikedThe spot FX market is based on wrong and outdated model! This is the real reason why we see so many scammers and dishonest practices followed by stupid regulations.... What we really need, is a global centralized exchange for FX trading. We just have to get rid of all OTC trading and all bucket shops and scammers. We need real electronic exchange, with unified standardized platform, public open order book, market depth...... open free API / FIX access....... This central exchange should be open to anyone. It doesn't matter if you your trade size...Ignored
Disliked{quote} i am truly all in for all the above. almost sounds like the (almost fair) trading ground of stock market. only i am afraid, that when all these points met, so will the conditions change too, between 1-5x max leverage, just as most stock markets offer. with no brokers taking the other side of my trade, or manipulate my price feed, slippage, execution, and whatever i might not even think about,... the playing ground should level nicely. maybe a price to pay.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Fx and stocks are no comparable. Stocks have much higher volatility. It is normal for most stocks to move 4-5% in one day. Some low cap stock can move over 100% in one day...... Fx has very low volatility. ADR is around <1% for most pairs. You rarely see moves over 2 %..... So it is normal to trade it with high leverage is order amplify the profit potentials. If the max leverage is set to 5:1 99% of traders will leave FX and will migrate to other markets. Also with exchange trading, the brokers can still provide additional leverage to their...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Same here. But please tell what you think, i am a Big believer of hearing others opinionIgnored
DislikedThere is the possibility to comment on the proposal and to give a direct feedback at the FCA website. Especially Q4: "Do you agree with the proposal to limit the risks of CFDs by taking steps to limit leverage for retail clients?" and Q5: "Do you agree with the proposal to adopt different leverage limits for inexperienced and experienced retail clients?" deal with the now heavily discussed cap issue. If a numerous amount of traders plead for an option to use higher leverage after fully understand the potential risks, this might indeed have an influence....Ignored
DislikedMore proof that all regulators are useless! OK, the ban on bonuses - that's .....understandable. But the cap on leverage (50:1) - bad! The reduction of the leverage will have absolutely no benefit for the traders. The only effect from this will be that traders will be forced to deposit ( and keep) more money in their trading accounts. And I don't see this as a positive thing. Why? 1. The majority of traders will continue to lose money no matter what. With high leverage they lose small deposits faster, and with low leverage they lose larger deposits...Ignored
DislikedThe spot FX market is based on wrong and outdated model! This is the real reason why we see so many scammers and dishonest practices followed by stupid regulations.... What we really need, is a global centralized exchange for FX trading. We just have to get rid of all OTC trading and all bucket shops and scammers. We need real electronic exchange, with unified standardized platform, public open order book, market depth...... open free API / FIX access....... This central exchange should be open to anyone. It doesn't matter if you your trade size...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Fx and stocks are no comparable. Stocks have much higher volatility. It is normal for most stocks to move 4-5% in one day. Some low cap stock can move over 100% in one day...... Fx has very low volatility. ADR is around <1% for most pairs. You rarely see moves over 2 %..... So it is normal to trade it with high leverage is order amplify the profit potentials. If the max leverage is set to 5:1 99% of traders will leave FX and will migrate to other markets. Also with exchange trading, the brokers can still provide additional leverage to their...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Exactly, 1:5 leverage on forex won't work due to extremely low volatility. 1:500 really isn't so much on forex if you don't want to keep all your investing capital at broker account and you use tight 6-10 pip stop loss and add to position when it's more and more profitable.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Fx and stocks are no comparable. Stocks have much higher volatility. It is normal for most stocks to move 4-5% in one day. Some low cap stock can move over 100% in one day...... Fx has very low volatility. ADR is around <1% for most pairs. You rarely see moves over 2 %..... So it is normal to trade it with high leverage is order amplify the profit potentials. If the max leverage is set to 5:1 99% of traders will leave FX and will migrate to other markets. Also with exchange trading, the brokers can still provide additional leverage to their...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Fx has very low volatility?!!! Never knew that. Thanks for this info.Ignored