Why do brokers not want us to make money? They seem to change the rules to suit them, widen spreads at innoportune times, and delete valuable information off forums. I'm not whining, I can skirt their rules, or work within them, and still get returns, but it seems like most of these people want to keep us in our little bucket. (bucket shop?) When we lose money, they keep it. When we make money, they don't like it...
I think we might be trading against each other and not the market, IMHO. I've found places to get away from that, but when I see good info get thrown out by mods on forums, and b.s. left behind, aside from sideways quotes and wide spreads, it makes me wonder.
The way to get around this is to trade longer time frames where it's way harder for them to cheat us because the quotes have to be more realistic. One broker to the next really can't have a 20 pip difference on a 1 day close. Look at two 5 minute charts up against each other from 2 different brokers, however, and their "clients'" trades will be reflected more than the market's. Just an observation...
P.S. Let's see how long they let this thread continue!
I think we might be trading against each other and not the market, IMHO. I've found places to get away from that, but when I see good info get thrown out by mods on forums, and b.s. left behind, aside from sideways quotes and wide spreads, it makes me wonder.
The way to get around this is to trade longer time frames where it's way harder for them to cheat us because the quotes have to be more realistic. One broker to the next really can't have a 20 pip difference on a 1 day close. Look at two 5 minute charts up against each other from 2 different brokers, however, and their "clients'" trades will be reflected more than the market's. Just an observation...
P.S. Let's see how long they let this thread continue!
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