Citi was reselling Saxo I believe, and they're terrible risk managers. fxcm had some pedigree years ago but I doubt they're really industrial strength nowadays. Too many micro-lot trading customers. Gain capital has been known for decades to be hard ...

No way. There are literally 100's of these kinds of institutions out there. And 2 minutes on their sites (plural) shows me they're as predatory as it gets.

Point well made, and thank you for the reply. I'm weary of futures but you're probably right. Spot has become bottom barrel feeding in the US. Hardly worth the effort anymore.

Thanks for posting this link. I appreciated it a lot.

Bumping the thread and moving it in a related but different direction in hopes of hearing some thoughts... Why wouldn't you simply establish a corporate entity and live anywhere you want? Let the tax implications be resolved in whatever jurisdiction ...

Oanda artificially widens the spread so you have no idea what's really going on. That's how they make their money. It also pretty much makes it impossible to scalp. If you're not interested in high frequency trading, it may not matter to you. They ...

You are spot on. Dukascopy has DD.

It's funny how some threads can be dormant for 4 years and then suddenly pop up again... I can add an interesting, true story related to Swiss banking laws. Once a few decades ago I used to live in Switzerland, had a regular consumer checking ...

LOL Thanks for the chuckle. I forgot the world was supposed to end today.

Those are wise and kindly phrased words there... and it illustrates the single thing that is wrong with the entire trading industry, whether it is equities or currencies or commodities: GREED. it's the second oldest business: "get rich quick, no ...

I always wonder if a member who signed up this month and posted this as their very first post is really a trader or just a dukascopy sales employee. Until they get their FINMA banking license, these guys could be gone tomorrow (remember crown ...

proof again that trading less is more profitable — 3670 hit +139 OK CB 189

. — Entry: 3809 SL: 3965 TP: 3670 Vol: 2.0

. — Close at 4145 +15 OK

. — Entry: 4130 SL: 4030 TP: 4210 vol: 0.5

Closed at 4280 -10 bad

. — Entry: 4270 SL: 4188 TP: 4340

. — Closing at 4721 + 20 OK CB 162