This is 100% incorrect - at least the premise that there is no interest/rollover/carry in the futures market. There is a spread between the current spot forex rate and the price of a given futures contract. That spread is based on the interest rate ...

The story was probably referring to the general strategy of some folks to buy high yielding currencies (like NZD) and sell low yielding ones (like JPY). This isn't necessarily something that happens on particular days, but rather as a broad ...

The Fed makes small adjustments to the money supply, and also overnight interest rates, all the time with this kind of activity. When they buy securities, they are putting money in to the system. When they sell, they're taking it out. A repurchase ...

In general terms this might be true, but it can depend on the reason for the hike. If inflation is a worry, hiked rates can just be an indication that the central bank also has that concern. This is less an issue with the major industrial countries, ...

Metastock is a commonly used one.

I'd be curious to hear more about the bad fills. I've been trading with them for a couple of years and haven't had any problems in that regard.

Although not a major, you can certainly throw ZAR (South African Rand) in that mix.