arb calculation and implications — Correct formula is A/B * B/C = A/C Given A =1 B = 2 C = 4 1/2 * 2/4 = 1/4 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4 (True) Your formula is A/B * B/C = C/B 1/2 * 2/4 = 4/2 1/2 * 1/2 = 2/1 (False) So substituting the variables for 3 ...

HAVE to MAKE the time — Jag, None taken. I enjoy the spirited discussions here, and I thank you and the people here on FF for including me in their discussions. From my perspective, "the work has already been done", it seems, by the profitable ...

here on FF that are brilliant traders — I totally agree, and have no expectations, nor will I ever, of ANYTHING handed to me on a plate. All I say is, "if you use it, then prove it". I am addicted to FF, but have don't have a lot of time these ...

newcomer philosophy — Quick money is always available in forex, quick profits, and quick losses. One of those phrases that applies to Forex is: "Failure to Plan is Planning for Failure". Food on the table? You shouldn't even be thinking of ...

What system are you using? — Without details, (system you're using), there's no way to believe you. I see many people on the boards making these claims. If you truely are living as a trader, then it just seems you are in the 1-5% there. What's ...

What systems are they using? — I'm glad your buddies have "cracked it" and are "profitable". But, without the details, its hard to believe it. Sorry.

sorry I hit a nerve with you. — Forgive me if I embarassed you in comparing myself to you. One trade I am always soon to close are those who misrepresent themselves and others. Care then to enlighten us as to the number of posts in which you ...

options on hedgestreet.com — Acutally, this is done already on the binary options on hedgestreet.com. Those products are consesus tools which shows the probability environment of a currency being above/below a certain price. As long as your ...

naive thinking — Unfortunately, its naive thinking to believe that this type of regulation is of any value. I'm not being cyncially either. If your at a stop light at 4 in the morning in the middle of nowhere with no one looking, then human ...

Please clarify this observation — [/list]Please clarify this observation. So, you hold onto a 50-100 pip stop loss, but then you say . "manually get out of your trade as close to the point you entered so your loss is minimal". Are you saying ...

just curious - Why specifically Oanda? — I disagree. The pip is more influenced by the high vol., and thereby the risk. Everybody is on the sidelines for a couple of minutes so the spread temporarily widens.

inversion of the yield curve — Ohy, yeah, I do the same thing, too. Bonds are the smart money. From just gen. observation I always see that movement in LT bonds, both US and abroad, precede curr. moves by a week.

stop-loss in pips — OH, yeah, that's pretty funny. I made a trade once in the correct direction of the GBP/USD, but I set a real tight stop-loss. My stop was hit in 1 hour, and then it reversed, and then for the next 10 days the GBP soared in ...

trading after the news release — I've only experienced online connectivity issues with high vol. environments, and its been infrequent at best. I think that this would be expected in retail environments. Although trading demo is always a sure ...

funny how its been following the top line of the triangle down to 1.7500 to this moment...