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Dislikedhttp://www.fxcm.com/active-trader.jsp{
5 Levels of Market Depth
* Who's market are they Implying??? Not the entire SpotFX as this is only a look at supposedly FXCM's Master Order Book........Ignored
QuoteDislikedPlease do understand I am not Implying for you to go out and Open a Futures Trading Account. I want to merely Show You the Reality of what an order book "Depth of Market" Truly is. You can not get a Complete Depth Of a Non-exchange Controlled market! You will get only an implied depth per your brokers Customers Trading activity. Is this of any Real World Value beneath all the Hype? Do you Think your getting a trading edge against the rest of the traders world-wide??
QuoteDislikedAnd as for Volume, well that is an impossible thing to get a real number on concerning the Spot FX as nobody knows who's doing what , where overall. You only get Price movement no volume indication.
QuoteDislikedLower Commissions For High-Volume Traders
* I pay $8.00 Round turn for every contract I trade and I enter At the market meaning No Spread Cost on the Futures/Commodities contract.
That's just shy of 1 Pip (standard spotfx lot). *Do note however higher trading volume does get you pre arranged better commission with just about evey Futures Broker per your account negotiation.
QuoteDislikedFXCM Requires For This Type Account A Minimum: $25,000 Deposit !!! Being FXCM is a OTC Spotfx Broker... Your money is not in a segregated account thefore you are not provided any bankruptcy protection if FXCM goes bankrupt!
[b] What the Heck.. For example you can open a Futures account for 2-5k Depending on the brokers allowable day-trading margin just about anywhere. However do know the CME exchange requires $4725 per 6EU9 (eur/usd equivalent) currently. And some brokers let you trade with a lower account balance than Exchange requirements....
Dislikedhttp://www.fxcm.com/active-trader.jsp
Let's Ellaborate: Concerning FXCM Active Trader
No Dealing Desk* (Agency) Execution
* Read the fine print, they dont even promise the Full lots are offset to other FCM's (What you call Interbank). They merely bark about the micro lot's ... Please note that FXCM Micro, in its discretion, may or may not offset individual transactions unlike transactions...Ignored
DislikedWhy would anyone place their money in Spot FX? After 5 years of investing,I have learned that SpotFX is for Gamblers. No transparency. No safety of Funds. No regulation. And really no recourse on any Broker dispute that may arise.This is ONLY a paradise for FX Brokers,not traders. And I admire Jason for his efforts on this forum, takes a lot of energy to answer all these questions(accusations). I still play here-only for fun though.Ignored
DislikedI'm assuming you trade currency futures. On which exchange and through which broker do you trade?Ignored
DislikedI'm assuming you trade currency futures. On which exchange and through which broker do you trade?Ignored
DislikedWhy would anyone place their money in Spot FX? After 5 years of investing,I have learned that SpotFX is for Gamblers. No transparency. No safety of Funds. No regulation. And really no recourse on any Broker dispute that may arise.This is ONLY a paradise for FX Brokers,not traders. And I admire Jason for his efforts on this forum, takes a lot of energy to answer all these questions(accusations). I still play here-only for fun though.Ignored
DislikedHey Mr Fugly-just wondering how your Forex experience has gone? How long in? Making money? What are preferred trading methods? I am always interested in another's opinion. As you can tell from my posts I pretty much despise Forex "Brokers"-all of them. Took me 4 years though. Ironically , I make money trading(usually).Ignored
DislikedI am alarmed by this document posted by qtmspin:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ualDealer1.jpg
I have brought this up with MetaQuote for comments and they removed it instead.
Their action clearly signifies a big red flag. I already knew that most MT4 brokers are cheats, but I never thought they would implement such dirty ploys as shown above. As is, 90% of traders loose money; and having to play dirty to ensure more loosing percentage, how low...Ignored
DislikedAll of the FXCM MT4 and standard 10k accounts are straight through processing. The $25k account mentioned was for the active trader platform which shows depth of market. Active trader has the ability to display raw spreads that we receive from the banks without mark up and a commission is charged instead. Register for a demo and you can see the live prices and liquidity.Ignored
DislikedThe delay one sucks, but I guess our job is to find a dealer who sets this to a value that is as low as possible.
,BundyIgnored
DislikedI have asked FXCM UK MT4 why they have this Boston Technologies. (What a bummer!).
ChristianIgnored