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Is this normal for a mini account??

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 22, 2006 9:53am Sep 22, 2006 9:53am
I have a question regarding the bid and ask that I am receiving from my broker, I wont mention any names because I am not sure if this is normal or not. The other day I had both my live account (which has its own trading software, java based) and a metatrader based Demo running. One window overlapped the other so I could watch price movements on both (EUR/USD). From what I saw, and I am not sure this is normal or not, is that is seems to me that my broker dampens the price fluctuation a little, or maybe a lot. I have a 3 pip spread on my live mini account, and it is usually 1 pip higher then the price on the metatrader chart, or at least the price on the demo would be in between the bid and ask on my live account. But this day I watch the price on the demo be as much as 3 pips lower then my live account, and fluctuating a lot more then the bid and ask on my live account. Can anyone explain this??

Thanks

Rusty
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  • Last Post: Sep 22, 2006 10:31am Sep 22, 2006 10:31am
Quoting rusty105
I have a question regarding the bid and ask that I am receiving from my broker, I wont mention any names because I am not sure if this is normal or not. The other day I had both my live account (which has its own trading software, java based) and a metatrader based Demo running. One window overlapped the other so I could watch price movements on both (EUR/USD). From what I saw, and I am not sure this is normal or not, is that is seems to me that my broker dampens the price fluctuation a little, or maybe a lot. I have a 3 pip spread on my live mini account, and it is usually 1 pip higher then the price on the metatrader chart, or at least the price on the demo would be in between the bid and ask on my live account. But this day I watch the price on the demo be as much as 3 pips lower then my live account, and fluctuating a lot more then the bid and ask on my live account. Can anyone explain this??
Thanks
Rusty
I'm assuming the feeds are from different sources, if so it's normal. Remember that each borker is its own market maker, and able, therefore, to show you any price it wants.
Peter
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