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VTTrader: broker disconnections - is it only me..

  • #21
  • Sep 14, 2006 11:19am Sep 14, 2006 11:19am
vt has the best charting platform out there.
Yes, I also like VT features much more than MetaTrader or other platforms, but CMS is definitely not a provider you may rely on. A 35 pip spread during the news release time, high/low wicks which always reach exactly your stop-loss, delays in command processing, big spreads at lazy market time - this is not a complete list of their trap arsenal.
Ben
  • #22
  • Sep 24, 2006 10:43pm Sep 24, 2006 10:43pm
Ok is it CMS or is it me.

Charts will come up but candles are not matching up with price. Candles seem stuck on Friday's numbers.

Lou
  • #23
  • Sep 24, 2006 10:51pm Sep 24, 2006 10:51pm
Lou- my charts seem to be working fine. i have had that problem before. It's a a server bug. you might try logging out and back in-I run cms and meta4 charts on different screens and they are in harmony -2 tonight
Trade what you see - Not what you think
  • #24
  • Sep 25, 2006 4:23am Sep 25, 2006 4:23am
Just a little advice- I only make longterm trades with CMS. Anything below a daily or 4 hr timeframe with CMS and you are asking for trouble.

As traders we all have to learn things the hard way. One of the lessons you learn as a trader is that you will no longer make any shorterm trades with CMS. You can still use the excellent charting and TA tools that CMS provides. Just use a reputable broker like OANDA for the impulsive intraday trades. It is really a very simple matter.
  • #25
  • Sep 25, 2006 12:02pm Sep 25, 2006 12:02pm
Quoting Palmer
I gave up on CMS about a month ago and went with FXDD because of all of these mentioned problems that are apparantly still problems. Straddled both news news releases the past few dys..filled at my buy stop exactly. Just wondering how long that will last. We'll see...
When you switched to FXDD wait about two months, and you will incur the very same problems with the FXDD crooks and the CMS crooks......
  • #26
  • Sep 25, 2006 12:19pm Sep 25, 2006 12:19pm
There are no good and bad b rokers. All they are predators we feed with our money, but CMS is definitely a company one should avoid. Huge spreads and servers that don't answer for 10-30 minutes during the news release time, glitchy and unstable trading platform - it's depressing and results in losses which don't depend on your trading skills.
I've switched to InterBank FX and see the difference in my balance.
Ben
  • #27
  • Sep 25, 2006 7:37pm Sep 25, 2006 7:37pm
Here I am 24 + hrs later and still get the message ' charting servers are unavailable'. Tried earlier today too. By the way the spelling on the message of unavailable does not give one confidence.

Lou
  • #28
  • Sep 25, 2006 11:03pm Sep 25, 2006 11:03pm
Since we're on the subject -- if you're serious about trading get that redundant Internet connection. You should have a primary line to the Internet (say, DSL), and a backup for failover, with either an auto-switch that senses when the main line goes down, or you can do it manually to your backup line (cable)...

That also goes for power supplies -- like APC...
Mr. Trend
  • #29
  • Sep 26, 2006 1:05am Sep 26, 2006 1:05am
Hello,

Quote
Here I am 24 + hrs later and still get the message ' charting servers are unavailable'. Tried earlier today too. By the way the spelling on the message of unavailable does not give one confidence.

That "charting service unavailable" message will be fixed in VT Trader 1.8.5 (it was actually fixed in our first 1.8.5 beta released internally for testing). I didn't realize this fix didn't get ported into the 1.8.3 branch. I apologize.

In regards to the charts not coming up, you should contact your broker's tech department immediately so they can assist you in troubleshooting the issue.

Regards,
Chris
  • #30
  • Sep 26, 2006 1:16am Sep 26, 2006 1:16am
Quoting basuccess7
I am new to forex and VT. What do you guys mean when you say forex is not an open exchange and when you place a trade the broker is taking the other side of the trade and they can lose money by doing this? This just sound like the old bucket shops from the early 1900's.

Are there larger brokers out there that do simply act as true brokers between buyers and sellers? And if so, which ones use the VT platform? I opened a demo account with CMS, but now I am having second thoughts about trading with them.

Thanks!
ha ha, actually you got it right ,, just like old times for the most part ,, things are changing slowly but only because retail traders are getting wiser because of boards .and the net
choose carefully ,
hemp
  • #31
  • Sep 26, 2006 8:11am Sep 26, 2006 8:11am
Quoting MissForex
Who is your broker?
cms
  • #32
  • Sep 27, 2006 12:19pm Sep 27, 2006 12:19pm
dude i think you have funniest name on FF..
Relax and be happy.
  • #33
  • Sep 27, 2006 12:20pm Sep 27, 2006 12:20pm
ok i just got done laughing for a good 30 seconds. i cant look at your avatar and username together or it makes me bust out laughin.
Relax and be happy.
  • #34
  • Last Post: Oct 1, 2006 8:32pm Oct 1, 2006 8:32pm
Quoting merlin
ok i just got done laughing for a good 30 seconds. i cant look at your avatar and username together or it makes me bust out laughin.
hahaha! at least with the stress involved in trading.. my username and avatar would cheer you up..ey, where's my reward merlin? you did say last time i should be given a reward for the most unique username here in FF
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