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  • #81
  • Jun 29, 2018 2:46pm Jun 29, 2018 2:46pm
Quoting despichtt
Watch the latest freezing during the Atlanta Fed GDP cutting(hot news item for a while!!): the platform immideately frooze!! On the rigth side server that didnt crash. Watch the red line on both sides at 17:38hour and see the gap on the M1 chart on the left side. Shame on you IC Markets, you thieves!!! {image}
Ok, I'm not 100% trusting of any broker but lets be real here. Why the hell would ICmarkets be cheating you with platform freezes on a DEMO account??!

The freezes are probably the barrage of indicators and EA's you have on the charts during fast moving action... How may pairs were active in the symbols window at the time?
  • #82
  • Jun 29, 2018 7:19pm Jun 29, 2018 7:19pm
I have traded with IC Markets for 4 years now and 2 other brokers for 12 years and can honestly claim that platform freezes are common. They are the result of 3 reasons:
1. Multiple / combinations of symbols, charts and their indicators and/or EA’s
2. Slow/Low quality computer operating system
3. Internet connection Ping higher than 10ms and download speed lower than 50mbps.

I have one powerful laptop dedicated to news trading with only 1 naked MT4 chart (no indicators or ea’s) only with the 1 symbol that I am trading on news announcements. I never have freezes/disconnections on that computer whereas my other “loaded” computers do indeed freeze.
  • #83
  • Jun 29, 2018 7:33pm Jun 29, 2018 7:33pm
As an alternative, the most stable platform to use for news trading is the mobile MT4.
I have never experienced any gaps or freezing on my iPhone and my orders are always closed instantly even during fast moving news announcements action.
Now slippages are another thing...
  • #84
  • Edited 2:00am Jun 30, 2018 12:53am | Edited 2:00am
Hi C-12,

Off course they dont trade against me on an demo account. It wasnt just me pulling the trigger on a hot news item remember; a lot of people are just waiting for such great moments to trade against the dollar for a while.
And yes, the platform is running a bit slow while starting up. Once its running it keeps running. Remember, I even run 2 platforms(!) on the picture shown at the same time so thats nonsence. Also, the rigth server is giving the correct picture and didnt freeze at the same time. Volume wasnt that big eather but far more than IC Markets; it was totaly gone just before 17:38hour. I restarted the IC Market thing again but it didnt even backfill afterwards eather prooving it was just a scam thing!!
To symona: tipicaly an answer from some scam broker dude. Always try to blame something else!! I do have fast connection and powerfull system though but its not neccesaire at all. Just a simple computer and 10 down is also enough; you can still use aaaaaall the wild indicators you like!! Trading the iPhone is nice when you are unable to go to casino for some reason; it doesnt eat all the indicators I like to see eather.
This broker is probably just ok for people trying to make a move when the coast is all clear, when nobody is expecting anything. Even not IC Markets lol so you migth get away with it. Roling the dice once more!!
Other very strange thing I noticed: I couldnt buy some more when the server came back after the news. It gave some strange error never seen before. No falure buying the other demo eather. I wonder if you smart guys can show me any real buyings at all using real time account at that time, besides company emloyees off course(..). You simly cannot; likely just blaming something else again!


Good luck!!
Life is great!!
  • #85
  • Jun 30, 2018 5:04am Jun 30, 2018 5:04am
Quoting despichtt
To symona: tipicaly an answer from some scam broker dude. Always try to blame something else!!
Hi Despichtt ,

I understand your attitude regarding FX brokers and agree with you that many are just a pure scam , but luckily not all

But you are overreacting a little bit too much here , you seem to find posts from scam brokers' shills everywhere now

That above post from Symona was not an answer from some scam broker dude imho , come on

Trolls and scam brokers are always present on trading forums but it's easy to tell who they are
  • #86
  • Jun 30, 2018 11:22pm Jun 30, 2018 11:22pm
To Despitchtt:
You are obviously a typical loser trader among the 95%.
Well I am not.
I made €283,000 last year and it was a bad year for me. Have seen better days.
Accusing me of being some scam broker is indicative of your ignorance, incompetence and boorishness not to mention paranoia..
Based on your platform setup , it is evident that you have no idea how to trade this market.
My advice (I rarely provide one) is to quit and leave this game to the big boys!
Cheers..
  • #87
  • Edited 5:05am Jul 1, 2018 1:37am | Edited 5:05am
If you are such a hot shot news trader dear symona, why dont you show some trading around the time mentioned! Please tell all vieuwers what a great opportunitie IC Markets gave their traders around 17:38hour. Please tell us the scammy reason why you even were not alowed to buy some more just after 17:38hour(should have taken picture of error message; unfortunately I forgot). I thougth I had seen it all(..)
Give me 1 good reason to trade the news at the end with IC Markets while it, at least always during news releases, freezes all the time you silly! You probably dont even have some proper news server because you cannot afford one; didnt understand there for why price was breaking out because you saw no volume at all!
Its a bit of a messey chart I admid but at least it doesnt give the braindamage at the end like the chemo collors on black background you use. Its been prooven, really, I think the process has allready been started in your case!!
I like to show picture again though what a great broker synoma is using to make her fortune trading the news. Nothing fancy on the charts by the way, just basic stuf like pivots, some EMA averages from different TF's and trend lines. You'll be amazed symona to see how often one can predict where price is going to after some breakout; probably all new to you. Below some compilation of stochastic and volume. Is it getting to much for you symona?
Take a good look again at the picture around 17:38hour and you can all see the great move misses symona could have made trading probably one of her favorite news items:
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Life is great!!
  • #88
  • Edited 11:02pm Jul 1, 2018 2:21am | Edited 11:02pm
My last note, than I'm gone.
I had enough studying scam brokers and freezings. There are some good forex brokers out there I'm sure(dont like to mention) but I'm going back to future land. Back to my old reliable broker I used in the past!! No spreads terror anymore either, lovely. Just a digit less and leverage about the same as 1:100. No slippages, freezings, crashes nothing, never seen one in 2 years trading in the past. Easy order configuration as well; also very tired of studing all those crash EA's!!!
It was a pleasure to meet you simona, good luck to all of you!!

Watch it next: she is gonna react like I'm crazy lol
Life is great!!
  • #89
  • Jul 1, 2018 1:11pm Jul 1, 2018 1:11pm
What a ranting lunatic you are!
You need professional psychiatric help...
  • #90
  • Jul 8, 2018 6:43am Jul 8, 2018 6:43am
despichtt this is gaps,who is your broker thath no have thisis freezings ''gaps'' please share?
  • #91
  • Jul 16, 2018 7:56am Jul 16, 2018 7:56am
I am about to open a Live Account with IC Markets after some near perfect operation for 2 months on demo, but unfortunately during last 2 or 3 weeks I am experiencing lots of lags.. both opening and closing positions. It is not big news related.. it happens randomly. Just now I was about to fulfill the form for going Live, and another lag to close a position. Gave up... I would get mad if this happens live...
Anyone else experiencing this?
  • #92
  • Jul 16, 2018 8:10am Jul 16, 2018 8:10am
Quoting CoinHunter
I am about to open a Live Account with IC Markets after some near perfect operation for 2 months on demo, but unfortunately during last 2 or 3 weeks I am experiencing lots of lags.. both opening and closing positions. It is not big news related.. it happens randomly. Just now I was about to fulfill the form for going Live, and another lag to close a position. Gave up... I would get mad if this happens live... Anyone else experiencing this?
If you take demotrading into consideration for analysing technical performances you still have a long way to go..

You are acting in a virtual playground with NO CONNECTION to a live trading environment in terms of execution. But enjoy wasting your time.
  • #93
  • Jul 16, 2018 9:07am Jul 16, 2018 9:07am
Quoting Drolph
{quote} If you take demotrading into consideration for analysing technical performances you still have a long way to go.. You are acting in a virtual playground with NO CONNECTION to a live trading environment in terms of execution. But enjoy wasting your time.
Oh really? I didn't know that the demo servers are not a replica of the live servers.... [ ironic mode off ]

Now seriously... A demo account is the showroom of a broker in my opinion. I don't care if the quotes are reflecting the market 100%, but execution MUST be - near - perfect. If execution is OK on demo environment, I open a small live account.... if the performance is still ok.... I test customer service... withdrawal and so on. Only then I would consider depositing any significant amount. But if not even on demo it works, why would one take the - sometimes annoying steps - to open a live account with a broker that cannot even manage a demo environment?
Or are you opening live accounts without trying brokers?

As I said... so far my experience demoing IC Markets was good.... recently, not anymore. Back to the original question.... are other IC Market users,,,, demo or live experiencing lags last weeks?
  • #94
  • Jul 16, 2018 9:13am Jul 16, 2018 9:13am
I am NEVER using any demoaccounts. I have live accounts with over a dozen brokers. I am not here to convince you otherwise.

Brokers that invest time, money and ressources into democrap instead of using the same ressources keeping a reliable and attractive livetrading environment are the real ones to avoid. It is much more worth to use small live accounts testing your broker of choice than wasting months and years of time just to realize afterwards, that there is no connection between live and demo performance. I leave the tradefill differences like slippage etc. aside here.

I am earning money in this business for years. This the source of my oppinion. But as I said - I am fine with people still thinking demotrading is valuable.
  • #95
  • Jul 17, 2018 5:34am Jul 17, 2018 5:34am
Hi There, have you thought of looking at Tradeview? I had never heard of them until recently as they dont seem to advertise heavily over here but their spreads are really good and I dont think you get affected by the margin changes. I spoke to Adam who was really helpful on this.
  • #96
  • Jul 17, 2018 11:05am Jul 17, 2018 11:05am
Quoting jollytrader
Hi There, have you thought of looking at Tradeview? I had never heard of them until recently as they dont seem to advertise heavily over here but their spreads are really good and I dont think you get affected by the margin changes. I spoke to Adam who was really helpful on this.
They are great broker- an American-owned broker. I already have account with them, though not funded yet. American strict regulations drove out great brokers. So will EU ESMA would do to great brokers in EU so soon. Tradeview doesn't even accept American traders.
Make all mistakes in demo and rain in pips in live account
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  • #97
  • Jul 18, 2018 12:34am Jul 18, 2018 12:34am
Take a good listen at Drolph! Its a very good idea to open an account if the demo doesnt work properly; its a real smart thing to do. Try open as many accounts as he has and you likely make as much money as he does!! What an idiot again!!
Life is great!!
  • #98
  • Jul 18, 2018 3:06am Jul 18, 2018 3:06am
Quoting despichtt
Take a good listen at Drolph! Its a very good idea to open an account if the demo doesnt work properly; its a real smart thing to do. Try open as many accounts as he has and you likely make as much money as he does!! What an idiot again!!
He is using exclamation marks multiple times - so he must be right.
  • #99
  • Jul 19, 2018 1:05am Jul 19, 2018 1:05am
Quoting Drolph
{quote} He is using exclamation marks multiple times - so he must be right.
I've never met some broker gladiator before; you must be some super trader! Not only figthing the market but at least a dozen of brokers at the same time. Wow, you hot shot!(!!!!!)
Life is great!!
  • #100
  • Edited 5:20pm Apr 16, 2019 5:07pm | Edited 5:20pm
Quoting despichtt
{quote} I've never met some broker gladiator before; you must be some super trader! Not only figthing the market but at least a dozen of brokers at the same time. Wow, you hot shot!(!!!!!)
if your account is freezing its actualy common for retail traders even when using a demo .
because of a greater than normal vollatilty produced by the market makers
when that happens the brokers send to much info to your platform so its freezing ;
en most of the time this happening on critical decision making moments .
like high impact news etc ...
en of course when you asking the broker why this happens ;
it will bee your fault because of to much indicators etc ...
but actualy that is a strategy used by brokers to make more money .
the only time your sure is when you are connected directly to the intrabanks
databanks .
en that will never be allowed !
so yes whe are runnng behind the facts .
en not like the pro's they run before the facts .
with more info etc...
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