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  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 29, 2007 3:15am Dec 29, 2007 3:15am
how many lots (100k lots) can you trade at max?
50 pips a day keep the doctor away!
  • #2
  • Dec 29, 2007 9:38am Dec 29, 2007 9:38am
That depends on your broker.
  • #3
  • Dec 29, 2007 11:34pm Dec 29, 2007 11:34pm
Quoting mister G.
how many lots (100k lots) can you trade at max?
You can trade as many as you want as long as you have the funds in your account. This is what my broker told me several years ago. I traded brokers three times and I have asked them the same question and got the same answer... if you have the funds, trade as big as you wish.
  • #4
  • Dec 30, 2007 12:09am Dec 30, 2007 12:09am
Quoting WHTenn
You can trade as many as you want as long as you have the funds in your account. This is what my broker told me several years ago. I traded brokers three times and I have asked them the same question and got the same answer... if you have the funds, trade as big as you wish.
This has been my experience, also. And though the incentives vary, most brokers offer lower spreads for larger lot size trades.

  • #5
  • Dec 30, 2007 12:13am Dec 30, 2007 12:13am
Dukascopy advertises "100 Million with one click", so 1000 lots for them. I imagine the other ECNs are the same, you can sweep the book if you have the funds in your account. Several hundred million on the majors on some of them..
  • #6
  • Dec 30, 2007 12:27am Dec 30, 2007 12:27am
Quoting Trader KGB
Dukascopy advertises "100 Million with one click", so 1000 lots for them. I imagine the other ECNs are the same, you can sweep the book if you have the funds in your account. Several hundred million on the majors on some of them..

Hey my friend, this is interesting reading. I hate re-quotes. I am going to do some investigating into Dukascopy since this is the case.

Wishing you a prosperous New Year!
  • #7
  • Dec 30, 2007 1:25am Dec 30, 2007 1:25am
Quoting WHTenn
Hey my friend, this is interesting reading. I hate re-quotes. I am going to do some investigating into Dukascopy since this is the case.

Wishing you a prosperous New Year!
Thanks!

This page mentions the book sweep feature at the bottom, 200 million EUR/USD in one click (4-5 pip levels deep). An interesting feature of their platform is the ability to set pre-defined slippage. Meaning, if you were trading at those sizes, you can set how many pip levels to sweep to fill your order.

Have a wonderful New Year mate!
  • #8
  • Dec 30, 2007 2:56am Dec 30, 2007 2:56am
Quoting Trader KGB
Thanks!

This page mentions the book sweep feature at the bottom, 200 million EUR/USD in one click (4-5 pip levels deep). An interesting feature of their platform is the ability to set pre-defined slippage. Meaning, if you were trading at those sizes, you can set how many pip levels to sweep to fill your order.

Have a wonderful New Year mate!
Very impressive link my friend. Thanks for taking the time to research it and link it for me.

Thanks a bunch
  • #9
  • Last Post: Jul 2, 2011 10:00am Jul 2, 2011 10:00am
Yeah .. dukascopy gives opportunity to buy/sell up to 200 millions with one click with effective spread 4 - 5 pips. I think that the big players trade another style than we, they don't buy/sell with market orders, but with pending orders
For example: you are professional forex trader and you want to buy 200 millions, if you use market order you will pay 4 - 5 pips, but when you will use pending order your spread will be from 0.5 - 1 pip and thats big difference. (5 pips = 100 000$, 1 pip = 20 000$) At Dukascopy ECN level II i saw several times pending order with amount 2 billions dolars (20 000 standard lots, these orders are filled for several seconds )
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