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  • #4,601
  • Jan 8, 2010 11:44am Jan 8, 2010 11:44am
Quoting tar
Thats good , this mean even if i joined the bid or the offer late , your clients will hit my order first , right ? what about if i had 1 lot only and the client wants 5 lots , does he takes 1 lot from me and 4 from the bank ?
Exactly.
  • #4,602
  • Jan 8, 2010 12:02pm Jan 8, 2010 12:02pm
Quoting tar
regarding the order limit = 1000 lots , i think Justin means limit orders not market orders , market orders depends on the size shown in the market depth , if it is showing 300 @ 1.4410 then u can get filled up to 300 lots at this exact point at this time , unless ofcourse the bank is hiding other size at this price , but there is no gauarntee u get filled 1000 lots anytime u want it depends on each size availble at each price ...
Quoting jleblang
Let me clarify this statement.

If you do prefer to place a market order of 1000 lots even if the market depth is showing 300, you'll be completely filled on your order, but you might receive a partial fill price on a portion of the trade. The end result will be a complete fill with an average basis price.

For example -

500 lots @ 1.4410
300 lots @ 1.44105
200 lots @ 1.4411

While many brokers used to re-quote in this situation, MB Trading has always allowed for partial fills to insure you're filled on your market orders without interruption....
Thank you, gentlemen. I'm glad I understand exactly how the process works now.


Quoting jleblang
Kibescrop,

I'm not 100% on the exact process of the ACH transfers, but I feel like we should initiate the call. Let me check on this for you tomorrow; please email me your name and account number so I can better assist you.

Thank you
Thanks Justin,

I just received another message this morning stating that the transfer was initiated yesterday and that my funds will be available in my account on Tuesday. I also got a message from my bank that the withdrawal was made today. Hopefully that means I'll be able to start trading on Tuesday.

But I guess I'll be missing out on Non-Farm Payroll this month!
  • #4,603
  • Jan 8, 2010 1:42pm Jan 8, 2010 1:42pm
Thanks justin, Ill do some screenshots etc if the same errors occur again and send them in.

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I also have a question regarding margin requirements for futures. If i wished to trade 10 ES(Emini S&P 500) contracts INTRADAY would I need AT LEAST ....

a. $12656 in my account (i.e, $1406 intraday inital + $1125 x 10 intraday maintenance)

OR b. just $11250 in my account ($1125 x 10 intraday maintenance)

And if there is insuffient funds in my account at CLOSE of market will any open positions be AUTOMATICALLY closed out AT close of market or say 15/30mins BEFORE close of market. Or would instead a margin call occur.

thanks
sleepy
  • #4,604
  • Jan 9, 2010 10:32am Jan 9, 2010 10:32am
Quoting sleepy004
Thanks justin, Ill do some screenshots etc if the same errors occur again and send them in.

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I also have a question regarding margin requirements for futures. If i wished to trade 10 ES(Emini S&P 500) contracts INTRADAY would I need AT LEAST ....

a. $12656 in my account (i.e, $1406 intraday inital + $1125 x 10 intraday maintenance)

OR b. just $11250 in my account ($1125 x 10 intraday maintenance)

And if there is insuffient funds in my account at CLOSE of market will any open positions be AUTOMATICALLY closed out AT close...
you'd need more I think. I don't know what's the margin for ES but assuming it's 5% margin for ES futures then 10 contracts is an exposure of 1140 pts * 10 contracts * 50 (because each contract = 50* index) which means a total exposure of around 570,000 USD.

Ok I see that the margin requirement is around 2.5% so I guess you may be right.

2.5% of current 570k exposure equals around 14k ' ish

i think that's it
  • #4,605
  • Jan 9, 2010 10:45am Jan 9, 2010 10:45am
You would need 10x initial margin to open a position of 10 ES contracts. If you then incur losses and account equity falls below 10x intraday maintainance margin you would get a margin call.
  • #4,606
  • Jan 9, 2010 12:06pm Jan 9, 2010 12:06pm
Quoting jleblang
Hi Egkid,

So you are looking for market opinions, blogs, morning notes, etc from us? It's not something we currently do obviously, but I see what we can offer after the first of the year.

Regards,
Hello Justin
Hope You still remember
  • #4,607
  • Jan 9, 2010 1:30pm Jan 9, 2010 1:30pm
jleblang....I have been a happy MB Trading customer for years and I hate to switch but I can't get a data feed at my new job. I guess firewall stuff. Is there something I can do?
  • #4,608
  • Jan 9, 2010 8:24pm Jan 9, 2010 8:24pm
Justin or anyone that knows,

I use the regular charts that come with navigator. I noticed that volume does not show on the list shown in the screen shot (hope it worked). I there a way to show volume with the regular charts?

Thank you.
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  • #4,609
  • Jan 9, 2010 9:18pm Jan 9, 2010 9:18pm
Hi Justin,

I have a question regarding MT4.

I trade using the Navigator software, but don't use the charting software that's bundled with Navigator. I prefer MT4 for charting and Navigator for trading.

Unfortunately the MBT MT4 demo software goes down a lot and using other broker's MT4 platforms there's often a difference in price correlation with MBT so its not optimal.

Would it be possible to make to make the live version of MT4 available for your clients trading live Navigator accounts without having to open a seperate MT4 trading account?

Since it's the most robust charting software MBT currently has available, it would seem to make sense to make it available to all your clients without having to park 400 dollars in an account someone wouldn't be trading from to gain access to the more stable version of the software.
  • #4,610
  • Jan 11, 2010 5:17am Jan 11, 2010 5:17am
Quoting Fudomyo
Hi Justin,

I have a question regarding MT4.

I trade using the Navigator software, but don't use the charting software that's bundled with Navigator. I prefer MT4 for charting and Navigator for trading.

Unfortunately the MBT MT4 demo software goes down a lot and using other broker's MT4 platforms there's often a difference in price correlation with MBT so its not optimal....
I had the same issue. However, you have to open the account with $400. You don't have to leave it there. There is no minimum after you open it, so I transferred most back a week after opening and have $25 sitting there.
  • #4,611
  • Jan 11, 2010 9:18am Jan 11, 2010 9:18am
Guys can someone post a screenshot of the depth of market from his live account for the euro and for the pound please ? i want to c the liquidity ...
  • #4,612
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:12am Jan 11, 2010 10:12am
Quoting tar
Guys can someone post a screenshot of the depth of market from his live account for the euro and for the pound please ? i want to c the liquidity ...
tar,

Here you go.

Remember, our providers are not required to display all available liquidity and you are seeing only a portion of client and bank orders.
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  • #4,613
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:14am Jan 11, 2010 10:14am
Quoting Pip Dawg
jleblang....I have been a happy MB Trading customer for years and I hate to switch but I can't get a data feed at my new job. I guess firewall stuff. Is there something I can do?
Pip Dawg,

Our web-based platform coming out shortly should provide a solution for you. I should have more info on the live release date in the coming week or so.
  • #4,614
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:15am Jan 11, 2010 10:15am
Quoting egkid
Hello Justin
Hope You still remember
I do
  • #4,615
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:17am Jan 11, 2010 10:17am
ah ok thanks
  • #4,616
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:22am Jan 11, 2010 10:22am
There is only 7 million on either side of the eur/usd book. There used to be 30+ million. There is 20 mil in gbp/usd.

Is there a technical problem of some sort? Usually, there is more liquidity in eur/usd than gbp/usd. This looks wrong.
  • #4,617
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:24am Jan 11, 2010 10:24am
Quoting shrike
There is only 7 million on either side of the eur/usd book. There used to be 30+ million. There is 20 mil in gbp/usd.

Is there a technical problem of some sort? Usually, there is more liquidity in eur/usd than gbp/usd. This looks wrong.
It's all there, just not displayed currently at the discretion of the connecting providers.
  • #4,618
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:28am Jan 11, 2010 10:28am
Can a provider hide his complete bid/offer, or does he have to display a minimum amount? Just asking, because it looks like there are 5 providers quoting in eur/usd and 8 in gbp/usd.
  • #4,619
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:30am Jan 11, 2010 10:30am
Hi Justin,

Is your demo server working? I could not establish the connection today. I thought my demo a/c expired, and tried to open a new one, but could not connect to your demo server.

Also, I re-downloaded MT4 from MBT's site again, just in case - after I re-installed it I noticed it was "build 221", whilst the prior version (which I de-installed) was "build 225".

Any idea what's going on? Many thanks!
One Chart is Worth Ten Thousand Words.
  • #4,620
  • Jan 11, 2010 10:31am Jan 11, 2010 10:31am
Quoting shrike
There is only 7 million on either side of the eur/usd book. There used to be 30+ million. There is 20 mil in gbp/usd.

Is there a technical problem of some sort? Usually, there is more liquidity in eur/usd than gbp/usd. This looks wrong.
Yeah i noticed this , i saw better liquidity b4 from old screenshots at this thread , put in mind that not all liquidity pools the same , i know guys trades at FX desks in the uk they c 100 m Euro within 2 pips in active times , anyway if we use limit orders with MB and the price goes through our limit order we should get filled even 20 m Justin correct me if i am wrong ...
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