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  • #4,141
  • Jan 8, 2014 11:05am Jan 8, 2014 11:05am
Quoting tobijohn
{quote} There's actually twelve folders in the History Center, all containing different pairs. I found EURUSD in Forex11 but there was no data whatsoever in the right pane to delete. Same with the pairs in all the other folders. Maybe I should just rename my FXCM MT4 folder, reinstall and copy over my indicators and templates.....
Hi Tobijohn,

We have many MT4 servers, so I'm wondering if the issue you describe with the Saturday candle might be specific to the server your account is on. That might explain why I don't see the Saturday candle that you describe on my MT4 account. Please email a screenshot of your MT4 charts showing the Saturday candle along with your account number to [email protected], and please CC me at [email protected]. I can then have our techs take a look at this in more detail.

Thanks,
Jason
  • #4,142
  • Edited 1:33pm Jan 8, 2014 1:19pm | Edited 1:33pm
Quoting Turveyd
But I'm trading $1 per pip with a $500 account we'll say currently, so to keep the %%'s the same I'd have to trade at $200 per pip at $100K, and $2000 per pip when I hit the Million. Although I can go to $100 per pip, FXCM say your order when you move past $10 will likely be broken up into multiple orders, managing a seperate SL for each and closing each manually which takes time. So realistically the upper limit $'s per pip is $20 area, so as soon as I hit a $10K account it'll be a rapidly falling % without looking for a different broker to solve...
Hi Turveyd,

I was going over posts that were made on the forum while I was away on Christmas break, and I came across the post above that you made in another thread. I didn't want to take that thread off topic, so I've responded to your post here instead.

I can understand your concern about possibly having larger orders filled across multiple tickets. However, it's worth keeping in mind that the reason this happens is because we're using multiple liquidity providers to make sure you get the best price available for the entire order. In addition, FXCM has tools available for high volume traders that allow you to manage multiple tickets in the same currency pair as a single trade making it simple to manually close positions or adjust your stop loss. So whether you are trading $2 per pip or $200 per pip, you can still still manage your trades quickly.

You might also be interested to know about the Time In Force feature on our Trading Station platform. If you click on the Advanced button in the Create Market Order window, you will see the Time In Force field. You can then select GTC, IOC or FOK.

  1. GTC is the default setting and stands for Good Till Cancelled, which means your entire order will be filled at the best available price(s) and it's possible your order could be filled across multiple tickets.
  2. IOC stands for Immediate Or Cancel, which means as much of your order as possible will be filled at the best available price. If that price does not have enough liquidity to fill your entire order, any remaining amount in your order will be cancelled, so there will only be one trade ticket to manage.
  3. FOK stands for Fill Or Kill, which means all of your order will be filled at the best available price, if that price has enough liquidity. Otherwise, your entire order will be cancelled unfilled. Either way, you won't have to worry about multiple tickets.

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  • #4,143
  • Jan 8, 2014 1:29pm Jan 8, 2014 1:29pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Turveyd, I was going over posts that were made on the forum while I was away on Christmas break, and I came across the post above that you made in another thread. I didn't want to take that thread off topic, so I've responded to your post here instead. I can understand your concern about possibly having larger orders filled across multiple tickets. However, it's worth keeping in mind that the reason this happens is because we're using multiple liquidity providers to make sure you get the best price available for the entire order. In addition,...

That confused me, thought Id gone mad for a while.

Via ts2 no issues, can't remember about SL's, I trade entirely via tradeinterceptor which likely isn't as easy.


But if i get to $200 per pip, then i guess I shall be staying home, then bacm to TS2.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #4,144
  • Jan 8, 2014 2:04pm Jan 8, 2014 2:04pm
Quoting Turveyd
That confused me, thought Id gone mad for a while.
Please let me know if you still have any questions about this.
  • #4,145
  • Jan 8, 2014 2:06pm Jan 8, 2014 2:06pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Please let me know if you still have any questions about this.



You'll be on TS69 by the time its an issue, don't worry lol
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #4,146
  • Jan 13, 2014 4:50am Jan 13, 2014 4:50am
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} If you will be trading other people's accounts, then it's better to use a Limited Power of Attorney rather than to use Trade Copier. That is because Trade Copier requires you to enter the login and password of all the accounts that will be traded. That would require your friends and family to give you their login details. The advantage of a Limited Power of Attorney form is that instead of using their login details, you would be given your own special trader login that would allow you to place trades on their accounts but not to make deposits...
Hi Jason, I am wondering if this is still the same case for an Australian citizen? Would I be able to use limited POA to trade friends/family's accounts?
  • #4,147
  • Jan 13, 2014 2:17pm Jan 13, 2014 2:17pm
Quoting genie
{quote} Hi Jason, I am wondering if this is still the same case for an Australian citizen? Would I be able to use limited POA to trade friends/family's accounts?
Yes Genie, I've just sent you a PM with our Limited Power of Attorney (LPOA) form for FXCM Australia. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
  • #4,148
  • Jan 13, 2014 5:50pm Jan 13, 2014 5:50pm
Quoting jsr
Hi Jason. I've noticed that sometimes MT4 shows a gap that is not present in TSII/Marketscope. Why is that? Gaps play an important role in trading. See this example in XAU/USD. {image} {image}
Hi Jsr,

I followed up with our tech department regarding your question, and you are correct. Currently, the Marketscope charts cannot show interday gaps during the week. This had never been an issue with forex, since currencies trade 24 hours a day during the week with the exception of Christmas and New Years. However, with CFD products this means that a connecting line is being drawn from the closing price of one bar to the opening price of the following bar. This is something that our developers are working to change for a future update to Trading Station. While I don't have specific dates for you at this time, I'll post an update when I have more details. As you mentioned though, our other platforms including MT4 already reflect interday gaps during the week.

Jason
  • #4,149
  • Jan 15, 2014 3:59pm Jan 15, 2014 3:59pm
Quoting mitch77
Hi Jason, Any news to whether FXCM are going to change their MT4 servers to NY close
Hi Mitch,

New York Close charts are now available on FXCM's newest live MT4 server.

That means your daily charts will have 5 candles per week with no Sunday candle. Note that in order to make this possible, the time zone on this MT4 server is set to GMT+2 so that midnight on the charts corresponds to 5pm New York time (AKA New York Close).

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If you have an existing MT4 account with us on a server that's set to GMT, you can email [email protected] referencing your account number to request that the account be transferred to the new MT4 server with New York Close charts. Your account must be flat. Please allow a couple of business days for your account to be set up on the new server. You will receive an email with your new login details when the setup is complete.

* Please let us know your thoughts on our new MT4 server with New York Close charts. Based on your feedback, we can decide how many of our MT4 servers to keep on GMT time and how many to switch to New York Close.

** FXCM Trading Station charts have always been set to New York Close. Unlike with the MT4 platform, Trading Station allows you to display the time zone of your choice, and the daily candles will still begin and end at 5pm New York time.
  • #4,150
  • Jan 16, 2014 11:27am Jan 16, 2014 11:27am
Below are the holiday trading hours for CFDs in January. Forex trading hours remain as normal. All times below are in GMT.

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  • #4,151
  • Jan 16, 2014 12:12pm Jan 16, 2014 12:12pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
...Active Trader accounts which are available to clients with a balance of 25K or at least 10M in monthly trading volume...
Hello Jason,

I was wondering if FXCM Canada, with friedberg direct, have the same kind of deal? Do I qualify for an Active Trade account if I have a balance of 25k? Or can you tell me how much I need in my balance to qualify? Thanks for your help!

Malouin
Slowly, but surely...
  • #4,152
  • Jan 16, 2014 2:49pm Jan 16, 2014 2:49pm
Quoting Malouin
{quote} Hello Jason, I was wondering if FXCM Canada, with friedberg direct, have the same kind of deal? Do I qualify for an Active Trade account if I have a balance of 25k? Or can you tell me how much I need in my balance to qualify? Thanks for your help! Malouin
Hi Malouin,

Yes, traders in Canada can qualify for the same Active Trader pricing through Friedberg Direct that high volume traders enjoy through FXCM worldwide, and the requirements are the same: 25k balance or 10M trading volume per month. If you're interested in having an Active Trader account specialist follow up with you to discuss this in detail, you can send me a private message with your contact info.

Jason
  • #4,153
  • Jan 16, 2014 10:07pm Jan 16, 2014 10:07pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Malouin, Yes, traders in Canada can qualify for the same Active Trader pricing through Friedberg Direct that high volume traders enjoy through FXCM worldwide, and the requirements are the same: 25k balance or 10M trading volume per month. If you're interested in having an Active Trader account specialist follow up with you to discuss this in detail, you can send me a private message with your contact info. Jason
Thanks Jason, I appreciate your fast reply!

Malouin
Slowly, but surely...
  • #4,154
  • Jan 17, 2014 8:19pm Jan 17, 2014 8:19pm
Hi Guys

I don't know if you noticed but FXCM puts down extra money on my account every month, I think it is 5% annual interest rate and is calculated by your available funds. But not sure about exact formula behind it, anyway it is extra money for us and great rate of return.

If you put money on deposit with bank of america you will get about 0.5% a year which is worthless
kiss the trend
  • #4,155
  • Jan 17, 2014 10:10pm Jan 17, 2014 10:10pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Tobijohn, We have many MT4 servers, so I'm wondering if the issue you describe with the Saturday candle might be specific to the server your account is on. That might explain why I don't see the Saturday candle that you describe on my MT4 account. Please email a screenshot of your MT4 charts showing the Saturday candle along with your account number to [email protected], and please CC me at [email protected]. I can then have our techs take a look at this in more detail. Thanks, Jason

Emails sent. FWIW, I got the same results regardless of whether I was logged into the USD Demo01 server or the US Real 05 servers. It only happens when I'm using the NY Close indicator which by the way does not show the proper range anyway (at least for the Sunday bars)...
  • #4,156
  • Jan 18, 2014 9:08am Jan 18, 2014 9:08am
Quoting fx-trader777
Hi Guys I don't know if you noticed but FXCM puts down extra money on my account every month, I think it is 5% annual interest rate and is calculated by your available funds. But not sure about exact formula behind it, anyway it is extra money for us and great rate of return. If you put money on deposit with bank of america you will get about 0.5% a year which is worthless

Wow! 5% is really good. Is this available for "active traders"? Is there an upper limit on account balance, to get 5% a year in interest?
  • #4,157
  • Jan 18, 2014 10:06am Jan 18, 2014 10:06am
It seems to be for accounts under 50K

Here is the link http://www.fxcmmarkets.com/advantage...lq_cid=3883810

I think this is great incentive. When I opened account at FCXM they didn't have that option, because I remember I received e-mail in November last year and I opened account 7 months ago.

I got e-mail from FXCM containing this information, but frankly I didn't read it, I thought it was some regular offer, but I noticed money was added on my account every month
kiss the trend
  • #4,158
  • Jan 18, 2014 10:18am Jan 18, 2014 10:18am
Quoting fx-trader777
Hi Guys I don't know if you noticed but FXCM puts down extra money on my account every month, I think it is 5% annual interest rate and is calculated by your available funds. But not sure about exact formula behind it, anyway it is extra money for us and great rate of return. If you put money on deposit with bank of america you will get about 0.5% a year which is worthless
Residents of the United States, Canada, China, Europe, and other countries are ineligible to open an account with FXCM Markets.
  • #4,159
  • Jan 19, 2014 4:30pm Jan 19, 2014 4:30pm
Quoting tobijohn
{quote} Emails sent. FWIW, I got the same results regardless of whether I was logged into the USD Demo01 server or the US Real 05 servers. It only happens when I'm using the NY Close indicator which by the way does not show the proper range anyway (at least for the Sunday bars)...
Also Jason, FWIW, the Saturday bar is now only present prior to the beginning of 2014. I also noticed that today's Open (Sunday 5pm) worked with the regular Daily chart, no need for the NY Close indicator. I've tried deleting all the Daily data from history but still the same. Strange...
  • #4,160
  • Jan 20, 2014 6:49am Jan 20, 2014 6:49am
Hi Jason
I am having problem with Tablet platform FXCM HD version.
I was using it long time on tablet but once I decided to move it to built-in disc memory of tablet from tablet memory it stopped working. I moved it back to tablet memory, it didnt open.
I installed the other tablet version not HD that worked but I dont like that one.

so, I uninstalled all of them and reinstalled FXCM HD from Google Play, however, it wont start at all. it constantly says Fxcm cant start..error-like pop-up.

how to fix this? what may cause this?
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