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  • #4,901
  • Jul 3, 2014 2:12pm Jul 3, 2014 2:12pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Thanks for this additional info, Calderone. Gotta love that positive slippage! In regards to the issues on your MT4 demo, were you running that at the same time as your live MT4 account? I'm inclined to agree that it might have been a memory issue since NFP with all the prices updating more frequently than normal for all currency pairs would have resulted in more resources being used on your computer especially to run two platforms at once. To give you an idea of the level of activity, Real Volume spiked to over 135 million, and...
Hey Jason,
I'm sure that's exactly what it was. I was running an ea on 4 pairs on a laptop that is 6yrs old during NFP. This demo is not really linked to me or my real account. It's an old address and old info associated with this demo.

Have a great weekend!!

Mike
  • #4,902
  • Jul 3, 2014 7:38pm Jul 3, 2014 7:38pm
Quoting calderone
Have a great weekend!! Mike
You too!

Just a reminder for all CFD traders of our holiday hours tomorrow which are detailed this previous post: (forex hours remain as normal)

Quoting Jason Rogers
Holiday trading hours for CFDs in July All times listed are in GMT. {image} Forex trading hours remain unchanged, opening on Sunday between 21:00 and 21:15 GMT and closing on Friday at 20:55 GMT. For the holiday schedule for rollover interest (AKA swaps) visit the DailyFX Rollover Calendar.
I will be out of the office Friday for the Independence Day holiday here in the US and will respond to all posts and private messages after I return on Monday, July 7th. For immediate assistance, please call us toll-free anytime 24 hours a day.
  • #4,903
  • Jul 6, 2014 8:51pm Jul 6, 2014 8:51pm
Hi Jason,

I had 2 buy order on july 2, SPX500 @1974 and DJIA @16955, the prices bid/ask went there on several occasions, yet my order didn't get filled !! H ad a char with the rep, filled out the form they send, talked with FXCM London but they could not do anything and forwarded all the FXCM US !

Now if those orders would have been filled I would have had some nice profits because targets had been set, however now I since I also have short positions on both indices I had to take a loss !
This is out of order man, it is also not the first time that orders didnt get filled, didnt make an issue about it then because of small contracts however now I I would have made some nice $$ and orders were again not filled.
Please do not come with that usual BS that FXCM does not guarantee the filing of orders due to any circumstances, we are talking about mini lots here, not huge multi million $ trades.
I hope fora positive outcome, because due to missing the profits on those buy orders that didnt get filled I was forced to close some short positions to not get margin called, so all together ended up losing 600+$$ while instead I could have made several $$$ !
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  • #4,904
  • Jul 7, 2014 9:34am Jul 7, 2014 9:34am
problem already solved.
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  • #4,905
  • Jul 7, 2014 12:24pm Jul 7, 2014 12:24pm
Quoting johninthai
Hi Jason, I had 2 buy order on july 2, SPX500 @1974 and DJIA @16955, the prices bid/ask went there on several occasions, yet my order didn't get filled !! H ad a char with the rep, filled out the form they send, talked with FXCM London but they could not do anything and forwarded all the FXCM US ! Now if those orders would have been filled I would have had some nice profits because targets had been set, however now I since I also have short positions on both indices I had to take a loss ! This is out of order man, it is also not the first time that...
Quoting johninthai
problem already solved.
Hi John,

I just got back into the office today. I'm glad to hear this problem has already been solved. In the future, please do not hesitate to file a trade inquiry, even if you feel the trade size is small. The Trade Services Team can always review the transactions in question and follow up with you.
  • #4,906
  • Jul 7, 2014 7:44pm Jul 7, 2014 7:44pm
any timeframe on the cfd stock trading ?
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  • #4,907
  • Jul 7, 2014 7:50pm Jul 7, 2014 7:50pm
I am already on the waiting list
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  • #4,908
  • Jul 8, 2014 7:07pm Jul 8, 2014 7:07pm
Quoting johninthai
any timeframe on the cfd stock trading ?
Quoting johninthai
I am already on the waiting list
Hi John,

While I have no news since my post last month, if you signed up on the waiting list, then you'll be the first to receive this information http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...23#post7516823
  • #4,909
  • Jul 8, 2014 7:44pm Jul 8, 2014 7:44pm
Thanks, great
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  • #4,910
  • Jul 11, 2014 9:54am Jul 11, 2014 9:54am
I am number 3819 in the queue, I hope it will still be for this decade.
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  • #4,911
  • Jul 11, 2014 7:58pm Jul 11, 2014 7:58pm
new terms for FXCM, would be nice to point the new terms out instead of having to read through a 65 page PDF file again !
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  • #4,912
  • Jul 12, 2014 3:39pm Jul 12, 2014 3:39pm
Quoting johninthai
new terms for FXCM, would be nice to point the new terms out instead of having to read through a 65 page PDF file again !
BINGO!
GBP/USD
  • #4,913
  • Jul 12, 2014 6:02pm Jul 12, 2014 6:02pm
My mt4 wants MetaQuotes, but I am using FXCM. How can I get the data to backrest using FXCM data?
Ron
  • #4,914
  • Jul 13, 2014 2:18am Jul 13, 2014 2:18am
jason do you guys offer MAM" stands for Multi-Account Manager. i live in the U.S.
  • #4,915
  • Jul 13, 2014 2:37pm Jul 13, 2014 2:37pm
Hi Jason,

interesting paragraph.

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Does that mean FXCM gets "MF Global"ed any time soon?
(Free Jon Corzine )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MF_Glob...ts_own_account
  • #4,916
  • Jul 13, 2014 7:28pm Jul 13, 2014 7:28pm
good point !
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  • #4,917
  • Jul 14, 2014 2:49pm Jul 14, 2014 2:49pm
Quoting johninthai
new terms for FXCM, would be nice to point the new terms out instead of having to read through a 65 page PDF file again !
Quoting deepak925
{quote} BINGO!
Quoting Naddmer
Hi Jason, interesting paragraph. {image} and {image}
Hi guys,

While it's beyond my expertise to parse the legal language that's typical of such documents, if you have any questions regarding the updated Terms of Business you recently received for FXCM UK, you can ask our Compliance department directly at [email protected]


Quoting Naddmer
Does that mean FXCM gets "MF Global"ed any time soon? (Free Jon Corzine )
You're right to ask questions regarding the financial strength of your broker.

While MF Global was regulated in the US by the CFTC, it's worth noting that FXCM UK is regulated in the UK by the FCA. That means client funds with FXCM UK are protected for up to £50,000 per client by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Traders with more than £50,000 invested in forex may want to consider trading on FXCM's platforms through Friedberg Direct (www.fxcm.ca) which is regulated in Canada by IIROC. That means client funds are protected for up to $1 million by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

However, for traders in the US, the choice is not so straightforward. US law only allows CFTC-regulated brokers to offer forex trading services to US residents. That means US traders can't take advantage of the fund segregation and protection available from brokers regulated in the UK and Canada. It makes it all the more important for traders in the US to choose brokers with strong financials.

All traders need to ask their brokers the following questions regarding their financial stability.

  1. What are your revenues?
  2. How profitable is your firm?
  3. Do you have a top-tier third party accounting firm auditing your financials?

We are one of the few forex brokers that's a publicly-traded company (NYSE ticker: FXCM) so such information regarding our financials is readily available. That's a key reason why traders entrust FXCM with $1.245 billion in client funds.

  • #4,918
  • Jul 14, 2014 2:53pm Jul 14, 2014 2:53pm
Quoting PoundTrader
jason do you guys offer MAM" stands for Multi-Account Manager. i live in the U.S.
Hi PT,

While we don't offer MAM accounts at this time, we do offer PAMM (Percentage Allocation Management Module) and LAMM (Lot Allocation Management Module) options for money managers. If you have any questions about either of these options, then you can contact our Instituational Services department.
  • #4,919
  • Jul 14, 2014 4:27pm Jul 14, 2014 4:27pm
Quoting packgreen49
My mt4 wants MetaQuotes, but I am using FXCM. How can I get the data to backrest using FXCM data? Ron
By default, all MT4 back-tests use MetaQuotes data. However, it's possible to use FXCM data instead by uploading it with the Historical Data Downloader (HDD).

HDD allows you to quickly and easily import mountains of price data directly from FXCM, making it possible to back-test strategies with up to 10 years of data. The data available include:

  1. Over 50 currency pairs including majors and exotics
  2. Contracts for Difference (CFDs) including equities, metals, and oil
  3. Tick, 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 1hour, 4hour, 1day, 1week, and 1 month data
  4. Bid and Ask data

HDD retails for $499 on FXCMapps.com and is available for free to FXCM clients with an account balance of $5000 or more.

  • #4,920
  • Jul 14, 2014 5:19pm Jul 14, 2014 5:19pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi PT, While we don't offer MAM accounts at this time, we do offer PAMM (Percentage Allocation Management Module) and LAMM (Lot Allocation Management Module) options for money managers. If you have any questions about either of these options, then you can contact our Instituational Services department.
im not a money manager i just wanna be able to manage my 5 account s/ orders in one platform do you guys offer the pamm/lamm to non manager's, again im the the U.S.A.
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