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  • #5,281
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:05am Oct 21, 2014 3:05am
Quoting PoundTrader
{quote}you stupid
yes i'm stupid - it's better to die stupid as to trade with FXCM

highest high on interbank market was 8772.08

FXCM was 8784
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  • #5,282
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:12am Oct 21, 2014 3:12am
Quoting Schickeria
{quote} yes i'm stupid - it's better to die stupid as to trade with FXCM highest high on interbank market was 8772.08 FXCM was 8784 {image} {image}
you have no clue, i suggest you stop trading this not your cup of tea http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/baby-45.GIF
  • #5,283
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:28am Oct 21, 2014 3:28am
Quoting PoundTrader
{quote}you have no clue, i suggest you stop trading this not your cup of tea {image}
twice I see that Schickeria put up images of what he wanted to show or prove.
And both times you mocked him without providing any reason.
Can we, viewers on this thread know what you want to say???
Striving to Develop & Implement Innovative Ideas
  • #5,284
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:33am Oct 21, 2014 3:33am
Quoting New-Pragati
{quote} twice I see that Schickeria put up images of what he wanted to show or prove. And both times you mocked him without providing any reason. Can we, viewers on this thread know what you want to say???
I don't have a Live Feed of FXCM and i'm showing you what happened on GER30 on FXCM Feed.

If i'm wrong = OK

Only what i want to say if you use fibonacci or any indicators like Pivot etc... - how can Pivots work on this Data Feed ????

As i have said it's better to die stupid as to trade this charts.
  • #5,285
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:38am Oct 21, 2014 3:38am
Quoting PoundTrader
{quote}you have no clue, i suggest you stop trading this not your cup of tea {image}

:nerd:
Fix up, trade sharp ...
  • #5,286
  • Oct 21, 2014 3:49am Oct 21, 2014 3:49am
Quoting Schickeria
{quote} I don't have a Live Feed of FXCM and i'm showing you what happened on GER30 on FXCM Feed. If i'm wrong = OK Only what i want to say if you use fibonacci or any indicators like Pivot etc... - how can Pivots work on this Data Feed ???? As i have said it's better to die stupid as to trade this charts.
please don't DIE and don't TRADE, im out http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/dancing-baby.jpg
  • #5,287
  • Oct 22, 2014 8:34am Oct 22, 2014 8:34am
Jason.

Does FXCM have any plans to add range bars or constant volume/tick bars to the trading station platform? If not, what is the approximate time line to get the MT4 feed showing accurate quotes? And does Ninjatrader feed show accurate quotes currently?

Thanks
Small disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements.
  • #5,288
  • Oct 22, 2014 3:29pm Oct 22, 2014 3:29pm
Quoting jmflukeiii
Jason. Does FXCM have any plans to add range bars or constant volume/tick bars to the trading station platform?
Hi Jmflukeiii,

Range bars are already available on Trading Station as free custom indicators on FxCodeBase.com:

  1. Range Bars http://bit.ly/1yZ6nqg
  2. Constant Range Bars: http://bit.ly/1rhqdp1


Quoting jmflukeiii
what is the approximate time line to get the MT4 feed showing accurate quotes?
I will post an update here when I have more details on this. Just to clarify for everyone else, FXCM has introduced new pricing with raw FX spreads: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...43#post7788843

For MT4 accounts that have already been upgraded to our new pricing, the Bid and Ask prices displayed in your Market Watch window reflect the new pricing you can use to execute your trades. However, the MT4 charts still show our old pricing, because many clients on these servers have not yet been upgraded to the new pricing (the transition is being done region by region to ensure we follow regulatory requirements for due notice to traders which vary by regulator, and to ensure an orderly transition within our own system so as not to negatively impact our traders), and the MT4 platform only allows one chart price feed per server.


Quoting jmflukeiii
does Ninjatrader feed show accurate quotes currently? Thanks
Yes, MT4 is the only platform that restricts servers to one chart price feed. That means NinjaTrader and Trading Station charts already reflect our new pricing for clients who have been upgraded to it. You may also be interested to know that qualified users can sign up to receive a free NinjaTrader software license from FXCM: http://www.fxcm.com/products/ninjatr...0000000MusRAAS
  • #5,289
  • Oct 22, 2014 3:43pm Oct 22, 2014 3:43pm
Quoting albchr
I've had more re-quotes, off quotes, Invalid prices, lost connections, waiting on server to process and locked out at news time in the past two days than I had with IBFX in SEVEN FREAKING YEARS!!! What a crap outfit!! No wonder they were one of the FIRST ones I scratched off my list when I went looking 7 years ago. Here Jason, you're so fond of providing links to brag how good FXCM is. Have a look. http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...23#post7803823 << you can read from this forward or .... skip to each ... http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...17#post7803917...
To Jason and the thread here. I want to apologize for this post and my mistake of setting the default max deviation to 1 or .1 pip. I completely forgot about the 5 decimal price and in my haste assumed I had set 1 full pip. I have since set it to 10 which is only 1 pip and although I haven't been snapping in and out of trades this week like I was last week, I've not had a single "off quote" or any other rejection on my market orders.

Hope ya'll can forgive an always humble, and sometimes stupid carpenter. Whoops!
Ghost Rider - WWTBMD?
  • #5,290
  • Oct 22, 2014 4:14pm Oct 22, 2014 4:14pm
Quoting albchr
{quote} To Jason and the thread here. I want to apologize for this post and my mistake of setting the default max deviation to 1 or .1 pip.
Hope ya'll can forgive an always humble, and sometimes stupid carpenter. Whoops!
Hi albchr.

I am glad you made this post because I was wondering if the deviation was full pips or fractional pips and your post cleared that up.

Nothing to forgive unless as a carpenter your walls aren't plumb and the corners aren't square! LOL

1greyfox
  • #5,291
  • Oct 22, 2014 5:05pm Oct 22, 2014 5:05pm
Quoting albchr
{quote} To Jason and the thread here. I want to apologize for this post and my mistake of setting the default max deviation to 1 or .1 pip. I completely forgot about the 5 decimal price and in my haste assumed I had set 1 full pip. I have since set it to 10 which is only 1 pip and although I haven't been snapping in and out of trades this week like I was last week, I've not had a single "off quote" or any other rejection on my market orders. Hope ya'll can forgive an always humble, and sometimes stupid carpenter. Whoops!
Hi Chris,

Thanks for posting this update. I'm so glad to learn that your problem with "off quote" messages was resolved by adjusting your Maximum Deviation setting on MT4.

It's worth noting that FXCM's MT4 platform is unique. We enhanced the functionality of the Maximum Deviation feature of the platform, so it only limits negative slippage, but not positive slippage. That means regardless of how high or how low you set your Maximum Deviation tolerance, your order will always get filled at the best available prices from 10+ competing liquidity providers and receive the full benefits of any positive slippage that's available. More details are available in this post:http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...11#post7764911
  • #5,292
  • Oct 22, 2014 7:36pm Oct 22, 2014 7:36pm
Hi Everyone,

Daylight Savings Time will end in Europe on Sunday, October 26th. That means the trading hours for CFDs that follow European market times will shift by one hour starting next week. I've highlighted the changes below in yellow.

http://i.imgur.com/q9fLzQf.png


Note that Daylight Savings Time does not end in the US until Sunday, November 2nd. That means I will post another update next week that will include further changes to the trading hours of CFDs that follow US market times.
  • #5,293
  • Oct 23, 2014 8:12am Oct 23, 2014 8:12am
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Jmflukeiii, Range bars are already available on Trading Station as free custom indicators on FxCodeBase.com: Range Bars http://bit.ly/1yZ6nqg Constant Range Bars: http://bit.ly/1rhqdp1 {quote} I will post an update here when I have more details on this. Just to clarify for everyone else, FXCM has introduced new pricing with raw FX spreads: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...43#post7788843 For MT4 accounts that have already been upgraded to our new pricing, the Bid and Ask prices displayed...
Have you tried these add-ins? I did and they didn't work. "Constant Range Bar" should be the same thing as a range bar - a new bar forms after a selected price range is completed. Constant volume (or tick in the case of forex) would create a new bar after a selected number of ticks have occurred, aggregating all the price movement, regardless of range, into a bar until the selected number of ticks are completed. These add-ins are insufficient, so I was curious if plan to create native bar types (not add-on indicators) would be happening.

EDIT: Look at the pic of the "range bars" - range bars will ONLY EVER have a wick one side. There will never be wicks on both sides, its impossible for a range bar.

Thanks for the other answers, perhaps switching to Ninjatrader is the way to go.
Small disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements.
  • #5,294
  • Oct 23, 2014 2:29pm Oct 23, 2014 2:29pm
Quoting jmflukeiii
{quote} Have you tried these add-ins? I did and they didn't work. "Constant Range Bar" should be the same thing as a range bar - a new bar forms after a selected price range is completed. Constant volume (or tick in the case of forex) would create a new bar after a selected number of ticks have occurred, aggregating all the price movement, regardless of range, into a bar until the selected number of ticks are completed. These add-ins are insufficient, so I was curious if plan to create native bar types (not add-on indicators) would be happening....
Hi Jmflukeiii,

I'm sorry the range bar indicators on FxCodeBase didn't meet your needs. I checked that they would load on my platform, but since I don't use range bars myself, I didn't know what to check for in terms of how they display. I will follow up with our Trading Station development team with your request for range bars built into the platform.

You mentioned using NinjaTrader as a solution, and that probably is the best route. However, you may also like to know that the programmers on FxCodeBase.com welcome feedback on their free indicators. If you have comments for them on their existing indicators or recommendations for them on how to create new indicators, they would welcome your suggestions.
  • #5,295
  • Oct 23, 2014 2:53pm Oct 23, 2014 2:53pm
Quoting 1greyfox
{quote} Hi albchr. I am glad you made this post because I was wondering if the deviation was full pips or fractional pips and your post cleared that up. Nothing to forgive unless as a carpenter your walls aren't plumb and the corners aren't square! LOL 1greyfox
Hi greyfox,

I'm glad it helped you. Funny thing is I knew this but with everything going on in my life right I just brain farted and forgot. Jason had already addressed it as well and it just went right over (or through? ) my hollow head ... LOL

You betcha on plumb and square my friend. ...
Ghost Rider - WWTBMD?
  • #5,296
  • Oct 23, 2014 2:54pm Oct 23, 2014 2:54pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Chris, Thanks for posting this update. I'm so glad to learn that your problem with "off quote" messages was resolved by adjusting your Maximum Deviation setting on MT4.
... Thanks for the link too Jason.
Ghost Rider - WWTBMD?
  • #5,297
  • Edited Oct 24, 2014 7:00am Oct 23, 2014 2:56pm | Edited Oct 24, 2014 7:00am
Hello Jason,

I would like to add a Real MT4 account to my master account and access both my existing Real TS2 account and the new MT4 account on the same log-in to MyFXCM. Is this possible? At present I can log-on to the trading screens for all my Demo and Real accounts, including my Demo MT4 account - no problem.

On MyFXCM there is an option to transfer funds from an existing account to a new account, but again it would appear to relate to only the TS2 platform.

What are my options?

Thanks, AG
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  • #5,298
  • Oct 23, 2014 3:36pm Oct 23, 2014 3:36pm
Why the switch to no dealing desk? Its a great move, but I still recall the complaints from traders about FXCM....
  • #5,299
  • Oct 24, 2014 7:14am Oct 24, 2014 7:14am
Quoting ctmforex
Why the switch to no dealing desk? Its a great move, but I still recall the complaints from traders about FXCM....
It is a great move-
Small disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements.
  • #5,300
  • Oct 24, 2014 7:17am Oct 24, 2014 7:17am
Hi Jason
Are the any plans to produce Real Volumes for CFDs? I spreadbet UK100 and GER30 and would find them a real benefit.
Thanks
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