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  • Jan 20, 2015 7:26am Jan 20, 2015 7:26am
  •  pauljred
  • | Joined Dec 2006 | Status: Member | 84 Posts
My bad, thank you
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 7:27am Jan 20, 2015 7:27am
  •  MaxDoom
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Feb 2010 | 13,255 Posts
Quoting Tim_isoara
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{quote} Your so naiv. Oanda was 1 hour with no any quote. Why Oanda client have negative balance? Why Oanda after margin call not close the trade? I am client of Oanda. And I not have a open trade at that moment, but.... If you have a position long on 15.01 on eurchf leverage >4 on any broker to the world your account balance now is zero or minus. That is the truth about all brokers. The Regulators must do something about that problem for future. SL must be guaranteed or to have allowed a maximum slippage for SL And guaranted that account cant...
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There are so many here that do not understand how this trading business works....

1) To close a position a trade must be executed, ie: to close a long at any price (SL,Margin,Zero balance,TP all just labels to a price) a short trade must be made.

2) A trade can only be made if there is someone else ready to take the other side ie: you want your long closed you must execute a short trade which means someone must be willing to go long or exit a short.

3) In the time after the SNB announcement there was no liquidity, that means nobody was willing to go long or exits shorts. That means even if a broker wanted to they could not exit a long position at any price, and trust me they would have preferred to exit longs than try and collect negative client balances.

4) If a broker offered a guaranteed SL (and some do) then they still would not be able to exit the trade if there was no liquidity so they would end up losing instead of the client. Fine you say, but this means they go bust and soon there would be no brokers, this is why they don't do it, they want spread and commissions not trade risk and no regulator will ever force them to effectively take the other side of your trade which ironically is what traders actively seek to avoid in choosing a broker.

5) As for no negative balance - this also means you want the broker to underwrite your trading, when you trade margin and trade say 1.0 lot of EU with just $1000 in your account you are in fact borrowing the other $99,000 that you need to place the trade. You want the profits from a $100,000 trade but not the risk!!! who in there right mind would ever give you that....... yes yes you can quote Oanda if you like but it will have cost them dearly and I doubt they will be doing it going forward, as they too would soon go broke.

Bottom line, you cannot just close a position, you need someone else to take the other side, and you can't have profits from leveraged trading without assuming the risk of the leveraged amount...... and why should you? would you go to a bank and deposit $1000 and say please pay me interest on $100,000 dollars? of course not.....
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 7:37am Jan 20, 2015 7:37am
  •  frontier
  • | Joined Dec 2012 | Status: Member | 157 Posts
Good explanation MaxDoom.

I was long EURCHF with stop loss just above 1.2 and I got a fill with no slippage on both Alpari and Oanda. It would have been stupid to put my sell stop order below 1.2 where no buy orders existed.

To quote someone else: "If you don't understand leverage and trade live, you're a bloody idiot." I'd add to that stop orders too.
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 7:41am Jan 20, 2015 7:41am
  •  MaxDoom
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Good explanation MaxDoom. I was long EURCHF with stop loss just above 1.2 and I got a fill with no slippage on both Alpari and Oanda. It would have been stupid to put my sell stop order below 1.2 where no buy orders existed. To quote someone else: "If you don't understand leverage and trade live, you're a bloody idiot." I'd add to that stop orders too.
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in a nut shell...
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 7:42am Jan 20, 2015 7:42am
  •  BBCMicro
  • | Joined Feb 2012 | Status: Member | 42 Posts
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{quote} So essentially you mean to say "Clear Market Manipulation". I don't want to touch because I will loose money,this logic can then be applied as whole to derive the market is "fixed". The reason you don't blame them is because you obviously were on the right side of the trade or didn't trade). Also,this was not the case with all brokers so their liquidity providers either used a barge pole or Alpari made poor choices with liquidity providers or had some other issue which is as yet unknown.
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Absolutley correct on the first point - its called adverse selection or toxic flow - its fundamental to how dealers operate within the market place and Alpari as they (seemingly) hedge they are brokers and not dealers - Alparis dealers are the liqudity providers we keep banging on about - as opposed to MM operations like Oanda etc who are dealers themsleves and not brokers - its crucial to understand the difference and how your orders are treated - of course I suspect both Alpari and Oanda are Dealers and Brokers ie they will hedge some traders orders but not others however I digress...

I wasn't involved in any CHF trade but did end up loosing two trades that day which I tell myself I would have won if the markets hadn't been upset by the SNB (of course the truth is I most likely picked crap trades but we will never know ).

I'm not sure that Alpari should have picked better liquidity providers - if by better you mean liquidity providers that are happy to take toxic flow then those sort or liquidity providers might not stay in business long and therefore wouldn't be around for Alpari to select as a chosen liquidity provider - see the problem?

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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:07am Jan 20, 2015 8:07am
  •  Mroue26
  • | Joined Dec 2013 | Status: Member | 304 Posts
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Alpari Japan joins Alpari UK in administration
LeapRate Exclusive... Continuing our extraordinary coverage of the Swiss Franc fallout, LeapRate has learned that Japan’s Financial Services Agency has confirmed that the Japanese division of Alpari has gone into administration, with a plan to return customer funds in full.

The move was apparently made to protect Alpari Japan creditors and customers, so that their interests are not hurt by the potential outflow of Alpari Japan’s assets triggered by the insolvency announcement of Alpari UK.

We would note that the insolvency of Alpari UK does not affect other Alpari Group companies (except for Alpari Japan of course, which was held under Alpari UK), including the flagship Alpari RU operation.
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:10am Jan 20, 2015 8:10am
  •  Jack.e
  • | Joined Jul 2010 | Status: Member | 125 Posts
just sent another email to KPMG questioning the way Alpari's clients are to be treated in the matter of fund withdrawl and its legality in holding clients in the loop n charges them for cost etc. email contents as follows, I am no legal pro wotsoever English is not even my native language it's just my benefit of doubt

Dear Sir/Madam

I'm a client of Alpari UK and this is regarding client fund withdraw request.

After reading the claim Faq uploaded by the administration team today, I must say I can not agree with the way Alpari's clients are to be treated by the administration team. As of now alpari is out of business and no client has any open trade, the ownership of money in the segregated account belongs to the clients, not alpari, and the purpose of FCA's rules are out there to protect retail clients and that includs from any exploitation. The administration team is there to manage Alpari's asset and liabilities, since we are neither alpari's creditors like it's stated in the faq nor the money in clients segregated account pool,as the name speaks for itself, belongs to alpari, I can't see why clients should be hold in this,in fact I believe it should be relieved immediately in full amount to avoid any further questioning on the legality of the administration's intended inaction on Alpari's clients withdrawl request, and KPMG has no ground to charge Alpari's client for refunding their money which is not Alpari's asset, and these clients are no creditors to Alpari therefore should not be liable for any portion of cost/expenses incurred from this.

The special administration team have access to every clients details including bank a/c and trade account balance figures from Alpari's records. Despite Alpari's unfortunate failure in this case, it is however designed to respond to its clients withdrawl request efficiently therefore complicating this process by asking clients to claim manually/repeatly is unjustifiable.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:13am Jan 20, 2015 8:13am
  •  dambuster
  • | Joined Nov 2009 | Status: Member | 443 Posts | Online Now
Nicely put, will be intersting to see how they reply, if at all
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:15am Jan 20, 2015 8:15am
  •  Tim_isoara
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Quoting MaxDoom
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{quote} There are so many here that do not understand how this trading business works.... 1) To close a position a trade must be executed, ie: to close a long at any price (SL,Margin,Zero balance,TP all just labels to a price) a short trade must be made. 2) A trade can only be made if there is someone else ready to take the other side ie: you want your long closed you must execute a short trade which means someone must be willing to go long or exit a short. 3) In the time after the SNB announcement there was no liquidity, that means nobody was willing...
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You understand what mean Liquidity Providers.
They are not athletes to run.
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:17am Jan 20, 2015 8:17am
  •  Jack.e
  • | Joined Jul 2010 | Status: Member | 125 Posts
Quoting dambuster
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Nicely put, will be intersting to see how they reply, if at all
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Thanks I'll update when they do. What they r doing just not rite to me.
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:26am Jan 20, 2015 8:26am
  •  magicpips
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Sep 2010 | 675 Posts
Quoting Jack.e
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just sent another email to KPMG questioning the way Alpari's clients are to be treated in the matter of fund withdrawl and its legality in holding clients in the loop n charges them for cost etc. email contents as follows, I am no legal pro wotsoever English is not even my native language it's just my benefit of doubt Dear Sir/Madam I'm a client of Alpari UK and this is regarding client fund withdraw request. After reading the claim Faq uploaded by the administration team today, I must say I can not agree with the way Alpari's clients are to be...
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guys, i think all of us should copy and paste the email above and send it to KPMG, just flock these guys with this e-mail
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:30am Jan 20, 2015 8:30am
  •  Berserker
  • | Joined Jan 2014 | Status: Member | 232 Posts
Quoting magicpips
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{quote} guys, i think all of us should copy and paste the email above and send it to KPMG, just flock these guys with this e-mail
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Agreed. Even if they ignore it, they will at least realise that clients are communicating with each other.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:32am Jan 20, 2015 8:32am
  •  MaxDoom
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Feb 2010 | 13,255 Posts
Quoting Tim_isoara
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{quote} You understand what mean Liquidity Providers. They are not athletes to run.
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WTF does that mean?

a broker is not an LP

do you understand what is meant by a broker?
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:33am Jan 20, 2015 8:33am
  •  Berserker
  • | Joined Jan 2014 | Status: Member | 232 Posts
Here's a version with a few typo's cleaned up ( no disrespect Jack, it's a great email )

Dear Sir/Madam

I'm a client of Alpari UK and this is regarding client fund withdraw request.

After reading the claim FAQ uploaded by the administration team today, I must say I can not agree with the way Alpari's clients are to be treated by the administration team. As of now Alpari is out of business and no client has any open trade, the ownership of money in the segregated account belongs to the clients, not Alpari, and the purpose of FCA's rules are out there to protect retail clients and that includes from any exploitation. The administration team is there to manage Alpari's asset and liabilities, since we are neither Alpari's creditors like it's stated in the FAQ nor the money in clients segregated account pool,as the name speaks for itself, belongs to Alpari, I can't see why clients should be hold in this,in fact I believe it should be relieved immediately in full amount to avoid any further questioning on the legality of the administration's intended inaction on Alpari's clients withdrawal request, and KPMG has no ground to charge Alpari's client for refunding their money which is not Alpari's asset, and these clients are no creditors to Alpari therefore should not be liable for any portion of cost/expenses incurred from this.

The special administration team have access to every clients details including bank a/c and trade account balance figures from Alpari's records. Despite Alpari's unfortunate failure in this case, it is however designed to respond to its clients withdrawal request efficiently therefore complicating this process by asking clients to claim manually/repeatedly is unjustifiable.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:34am Jan 20, 2015 8:34am
  •  Jadgeha
  • | Joined Nov 2014 | Status: MOAEIS-NOS-13 | 196 Posts
"LeapRate reported that Alpari’s Japanese division had issued a notice to its customers advising them to withdraw their funds due to the firm’s parent company, Alpari UK, being insolvent, however following yesterday’s appointment of auditing company KPMG LLP as official administrators by Alpari UK, the FSA has stated the following:
Administrative Actions on Alpari Japan K.K.
Based on both i) the current situation of Alpari (UK) Limited, a parent company of Alpari Japan K.K. [hereinafter referred to as “Alpari Japan”] and ii) the relationship between Alpari (UK) Limited and Alpari Japan in terms of capital and transactions, it is necessary to fully ensure that interests of creditors and investors are not damaged by the outflow of Alpari Japan’s assets to overseas affiliated companies, etc., triggered by the announcement of Alpari (UK) Limited.
Therefore, Kanto Local Finance Bureau issued administrative orders to Alpari Japan on 16th January, 2015 based on Article 56-3 and Article 51 of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
(1)Order of retention of assets within Japan (Article 56-3)
Alpari Japan has to retain certain assets within Japan equivalent to all liabilities excluding liabilities to overseas (including guarantees).
(2)Business Improvement Order (Article 51)
i)Accurately identify investors and assets deposited from investors.
ii)Take necessary measures to assure deposited assets from investors and not to inappropriately consume the company’s assets.
iii)Take full measures for investor protection, considering equitable treatment among investors.
iv)Keep investors informed appropriately about retention of deposited assets, with due care to investors.
Contact
Kanto Local Finance Bureau
Tel +81-(0)48-600-1155
First Securities Business Surveillance Section
Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Tel +81-(0)3-3506-6000(main)
Securities Business Division, Supervisory Bureau
(ext. 3637, 3586)"

why we didn t hear anything from aplari UK that is the mother company
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:35am Jan 20, 2015 8:35am
  •  magicpips
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Sep 2010 | 675 Posts
Guys ,please just send email, all of us, so that our voices can be heard, the alpari case is now on fca website on the news section,so things are moving but in what speed we need to know that.
Thanks
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:37am Jan 20, 2015 8:37am
  •  magicpips
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Sep 2010 | 675 Posts
http://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-for-...ari-uk-limited
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:38am Jan 20, 2015 8:38am
  •  euclid
  • Joined May 2007 | Status: Member | 356 Posts
Quoting magicpips
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{quote} guys, i think all of us should copy and paste the email above and send it to KPMG, just flock these guys with this e-mail
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You think having to deal with loads of stupid emails will speed up the whole process?
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:43am Jan 20, 2015 8:43am
  •  magnetico
  • | Joined Jan 2015 | Status: Junior Member | 1 Post
Well done, Jack.e!

Yes, let us all bombard them with this email and show our unity.

FCA could be copied in too.

TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE MORE.
 
 
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  • Jan 20, 2015 8:44am Jan 20, 2015 8:44am
  •  magicpips
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Sep 2010 | 675 Posts
Quoting euclid
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{quote} you think having to deal with loads of stupid emails will speed up the whole process?
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my friend,please be supportive on this forum, most of us affected here, we have to act all together.if u wanna do your own thing do it!!
 
 
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