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  • #281
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:04pm Mar 14, 2015 2:04pm
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Spreads are OK, but not as good as what the demo quoted, sometimes a pip on cable when demo is at 0.5, fine by me because these are just institutional floating spreads + the ECN within Currenex. I think it's quite good, not bad at all and 15 bucks is a fair commission.
Agreed that the spreads are nothing to brag about. 1.5 pip on cable, 0.8 on EUR/USD at times... Can't comment on execution as I haven't traded with them yet. The non-segregated account part freaks me up a bit...

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  • #282
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:06pm Mar 14, 2015 2:06pm
Quoting M967
{quote} Any rejactions? Speed of execution? Last look window?
Put on around 20 deals for the week, got around 90% execution rate, some rejections.

Speed in seconds, but Currenex has fuck load of latency when the US crosses over.

Not sure of the last look window, definitely very low tho
  • #283
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:07pm Mar 14, 2015 2:07pm
Quoting actalis
{quote} Agreed that the spreads are nothing to brag about. 1.5 pip on cable, 0.8 on EUR/USD at times... Can't comment on execution as I haven't traded with them yet. The non-segregated account part freaks me up a bit... {image}
Are they not segregated? They actually have to be as any FCA broker is actually segregated
  • #284
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:09pm Mar 14, 2015 2:09pm
Quoting actalis
{quote} Agreed that the spreads are nothing to brag about. 1.5 pip on cable, 0.8 on EUR/USD at times... Can't comment on execution as I haven't traded with them yet. The non-segregated account part freaks me up a bit... {image}
According to the FCA: Refer Below they are not allowed to hold client money:

Permission for:
448399 - FIXI Plc

Activity Name: Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet
Unit

Customer type
Eligible Counterparty
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).

Activity Name: Agreeing to carry on a regulated activity

Limitation
Limited to carry on regulated activities.

Activity Name: Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet
Unit

Customer type
Eligible Counterparty
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).

Activity Name: Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet

Customer type
Eligible Counterparty
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).

Activity Name: Dealing in investments as agent

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet

Customer type
Eligible Counterparty
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).

Activity Name: Dealing in investments as principal

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet

Customer type
Eligible Counterparty
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).

Activity Name: Managing investments

Investment Instrument
Commodity Future
Commodity option and option on commodity future
Contract for Differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract)
Future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract)
Option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future)
Rights to or interests in investments (Contractually Based Investments)
Rights to or interests in investments (Security)
Rolling spot forex contract
Spread Bet

Customer type
Professional

Limitation
Rights to or interests in (both).
  • #285
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:22pm Mar 14, 2015 2:22pm
Sorry I might be mistaken about that part then...
  • #286
  • Mar 14, 2015 2:45pm Mar 14, 2015 2:45pm
Quoting actalis
{quote} Agreed that the spreads are nothing to brag about. 1.5 pip on cable, 0.8 on EUR/USD at times... Can't comment on execution as I haven't traded with them yet. The non-segregated account part freaks me up a bit... {image}
Pretty expensive.
  • #287
  • Mar 14, 2015 3:23pm Mar 14, 2015 3:23pm
Quoting M967
{quote} Pretty expensive.
Well it's been OK so far, and that screen shot might be taken during fridays time.

What do u use now? Any lower spreads? With similar commission?
  • #288
  • Mar 14, 2015 3:53pm Mar 14, 2015 3:53pm
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Well it's been OK so far, and that screen shot might be taken during fridays time. What do u use now? Any lower spreads? With similar commission?
I'm in processing of choosing. Not decided yet. did you hear about market factory aggregator setup through FC stone or Saxo prime?
  • #289
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:00pm Mar 14, 2015 4:00pm
Quoting M967
{quote} I'm in processing of choosing. Not decided yet. did you hear about market factory aggregator setup through FC stone or Saxo prime?
Nope.

I would steer away from Saxo after the SNB though, odd broker.

FC Stone, well US dominated... PB is usually done in London which is why I like to stick with English brokers. When I spoke with the guy at FC Stone he seemed a bit clueless....

Not sure, CFH markets has very bad spreads and uses MT4 so that's a no no.

LCG shut it

not many choices....
  • #290
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:12pm Mar 14, 2015 4:12pm
[quote=plotinus82;8137417]{quote} Nope. I would steer away from Saxo after the SNB though, odd broker. FC Stone, well US dominated... PB is usually done in London which is why I like to stick with English brokers. When I spoke with the guy at FC Stone he seemed a bit clueless.... Not sure, CFH markets has very bad spreads and uses MT4 so that's a no no. LCG shut it not many choices..

Agree, not many choices. The same dilemma.
I also don't trust saxo, even their Prime division is separate from main.
The main important is LD connection for execution, clearing processing can be anywhere.
Heard fc stone somewhat 5$ per m.
  • #291
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:15pm Mar 14, 2015 4:15pm
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Nope. I would steer away from Saxo after the SNB though, odd broker. FC Stone, well US dominated... PB is usually done in London which is why I like to stick with English brokers. When I spoke with the guy at FC Stone he seemed a bit clueless.... Not sure, CFH markets has very bad spreads and uses MT4 so that's a no no. LCG shut it not many choices....
where did you find cfh markets spreads info?
  • #292
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:31pm Mar 14, 2015 4:31pm
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Nope. I would steer away from Saxo after the SNB though, odd broker. FC Stone, well US dominated... PB is usually done in London which is why I like to stick with English brokers. When I spoke with the guy at FC Stone he seemed a bit clueless.... Not sure, CFH markets has very bad spreads and uses MT4 so that's a no no. LCG shut it not many choices....
LCG has not been shut completely, just the institutional side. They are currently rebranding themselves and targeting retail.

Here is their new website: http://www.londoncapitalgroup.com/

I do have an account with them and even though they are mt4 based they stream their quotes directly from Currenex, so far I only had a minor issue. Their execution is good, spreads are very low eurusd 0.5.

All the best.
  • #293
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:47pm Mar 14, 2015 4:47pm
Quoting M967
{quote} where did you find cfh markets spreads info?
They tried to sell it to be before.

They had a 40 pip gap during EOD, for Fixi it's 20 pip then recovers after a second. But 40 - 50 Pip on the Aussie during EOD is ridiculous

Would never use CFH
  • #294
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:49pm Mar 14, 2015 4:49pm
Quoting triger88990
{quote} LCG has not been shut completely, just the institutional side. They are currently rebranding themselves and targeting retail. Here is their new website: http://www.londoncapitalgroup.com/ I do have an account with them and even though they are mt4 based they stream their quotes directly from Currenex, so far I only had a minor issue. Their execution is good, spreads are very low eurusd 0.5. All the best.
Well their spreads are good, but they do not actually offer these ECN direct access anymore. I'm actually very wary of MT4 and know all the tips a tricks a broker can do to it...

Also they offer 1:300 leverage.... Yeah .... that's an instant question mark

What was ur minor issue?
  • #295
  • Mar 14, 2015 4:50pm Mar 14, 2015 4:50pm
Quoting M967
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Nope. I would steer away from Saxo after the SNB though, odd broker. FC Stone, well US dominated... PB is usually done in London which is why I like to stick with English brokers. When I spoke with the guy at FC Stone he seemed a bit clueless.... Not sure, CFH markets has very bad spreads and uses MT4 so that's a no no. LCG shut it not many choices.. Agree, not many choices. The same dilemma. I also don't trust saxo, even their Prime division is separate from main. The main important is LD connection for execution,
...
Well Saxo prime gives u the same lousy CFD and FX platform so why would anyone want to deal on that?
  • #296
  • Mar 14, 2015 5:02pm Mar 14, 2015 5:02pm
Quoting plotinus82
{quote}{quote} Well Saxo prime gives u the same lousy CFD and FX platform so why would anyone want to deal on that?
I don't know much about saxo and also heard lot of negative.
  • #297
  • Mar 15, 2015 5:41am Mar 15, 2015 5:41am
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Well their spreads are good, but they do not actually offer these ECN direct access anymore. I'm actually very wary of MT4 and know all the tips a tricks a broker can do to it... Also they offer 1:300 leverage.... Yeah .... that's an instant question mark What was ur minor issue?
Last moth I had a short kiwi position and right ahead of some news releases(I think it was US CPI figures ) I decided to move my SL at BE+ as I was already slightly in profit. Initial market reaction was to jump higher in the first 3 minutes of the news releases but the thing is that I never saw price crossing my SL level and the spread was very tight even during those conditions. However my SL was triggered and as such my position was closed, afterwards price started moving down.

My entry price was at 0.7603 and moved my SL just below my entry point at 0.7600. During the news we spike higher at 0.75962 Bid - 0.75974 Ask . At any moment I haven't seen the spread bigger than 1-2 pips. A friend has just confirmed me that on Reuters the highest price was .7594, on Dukascopy I had 0.7595.

All the beast!
  • #298
  • Mar 15, 2015 5:49am Mar 15, 2015 5:49am
Quoting triger88990
{quote} Last moth I had a short kiwi position and right ahead of some news releases(I think it was US CPI figures ) I decided to move my SL at BE+ as I was already slightly in profit. Initial market reaction was to jump higher in the first 3 minutes of the news releases but the thing is that I never saw price crossing my SL level and the spread was very tight even during those conditions. However my SL was triggered and as such my position was closed, afterwards price started moving down. My entry price was at 0.7603 and moved my SL just below my...
I think we should form a skype group to talk markets, if no one minds! PM me for details
  • #299
  • Mar 15, 2015 5:50am Mar 15, 2015 5:50am
Quoting triger88990
{quote} Last moth I had a short kiwi position and right ahead of some news releases(I think it was US CPI figures ) I decided to move my SL at BE+ as I was already slightly in profit. Initial market reaction was to jump higher in the first 3 minutes of the news releases but the thing is that I never saw price crossing my SL level and the spread was very tight even during those conditions. However my SL was triggered and as such my position was closed, afterwards price started moving down. My entry price was at 0.7603 and moved my SL just below my...
Did you follow up with LCG about this?
  • #300
  • Mar 15, 2015 8:34am Mar 15, 2015 8:34am
Quoting plotinus82
{quote} I think we should form a skype group to talk markets, if no one minds! PM me for details

That sounds great, I'll send you a PM with my skype ID

Quoting plotinus82
{quote} Did you follow up with LCG about this?
Unfortunately I was caught up with something else during those days, I was extremely busy and I forgot to contact them.

Silly me, I should have had at least a phone call with them. I think I let it go because no real damage has incurred to my account.

But other than that I'm very pleased with them, as they have good execution, even during volatile times I'm experiencing positive slippage. When you hit the bid/ask price you get what you see or even better.
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