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Quoting nondisclosure00
You've still got a couple more to go to catch me (well, ok; 4)!

Wait until I catch up...then we will meet in Mexico to celebrate our 50'th together over a couple barrels of cervesa and tequila!

Money Can't Buy Happiness. Poverty Can't Buy SHIT! You Choose!
Quoting Magix
{quote} Wait until I catch up...then we will meet in Mexico to celebrate our 50'th together over a couple barrels of cervesa and tequila!
Sounds like a party plan!!!
Quoting nondisclosure00
{quote} Commissions and spreads. Why isn't there a straight forward answer to this? Why can't I just log into myFXCM and it tell me which I have? Why the big mystery? Seems shady.
I'm sorry you feel that way, because my goal is to help you.

Since you're trading on our low spreads and commissions, that means you have a Standard account. If you send me a private message with your account details, I'll be happy to investigate why you have difficulty seeing all 39 currency pairs listed on this page: http://bit.ly/1ib2QiB
Quoting Magix
{quote} Been a big year for me, dude! My youngest boy joined the Canadian Armed Forces (Canuck Army), and the oldest boy is going to make me a Grampa in September. They say when one door closes, another one opens. For me, this loosely translates to, when one kid moves out another one moves in! All honesty, I am excited for both of my boys and the journeys they begin this year. Going to me a lot of cash out of pocket and a lot less "Me Time", but DAMN! How do you not be a little excited? I just hit 43 this year. Glad I still have a couple...
Congratulations on your big year, Magix! Oh, and grey hair makes you look distinguished.
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Congratulations on your big year, Magix! Oh, and grey hair makes you look distinguished.
Thanks, J.R.

Money Can't Buy Happiness. Poverty Can't Buy SHIT! You Choose!
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} I'm sorry you feel that way, because my goal is to help you. Since you're trading on our low spreads and commissions, that means you have a Standard account. If you send me a private message with your account details, I'll be happy to investigate why you have difficulty seeing all 39 currency pairs listed on this page: http://bit.ly/1ib2QiB
Jason, please don't take this as a knock against you. It wasn't meant to be that. You're VERY helpful. And you put up with a lot of s*t from us users, I'm sure.

I'm sorry I came across as an attack on you. That was NOT my intention.
Quoting nondisclosure00
{quote} Jason, please don't take this as a knock against you. It wasn't meant to be that. You're VERY helpful. And you put up with a lot of s*t from us users, I'm sure. I'm sorry I came across as an attack on you. That was NOT my intention.
No worries, and thanks!

Thanks for sending me a PM with your account details. For your security, I've replied to you at the email address we have on file for your account, since my response includes your personal information. I hope that answers your questions, but if you have more for me, please let me know.
Hi Jason Rogers
Where can I find the list of 19 and 39 Currency pairs.
Thanks for your prompt help several times in the past.

Abdul Rasheed
Quoting arasheed
Hi Jason Rogers Where can I find the list of 19 and 39 Currency pairs. Thanks for your prompt help several times in the past. Abdul Rasheed
Here's the 39 presumably the list of 19 is not far away from this page.
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Quoting claudia1
{quote} Here's the 39 presumably the list of 19 is not far away from this page. {image}
Thanks for the guidance, actually I am interested to know about 18 Currency Pairs available with MINI A/c which I could not find.
Thanks
Hi Jason, I traded in Fxcm for few month ago and last past week I saw that volume in fxcm fall too much in Daily chart, I don't know why or what going on. Could you please see a attach img below
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My EA wants to add a SL and TP ... directly AFTER the server sends the order open confirmation. But nooooooo
Please don't answer me: We have also other dealing software ....
Quoting arasheed
Hi Jason Rogers Where can I find the list of 19 and 39 Currency pairs.
Quoting claudia1
{quote} Here's the 39 presumably the list of 19 is not far away from this page. {image}
Quoting arasheed
{quote} Thanks for the guidance, actually I am interested to know about 18 Currency Pairs available with MINI A/c which I could not find. Thanks
Hi Abdul Rasheed,

You can see the 18 currency pairs available for trading on a Mini account in the table below along with their average* all-inclusive spreads. All-inclusive means no commissions are charged on top of these Mini account spreads, and you can open this account type with as little as $50.

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Quoting arasheed
Thanks for your prompt help several times in the past. Abdul Rasheed
It's my pleasure.


* Static historical spread figures are time-weighted averages derived from tradable prices at FXCM from 1 October 2015 to December 31 2015.
Quoting tule
Hi Jason, I traded in Fxcm for few month ago and last past week I saw that volume in fxcm fall too much in Daily chart, I don't know why or what going on. Could you please see a attach img below {image}
Hi Tule,

We have recently made changes to our MT4 offering to enhance your trading experience. In an effort to optimize the MT4 platform performance we are limiting the number of quotes per second on our MT4 servers where too many quotes per second could cause potential issues. During these times price updates for instruments in MT4 may be limited by the newly created maximum quote per second setting.

As a result of these changes, the potential exists for differences in trading experience between the MT4 and Trading Station platforms, such as variations in pricing displayed between MT4 servers. These differences do not have an impact on prices available for execution; however, they can impact the prices used to trigger resting orders. They can also impact how Tick Volume is displayed on your MT4 charts.

As an alternative, you can view Tick Volume on Trading Station charts or even Real Volume which is exclusive to this platform. Your MT4 login details will also let you access Trading Station, and you can use either platform to place trades on your account.
Quoting CatMan
{image} My EA wants to add a SL and TP ... directly AFTER the server sends the order open confirmation. But nooooooo
Hi CatMan,

You're getting the "too many requests" error because your EA attempts to modify the order multiple times per second. As an alternative, you could set your initial SL and TP levels at the same time you open the trade instead of trying to do so immediately after it opens.

A similar problem was mentioned in an earlier discussion and @nonlinear came up with the following solution:
Quoting nonlinear
I will modify the EA to spread out the attempts over half or full second intervals, which should be sufficient for my targets.

If your strategy requires you to modify orders faster than MT4 can handle, you should consider using an API.
i have a questiion
this is a very long thread, please forgive me if this question has already been answered.
referring to placing Peg orders (dynamic trailing stop) in FXCM trade station..... I have an MT4 account.
is FXCM able to create a Trade Station EA to resolve this?
Good morning Jason,

I have just opened a standard fxcm account and I am amused. Right now spreads are insane - 130 pips on Dax30 ana US30. No possible to trade on MT4.
On trading Station looks OK, but on MT4 is a disaster. Will this problem be resolved as far as possible, otherwise i have to leave one day after opened an account.

Regards,
Ned
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi CatMan, You're getting the "too many requests" error because your EA attempts to modify the order multiple times per second. As an alternative, you could set your initial SL and TP levels at the same time you open the trade instead of trying to do so immediately after it opens. A similar problem was mentioned in an earlier discussion and @nonlinear came up with the following solution: {quote} If your strategy requires you to modify orders faster than MT4 can handle, you should consider using an API.
Adding the SL after the order is confirmed by your server is always rejected.
Adding the SL to the initial order open request is also rejected (entire order) by your server.
2016.04.18 16:05:01.544 tbEA_Guy_sig15_1 GER30,M5: Alert: GER30 5 Error: 130 / invalid stops
2016.04.18 16:05:01.544 tbEA_Guy_sig15_1 GER30,M5: Alert: GER30 5 OrderSend: 0 V:2 10073.95 33 22 Comment: Code
Can you please ask your technical people in what format our EA should send the request ?
I use EA on Fxcm which places orders with price to open plus SL and Tp in one step with no problems in general. Also trail stop adjustments in 1point (0.1pip) work pretty good in my experience
Quoting mopartrader
i have a questiion this is a very long thread, please forgive me if this question has already been answered. referring to placing Peg orders (dynamic trailing stop) in FXCM trade station..... I have an MT4 account. is FXCM able to create a Trade Station EA to resolve this?
Hi Mopartrader,

I want to make sure I understand your question. Do you want to place a dynamic trailing stop order using the MT4 platform? If so, then below are the instructions which you can also find in the Help section of our website.

How can I add a Trailing Stop on MT4?

To add a Trailing Stop to your trade:

  1. Make sure that you have an initial Stop set before adding a Trailing Stop.
  2. Right click on the order you want to add the Trailing Stop.
  3. Choose Trailing Stop
  4. Select Custom to enter a number of points for your trailing stop.


This number will indicate the number of points the market will have to move in your favor, before your stop moves that same number of points. Each point is equal to 1/10th of a PIP. For example, if you want a stop of 10 pips, you must enter "100."


A few notes about Trailing Stops:

  1. Trailing Stops are held on your MT4 platform, not FXCM servers. Meaning, your platform will need to be on in order for them to activate and move your stop.
  2. MT4 Trailing Stops will not activate until the market moves in your favor. If the market only moves against you, there will not be a Stop Level Set, unless you previously had one.
  3. 1 Point represents 1/10th of a Pip.


How do trailing stops work on MT4?

Trailing Stops on Mt4 trail your stop by a fixed amount of points (0.1 pip). Also, the trailing stop will only activate after it has moved in your favor by the number of points set for the trailing stop. Essentially once the trailing stop is activated it will be at break even.

For example, setting a trailing stop for 500 points (50 pips) would mean that the trade would need to move 50 pips in my favor before the trailing stop is activated. Then, after the trailing stop is activated, the stop will move 50 pips for every 50 pips the trade moves in my favor.

Finally, it is important to note that the platform must remain on at all times in order for the trailing stop function to work on MT4 platform.


If I have misunderstood your question, please let me know.

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