Recent content by capitalistsmith

Thanks for this! What I find a little confusing though is that if (in terms of retail forex brokers) they are STP+ECN then I thought its the liquidity providers that provide the leverage not the brokerage.... they`re only there to provide clients to liquidity providers and make their...

Lol. Superb advice: "dont worry about the force of which you bang that nail into the wall with your hammer or what's behind it, just do it" (gas pipe, electrics) If its any consolation I do trade (im neither confirming if im consistent or a loser purely on the fact that I dont have...

Yeah I only know a little bit about this, is there any links you could recommend I read to fully understand this? Or either explain why it is banks "extend their credit lines".... (not entirely sure how this works and whether or not this is a form of loan or even leverage from banks to the...

Thanks Nukethewhales, Pretty much just confirmed exactly what I wrote on the previous page.... Just a simple confirmation was all that I was looking for. Sorry If I came across in any other particular way other than asking for a little rope from someone.... :confused: JuniorCTA im...

What do you mean charging me interest? You referring to swaps? (if so I thought they were based upon the currency you hold - from buying or selling of foreign currency - is the difference in interest based upon that countries national rate - either added or deducted based upon the...

Ok here is what I was looking for in terms of my questions and getting someone with more experience to either agree correct or elaborate: A ECN+STP broker will provide leverage of lets say 1:50 of your initial deposit because if they didn't then the prospective gains from the spreads...

Thats very condescending isnt it? Guess you were never new once.... (just born with knowing it all) Im well aware of that statement thanks for turning up and repeating it again.... I didn't realise I was asking too much for someone to spare a few minutes (anyone who is kind enough...

I am appreciating all your replies, however, I dont think I am wording it properly? Why are they giving me £50k to trade with when I only have £1,000.00 (hypothetically)

So you`re saying I could trade a £20k account with 1:1 leverage... Why is there cash being thrown around to completely in-experienced traders who have the capacity to blow up their account and more just because "brokers/dealers" (for what reason?) are being provided leverage and they give...

I dont get the principle of why it is brokers are allowing us speculators extra cash to trade with to profit from potentially larger gains. Now, dont get me wrong, I understand the principle of leverage and the fact that the broker is wanting you to potentially expose yourself to a larger...

You`ve been really kind and helpful bud. Same goes for anyone else contributing on this thread! I obviously need to wrap my head around the futures markets for sure. I feel I understand the logic in it, but I wanted, as you`ve kindly done, is speak to me in laymans terms. From my...

Does anyone ever just buy straight out of the cash commod? Or do co. like Cargill usually purchase (god knows how many contracts lol) in the futures, then liquidate them before expiry? Do they ever do it the other way around? (maybe a dumb question)

Ok so how does the Farmer become eligible to sell his stock on the cash commodity? Just by size of goods? Can the farmer GAURANTEE that there will be a buyer of his goods ....? Traders are constantly buying and selling there contracts to only liquidate it on expiry with no intention of...

Thank you very much. You pretty much nailed my question to a T. Appreciate it! Sometimes keeping it simple allows me to allow my logic to unfold in a real world scenario. One last thing, when you mean "Offset" in the cash market, will the `farmer` offset his futures contract in Wheat on...