Recent content by Sampharo

Read on another thread that amibroker is a good program. Would you recommend it for backtesting and creating the strategy at least if the market is strictly forex? Sam

A guy posts an opinion, and one can expect another to jump with a rebuttal, or an objection, or even a lousy flame for the feebleminded. But darn it, two pages of presumptuous blasting just because I said Oanda seems good?! Not only that but it actually takes a trip to giving the moderators the...

It is quite impressive what this java applet has in simplicity that matches the trading software of other major companies. You're right, tight spreads and no slippage is apparent. The limits and stop-losses can be as close as 1 point from current market price. I like the graphical...

How DO one scalp?! (An elegant way of saying WHAT is scalping?) And what do you mean by a 6 second 100 point dip? regards, Sam

I am already with FXCM. I realize they have a wider spread than other companies but the service and the standing is high considering I will also act as an introducing broker. I know also that it's not the spread that makes or breaks except if someone is consistently scalping or swingtrading, I...

More than 1.5 trillion dollars are traded every day on the international forex market. That's 25 times larger than the entire US stocks market. Moreover, You are not stuck with sessions that start or end, it's seamless 24 hours. Get a good financial company to hold your account and give you...

I tried Tradestation and their website seems to only offer the option of opening an account with them, although the hype of the website was about the software. In all cases I wouldn't think that I need something as complicated or expensive as a $270/month kind of software. (I actually don't like...

I need to ask the elite traders of this forum about trading software. I am at the stage where I am just about beginning to explore devising a solid trading strategy, and I needed good-value software to help me with research and backtesting systems. Which one would be most suitable as to...