Recent content by SLW

I'm sure someone from GFT is monitoring this forum, they sponsor it. I like the Dealbook platform and what works well for me is the Mobile Dealbook. I can check in on trades from anywhere at anytime.

This has been a quite interesting post on the notion of hedging a spot FX position. My question is, "Why would one want to hedge in the first place?" Rhetorical question? Not really. Hedging is insurance. As a spot FX "SPECULATOR", one wants exposure to capture potential profits. The...

It is on Amazon: The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn - ISBN: 0671682288 It's in my cart now.

When I was an Army Ranger going through Ranger School over 20 years ago, one of the Ranger instructors taunted the hungry, tired students with this: "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'......and if you get caught cheatin',...... Then you ain't trying hard enough!!" So, keep on...

They don't offer a mini account per se; they offer what they call a "Universal" account that has 100:1 leverage and a lot size in multiples of 10K (1 lot). Opening funds needed is $400.

Also, EFX is offering 2 charting options. A free chart package with Quote Tracker, and it appears, one through eSignal - not sure if that one is free though. It doesn't appear that there is any difference on the commissions. EFX is an IB for MBTrading. When opening an account with EFX...

G' Day folks,

Well, It appears as though they are using a White Label solution from FXCM. The trading platform is exactly the same as FXCMs with a different skin. And, if you go into the actual Open Account area, you are redirected to a secure server run by FXCM. I don't know which company is actually...