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Thanks. That is the answer. One more question if you don't mind. Do futures generally pay higher interest rate differential compared to forex brokers who may decide to take a cut of the interest income?

I'm a bit slow. I don't quite catch what you mean. If I want to reduce risk by hedging with futures, I can simplify things by employing a smaller position size in the spot fx position. It's not necessary to complicate matters by hedging with futures. I'm a small player.

When trading spot fx, the trader gets paid interest income if the forex pair enjoys positive carry interest. If the trader trades forex futures instead of spot fx, he does not receive any interest income. If this a major disadvantage when trading forex futures? For fx pair that enjoys positive...

Her NBC career is finished. The blackface comment is basically stating a fact about the face colour of black people. I am not an American. I am trying to understand American sensitivities here. No ill intent meant.

Forex is very difficult to analyze using fundamental analysis compared to stocks. There are too many movable parts in a country's economy. For companies, financial statements are much easier to analyze and the data collected is probably more accurate. Since fundamental analysis is...

I am a rookie in forex. I am sticking to forex pairs that are tradable using futures. Are these 3 pairs valid? Any other forex pairs that I miss out? EURUSR, AUDUSD, USDJPY

Thanks. Sounds important. If that is the case, shouldn't overfill protection be enabled all the time by default? Why does IBKR leave it as an option?

I saw this option "overfill protection" while trying to make an "adjustable sell limit order" on Interactive Brokers TWS platform. What is the purpose of overfill protection? What are the risks if I do not enable overfill protection?

It is interesting to note that trend-following and value investing are suffering a drawdown period since the last 2008 financial crisis. It is a mystery why these 2 proven methods of investing have fallen, at least temporarily. What investment styles have made money since 2008? Tech investing...

David Einhorn has a dazzling investment track record and he is a hedge fund billionaire as a result. David Einhorn invests in the U.S stock market. The U.S stock market made a new high in 2018. What is so difficult about 2018 that caused the brilliant Einhorn to down-perform so badly this year...

If a customer can generate $4.6m in commissions, I hardly think they are the typical retail clients who need protection. They are more likely to be professionals. As professionals, when you lose, you take your losses gentlemanly.

For example AUDUSD 6A forex futures contract. Besides interest rates of AUD and USD, are there other variables that affect fair value? What is the formula for computing fair value of forex futures?

Thanks for all the replies. It seems like futures is the right way to go.

How are futures superior over leveraged FX and CFDs? Thank you.

I have never traded forex before. I am a customer of Interactive Brokers. I would like to ask the experienced folks, particularly those using IB platform, which instruments do they use for trading forex? Futures, CFDs or leveraged FX?

Don't have the numbers here. Over the long term since his fund's inception, I think Einhorn still beats S&P500 and Nasdaq100. He is after all, a billionaire.

I wonder what has changed in the market for brilliant Einhorn to be down so badly in 2018. 18.3% is terrible, particularly for an Ace manager. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hedgefunds-greenlight/einhorns-greenlight-is-trying-to-end-fund-losses-letter-idUSKBN1KL2SB Greenlight lost 18.3...

Seems like this is what happened. Michael Covel made more money as a trainer rather than as a trader. This made the original turtles like Curtis Faith lose respect for Covel. What was truly unethical was to make money from revealing the secrets of a trading system that was passed down from...

For long-term traders, is Al Brooks' teachings relevant? You mention Al Brooks focuses mainly on higher time frames. Seems like he looks at 5-minute charts. I wonder if long-term traders can learn useful things from Al Brooks that can be applied to long-term trading.

Thank you for the tip. Are there some youtube videos that you would recommend for someone to gain a better understanding of Al Brooks?