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    IB new forex spreads

    If some active independent IDEAL Pro traders could post, what are the consistent spreads currently available? From the demo, I see the following: EURUSD: 1-2 pips GBPUSD: 3-5 pips USDJPY: 1-3 pips EURJPY: 1-3 pips USDCHF: 2-4 pips .... + Commission This is commensurate with...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    .... Hello, why don't we consider. Lets all put our prospective Kool Aid and crack pipes down for a minute and think. I mean WTF, where is most of the volume traded in spot currency? CHFJPY? KRWCAD? Most of the volume is traded in the majors. So we are talking about EURUSD, GBPUSD...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    late apex You are absolutely entitled to your opinion and view. But I could not care less about what you think. I only post on here because maybe it will help some - and like I have already said... I make money from preventing my eyes from being gouged out by gathering info from others who...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    Search on Oanda's own forum and on Trade2win for comments on Oanda and pip shading. There is a long thread on Oanda's forum. As for Oanda being down during NFP. I see that some report of an outage, others don't. Oanda states that only their FXGame was down. Oanda states that all of those...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    I have just visited Oanda's Forums under "FXTrade Platform Issues". There are 2 threads that discuss outages today during US NFP data release. Some comments about this being the 2nd US NFP in a row where Oanda has been down. I called Oanda and they state that only their FX Game was down...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    1. Up Time Some currency brokers tend to have a high correlation between extreme market volatility and system outage. I understand that Oanda has no designated telephone dealing desk other than an off-the-record commitment to close positions only. For those trading with Oanda, how is...
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    IB or Oanda or ????

    What is the latest information on intent to eliminate multiple market closures everyday? My latest understanding is that there is still a down period every day and still a requirement to be on US or Asia based servers which requires additional down time while the servers are updating...
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    OANDA down

    Thank you for the posts - would be great to hear more, especially about today .... because there was no reward and no risk in the market. With a data release like NFP, and multiple officials speaking it only takes seconds for the market to travel. Even with telephone dealing, unless you are...
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    OANDA down

    I understand that Oanda effectively offers no dealing desk to trade with via telephone. - They will allow you to close positions via telephone when Oanda is down. - They view allowing you to close positions via telephone when you are down (internet, systems, away from desk, etc.) negatively...
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    New datafeed from Metastock/Reuters

    Thanks for all of the comments Any further comparisons between Metastock Pro and TradeStation in terms of charting and technical analysis? I actually run a lot of charts and workspaces on TradeStation and am trying to determine whether Metastock is capable of running a lot. I do not...
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    Metastock Pro FX

    Thanks for all of the comments Any further comparisons between Metastock Pro and TradeStation in terms of charting and technical analysis? I actually run a lot of charts and workspaces on TradeStation and am trying to determine whether Metastock is capable of running a lot. I do not...
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    New datafeed from Metastock/Reuters

    Metastock Pro FX Call them for pricing as the internet site is somewhat confusing and they have more than 1 pricing option. I did not post this because I feel that this is in their realm to review it with prospective customers.
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    Metastock Pro FX

    Metastock Pro FX Call them for pricing as the internet site is somewhat confusing and they have more than 1 pricing option. I did not post this because I feel that this is in their realm to review it with prospective customers.
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    New datafeed from Metastock/Reuters

    Metastock Pro FX I called them. Everything looks great. I am seriously considering switching. I suggest you call them and discuss and review pricing. - How true the data feed is, spikey/hot? This is the full Reuters FX Feed. S/B 1st class. - How reliable the system is? Up all of...
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    Metastock Pro FX

    Metastock Pro FX I called them. Everything looks great. I am seriously considering switching. I suggest you call them and discuss and review pricing. - How true the data feed is, spikey/hot? This is the full Reuters FX Feed. S/B 1st class. - How reliable the system is? Up all...
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    Metastock Pro FX

    Metastock Pro FX (Parallel Thread to Software ›› New datafeed from Metastock/Reuters) Will be checking with them to review what exactly is included for $65 USD/month. Anyone using this package have comments? Would like to hear: - How true the data feed is, spikey/hot? - How...
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    New datafeed from Metastock/Reuters

    Metastock Pro FX Will be checking with them to review what exactly is included for $65 USD/month. Anyone using this package have comments? Would like to hear: - How true the data feed is, spikey/hot? - How reliable the system is? Up all of the time or frequent outages? - What...
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    IB new forex spreads

    I am not going to post my ID/account number here nor communicate with IB outside official means. I do not know what PM is... I am sure that I have been identified, marked and noted though by now. I have been on technical support chat for the last 30 minutes and they fixed the problem. So no...
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    IB new forex spreads

    IDEAL Pro FX - quote feed failure On 06/13 and now today, the IDEAL Pro FX quote feed is off/failing. Many pairs are 3-5 pips off the market. EURUSD is currently 4 pips off the market (the off/out-of-line broadcast markets are non-tradable prices as the market markers are really in-line...
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    TradeStation - GFT Feed

    FWIW the feed was very spotty in EURUSD and GBPUSD post US Current Account data on Friday. Also GBPUSD was not feeding from 0946-0954 AM EST right before the US University of Michigan Confidence data. This was a lot of fun to manage... Of note, I have found the quotes to be getting a bit...
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