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I spoke to a representative today whos company has both retail and true ECN (currenex/Fxall) platforms. He said that their retail platforms don't have stead fast tic rules when matching buyers and sellers. They have a "window" with a "margin of error". This is the perfect explaination for what...

Wow, that is really scary. That is what makes no central clearing such a cluster in Forex. It is all up to HotSpot's software to bring order to the transactions. Trade like that is like throwing out the tic rules, CHAOS. HotSpots software should not allow that. Their software should not have...

--coninuation--- Are ECNs our savior? Then one day a new player shows up with promises of a better deal. We have all heard the new sales pitch. “Spreads as low as 1 pip”,“No dealing desk”, “We never take positions against you”, “Straight through processing” and even “True...

-Here is a cut and paste from a thread in Forex Factory- Market Makers & ECN’s Is the grass greener ? This topic is discussed constantly by traders, journeyman and newcomers alike. And to answer the question we have to get to the truth, examine the differences and define our needs. This...

Excellent charts Tickjob. Thanx!!!! Great contribution.

Hello Marsupilami, Thanks for your input on this. The spirit of this thread is to paint a clear picture of the differences, advantages and disadvantages of Currency Futures vs. Forex. As far as leverage goes, I would summize it like this: If you are new to trading Forex, don't trade...

Here is what I know so far: Note: -a tick in Futures = a pip in Forex -in Forex the spread is the equivalent of the bid/ask in futures. "the spread" is the difference between the bid and the ask. -in Forex indexes are not...

Being a Forex Trader. I know nothong about the Bid/ Ask world. When you are looking at your screen is there all of the bids and sizes listed or is just one bid listed as an average of all of the bids out there????