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Slippage and spread during normal times is not an indicator that brokers will be good for news trading. Some low spread brokers increase spreads 10x or even 20x during news release. Only after many tests you will be able to make right choice. And only ECN brokers like Tickmill or Hotforex should...

Average spread on my zero spread account with Hotforex is 0.1-0.0 pip in EURUSD, I trade only during liquid sessions and with major pairs because I don't see trading opportunities in trading strategies except scalping.

yes we have to limit our loss per trade as much as it's possible maintaining target risk-reward ratio, although too much losses becomes disturbing as you start to doubt that you trading system does have an edge

Scalping needs momentum and the latter happens everywhere when there is a pressure from large buyers and in obvious short-term trends, usually it goes hand in hand with elevated volatility. So watch for an action if you look for good market for a scalping.

Despite similarity instruments other than forex has some subtle differences in price characteristics as well as specific irregularities which we can capitalize on, though it requires lots of research

I don't consider scalping as risky because usually scalping features tight stop loss which means risk is limited. The downside is larger transaction costs but it could be solved with low-spread broker.

Is triangle arbitrage still alive in FX? Or it's not worth even thinking about it?

There are many trustworthy platforms with rich features and competitive trading conditions, however I chose Hotforex because it has raw spread account, means there is no mark up in spreads, instead I pay commission, it just fits the bill for my scalping strategy

You should ignore emotional side of a loss however make sure that it wasn't result of violating rules of your trading plan.

I think long term direction for gold is up. Fiat currencies are gradually losing their value due to central bank expansionary monetary policy response to crises. It is hard to see on daily timeframes however monthly timeframes tells the picture very good.

It's pointless to make analysis of separate trades but it may be useful to examine your trading performance as a whole to get a clue how you will perform in the long-run.

The rule of thumb is to spend 1-2 weeks on demo to avoid dumb mistakes (related to correct platform usage) and then move to live account with small deposit. You have to gradually get accustomed to your emotional response to loss or gain because for an unexperienced person his reaction to loss or...

Transaction costs is probably the most important thing to care about in FX scalping. That's why I trade only majors and most trades are done on EURUSD with low spread (0.0-0.3 pip) broker.

It's hard to check broker transparency because CFD's are traded over-the-counter and there is no single source of quotes the only driver of quality is competition between dealers that's why it is important to choose ECN brokers.

Well if your break sample of traders into sub-samples based on age, intelligence or gender you will likely see other numbers. Young traders tend to be risk-taking, old or intelligent traders are probably more risk-averse and conservative. Survival rate of the latter is probably higher because...

Depends on the number of market players that learned about and use this strategy and also market liquidity. A strategy stops working when the insight that it provides about an asset that is undervalued or overvalued is incorporated in price so quickly that the only way to compete becomes speed...

Beginners tend to choose a broker which offer some kind of a bonus like no deposit or credit bonus, however in my view they give false feeling of better protection against loss and encourage you to be less discriminate to the appropriate level of market risk.

Retail news trading is quite unpredictable, getting good fills consistently.. you may need to try 40-50 brokers before you can find one that will offer good execution and pay profit. The strategy is simple means trading edge is in the technical implementation.

You are like 15 years late bro.

I guess Euro should be cheaper as oil prices exert serious pressure on the currencies of energy importing countries also the Fed becomes more hawkish while other central banks are lagging