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FYI, Oanda now offers both the old Java platform and MT4. I just don't know if the bugs (ill-timed disconnections, etc.) have finally been remedied.

Chalk this up as another risk for traders. When a broker's ownership changes hands, such as in this instance, customers are given such short notice, requiring them to close all open positions by a certain date. What happens to hedged positions, for example, where time is an important...

Admin, Please delete my two earlier posts and just retain the most recent one. Thanks!

Yes, that will be very much appreciated although it's early days yet. Unless I'm mistaken, 4xprop is quite new and I don't think anyone has completed the 8-10 weeks required for one's trading to be evaluated. Maybe we can ask for people's feedback on using FXCM as a broker while on the EPP...

Yes, that will be very much appreciated although it's early days yet. Unless I'm mistaken, 4xprop is quite new and I don't think anyone has completed the 8-10 weeks required for one's trading to be evaluated. Maybe we can ask for people's feedback on using FXCM as a broker while on the EPP...

I, too, would like to know as I'm considering if I'd participate in their evaluation program in order to be a prop trader. I'm just leery of their choice of FXCM as a broker since it does not have a sterling rep among forex traders. It's early days yet, at this point because I don't think...

It took a while, I notice, but thanks for the reply, 4xprop. I have no problem with the IB getting rebates while my trading was being evaluated. But why not offer a choice among a few brokers, not just FXCM?

4xprop, Can you give us an idea of the minimum starting capital a trader can expect to get funded with once s/he passes the EPP ? Also, how much of a drawdown will be allowed? I understand prop firms are partial to short-term traders. What's the longest a position can be held? Thanks.