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The demo accounts of the forex dealers are set to make their fills look good. In practice with a real account you will sometimes find the price staying still as soon as you place an order but you mysteriously being asked whether you want to accept the new price. There must be raking in the...

I think the question should be phrased: Is it that much better to trade THe CME currency products vs.Forex ? In which case until now the answer is yes. The reason is the spread; 4 to 5 pips that the forex brokers siphon. However these are coming down and if it gets to a 2 pip spread then...

Looking for some hardware for the new year and came across this excellent thread. Thought some of you might want to look at it again.

HI mark, I was looking at your site and thinking of trying out the simulator($150) Do I have to pay exchange fees as well, or are they free because the data is slightly delayed? How long can I use the simulator once I make payment? ================================== *****Simulated Live...

Good to hear! I was wondering if VF is thinking of offering the Hang seng and Nikkei in the future?

Where did you put them up? Do you use a plug in to do it automatically on the chart or calculate and draw lines?

what do you want it to do?

I was watching pakistan TV,the national channel in a hotel in bangkok in September. The news comes out about yet another bloody raid on Indian held Kashmir by suicide fighters. On Pakistan TV they are called martyrs ..... That is how many think ..

Yep. I might take trial on X-trader with Mark and velocity futures in mid-2004

Good stuff!

Thanks Grob, very interesting. While I have mostly relied on my own reflections I am finding it very helpful to consider and reply to the posts on this board . It somehow distills the ideas that have been forming when I have to express them.

Thanks for bringing this up. I use them, but I always have a nagging doubt that there is something more I should know. Would love to hear from the pivot pros!

A very good frontend plug-in that kind of models itself on x-trader (but nothing approaches x-tarder as I understand it) See gif for picture of BT platform

Having fixed ideas and rules about what should and shouldn't work in the markets is something I have been getting away from. It sounds nice because you think have a refuge to hang onto. I just think it is not so cut and dried. It depends on market too. On the ES what you say is pretty much...

I think scalper used to mean the pit guys who are in and out on the bid/ask. Now for me it means someone who is taking profits based on short term trends in the market but usually not staying in the trade beyond 3-5 minutes. (In the hang seng I would be out in less than a minute). This is a...

Good point. I guess the "scalper" won't lose any sleep over his sudden change in profession;). I am a cross between the two. I won't take a trade if it is only likely to result in one tick, but I might if it is 2. And if I have more than one position will get out half quick and then hold on a...

yeah interesting!

The key to being a good scalper is cutting losers just as fast. As scientist showed sometimes a scalper holds on - if they sense that the move will continue. Why someone is a position trader or swing or scalper depends on different factors - but especially the character of the person. I tried...

I have been trialing BUttontrader for almost a week. It is outstanding! I thought service was good with Ninjatrader but Robert(hoi) of BT is amazing. I am not even a paying customer, and he comes back to me within minutes of almost every question. His understanding of TWS is superb, so...