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Many thanks. I suspected some leverage was available because of the small funds' Sharpe ratios. Do you know how the brokers manage risk? Surely it can't be just down to relying on new accounts blowing up? Morty

A theme in chat rooms I have noticed recently is account closure because traders have been too successful. Oanda seem to be keen on doing this at the moment. Reading between the lines I suspect the 'victims' have been scalpers using enormous leverage. The brokers' excuses include traders not...

I have never worked for a financial institution so any of my observation are indirect. I have noted the following: 1. Institutional activity in the crosses often moves the majors. As far as I can see this is mainly related to carry trades i.e. selling 'funding' currencies and buying high...

I think the Telegraph piece should be read first. It is easy to rubbish a paper but the piece clearly is not an editorial. Regards Morty

Bizarre couple of months - difficult to trade data releases. This month, I took points out of the market after ISM and NFP but could not find setups for International Trade, Retail Sales/PPI or the inflation data. I traded the Swissie and Cable on the 8th and 15th respectively. Both in the...

Depends on the broker and datafeed: FXCM 1.9120 buy Metatrader 1.9115 (mid price) FXSol 1.9119 buy I had a buy order at 1.9140 which didn't trigger. Who is your broker? Regards Morty

Just a few observations on volatility. I noticed a stepwise decrease in volatility, in Cable, during August 2005. This was superimposed on a general decline which has been going on for over 5 years. I don't think liquidity has caused the low volatility; the main cause is information. Much...

The rating sites are probably skewed. Traders making money will not bother to seek out rating sites to give their opinions - would you? Regards Morty

Hi, I have just tried FXSol, could only get 2 days data. However, I tried Metatrader and I got back to May 2006 and was still going strong. Regards Morty

Would "Fort Knox Vanishes, Bullion With It" matter anymore? Has it mattered since March 1976? I'm wandering ..... back to the thread.

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I am evaluating a 'set and forget' alerts service. The returns are impressive (+2,000 pips per annum). When I drill down I find the profitablility is very sensitive to the performance of the trailing stop: my profitability is mediocre compared with the system because the system uses 1...

You're probably right. Their platform is white-labeled FXCM. Regards Morty

The completed transaction is still a buy and a sell. A short trade simply means selling before you buy. An analogy would be selling a customer a product which is not in stock and immediately buying it from the wholesalers for delivery to the customer the next day. In forex, and stretching the...

http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/ecalendar/index.html Best regards Morty

I'll check it out - many thanks Morty

OK... Oanda allows limit buy orders above currrent price and vice versa - I have just signed up for the demo. Can anyone add to this list? Regards Morty

The GTS charting package that comes with the FXSol platform www.fxsol.com allows you to do this. Sign up for a free demo to gain access to the charts. Regards Morty

Hi, I have several strategies that generate buy orders when price moves up to a level and sell orders when price moves down to a level. Gain and FXSol do not allow buy entry orders to be placed above the current market price and similarly will not allow sell orders below market price...