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How would you reconcile El Paso with this? 80%+ Hispanic. Crime rate half of national average.

Hmm... strangely enough he doesn't look that white to me.

We know how the El Paso shooter feels. What about you?

Could it be because Oanda wants your account to last longer so they could skim more off the spread/commissions before you go bust? If you go bust in 1 trade - you will likely not trade for a while. On the other hand they're a bucket shop - i.e. counterparty to your trades so why not have you go...

I think you're generally right but 222 pips away from the price, liquidation seems excessively conservative under "normal trading conditions". High volatility/news releases/over the weekend - that makes sense. But normally, the spread is under a pip on EURUSD. Why don't they use something like...

I used "screw" figuratively. I don't mean them literally taking advantage of me. And the "what's fair?" aspect is not even a part of my question. So you don't know the answer to what I'd like to know which is why such policy is in the broker's self-interest.

Also, to simplify further, let's assume I'm with Forex.com who has a very simple liquidation policy of - Margin Level hits 100%? Autoliquidation.

OK, fine that's a technicality. My point is there are 222 pips to go before the broker even begins to be at risk of losing their own capital. So why are they screwing with my position at this point? What sense does it make for them?

OK, that doesn't answer my question though. In the example, I gave Oanda will close my position after 2 days even though I haven't lost anything. Just because my Margin Level is at 100%. Why doesn't the broker just let me lose the whole balance?

But why does there need to be a buffer? It's my money to lose, no?

Let's say I trade with Oanda. Oanda will you give you a Margin Call if your Margin Level is 100% or less. Margin Level = Equity / Margin Used After a Margin Call you have to some time to either lighten the load or add more cash to account. If you fail to do either Oanda will liquidate the...

Where can I get them in U.S.?

yo did you have a nn thread on FF awhile ago? ;)

I might have mentioned it already but FX "brokers around the globe" don't accept US residents because that would be against CFTC regulations and they don't want Uncle Sam to sodomize them on a family trip to Disneyland.

Cause they put all client money together?

1. What is "buy-in" prop firm? Meaning you bring your own capital? 2. The problem is that offshore FX brokers that will take U.S. residents are the shady ones where you don't wanna be anyway. CFTC goes hard u know what I mean? The arms of the empire are long you know :) and it does go after...

So you got offshore companies that signed up with non-US FX brokers basically? (I catch on quick, no? :) )

when you show me that this dude has it then it's yours. the bet was whether his firm offers it. Lightspeed | A DIVISION OF LIME BROKERAGE

Hahaha. I fully appreciate and embrace the extent of risk I am willing to take. I'm not managing other people's money nor do I intend to maintain such high levels of risk with my own money in the future.

read what i wrote just above