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Yes, latency is a greater issue than bandwidth. But are you asking about your own personal trading setup, or are you analyzing the setup of your broker? If for you, unless you have an excessive number of level II screens setup on your system, you would not feel the effect of pushing the 1.5 meg...

When I saw the title, my first thought was the Knicks too. Bottom line, tho, they would still suck.

Does anyone have any direct experience with FXDD from a broker/fiduciary perspective and from their platforms, in particular their Currenex? I was checking out their demo Currenex (not much to add there - it's Currenex) and their spreads are inline with other ECNs, from .5 to 1.5, even in cable...

Have you looked at NinjaTrader? Doesn't it have the ability to automate a significant amt of your trading and it already integrates with the IB TWS. Plus the learning curve is considerably shorter than learning and designing your own system. Or at least start with that before you move to...

Downtrend has continued for cable. Got in a little early. Really just looking to scalp here to the downside not really take positions like earlier (which always seem to bite me in the arse). Still trying to compare futures to forex spot directly and so far since 6am, fills are about the same...

both positions stopped @ 6370. Fills were about the same but costs were less for spot 16.50 (250k) vs $20 (4 contracts)

Shorts in play on the back of news out of London on Lloyds bad balance sheets. Short at 6350. Going to day-trade cash and futures and see which one really gives me better fills. Using IB, so margining is about the same edit: sizing the same 250k cash, 4 contracts futures

MBT = MB Trading There really is no "true" time/sales figures in fx because each broker has their own set of liquidity partners to offset their trades/take the other side. What I refer to is the depth of field feature (similar to Level II quotes) that the pairs have. With it, you can see the...

As is loosely thrown around on these forums, 10 standard lots is only 1mm (or did you really mean 10MM, as 10 lots would accurately be described?) would have no problems getting filled at your price on a market order with zero to minimal slippage under normal circumstances, altho some bucket...

Actually the bias was yours, coming in here with this manefesto rather than sharing your extensive experience with the group and how you got shafted trading forex and how you were led to your conclusions. Whether you trade futures/forex/stocks, you are always playing against the big boys...

You mean I have a better chance of being a successful trader if I sit home with a stock/futures trading account and compete against all those firms with their own multi-million dollar computer systems and their inside information? Or do the gov'ts and banks have BETTER multi-million dollar...

Kayne West just doesn't care about white people.

Dude, you got it wrong: it wasn't the black guy who got dissed, it was the white chick.

They only thing they are really usefull for is for trade sizes less than 50k. Once your trade sizes approach 100k, you are much better off finding a Currenex broker or using IB (and if you trade exotic crosses, anyone but IB :D )

Check Trumpka's comments on the right, especially number 2: They have been wandering alone in the forest for so long that with the current Wash. climate they finally feel they have the balls they once had.

Nice to see someone in DC thinking with their big head.

Yes, your account will be automatically flagged if you fall below that amt. It is a hard number as the computers flag your account. It is recommended that you deposit 30k if you intend to daytrade stock. If your balance does fall below that amt, it DOES NOT prevent you from trading other...

I don't know why you all run out and get the next, greatest version becomes available. I am still using 888.3 and it works fine. I know I will have to eventually upgrade it, but until then, why bother and put up with all the headaches? Every new release is nothing but a beta that we traders use...

Wow. That wasn't hard! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1

should have acess to "account maintenance" 24/7. Trading platform is shutdown on the weekend.