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IB really is the worst ever in client service and communication. We have traded these instruments for years without any issues, then from one moment to the next without any communication disable you. Our algo's just suddenly were not able to execute. We have a full history of trading these so...

If it's made in QuickFIX and you do not use an RF path between Aurora and NY4/5 it will not make money. Way too slow.

Currenex you get T&S much like Hotspot (actually even faster, Hots publishes a bit delayed)

Sorry for the confusion guys, only one this year. But was sort of like X-mas as I didn't expect anything anymore. The Refco affair was mig biggset loss in trading in my personal accounts in my career. Luckily I made it all back and more. Gave me a different perpective on a lot of things as...

I even got a cheque again last month, out of the blue. Sour money but as I have totally wriitten the whole amount off, every distribution feels like X-mas ;-)

Hi, most of the EM stuff is actually not traded in a deliverable form, but as NDF (non deliverable forward). Thus they will not be as easily traded as spot. If needed you should tap in some liquidity form one of the big banks. If you have a good prime and sufficient funds this will not be a problem.

Most of these ETF's have multiple listings in Europe so one could trade them on Xetra or Euronext outside LSE. In general on the same spreads.

Couldn't agree more, the whole bar concept is just a construct to begin with. But aside form this, FIX gives you a timestamp on market data which you can even offset if you want to to have your calculated bars start and stop anyway you possibly like. In reality you have other more important...

Aside from discussions on defintion of Arbitrage etc.... The idea works out. But with recent interest rate diffrentials that have gone down while volatility has gone up this idea tends to be not rewrding nowadays. It takes far longer to break even and one needs bigger bags of deposits on the...

I would say 17.00 EST except NZD pairs........

Oanda is on wknd spreads now (At Oanda you can actually trae in the wknd on this wide spread, unique but not usefull for everybody), dig a little deeper and you can find what their spreads generally are. They don't have fixed spreads, but what they show IS what you can trade which is not always...

We were filled on a a obvious off market price on of the big ECN's. Our clearing managed to contact our counterparty and we agreed to end up in the middle. Happens more often, but in light of last weeks trading we were pleasantly suprised by their willingness. It's probably because we have...

Yeah, we had some off market price in AUD/CAD and have not heard back on our objection yet. We expect nothing although we have amended these trades ourselves before to help out counterparties but last week seems to have made a difference and market courtesy seems not to apply anymore....

CAD spike happened on Currenex and Hotspot as well, also in CAD crosses.

trading FX on Ideal Pro is trading on a ECN.....with all advantages and disadvantages. Using stops and market orders on a ECN certainly in market conditions right now is asking for this kind of slippage. Trading on a ECN had advantages, but so has traing just through Oanda or any other MM. I...

Basically after your put expired you have leftover position which is a covered short call which synthetically is the same as having a short put.......Clearly no one knows right now how a short put situation would workout for you, and you were right, depending on IV you may be able to flatten...

I totally agree CABLETRADER. Bucketshop can work very well for you as well. Fixed spreads is just one of tha advantages. But also think about negative balance protection etc etc. As stated there are things to say for ECN trading and also for a bucktshop broker. And nt all bucktshops are the...

Hi Guys, Hotspot is the same for everybody. Or at least Hotspot institutional is. Which ofcourse is very different on Currenex where huge diffs occur depending on broker/clearer etc.

I would say that as long as you are connected through a broker you will always go through their gateway, with probable risk check etc. Considering that the speed difs between both connectors are futile. If you have a direct connection with the exchange, clearing directly,with co-location of...

It's a prop firm that has al large market making equity derivatives background. But don't you think making markets in equity derivatives asks for good numerical skills?