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. Call them banks. Call them gov'ts. Call them brokers. To even think that you have a more of a chance of trading stocks better than a professional who does it for a living or their extensive computer systems rather than sneaking a look at ther Schwaab account between patients is rather ignorant. (and might I add, not the best treatment you are giving your patients either!) You can invest all you want and hope for the best in the long run but to try and be a good, let alone successful, TRADER fitting in trades between your real job, while not impossible, is extremely difficult, even for self-obsessed over-achievers, like, say, doctors. Plenty of non-bank individuals make a comfortable living trading all sorts of instruments (and yes, this includes forex), and if you can't do it does not mean others can't. (Hey, I can't trade excess prescriptions for fees, but you don't see me criticising what you do for a living.)
Now, if you want to talk about how you got screwed by your broker, that's a different topic as there are numerous horror stories here and other forums where you might be able to contribute your own experiences.
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I have people from several currency brokers constantly calling me to open an account.
(makes you wonder).
Who still cold calls people, especially for a forex account? And more importantly, who would even think about doing anything with these schmucks? Seriously. Why even mention it? The only people who get cold-called are people who don't know any better. Or are these just demo follow-ups, making your experience with forex nothing but as a demo trader?
Like they say, don't quit your day job, doc.
Oh, and speaking of being bitter, I bet your bedside manner sucks!
