News Trading

frogy · May 31, 2005

Anyone have any recommendations for FX broker/dealers for trading reports.

I have tried several:

FXCM and Refco (same company) seem to hunt for stops.

GFT is way slow: last number it took 13 minutes to get a report on my fill.

CMS: slow

Thanks

frogy · May 31, 2005

And Oanda widens the spread and has lots of slippage.

late apex · May 31, 2005

Futures.

gkadir · May 31, 2005

Hi Frogy,

I have a friend who trades news and he captures good points. Pls PM further if you would like to know more specifics.

Thanks

Dogo · Jun 2, 2005

Hi Frogy,

I use GTF-DealBook, and they use the Informa Global Markets news services, it is most faster for to access to the news.

In thes past month I used this free Trial services, only for 30 day.

If you want to test this services use this direcction:

http://www.informagm.com/gml/logout.do

Later register for a trial.

Regard, Dogo

trade4succes · Jun 2, 2005

if you want fast, don't use one of those marketmakers. futures, or ecn's (currenex) instead

Lon Eagle · Jun 2, 2005

Through figures like trades, NFP and retail sales what is the spread like on futures?

frogy · Jun 3, 2005

In futures right before the figure everyone pulls their bids and offers so the spread could be 1 tick or 20. The depth of market gets very chaotic: unreadable to me.

Hayek · Jun 3, 2005

I think most futures traders placing order right after nfp not right before it.