Well if Oanda opened up their platform for free and let some chart/system developers go wild without the 600 dollar charge a month. I think they would be growing alot faster. I like the fact that I can can put out a no touch for less than 12 hours! In FXCM---you got to go over 12 hours.
I went like 2.5 and 3 days on the expirations. The options priced out at about 90 percent of payout ---so it was almost like a one to one payoff with the close expirations. But it has been some of the easiest trades ---I have ever done. Two out of three are going to pay and if the one downside barrier gets hit it will only cut my profit by 1/5th (I risked less money on that one). I just put out no touches in markets I knew were not going anywhere over a few days. Not rocket science.
I really like close expirations. My edge is knowing were the market is going to be or NOT going to be over a few days time frame. Every once in while I catch a big trend ---but usually in pieces. Anything I hold more 2 weeks should get long term Capital Gains tax treatment. I can find Forex trades all day long that I know are NOT going anywhere!!!
