Why is there no volume on Forex?

[Trader KGB]

Quote from Worldcrusher:

In the equities market, I can watch the tape to get a sense of what is going on before I enter a trade. In Forex, is there an equivalent?

If access to an institutional ECN aggregator was readily available (unfortunately, it's not) the best solution for a "tape" would be streaming the best bid via API.

http://vcapfx.com/cax-portal-aggregator.asp
http://flextrade.com/flexfx.php

You could do the same with IB's API (see attachment), but the price changes wouldn't be as indicative of the overall market as the aggregators.

 

[dunleggin]

(sighs..) using the Search facility would have unearthed this very recent thread on the same question:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106239

 

[Worldcrusher]

Quote from dunleggin:

(sighs..) using the Search facility would have unearthed this very recent thread on the same question:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106239

Great lead, dunleggin! Thanks.