hahaha! at least with the stress involved in trading.. my username and avatar would cheer you up..ey, where's my reward merlin? you did say last time i should be given a reward for the most unique username here in FF

VTTrader: broker disconnections - is it only me..

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VTTrader: broker disconnections - is it only me..

just click the PREFERRED BROKERS link on your left side of the screen.under SITE NAVIGATION. you'll find gft site there.

deciding on broker...

yah,, that's what i suspect..massive manipulation so clients who have open positions over the weekend can't do much anything with their open trades (assuming they can't get through calling the dealing desk).. glad that i don't keep my trades ...

Broker's Connections down...

mine is MINIREAL2

manual execution POLL

oic.. some notes to consider on gft.. i'm taking market orders. you can't get limit orders as they are 50-200 pips away from the current market price a few minutes before the release.

trading during NFP

yupz, i do have multiple brokers.. can always switch from one to the other :

trading during NFP

well said Merlin...

trading during NFP

yeah! they used to be very stable. even before i was just using dialup to trade. i can get in and out in very volatile markets with no problem. only a few seconds delay before your order show on the trading platform...started back 2003 with fxcm. ...

trading during NFP

yeah, i'm already considering OANDA or gft.still reading more info on their site and getting the feel of their trading platform...

trading during NFP

i just knew just now that i'm not alone. i rarely trade. that's why i'm not up to date on the latest happenings. i'm happy and satisfied before. no problem. its only this year that things are not what it used to be.

trading during NFP

yeah,, still consider myself lucky was able to jump in and trade.. kinda.. even on those not so volatile market news release, i sometimes get that popped up.

trading during NFP

yupz! your correct there.. my charts are 5min and 1min. that's why i know that it has peaked and pivoting. the quotes are changing normally that time..just imagine the frustration not to close at those peak levels and just see your profits beeing ...

trading during NFP

im one of those victims too..just moments ago i did trade at NFP news.got my trade in exactly at 8:30am EST..but the exit was a nightmare! that "waiting for dealers response" window keep showing up.did close my trade at 2855 for eur/usd but it was ...

manual execution POLL

yupz, finally! hope gbp/usd and usd/chf was included in the 3 pip spread..but it was not so

FXCM to lower spread

how are things going with Mickey's GBP system? seemed to be no updates for awhile..does anybody have 1hr historical data for the 4 major currency pairs for this year or even the past years? (fxtrek or intellicharts data,preferred) would like to do ...

Mkcky's GBP System.