I used tradersway, fxcm and alpari to trade and now with alpari going belly up, so are the chances of me getting my money back anytime soon. What irks me is the fact that I have got two emails, from two diff lawyers as to how they can help get my ...

Alpari.co.uk Discussion

Good Money management, good strategy, limit losses, etc..

What helped you the most to be profitable?

I would stick with the majors, esp EUR USD and GBP.. But you can try trading the other currencies on your demo..and then move to the live acc you have set up, good luck.

what pairs to trade?

LOL,, spot on and something that we all need, at least if you are a newbie..

The 38 steps to trading for rookies!

Nicely put Roland..and as for the "newbie", listen there are prb lots of those who get off by trying to knock others down..some are just like that or they are just lashing out for some reason. The point being you just ignore these barbs and move on, ...

When to go live

Forget the big accounts,just go live with a small one..and good luck..

When to go live

There's no such thing as no loss strategy and trading without SL, not advisable unless you have years of trading experience backing you up..

No Loss Strategy?

That's great, now you only have a little more to go in order to graduate from B pips..as regards your query, it has already been answered..good luck.

Do I need to convert my USD to trade cross currencies?

Yup, one can, expect at least a 5% monthly profit,provided one trades effectively..

How much do people make trading FOREX

What Lasty said..can I suggest something here - why not check out babypips? It has all the info beginners need, good luck.

Do I need to convert my USD to trade cross currencies?

USDJPY cable crosses and EURUSD..and NO chf, thank you very much..

what pairs to trade?

Hiya rex, It's not that the 4H is more popular than the rest..for scalpers, the smaller time frame counts more as does the one H, and for others, it is usually one H, two H and Four H and so on..Guess one of the reasons why most traders pick up the ...

What chart do you use? (M1, M5, M15) Does it make a difference?

LOL, wish I had really stayed put back in UK for the rest of the summer..it is blazing hot down here .. maybe I should relocate to alaska.. Anyway recently got one of those "can you mentor me" emails, so I copied this thread and sent it over..so ...

What should you be doing?

Yup, makes perfect sense..

What chart do you use? (M1, M5, M15) Does it make a difference?

Sorry about the late reply, in UK right now..it's been a doozy and nope, not here for the elections. Just about to read the rest of your posts and catch up..

What should you be doing?

Yeah, that's a given - the timing is crucial and each trader has his or her own perf..

What chart do you use? (M1, M5, M15) Does it make a difference?

Mistakes, sure, hit the short when I should have gone long, was off watching soccer and losing out on a trend that i was expecting to kick in all day, the list goes on..

Crazy/Stupid mistakes you committed during trading

LOL, I agree..just saw your latest link, nice..

What should you be doing?

This is a given, no noob should ever haye to pay for info that's already freely available online..

No One Should Ever Pay For A Beginner Course

That's a neat idea, usually I stagger my entries and exits..and trailing stops, yup, makes more sense to use it especially as the market moves in the right direction. Additionally had read James thread a while back and I second the same, as a great ...

What should you be doing?