Well, I've been speaking with John Woods, the head of Oanda in Dubai. I called him when the Dubai office opened and asked about it. He called me the other day and told me the no-swap accounts were now available. He's trying to get my managed money ...

Oanda now has interest free accounts.

This gets my vote, but with an addendum. When you don't beat the market in a given month, you don't let the market beat you silly. Iow, if you do lose, it's an acceptable loss within your parameters.

Definition of Trader

I think it might be only through their Dubai branch. It's for Muslims because of their religious prohibition against interest. How they will go about proving you're a muslim is beyond me. It's pretty safe to say that any one in this country with an ...

Oanda now has interest free accounts.

It means they will open a swap-free account for Muslims. This means no interest is paid or collected on your positions.

Oanda now has interest free accounts.

Every business in the world is doing something to get money. They sell goods and services in order to get money. In the world of Forex, you're cutting out all the middle-man bullshit and going right to the source. If you can make it work, it's a ...

Any advice for new guy?

I'm not disagreeing that risk control or money management play a significant role in trading. It's what all of you keep pointing out and it's a valid point. However, you've still got to make pips to make money. I think you're all putting the cart ...

:: Pips are not what counts ::

The bottom line is that ANYONE can adjust their risk per trade to whatever amount they wish. They can do this from trade to trade if they wish. They can adjust how much they wish to risk per trader in pips as well. Neither of these require nor imply ...

:: Pips are not what counts ::

Interesting points of view stated here. Notice I wrote "too quickly" in my statement. I believe at some point you should go to BE, just in case, but it's judging that moment which is crucial. I brought this up because I'm very good at not losing. ...

Moving stops to BE

Ozpips, If you learn only one thing, learn this. It'll keep you sane as well as liquid.

Fundamentals vs Technical and my little question

Triphop, I thought you might appreciate this. It was given to me years ago by someone who took the time to try to teach me how to trade. A New Mindset In order to be able to see these cycles of sentiment as they take place it is essential to remain ...

Strategy of losers

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Get out now before you lose your sanity.

Any advice for new guy?

Stop thinking so much, it will improve your trading.

How to improve trading skills?

The Java can get funky at times. The next time that happens, try rebooting the pc. Also, use the desktop launch and not the web page, it's much better.

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I like this. I try to talk to myself when I'm looking for setups. But sometimes I forget to do it. I wonder what the wife will think if I chain the baby to my monitor?

Psychology in trading

Don't let the decimal point confuse you. The number furthest to the right is one pip for every currency pair. Using your example, 145.15 - 143.65 Drop the decimal, the 1 and 4. 515 -365 = 150 pips which is 1.50 when you put the decimal back.

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I don't know about anyone else, but stuff like this cracks me up. This place can be very entertaining.

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