It's true I am flat by taking 2 opposite positions in the same pair , but you forgot market is waving 70 %, ( and 70 % it's MORE than 50 %) so it's easy to deduct I'm winning by hedging using opposite same pair orders. So 70 % I win BOTH sides and ...

CFTC + NFA: End Of Hedging?

- I agree that those position taken in another security made to lower the offset are known as real hedging but , but seems to me those are only 90 to 95 % hedged . - Besides you will see these same pair oposite positions are called on forums also ...

CFTC + NFA: End Of Hedging?

Yes , true,.. And after all is MY money , I should be able to lose them how I want ( I'm not joking here ) , I mean If I want to lose those 3 pips spread on GBP / USD by hedging ( NFA, huge loss , by the way : 3 pips !!!!! ) , that's my choice.. NFA ...

CFTC + NFA: End Of Hedging?

[quote=rnettles;2710806]I definitely think regulation should exist,quote] Very true , regulation should exist, otherwise all brokers wil run away with money , but they should do it for helping traders more,not brokers.

Is NFA doing enough?

ha ha..if you think NFA is going to protect you ....you will be dissapointed. Why NFA doesn't take action about all complaints about requotes, offquotes, artificial disconnections !!! and stop hunting, artificial spikes ...

Proposal to phase out NFA

LOL . i know a couple of profes. traders who use hedging , where did you came up with that So then why brokers use hedging ? Brokers take opposite positions of all of our orders.

Proposal to phase out NFA

I tried that, 50 % of times didn't worked because: Let's say price aproaching resistance , so i sell , but price breaks up the resistance level : result is a loss. Or , conversly , say price is aproaching suppport , so I buy , but price goes ...

Trending Ranging Strategy

No you lose only one spread because the first spread you already losed it before And by not allowing hedging , you don't lose only a lousy spread( as i said first one you already losed it , so it counts no more ), in fact you lose an entire ...

whats with this "hedging" thing??

1'st broker I thought about to join live was Oanda due to lower spreads: Guess why i didn't: 1- they didn't alowed hedging 2- to many disconnections 3- spreads increase at times like hell 4- NO metatrader About this NFA no hedging rule : Someone ( ...

Proposal to phase out NFA

Indeed those regulators failed on that case... Someone ( NFA ) is limiting the options someone else has ( traders ) and that is claimed as beeing "help" ?!

Is NFA doing enough?

Thank you Nettles Many pips image

Is NFA doing enough?

Till now NFA regulation was a must for me when i was looking for a broker...like you said for protection against those brokers who intended to spent clients money and dissapear...but now i'm not so sure: What protection is this : for a lousy 3 pip ...

CFTC + NFA: End Of Hedging?

Yes , i agree. ibfx said: but , on the contrary, I'm afraid it's increasing the spread ,at least on demo, because due to faster quote changing to respect the 5th decimal, now you have to check that "Enable maximum deviation from quoted price" in the ...

IBFX

Thank you , that is a very good news.

IBFX

LOL , keep dreamind dude: You won't have my money , not even in your best dreams. Considering 90 % of forex traders are losing...probability is , quess what : that you are one of them Or what , you discovered a winning strategy ? Could you please ...

EURUSD

So what do we have here ? Someone ( NFA ) is limiting the options someone else has ( traders ) and that is claimed as beeing "help" ?! Slow and easy there are to come new rules and you will wake up you have to think every trade : - I am allowed to ...

Proposal to phase out Hedging

NFA , please, you should protect traders by not allowing REQUOTES , OFF QUOTEs, and other errors which appear when you want to close a winning trade , why these errors appear mostly on winning trades ? Also protect us against stop hunting , ...

Proposal to phase out Hedging

I agree Nettles , an ECN broker is the way, but I need one accepting minimum deposits ..seems MB Trading accepts min 400 but for now MB Trading has not Metatrader for live accounts, only for demo accounts for now... Don't know about Interactive ...

Is NFA doing enough?

I agree. Brokers , though , are still allowed to hedge all clients positions, so NFA is protecting brokers not traders.

CFTC + NFA: End Of Hedging?

Hi , ok I believe you but is very weird to get "not quote at all" considering there is always a bid and an ask price especially in forex market where the daily turnover capital is 30 times or more than in the stock market . -Seems your bank quote ...

Is NFA doing enough?