I don't know what experiences you've had in the FX market but the spreads I see are the spreads I pay, the market makers tend to be the same institutions, sometimes with a scammy broker in between, sometimes with an honest broker in between, just ...

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Anytime. No, FXCM only charges commission on FX not CFD's and their spreads aren't too bad either, about 0.6 to 0.9 points on the Dax which is not much worse than the FDAX futures contract which drifts between one and three ticks most of the time - ...

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Or use Lmax, they have a much better reputation.

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It's actually quite simple and quick: Open a Standard Account at FXCM. (Mini accounts don't work, but you can fund a standard account with only $50.00 even though they say you can't.) Fill in this Letter Of Direction available from Sierra and they ...

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Did you try Sierra with FXCM or LMAX?

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What makes them bad?

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Well, if you were trading the FDAX or mini FDXM (Futures Contract) you would be using the Eurex exchange for clearing and data at 18 Euro a month with Amp Futures, with a tick size of 0.5 or 1 point respectively. But if you use FXCM you can trade ...

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Why don't you just use Sierra with FXCM.

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What does "at quarters" mean?

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That problem arises because when using volume bars you don't have a constant linear time scale so your second anchor point is sometimes sort of "floating". The way to get round that is to make sure your trend line doesn't get anchored to a point ...

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If you're going to use Market Profile you should probably read Steidlmayer and Daltons books.

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Use a study called: "Time Range Highlight".

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What I don't understand is if you're going to have a breakdown about FXCM, where is your outrage concerning all the other liquidity providers? When considering the likes of Goldman, Deutche, Barclays etc it's a veritable list of the who's who of ...

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Or do you think it tested the overnight high?

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I was also tempted to leave FXCM(UK), but seeing as I've never had any issues with them and their API, help desk, withdrawal/deposit process and spreads are excellent, I decided I really have no need to change.

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What is going to happen with FXCM UK?

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Hi Jason, Earlier in this thread you stated: " I notice your forum profile mentions you live in South Africa.We recently opened an office there". On the South African FXCM website it states the following: FXCM South Africa (PTY) LTD is doing ...

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I had exactly the same problem - see post 9570 on page 479. I found that it only occurred when using MetaTrader4 and not when using Trading Station so I would think that the answer they gave isn't accurate and that it's more likely to be internal ...

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This is a terribly misleading, flawed and inaccurate statement especially for rookies who haven't given profitability equations much thought. When considering money management or profitability of a trade one has to consider three variables. Risk ...

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