[QUOTE=philmcgrew] I really must say, this discussion is so much less fun and certainly far less porductive when people get personal and indignant. THE Opportunist

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Wow, scary and very very dangerous. This thinking is what spawned the Enron disaster. Big money always tries to make up the rules. It is our duty to keep them under control. It is up to banks how they deal with each other at this point. But, that ...

How to make Forex better - and maybe save it from the regulators

Fact & Truth — Hello mrmikal, We are truly far apart on this one. I don't feel I am an idealist at all. I just deal in truth and facts. If the price is at 1.8905 buy and 1.8903 sell at the price feed of the bank that is providing the data ...

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Hello Darkstar, I don't envy your task!!!!!!! You have to address, why ACM does it or why FXCM does it or why Oanda does it or why MB Trading does it or Why Hot Spot Fx does it?????? There are IB's, Ecn's, almost Ecn's, Wanna be Ecn's and Plain old ...

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Great Idea! — That would be the perfect place for all of this. Then, if someone ventures in there to complain about the complainers complaints they will deserve the self imposed aggrivation.

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Good Advice- if you can afford it........... — This may be the truest post here for dealing with the current situation. I am currently with 2 brokers now. And I am already starting to see the advantages. However, I don't wanna have to be with ...

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

The how of it is really the question. If the U.S. Forex brokers developed a governing body that agreed on a central data provider or a network of certified data outlets, we could certainly make a huge advance in the quality of Forex. I think a ...

How to make Forex better - and maybe save it from the regulators

Hello mrmikal, For me, and I assume for alot of other people who are taking issue, it is not ok for brokers to do whatever they want. It is not "what the market will bear". There is a point when broker activity becomes fraud. You know, plain old ...

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Dead on Keys !! Stick to your guns because you are right. Call it what it is. The "markets" aren't dicatating those spreads, the brokers and/or their liquidity providers are. END OF STORY. I don't understand why long term or swing technical traders ...

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

Phil ! come on down! your the next contestant on......................... NAME THAT BROKER ! ! !

Broker Complaints …Get over it!

What a great story and an even greater point!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is one reason and one reason only to be trading in the markets. To make money. END OF STORY. I have heard from so many people who want to define what makes a trader and makes him worthy ...

15 pip spreads?

Update — Today was another example of pretty much the same stuff from ACM. 30 pip spread on the pound 20 pips on the other majors Platform froze prior to data, Platform started working agian as soon as data was released. Price movement was ...

AC-markets (ACM) in Switzerland - safe?

What is technology's part? — I find myself wondering what role technology is playing in all of this. The increasing numbers of automated strategies, especially on the commercial level. New order and communication systems connecting the ...

Spreads and Slippage

It seems to me like the net moves aren't any different than they ever were. They just seem to be happening immediately instead of of over a couple hours. I used to have my technical levels picked out for my longs and shorts and then wait for the ...

Spreads and Slippage

Very good insight, thanks. Are you a computer/network guy?

Ever wonder why your Bokers charts use different data??

[QUOTE=MoneyMa$ter]"Just when I had it all figured out....they changed the rules." DS: I had no idea that little ol' me had so much influence on a $1.9 TRILLION market, filled with sophisticated Central Banks, Investment Bankers, Commercial Banks, ...

USD Existing Home Sales

Funny you should say that. I happen to know a "noob" who has more than doubled his account in about a month and a half trading data. He has some mentoring, but he is a sharp young guy. If a strategy is good, it is good. It is kind of annoying that ...

How do you trade news?

Got it. Makes sense. What do you think about brokers who will not share their API data?

Ever wonder why your Bokers charts use different data??

I think you pretty much summed it up. I just think it is amusing when they spike your stops when their own charts show that that price was never reached. Then they use the excuse that their chart provider uses a different data source. Fact of the ...

Ever wonder why your Bokers charts use different data??