That's not necessarily true, MM's quote according to their book and their liquidity providers quotes, those variations could be the difference between a stop being hit or not. I haven't intraday traded with Oanda for a while but they always used to ...

OANDA Discussion

Hmmm....

OANDA Discussion

'Beat the professionals'? We're not even playing the same game, let alone trying to beat them! It is easy, it's complicating the process unnecessarily which makes it appear difficult.....

Self-help mentality

Doesn't it depend on how your bröker rolls over positions? Some close and then re-open trades at a better/worse price (depending on interest rate differential and direction), others credit/debit interest to/from the account balance but leave ...

Can I withdraw my carry trade interest daily?

lol, exactly!

OANDA Discussion

lol, if that was directed at me then why would it make any difference to me whether others succeed or fail, it's not my money! Staying positive is great, but you also need to be realistic! Not spending too much time on forums is good advice though, ...

Advice I wish I had as a complete forex newbie

If an 'unsuspecting newbie' doesn't understand his bröker's margin requirements and margin call policy then that's his fault, it's not the bröker trying to 'force a margin call'! Sheesh, where do people get this stuff from.....

OANDA Discussion

And that's a good thing?

The one hurdle EVERY trader needs to overcome

lol, and these are the folks we trade with, what a great insight! No wonder the alleged stats say so many lose, it must be like taking candy from a baby......

Advice I wish I had as a complete forex newbie

lol, seriously?

Trading is an Art

Right, but you could still learn to paint, play, dance, write, act, and hit a tennis ball. Just like your examples above, wouldn't the level of skill and 'artistic flair' affect how well one traded?

Trading is an Art

And....or is that that the sum of your conclusion?

What I think the holy grail is

G7

BoJ Intervention

Good idea, then at least it's coming from the broka themselves rather than us speculating.

Getting out of a hedge question

Apply those two and I expect your conclusions will change in time.

Advice I wish I had as a complete forex newbie

If you close the 'hedge' won't you still be in a margin call situation? The gains (or less loss) on the original trade will be equal to the losses on the opposite trade. One position gains as the other one loses, equally. I don't really understand ...

Getting out of a hedge question

Hmmm....

How do you handle losing focus?

Wow, first time I've ever heard of that!

Getting out of a hedge question

Huh

Getting out of a hedge question

Someone having a bad trading day?

Advice I wish I had as a complete forex newbie