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  • #261
  • Dec 30, 2007 4:26pm Dec 30, 2007 4:26pm
To the people who are 'scalping' with no problem, I seem to remember they define some type of smallest allowable hold time for trades. For people doing manual 'scalping' this would be no problem but it may be for automated systems. If you want to read about their famous 'price spikes' just Google around, it won't take long to find a story, but of course it will never happen to you As with all things, it really depends on what you want to do, no broker is perfect, for most conventional styles of trading I'm sure Oanda is fine.
The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.
  • #262
  • Dec 30, 2007 6:39pm Dec 30, 2007 6:39pm
Quoting Ado
What about asking also for a mobile platform, at least something very simple in wap, then we start a forward copying oanda until they get that bothered that shut down our account :.

It's a joke, I was planing to ask them for mobile platform in a mail, but I will add your request also, while I don't use TS, i think every platform should include them.

Thanks Ado, Yeah, I considered that they may have an adverse reaction... adverse toward me !!
  • #263
  • Dec 30, 2007 7:16pm Dec 30, 2007 7:16pm
Quoting Lou
Greetings to all who check this post. Especially to Oanda users.

I think it is about time that some trader pressure is put on Oanda to get them to start using TRAILING STOPS.

So if you are a current user, either demo or real, why not use their ' chat ' feature or email feature to put in your request.

If you are NOT a current user, why not send them an inquiry, simply asking about TRAILING STOPS.

Maybe our requests will move them. www.oanda.com This may work better: http://fxtrade.oanda.com/feedback/



Lou
Hi Lou,

I recently asked OANDA if they would consider a "close all positions" button, to which they answered they would put my request on the list. This is what I need to manage my trading. In fact I use a script to do that on MT4 live trading.

Trailing stops by a step of one pip, is what I use in the live trades on MT4. I would love to have it on OANDA, which I live trade also.

I agree we shoud keep pushing them in the ways you mentioned.

RS
  • #264
  • Dec 30, 2007 7:28pm Dec 30, 2007 7:28pm
TS has been asked for many times at Oanda, there seems to be a new thread every few months, each time it raises my hopes, but it seems they have absolutely no plans in the pipeline. I like Oanda, but not having TS is a complete pain.
PS Now you,ve got me thinking about mobile platforms
  • #265
  • Dec 30, 2007 7:32pm Dec 30, 2007 7:32pm
Quoting RisingSun
Hi Lou,

I recently asked OANDA if they would consider a "close all positions" button, to which they answered they would put my request on the list. This is what I need to manage my trading. In fact I use a script to do that on MT4 live trading.

Trailing stops by a step of one pip, is what I use in the live trades on MT4. I would love to have it on OANDA, which I live trade also.

I agree we shoud keep pushing them in the ways you mentioned.

RS
Hi RisingSun,

You can close majority of your positions in 2 clicks by going to the exposure tab.Say you have positions in eur/usd, usd/jpy, usd/cad, gbp/usd, and aud/usd. In the exposure section, you will see ur exposure in each currency. If you click on the usd tab, it will ask, "close all usd positions", and if u click yes, it will close all trades that have usd in them. Which in the above case would be all. Say you had eur/jpy, aud/jpy, gbp/jpy etc. you could close all of them by closing "all jpy positions"

Hope this is of some help.

Regards,
K.
  • #266
  • Dec 30, 2007 10:03pm Dec 30, 2007 10:03pm
Quoting kermut
Hi RisingSun,

You can close majority of your positions in 2 clicks by going to the exposure tab.Say you have positions in eur/usd, usd/jpy, usd/cad, gbp/usd, and aud/usd. In the exposure section, you will see ur exposure in each currency. If you click on the usd tab, it will ask, "close all usd positions", and if u click yes, it will close all trades that have usd in them. Which in the above case would be all. Say you had eur/jpy, aud/jpy, gbp/jpy etc. you could close all of them by closing "all jpy positions"

Hope this is of some help.

Regards,
K.
Hi kermut,

Never came to mind ... it'll save some pips for sure ... sometimes 10's of pips when markets are moving fast.

Many thanks, RS
  • #267
  • Dec 31, 2007 1:15am Dec 31, 2007 1:15am
Quoting RisingSun
Hi Lou,

I recently asked OANDA if they would consider a "close all positions" button, to which they answered they would put my request on the list.

I agree we shoud keep pushing them in the ways you mentioned.

RS
I wonder what list trailing stops is on ?
  • #268
  • Dec 31, 2007 6:51am Dec 31, 2007 6:51am
Quoting Lou
I wonder what list trailing stops is on ?
I think it's some steps after the step of hiring some new computer genius that develop another platform and throw away the current one designed by the Flinstones .

In the demo I noticed they included a column that shows the profit in USD, so that might be the next improvement, if we want to be happy, we must start programing our mind... "I want a USD profit column... I want a USD profit colum... I want a USD profit column" ... some months after... "ehh? we have a USD profit column... hurray !"

BTW, almost NY open and spread still high, i guess there will be no chicken for me today... I might better return to sleep a little more to avoid opening the sidra and start writing sillier things...

Happy New Year
Ado Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.
  • #269
  • Dec 31, 2007 9:27am Dec 31, 2007 9:27am
Quoting coscorp
there are FAR worse than that out there...cough FXDD cough....
+1

True, very true
  • #270
  • Dec 31, 2007 9:35am Dec 31, 2007 9:35am
Quoting PipStar
30 pips slippage is an aberration, my friend.
no, it's common on news if you put a market order like you did !
  • #271
  • Dec 31, 2007 9:38am Dec 31, 2007 9:38am
  •  w_z
  • | Joined Dec 2007 | Status: hand over them pips | 61 Posts
sometimes intricate stuff is cool, like swiss watches.

trading platforms? not so much. i was with gft for a long time. they've got the best charting. but the pros for gft ends there. i'm not even going to list the cons.

oanda is perfect if you're only using it for execution. it's true that oanda's spreads widen during low volume trading, but i'm ok with that because i only day trade during the london session, when the spread is tight

as for my swing trades, they last for days to weeks at a time, so the difference between a 2 pip spread and a 10 pip spread is insignificant compared to what i would have gained/lost if my take profit/stop loss was hit.

w
  • #272
  • Dec 31, 2007 9:43am Dec 31, 2007 9:43am
  •  w_z
  • | Joined Dec 2007 | Status: hand over them pips | 61 Posts
by the way, Miguel

are you the same guy from babypips? the one who tried to return 2% daily?

W
  • #273
  • Dec 31, 2007 10:44am Dec 31, 2007 10:44am
I want trailing stops, I want trailing stops, I want trailing stops...

I just checked... hasn't worked yet.

I want trailing stops, I want trailing stops, I want trailing stops...

Nope, not yet..
  • #274
  • Dec 31, 2007 11:57pm Dec 31, 2007 11:57pm
Oanda certainly a good broker, however I don't like that fact that it has higher leverage (50:1) which means you need more capital to open a position.

100:1 is what I like.
  • #275
  • Jan 1, 2008 5:59pm Jan 1, 2008 5:59pm
Oanda users, go for it !
  • #276
  • Jan 9, 2008 11:17am Jan 9, 2008 11:17am
Hiya,

Can anyone tell me if you've had any stability problems with them today?

I've been disconnected from my test account 3x today. OK since it's just testing but if it were the real deal, I'd be a little upset.

Anyone?

Peace,
Lee
  • #277
  • Jan 9, 2008 11:19am Jan 9, 2008 11:19am
They were performing tests on their Game platform yesterday and today. They announced this on their platform issues forum section.
  • #278
  • Jan 9, 2008 11:40am Jan 9, 2008 11:40am
Thanks
  • #279
  • Jan 9, 2008 12:52pm Jan 9, 2008 12:52pm
Please Read ..... if you have any issues with the connectivity of your broker... DO NOT post here.... contact your broker immediately.

Many traders lose connections or cannot log in. The very first thing they do is to come to this forum and inquire if anyone else has the same issues. Let's be real people.

If your broker has your money and you cannot log in.... call them immediately. They are the ones that you need to contact. Think about it traders... let's say that you have a $50,000 account and your account is now trading and you lose connection... who should you contact first? The broker or post on this forum?

Keep two phone numbers in your wallet..... your broker sales phone number and the customer service phone number. If your broker has a special phone number to take orders, etc, get that phone number too.

If you want to become a professional trader, then think like one!
  • #280
  • Jan 9, 2008 12:56pm Jan 9, 2008 12:56pm
Quoting WHTenn
Please Read ..... if you have any issues with the connectivity of your broker... DO NOT post here.... contact your broker immediately.

Many traders lose connections or cannot log in. The very first thing they do is to come to this forum and inquire if anyone else has the same issues. Let's be real people.

If your broker has your money and you cannot log in.... call them immediately. They are the ones that you need to contact. Think about it traders... let's say that you have a $50,000 account and your account is now trading and you lose connection... who should you contact first? The broker or post on this forum?

Keep two phone numbers in your wallet..... your broker sales phone number and the customer service phone number. If your broker has a special phone number to take orders, etc, get that phone number too.

If you want to become a professional trader, then think like one!
I remember one post where this guy have positions in the negative and he couldn't close it. Instead of calling his broker over and over again..he actually wasted time posting on here screaming for help! haha

hillarious some people
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