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  • #2,901
  • Jul 18, 2012 5:23pm Jul 18, 2012 5:23pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi PoundTrader,

Yes, the largest FXCM client accounts are eight figures.

Jason
  • #2,902
  • Jul 18, 2012 5:58pm Jul 18, 2012 5:58pm
Quoting gioviforex
Hi Jason , when is available to trade fxcm via Ninja trader ?
Thanks
Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that we've officially opened beta testing for Ninja Trader. You can sign up by visiting this webpage and clicking on the Ninja Trader section. A form will appear for you to request entry into the beta.

Jason
  • #2,903
  • Jul 21, 2012 11:18am Jul 21, 2012 11:18am
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that we've officially opened beta testing for Ninja Trader. ....

Jason
FXCM can open as many as it wants new platforms and all are worthless as long as FXCM manipulates with volume...Neither of platform has volume that match esignal's volume and volume on each platform is different if compared to each other...in other words there are not two platforms provided by FXCM that has same volume....This is true for any timeframe and for any currency pair....And that is crime hidden by" nonregulated spot forex market". Shame on FXCM.
The Market pays you to be disciplined
  • #2,904
  • Jul 21, 2012 11:56pm Jul 21, 2012 11:56pm
You will never get "real" Foreign Exchange Interbank Market volume on any retail platform on any time frame. You should know this and why, if you can't accept it than you might want to consider trading via CME currency futures.

Otherwise volume is calculated by the people on that platform, and having compared at least ten different retail platform volumes as well as the reported volume from CME they are all relative.

Quoting mima
FXCM can open as many as it wants new platforms and all are worthless as long as FXCM manipulates with volume...Neither of platform has volume that match esignal's volume and volume on each platform is different if compared to each other...in other words there are not two platforms provided by FXCM that has same volume....This is true for any timeframe and for any currency pair....And that is crime hidden by" nonregulated spot forex market". Shame on FXCM.
XAU-XAG/USD_Gold n Silver Trader's Thread = Technicals, Fundamentals & News
  • #2,905
  • Jul 22, 2012 12:00am Jul 22, 2012 12:00am
I know this is old news, but, the NEW FXCM mobile app, kicks a$$!

Multiple TFs
Indicators
Economic Calendar!

More execution details!

damn I don't even need a computer any more...

What will be the true test is the iPad or tablet app.... This should be as close to a desktop as possible.. IMO.
XAU-XAG/USD_Gold n Silver Trader's Thread = Technicals, Fundamentals & News
  • #2,906
  • Jul 22, 2012 5:52am Jul 22, 2012 5:52am
Quoting XTrade
I know this is old news, but, the NEW FXCM mobile app, kicks a$$!

Multiple TFs
Indicators
Economic Calendar!

More execution details!

damn I don't even need a computer any more...

What will be the true test is the iPad or tablet app.... This should be as close to a desktop as possible.. IMO.

I use TradeInterceptor, via FXCM you so have to enable your account for there routing and they take the commision side I guess, but much better charting and trade management as you touch the screen where you want your SL or TP and full screen better charting.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #2,907
  • Jul 22, 2012 6:03am Jul 22, 2012 6:03am
Hi Jason. I noticed an unusual spike in NZDUSD. Can you explain why this happened?
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  • #2,908
  • Edited 3:43pm Jul 22, 2012 2:51pm | Edited 3:43pm
Hi, I have an account on FXCM TS II and I have the time set on Server (as previously explained on this forum). However,I noticed that the daily candles are not closing on NY close. I noticed that cause I am taking a course and other members have their accounts with other brokers and they set their charts to NY close, all have similar charts but me not, my daily candles are not like theirs (including the mentor´s daily chart).
How can I set the candles to close on NY close?
Thanks
  • #2,909
  • Jul 23, 2012 2:31am Jul 23, 2012 2:31am
Quoting rehab
Hi, I have an account on FXCM TS II and I have the time set on Server (as previously explained on this forum). However,I noticed that the daily candles are not closing on NY close. I noticed that cause I am taking a course and other members have their accounts with other brokers and they set their charts to NY close, all have similar charts but me not, my daily candles are not like theirs (including the mentor´s daily chart).
How can I set the candles to close on NY close?
Thanks
try to choose UTC not Server time
  • #2,910
  • Jul 23, 2012 3:44am Jul 23, 2012 3:44am
I tried to change the time from Server to UTC or to others but that doesn´t change the candles. I also downloaded the Trading station again but that didn´t help neither. Is their a bug?
I am disperate!
  • #2,911
  • Jul 23, 2012 4:29am Jul 23, 2012 4:29am
Quoting A-game
Hi Jason. I noticed an unusual spike in NZDUSD. Can you explain why this happened?
Rollover.
The same thing is with FXPRO, SAXO, Mig Bank, etc.
  • #2,912
  • Jul 23, 2012 7:25am Jul 23, 2012 7:25am
Hi Jason, I have an account on FXCM TS II and I have the time set on Server (as previously explained on this forum). However, I noticed that the daily candles are not closing on NY close. I noticed that cause I am taking a course and other members have their accounts with other brokers and they set their charts to NY close, all have similar charts but me not, my daily candles are not like theirs (including the mentor´s daily chart).
How can I set the candles to close on NY close?
I tried to change the time from Server to UTC or to others but that doesn´t change the candles. I also downloaded the Trading station again but that didn´t help neither. Is their a bug?
I am desperate!
  • #2,913
  • Jul 23, 2012 11:33am Jul 23, 2012 11:33am
Quoting mima
FXCM can open as many as it wants new platforms and all are worthless as long as FXCM manipulates with volume...Neither of platform has volume that match esignal's volume and volume on each platform is different if compared to each other...in other words there are not two platforms provided by FXCM that has same volume....This is true for any timeframe and for any currency pair....And that is crime hidden by" nonregulated spot forex market". Shame on FXCM.
Hi Mima,

FXCM can’t manipulate the volume, because we don’t even know what the volume is for the entire forex market No one does.

Since forex trading is not centralized through an exchange like the stock market, there’s currently no way for anyone to know the total volume being traded in the forex market at any given time. Even the largest banks that form the interbank market don’t know the exact volume that the other banks are trading.

What you see on the various trading platforms, is that software’s attempt to approximate the volume. For example, on the MT4 platform, the volume indicator is actually counting the amount of times the price ticks up and down. As far as eSignal showing a different volume, their platform might be using a different method to approximate volume. But that’s all it is: an approximation.

Jason
  • #2,914
  • Jul 23, 2012 11:39am Jul 23, 2012 11:39am
Quoting XTrade
I know this is old news, but, the NEW FXCM mobile app, kicks a$$!

Multiple TFs
Indicators
Economic Calendar!

More execution details!

damn I don't even need a computer any more...

What will be the true test is the iPad or tablet app.... This should be as close to a desktop as possible.. IMO.
Hi XTrade,

Glad to hear you like the mobile app. In regards to the tablet app, it's not quite the same as the desktop app. For example, the tablet app does not have the backtesting or automation functionality. But for manual trading, you find the functionality you seek. If not, let me know. We're always looking to improve it

Jason
  • #2,915
  • Jul 23, 2012 11:45am Jul 23, 2012 11:45am
Quoting A-game
Hi Jason. I noticed an unusual spike in NZDUSD. Can you explain why this happened?
Quoting slovforex
Rollover.
The same thing is with FXPRO, SAXO, Mig Bank, etc.
Hi guys,

I got confirmation from our techs that this was a bad tick (an incorrect price sent through by one of our liquidity providers). The trade audit committee is currently performing an investigation to determine which clients were affected. Once they have that gathered all the necessary information, they will automatically make corrections for those accounts. That said, if you already know that you had trades that were affected, I encourage you to log a case with the trade audit committee. That way you can get your own case number and probably get a response sooner.

You can click here to log a trade audit case: (FXCM UK Trade Audit form, FXCM US Trade Audit form).

I apologize for the inconvenience, if any of your trades have been affected.

Jason
  • #2,916
  • Jul 23, 2012 1:57pm Jul 23, 2012 1:57pm
Quoting rehab
Hi, I have an account on FXCM TS II and I have the time set on Server (as previously explained on this forum). However,I noticed that the daily candles are not closing on NY close. I noticed that cause I am taking a course and other members have their accounts with other brokers and they set their charts to NY close, all have similar charts but me not, my daily candles are not like theirs (including the mentor´s daily chart).
How can I set the candles to close on NY close?
Thanks
Quoting rehab
I tried to change the time from Server to UTC or to others but that doesn´t change the candles. I also downloaded the Trading station again but that didn´t help neither. Is their a bug?
I am disperate!
Quoting rehab
Hi Jason, I have an account on FXCM TS II and I have the time set on Server (as previously explained on this forum). However, I noticed that the daily candles are not closing on NY close. I noticed that cause I am taking a course and other members have their accounts with other brokers and they set their charts to NY close, all have similar charts but me not, my daily candles are not like theirs (including the mentor´s daily chart).
How can I set the candles to close on NY close?
I tried to change the time from Server to UTC or to others but...
Hi Rehab,

First, welcome to the forum

In regards to your question about the closing times for the daily candles, I think there might be some confusion here about what effect changing the time zone settings will have on the Trading Station charts. No matter what time zone setting you choose, the daily candles will close at 5pm New York time (17:00 EDT). But, if you have an FXCM UK account, then the server time is set to London, which is 5 hours ahead of New York time. When your FXCM UK account time zone is set to Server time (which is UTC+1), you will see the daily candles close at 10pm London time (22:00 BST).

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2...2012july23.png

I notice from your forum profile that you live in Spain. If you change the time zone settings to Local time, then you will see the daily candles close at 11pm your time (23:00 CEST).

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4...2012july23.png

If you still have questions about this, please let me know. You can email me at [email protected]. It will help me if you can send me screenshots of your charts and your mentor's charts, so I can compare them.

Jason
  • #2,917
  • Jul 23, 2012 10:59pm Jul 23, 2012 10:59pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi guys,

I got confirmation from our techs that this was a bad tick (an incorrect price sent through by one of our liquidity providers). The trade audit committee is currently performing an investigation to determine which clients were affected. Once they have that gathered all the necessary information, they will automatically make corrections for those accounts. That said, if you already know that you had trades that were affected, I encourage you to log a case with the trade audit committee. That way you can get your own case number and probably...
This is weird Jason, as you can see that the same thing was with several brokers. If of course one bank sent bad tick to FX brokers then...
  • #2,918
  • Jul 23, 2012 11:48pm Jul 23, 2012 11:48pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
Hi guys,

I got confirmation from our techs that this was a bad tick (an incorrect price sent through by one of our liquidity providers). The trade audit committee is currently performing an investigation to determine which clients were affected. Once they have that gathered all the necessary information, they will automatically make corrections for those accounts. That said, if you already know that you had trades that were affected, I encourage you to log a case with the trade audit committee. That way you can get your own case number and probably...

Thanks...
  • #2,919
  • Jul 24, 2012 1:50pm Jul 24, 2012 1:50pm
Quoting slovforex
This is weird Jason, as you can see that the same thing was with several brokers. If of course one bank sent bad tick to FX brokers then...
Hi Slovforex,

The majority of liquidity in the interbank market is provided by the very largest banks in the world, so it's not unusual for forex brokers to have some liquidity providers in common. Of course, smaller brokers may not have access to 10+ liquidity providers as FXCM does, or access to same amount of liquidity from each bank, or the same level of pricing as we do.

Jason
  • #2,920
  • Aug 1, 2012 12:52am Aug 1, 2012 12:52am
Great job on the new mobile app. I love it.
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