Disliked{quote} my only surprise will be when they will require segregated accounts in the us. some fat ladies are obsessed with the markets and they are screwing everyone. that's the nfa/cftc - a bunch of retards. hopefully, i'll lose my temper and write more on this crap and get me banned from ff.hopefully (2), jason, your "trading" account with fxcm is not affected by this. laughed so hard, man!Ignored
. Let me provide an actual example. Today, I want to long usdjpy I have 10k allocated for forex trading in my bank account. I want to risk 2% ($200). I am going to use a 40 pip sl. This equates to 5 mini lots. My margin requirement is $100, however since I'm risking $200, this is what I transfer. Now if you are with Oanda or any other NFA regulated broker, you need to provide, wait for it.........$1500 in margin. So while I will keep $1300 in my own bank, traders with FXCM, Oanda or any other NFA regulated broker will give broker 1500. How is this a better option for ANY TRADER?