Hi Duder, As long as you live outside the US, you can trade micro lots in crude oil (both WTI and Brent) through another one of FXCM entities worldwide. Your FXCM account can also be set up to work with Sierra Charts at the same time. Please send me a private message with your contact details including the email address we have on file for your account, and I will give you the instructions. Thanks, Jason
Holiday Hours for Christmas and New Years Happy Holidays to Everyone! It's worth noting that Christmas and New Years are the only two holidays during the year that affect the normal 24-hour customer service and forex trading available to you through FXCM. Below are details of our customer service and trading hours for all markets during these holidays. For information on the holiday schedule for rollover interest/swap rates, please visit the DailyFX Rollover Calendar.
I will be out of the office from now until January 5th and will respond to your forum posts and private messages when I return. For urgent inquiries, please contact our 24/7 live support.
There are two major upcoming news events which may cause significant volatility: the ECB Bank Rate Decision on Thursday (12:45 GMT) and the Greek Election on Sunday. Due to these events we will increase margin requirements on forex and gold. For FXCM AU accounts: The first scheduled Margin Requirement increase will take effect on Thursday, 22nd between 11:00 AM AEDT and 1:00 PM AEDT Time. An additional Margin Requirement increase will take effect after market close on Friday January 23rd. Refer to this document below for new margin requirements: http://bit.ly/1CQVllP For FXCM UK accounts: The first scheduled Margin Requirement increase will take effect on Thursday January 22nd between 00:00 GMT and 02:00 GMT. An additional Margin Requirement increase will take effect after market close on Friday January 23rd. Refer to this document for new margin requirements: http://bit.ly/1yI9mDg For FXCM US accounts: The Smart Margin Feature will be disabled on Wednesday January 21st between 7:00PM EST and 9:00PM EST. Accounts will no longer be allowed to enter into temporary warning status. Accounts that fall below initial margin required for open positions will be liquidated. In addition we will increase Margin Requirements on the USD/HKD and USD/CNH Currency Pairs on Friday January 23rd, 2015 after market close: Note that this increase in margin may be temporary depending upon market conditions. Please review your account to ensure that you have enough available margin to support your open positions. You may deposit additional funds at www.myfxcm.com or close positions as needed.
A busy day for FXCM traders as EUR/USD volume exceeds 5.7 yards on EUR/USD. This volume indicator along with additional features will be included in the next release of the Trading Station desktop platform. You may have previously received an email about the update a few weeks ago, but it was delayed in order to get more feedback about the new features. The new version of the platform is now available from the website, and the forced update is expected to launch on February 6. If you want to update to the newest version, simply re-install the platform from the installation link on our website http://help.fxcm.com/Software-Download/. Please remember to save any chart or platform layouts before re-installing the platform. This update includes the real volume indicator displayed above already install, plus additional market behavior indicators including Directional Real Volume, Market Movers Index (real volume / transactions per period), and On Balance Volume to name a few of the new features. Here’s directional real volume for example: As always, any feedback on the update is appreciated.
" a little too late for margin adjustments. Niv lobbied against higher margins forever and now his " ass is grass. " the retail buck cheese scam horse is out of the barn. Fxcm is up the creek without a paddle and the Bankster's are now running the show. " exec. brass are now puppets on a string " running as fast as they can to meet the financial bench marks as the interest rate climbs into the nosebleeds. expect a sale of the company this year. Nyse shareholder's are pissed as there equity was reduced to the price of a cup of coffee. Niv and his crew of retail scammer bandits had every regulatory body on the planet fine them for the Fxcm retail ripoff and now the show is over. Karma is a bitch........ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timwors...-lovely-about-fxcm-just-too-lovely-for-words/ http://leaprate.com/2015/01/fxcm-leucadia-deal-details-rising-interest-forced-sale-after-3-years/
Hello Everyone. Here's an FXCM business update we just released: Strong Operating Metrics Through Thursday, January 22, FXCM's month-to-date retail customer trading volume, which includes all retail FX and CFD volume, is $406 billion* with 30% coming from the last 5 days alone, which included a U.S. bank holiday. Average retail customer trading volume per day during this period is $27 billion.* As of January 22, tradable accounts were 224,547, and client equity was $1 billion. "A week after the unprecedented movement of the Swiss Franc, and our financing agreement with Leucadia, FXCM continues to operate in the normal course of business. All of our entities have capital in excess of regulatory requirements. As our month-to-date metrics show, FXCM continues to be a global leader in retail FX with volumes on pace to set a record. We are especially thankful for our customers' loyalty and support," said Drew Niv CEO of FXCM. Niv continued, "The financing we received from Leucadia has strengthened our balance sheet and gives us the opportunity to grow our core business while reducing our debt through the sale of non-core assets. We anticipate that the proceeds from these sales and continued earnings, we can meet both near and long term obligations of our financing, while preserving the strength of our franchise." Richard B. Handler, Chief Executive Officer, and Brian P. Friedman, President of Leucadia, commented: "We view FXCM as our next opportunity to work with an investee company to create long-term value for all stakeholders, including FXCM's dedicated employees and customers. We look forward to assisting Drew Niv and his team to develop the liquidity opportunities to repay last week's emergency financing and then, as the long-term investors we are, to exercising the patience and diligence needed to maximize the value of FXCM over time as we strive to do for every investment in our portfolio, many of which we have held for the long term, and, in some cases, for over a decade." *Amount excludes volume generated by clients with negative balances following the Swiss National Bank's decision to abandon the maximum exchange rate of 1.2 Swiss Francs per Euro. Full statement: FXCM Provides Business Update (NYSE:FXCM) As our CEO Drew mentioned, thank you to our traders for your continued support. I appreciate your patience while we work on answers to your most pressing questions, and I will continue to provide more information as I am able to. Have a great weekend! Jason
February 2015 Trading Station Desktop Update The next update for Trading Station Desktop will go live after trading closes for the weekend this Friday at 5pm New York Time. After that, your platform will update automatically the next time you log into it. Trading Station What’s New FAQ - February 2015 Update The latest Trading Station Desktop update adds many new features to enhance your trading experience. Summary: New! Market Behavior Indicators New! Set Entry Order expirations to any future time New! Show or Hide Candle Gaps New! Run Reports in Your Time Zone New! 176 Other Performance Enhancements Details: Real Volume and Transactions Experience five ground-breaking indicators based on FXCM’s trading book. Each indicator gives you a real look at market behavior and trading psychology by showing you what the crowd is doing. Real Volume and Transaction Indicators With these two indicators, get the inside view of FXCM clients’ actual order flow on 14 of our most popular currency pairs. Directional Real Volume Indicator Display long, short, net and total values of FXCM’s real volume individually as opposed to total value only. On Balance Real Volume Indicator A supplement to the On Balance Volume indicator, On Balance Real Volume utilizes real volume as opposed to tick volume. Market Movers Index Indicator Find the smart money—Market Movers Index shows the ratio of real volume divided into transactions per period, so you can see conviction behind breakouts. Good-Till-Date Entry Orders Now you can add a specific expiration to your entry order. Set your entry order to expire tomorrow, next week, next month or after large news events. Show or Hide Candle Gaps When an instrument closes at a different price than where it opened, a candle gap can occur. Now you can show or hide candle gaps, giving greater accuracy to your indicators and strategies. Run Reports in Your Time Zone The Combined Account Statement now automatically reflects the same time zone as your platform. Performance Enhancements We've made 176 performance enhancements to improve order execution and further stabilize the platform, along with many other polishes to functionality to optimize your trading experience.