Leverage should ideally be volatility dependent, which is time frame dependent. So the key inputs to determine leverage are: 1) maximum capital...
@comagnum this only applies to those US persons trading forex with leverage with IB as it is a SEC regulated broker. e.g. putting on a 1mio GBPUSD...
Liquidity my friend, liquidity! Exotic currencies have wider spreads and are more easily manipulated. Coming from a London sales & trading...
Indeed. #6 is the kind of thing that needs to be discussed with a lawyer in person, not over the phone. Not because it is delicate, but rather...
Thanks @oversea. Excellent points. I will land with a newly-minted US resident visa, so I will become a US tax person as soon as I set foot in the...
Thanks @dumpdadump. Its own funds exclusively for the moment. Had never heard of wire fraud before, but it doesn't seem applicable, as I wouldn't...
@oversea thanks very much for your input! No other extenuating circumstances. I simply married an American, the US is looking like my long term...
My own at the moment. Considering taking in family money (all non-US). Which is the same as client money from a legal perspective. This could be...
Looks like a 5+ year move.
As most US forex traders already know, in 2016 a new SEC / dodd-frank rule prohibited US brokers regulated by the SEC to do forex with...
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