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as riskmetrics is aimed at hedge funds it's no surprise it's expensive. THe last hedge fund I worked for negotiated a good deal as they were...
I've only used algorithmics and riskmetrics which are for institutions and really a lot more complicated for what you need. For £5k, I think you...
stop orders are always filled when the price is hit on ib. If you're using limit orders and they don't get filled becuase the price gaps over it...
you need to read up on the differece between types of orders. A Limit order will only get filled at the limit price so if the market gaps through...
I hope your success lasts
*shakes head* yet another person trying to jump in on news. Let me put it to you this way. By the time you get the news, regardless of which news...
not trying to sound harsh but it really doesnt sound like you have any idea how the markets work and yet you're trying to trade during highly...
I woudln't consider it insider trading. If you're a sales trader in a bank and vodafone wants to buy 3 yards sterling there's only one way...
Take a look at the fxfutures market around news. If you're trading anything other than 6E you'll find it worse than the shittest fx retail broker....
why would there ever be guaranteed stops? Brokers like fxcm etal offered them years ago until ppl started straddling nfp and they got hit big...
whilst I think IB's response might appear vauge to you, it is what he says ..... it's the market. If the market is currently at 06/08 and you have...
the time in question was uk cpi. What these so-called news traders fail to realise that trading fx with their broker is really just trading their...
when I tried efx ... their quotes were all over the place.... sometimes even displaying -ve spreads for fractinos of a second. However, trying to...
think about how it works on an exchange. There don't have to be any trades for the price to move. if the price is currentrly 24/25 and all the...
whilst most fx brokers will say they hedge themselves by directing trades to the interbank market, more often than not, this is rubbish. Seeing...
well said .... admittedly the someo f these dealers deserver everythig they get ..... but they'll end up just taking it out on a fewaccounts to...
apologies. But the market is ever changing. Just becuase US IP was did not cause any moves 6 months ago does not mean it won't now. I can see...
efx and ib are not proper ecn's (unless you're hitting other ib customers)
around news releases ... I'd say that 3-5 via manfx is pretty good. Come back again when you experience 20+ pip slippage. Ppl on this forum keep...
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