Actualy, when you concentrate on "real risk" (ie; what you can actualy lose on a given trade) like I do, the leverage can vary greatly. Some of my...
Lindq, Another thing that I attribute to my success & survival in FX is the fact that I do not "day trade". I look at the bigger picture and do...
Oddtrader, Agree 100%. Personaly, I trade FX, energies, and some equities/equity derivatives from time to time, but in my very holly...
The Governor of the Bank of England is to announce in a lecture in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, tonight that Adam Smith, one of the fathers of economics,...
One thing that has kept me alive is not abusing leverage. I work based on a model, which is "risk management" intensive. I would certainly...
Odd trader, You have to understand that FX, unlike other financial assets such as stocks or bonds, is a necessary consumable good. Certain...
For every trade I have open, I have a corresponding stop entered at the same time I open the trade .. always. Gaps in FX are far too small for me...
No one taking long JPY positions if Tokyo blows up ? ..maybe, but there will be plenty of JPY buying With all these small spec accounts...
I've been trading FX for about 13 years now, blew up 2 accounts in my first 2 years of trading and have been profitable and "conservative" for...
You are confusing "gap" and "drop" . If Tokyo blows up, yes, of course there will be a very brutal movement on JPY. However, despite such an...
I've been practicing law in the fund industry for some time now and have set up funds in the Cayman Islands and in Europe. I am not trying to...
Just call a decent firm and ask them ... Price Waterhouse, Ernst & Young ...etc. There are several internationaly recognised forms out there.
Cheetos, I just briefly swept through this thread. I sincerely hope you are still enjoying the success that you appear to have been enjoying...
A shot early in the morning ? ... might be bad for your image, but if you make sure to restrict it to a single shot (and you are not some 25 Kg...
"Weâve got native French girls in certain communities, where Muslims are the majority, that now wear the veil because of the frequent occurrence...
There are definitely problems in France, europe, and the world in general. However, I find that commentary rather excessive and, if I may...
I see we are dealing with a trailor park type red neck here that has never taken the time to learn much more than what FOX TV is teaching. Your...
Technicaly, gaps are caused by a sudden lack of liquiduty. For example, if all of a sudden almost all the buy orders are retracted from...
Risk management must be based on realistic worst case scenarios. If we incorporate scenarios that are unrealisticaly extreme, we can just stop...
I completely disagree that this is a danger. Yes, the market may move massively in a very short time, but the FX market is possibly 10 000...
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