You screwed up their models, man. Google "pre-payment" risk.
A very basic question to ponder: Why would a successful trader "teach" his edge and setups to the entire world? I know the e-minis are...
LOL. THAT was funny :D "Truly good traders will earn far more from trading than teaching" So he does read this board.
Haha...I didn't think many would agree on that one too! Either we are all lemmings or really think like good traders :p
So true! The stress in trading is on a whole new plane. You are literally putting your money at risk to make a living. I'm sure I can never quit...
I hate that line of reasoning. Nobody should accept that "shit happens so I'll take my losses and move on because I signed an agreement". This is...
Wow...just noticed EVERY chart has a big volume spike at 11:05 am. Now we know which broker everyone uses! I sure hope someone gets...
thankfully my positions actually moved favorably. But f*ck, this is such bad publicity for IB. All new customers need to do is look at this thread...
Damn! That was exactly what I was thinking. Why have a "status" page at all then? It is in times like this that useful info should be up there....
How did you find that out? Are you serious....Can they even do that?
Good thing this didn't happen around 10 am. Lots of people would have had big open positions then. As it stands, I (luckily!) have a very small...
s*it...NYC down as well. Atleast I'm not the only one having problems!
Agree with that. This is not a big deal and doesn't concern the US/World markets too much. The Indian market will be down huge today though....
Some really useful insights in this thread esp. from cabletrader and Lon Eagle. I've just started trading Fx and realize there is so much more to...
Great to hear these stories. There are so many things my generation (I was born in the 80s) takes for granted. Things are so easy now, almost too...
Kind of a silly question....but how do you "go back to your base" with your profits in some other currency like JPY? How much commission is...
^^ very informative posts...thanks!!
I started trading the USD/JPY on IB recently. I bought and sold JPY and have no open positions right now. Yet when I look at my Market Value...
Thanks for the pointers...
Hi all, Newbie trader here. I'm primarily interested in these currency pairs: EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD What are the best times for...
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