Broker Allowed me To Trade More Margin Then I have

Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by GotherL, Nov 22, 2016.

  1. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    The margin is a non sequitor. Google it. You just wanted to mention the ticker, no one gives two shits that you are holding the bag. Pumpers just want their tickers out there to get attention. Good luck.
     
    #11     Nov 23, 2016
  2. GotherL

    GotherL

    I am not holding the bag since my broker liquidated it once my account fell below $200 since I was on that screwed up margin. Jeezus!
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2016
    #12     Nov 23, 2016
  3. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    My bet is that the broker was trading against you, and the more margin you had, the faster you blew out.
     
    #13     Nov 23, 2016
  4. Sig

    Sig

    Who is this broker, TradeZero?
     
    #14     Nov 23, 2016
  5. JW1gg1n5

    JW1gg1n5

    Hi Bud, did you get any info about TradeZero? Been looking around and not much news around about experiences with them. The info available from individuals are very concentrated.
     
    #15     Oct 14, 2017
  6. GotherL

    GotherL

    Well I traded with them personally what exactly do you wanna know about them? As I was complaining thou they do not have real-time margin update. So if you had say 50k in your account then dropped to $500 they would still allow you to trade the leverage of 50k which was 6-1. Also, you should be aware they're located in one of the hot climates which often has hurricanes. They were struck by hurricane matthew and held my deposit for a couple of days. Other then that I don't really have any big issues about them.

    If I was you I wouldn't keep too much money in my account without withdrawing a chunk of it first just because they're kinda new and less known. Never know what can happen to small trading companies.
     
    Last edited: Oct 14, 2017
    #16     Oct 14, 2017
  7. JW1gg1n5

    JW1gg1n5

    Thank you for the feedback. I wanted to at least get confirmation from someone that they are the real deal which you just did, thank you, and if your experience was somewhat positive while working with them.
     
    #17     Oct 14, 2017
  8. GotherL

    GotherL

    My experience wasn't positive but that was only since I was losing money. Their platform does have bugs like displaying incorrect buying power and margin at certain times. (Not really big issues.) Also, it would wise if you don't use any of the trading software they provide. As for them being a scam or not, they're legit, as far as I know...
     
    Last edited: Oct 14, 2017
    #18     Oct 14, 2017
  9. JW1gg1n5

    JW1gg1n5

    Thanks for taking the time. Cheers
     
    #19     Oct 14, 2017
  10. doggyfx

    doggyfx


    Seems to be US brokers are really hard to trade with. No real-time margin update seems like a nightmare for my scalping strategy :)
     
    #20     Oct 16, 2017