Hi ASusilovic, The workshops will over a wide range of trading topics from beginner to advanced levels. Here's a list of the beginner level workshops currently scheduled: Beginner Workshops Intro to FXCM and FX Markets Advancing From Stock Trading to Forex Trading Chart Reading 101 Trading with the Elliott Wave Principle Using Trend Lines to Optimize Your Entries Options and Volatility Traders Toolbox : Moving Averages, RSI, and Pivot Points High Probability Breakout Trading In Forex DailyFX Tips and Trading Strategies Multiple Time Frame Analysis: Using the 1HR Chart to Time Your Trade Developing a Trading Plan Professional Traderâs Best Friend : Trends Trading Mistakes to Avoid Measuring Sentiment in the Market Trading Opportunities & Forecasts for 2011 Plus Potential Outlook for 2012 Beginner Fibonacci Trade Like a Professional: Risk Vs Reward Using Seasonality to Choose Trading Strategies Trading with DailyFX Plus Features Drivers of Price Action Interest Rate Analysis for FX Traders Trading the DailyFX Plus Trading Signals Simplying Technical Analysis 3 Simple Trading Strategies: MACD, Candlesticks, and News Trading The Carry Trade Approach: How to Use this Popular Strategy in Your Day-to-Day Trading How to Trade Triangles, Flags, and Double Bottoms Trading in a Risk ON/OFF Environment Intro To Trading Psychology There are 26 more advanced workshops plus paid workshops from Steve Nison and Rob Booker, and there will be a trading panel on Saturday hosted by Rob Booker, Steve Nison, and Jamie Saettele. A complete schedule with the advanced workshops can be found here http://info.fxcmexpo.com/content/ExpoSignupSchedule -Jason
Hi Jason, What are the most tradable hours to trade FXCM index?The value of a point,margin and initial deposit? thx
Yeah really, Who wants to hedge the dollar against the other major currencies? We're all in a race to the bottom. Now hedging USD against a basket of everything including all the exotics nobody trades would be interesting.
Hi Snakeeye, The Dow Jones FXCM US Dollar Index basket can be traded during the normal forex trading hours from Sunday at 5:15pm ET until Friday at 4:00pm ET. It's available on all demo accounts, and it has been launched on live accounts through FXCM Asia in Hong Kong and on micro accounts through FXCM UK. We'll be rolling it out to more accounts in the weeks ahead as long as everything progresses without issue. The margin requirement for each lot is $57.50 with FXCM UK ($200/lot with FXCM US) and each point is worth $1 per lot traded. More information on the index can be found here: http://www.fxcm.com/usdollar-dow-jones-fxcm-dollar-index-basket.jsp -Jason
An update on the upcoming expo in Las Vegas... Win a Free Trip to the Expo: We're giving away a free trip to the currency trading expo and the prize includes (1) free round-trip ticket and hotel accomodation for a 3 day/ 2 night stay at the Rio. Registration entry along with full contest rules for the contest can be found here http://www.facebook.com/FXCM?sk=app_112813808737465 . NinjaTrader will be presenting at the expo and hosting a booth. Please stop by if you have any questions about their platform. Traits of Successful Traders Series: David Rodriguez is hosting a special series of workshops at the expo on Friday September 9th discussing the traits of profitable traders. David has analyzed data from successful trading accounts to create the following workshops: Trading Panel with Steve Nison, Rob Booker, and Jamie Saettele: This special trading panel will be moderated by the host of a certain forex trading TV show that FXCM sponsors on a certain financial TV network. Sorry, can't list names yet, but it's not that hard to figure out from there . Full expo schedule can be found here: http://www.fxcmexpo.com/schedule/
Hi SnakeEYE, I'm happy to address or discuss any specific problems or issues a trader may have with their FXCM account or our service to make sure it is addressed and resolved as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, reviews such as "X company is a scam" exist in any industry whether they be from a real user or someone writing fake posts. In my opinion, these types of reviews provide very little benefit in terms of transparency on what issues they encountered. That's not to say a review may have a legitimate point. We are not perfect and mistakes do happen, but we will do our best to make sure our traders are happy. All I can do is laugh at a review such as "this firm FXCM as well as FX360 and DBFX are all bucketshops" when FX360 is not even a broker, and some reviews us just plain incorrect "They take a trade opposite to yours and fill you at bad moments." FXCM uses No Dealing Desk forex execution and every transaction is hedged one for one with our liquidity providers. Whether the trade ends up with a profit or loss doesn't provide any further impact on our bottom line. Our compensation is the pip mark-up on the spread which essentially acts as a commission. Our account numbers compared to our competitors and the number of new traders that choose FXCM every month speaks for itself, as well as our proactive approach to reaching out to traders via the forums to help solve problems and answering questions. -Jason
Margin Update for CHF/JPY, CHF/SEK, and CHF/NOK If you're trading the CHF/JPY, CHF/SEK, or CHF/NOK, please be advised that the margin requirement for these CHF pairs is changing after the close of trading today due to changes in the value of the Swiss Franc. 2.0% margin requirements for 1K lot sizes will be: (32 USD) for US Dollar denominated accounts. (22 EUR) for Euro denominated accounts. (20 GBP) for Pound denominated accounts. (32 CAD) for Canadian Dollar denominated accounts. (36 NZD) for New Zealand denominated accounts. (2,400 JPY) for Japanese Yen denominated accounts. 0.5% margin requirements for 10K lot sizes will be: (80 USD) for US Dollar denominated accounts. (55 EUR) for Euro denominated accounts. (50 GBP) for Pound denominated accounts. (80 CAD) for Canadian Dollar denominated accounts. (90 NZD) for New Zealand denominated accounts. (6,000 JPY) for Japanese Yen denominated accounts. Again, this only impacts 3 currency pairs: CHF/JPY, CHF/NOK, and CHF/SEK. Let me know if you have any questions.
How about the comment where stop loss was triggered beyond the daily range.I think that person is an active ET member,maybe he could clarify what`s actually happened. Thx