cabletrader: by the same argument you could say EBS (or hotspot or what have you) is a bucketshop since the (prime)broker shows up as ctpty. Discussion is getting a bit boring after rehash #132.
I didn't say their NDD model was a bucketshop. If the discussion is getting boring for you, or you don't understand what's being discussed, then simply don't read it
"FXCM is a marketmaker, not a broker or pure agent, let's call it what it is,.." Right, you were just implying the same, if not explicitly stating it.
What? Do you think every marketmaker is a bucketshop? Do you understand the difference between a marketmaker and a broker or agent?
I doubt it, despite the thread topic and his claim to be here to "address issues that may be affecting FXCM traders"
Happy to address this as well. I checked on this with our technical support team and some clients were unable to login from about 4:30-5:30am EDT on the 21st. If there ever is a technical problem, what you should do is contact the trading desk asap to manage positions by phone, and if you want to dispute a trade, we can open a trade audit through client services. We also update the website www.fxstatus.com in real time whenever there is a technical issue. I would recommend visiting that site first to see if we're experiencing any technical issues. And then contact client services.
LOL....the issues you brought up are really relevant anyway, yeah me too remember the refco incident and of course the colourful history of fxcm.