My Wish List for Ideal Forex Broker

Hello,
Here is my personal wish list for Ideal Forex Broker:

<> Zero Slippage Guarantee on filling all Stop and Limit Orders which applies to any size of trade not just up to One Million Dollar.

<> No limitation on the Online Trading Orders apart from matching the Margin Requirements, as some brokers ask you to phone if your order is above 10 Million Dollar.

<> Narrow Fixed Spread such as 4 pip spread on all Major Currencies.

<> A Stable Online Trading Platform which has contingent orders stored with the trading desk in case of platform crashes.

<> Registration with the FSA (Financial Services Authority) in the UK.

<> Clients having the option of Zero Interest Charges on positions left open Overnight in exchange for paying a one time fixed commission on those positions until they are closed.

I appreciate any positive feedback on my wish list from anybody interested in the subject.

 

Surely, you would get what you want from a futures broker trading the FX futures:

 

Hi Steve,

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<> Zero Slippage Guarantee on filling all Stop and Limit Orders which applies to any size of trade not just up to One Million Dollar.

- Not sure how you are getting slippage on limit orders.
Zero slippage guarantee on stop orders is doubtful - unless you use stop-limit orders but then you risk not getting filled.

Regarding Limit orders, I meant guarantee to fill all number of contracts and not partial fills.

<> No limitation on the Online Trading Orders apart from matching the Margin Requirements, as some brokers ask you to phone if your order is above 10 Million Dollar.

-No limit for futures

I agree

<> Narrow Fixed Spread such as 4 pip spread on all Major Currencies.

-Futures trade 1-2 pips. Why would you want to pay 4 pips - unless you are trading obscure currencies

I prefer paying a little pip or 2 extra over Futures spread in exchange for guaranteed stop fills at the specified price.


<> A Stable Online Trading Platform which has contingent orders stored with the trading desk in case of platform crashes.

- IB, and others, offer full contingent orders on futures - stops, profit taking targets, OCA's, conditional orders etc.

I agree that IB has one of the best Platform in the industry but unfortunately it didn't execute my stops occasionally and it could have led to a huge loss if I wasn't watching the market quotes.

Regards,
Mr. H

 

Choosing Forex broker is very difficult because there are lot of scam broker in the market. We should choose a regulated and reliable broker.