Oanda losses connection around NFP...again!

It will be hard to find anything better than Oanda, espescially when you take into account they have a hard stop where you know where you will be executed. Good luck on that with futures.

 

Is oanda down right now? I'm having trouble logging in

EDIT: emergency maintenance. Can still log in through mobile though it looks like

 

yes, oanda just went down, use this: https://fx1.oanda.com/mod_perl/fxmobile/index.pl

 

Yes, very painful...

 

you can manage your positions with the above link.

 

Just seen that link, thanks a lot !

EDIT: but it seems you can't open a new position, is that right ?

 

haven't tried it but I think you can, most likely only at market.

 

Yes, there is an "execute trade" screen, looks very user friendly :eek:

 

and they are back

 

MB Trading and IB whip the shit out of Oanda, PERIOD

Ive only been disconnected once( this past fall) with MBT and it was down for only 30-40 sec.

Those of you who keep whining about Oanda have no one to blame but yourselves. ( Like a battered woman who stays with her abusive boyfriend/husband)