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    Spread betting at FXCM

    cheers guys.. just testing and its vaco of course not valco.. sorry dude.. ;) the currency conversion thing had me going there for some reason..
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    hi valco.. i'm trying to grasp this but in simplistic terms. so you are saying that the risk reward ratio is still 1;1 ie risk £0.64p to gain £0.64p.. if thats the case i think i have been missing the point and thankyou for correcting me. i ws assuming that due to the currecncy conversion you...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    hi jason valco..thanks for your replies.. valco trading more lots is simply upping your stake/ risk is it not to net equal gain? regardless of lot sizes the underlying issue i'm trying to elaborate on..is that 1 pip at another UK SB firm = 1 unit of any denomination in this case £'s - at...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    Vaco (formerly Elefteros) Legendary Member carlos, forex is not traded at £1, £2, £3 a pip etc. it is traded in lots and the value of each lot is determined by your account currency and the price your chosen pair is trading at. this site heps calculate...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    Jason Rogers Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 343 Trading Profile Trading Experience: More than 5 Years Trading Work Status: Spare-Time Preferred Trading Style: Swing Trader View Jason Rogers's Full Trading Profile Re: Spread betting at FXCM...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    update: really like the platform..chat service seems helpful.. email service not as good.. profit differntials in regards to other SB models.. as oppsoed to other models of SB you do not get the usual 1 for 1 in GBP unless GBP happens to be the counter currency.. ie according to the...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    vaco.. not that easy is it? what you see on the screen is not always what you get when executing trades even if it were demo.....therfore you would need to pay to find out for real on a live account. thanks for the replies jason i was referring to this ost you made earlier in the thread...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    would be cool Vaco.. expecially if we could fully trust the broker beyond reproach that's feedng the data
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    thanks jason for responding... could you tell me why the currency you are playing with is converted and then converted back again? also for those who are interested there are some reviews here - http://forextopten.com/fxcm/ some good, some bad but the one with regards to slippage and delayed...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    montmorencyt2w thanks for that - funding and withdrawal limits or costs is not a side of things i have looked at yet, but i would like to think that someone in the SB environment can just do it properly & professionally for once and to cutomers satisfaction, while still earning themselves...
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    Spread betting at FXCM

    my early impressions and 10p worth... earlier this week i just signed up for a demo account with the guys on which this thread is based took a couple of hours to get the feel but "appears" to be a decent front end and not your norm two bob interfaces you se on most SB firms..(cheap and...
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    What are the best sites offering demo accounts to practice on?

    i already have alpari demo using mt4 for forex and am reasonably happy.. i am looking to branch out on mt4 from just forex.... does anyone know : 1. the best demo account available that i can trade indicies from the mt4 platform as well? 2. is it possible to have multiple accounts on mt4...
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    MT4 slope indicator

    worked it out. cheers
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    MT4 slope indicator

    hi all. i am very new to forex and very new to metatrader.. i am interested in monitoring the trading the slope theory in conjunction with others, but am having problems loading the slope directional line ex4 file on offer from ematrader over at FF. deos anybody have this file and could...
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    Best Thread The 3 Duck's Trading System

    thanks ged.. in the meantime i downloaded mt4 and opened a demo at alpari.. feed appears realtime. al i need to do now is work out the time settings for uk etc.. ad then proabably another 1000 things.. i'll take a look at the link thanks
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