Recent content by dwoodwar

Thanks for all your help. Dave.

Will do. Thanks again for you advice. One more question then I will leave you alone. You are UK based. Have you had any issues using US based brokers in terms of connectivity and/or time lag? Would you say this would be a suitable reason to go with a UK broker? (Though I suppose not an issue...

OK, understand your point. My plan is to trade single contracts initially to gain confidence that what I can do papertrading with a simulated feed can be replicated with a real feed and with real money. I am wary of the psychological differences when dealing with real cash so want to minimise...

Thanks for your advice. Greatful that you are taking the time. I will look closely at your recommendations. Can you explain the link again between lower margin and greater losses?

Still to be decided but based on a starting fund of £10k (based in the UK) I am looking for something with low margin requirements to allow me to run some loses without blowing my pot too quickly. Had been thinking about CBOT mini grains for example. One other piece of information that will...

That wasn't specified in the email exchange. This was just the information volunteered by them following my initial questions regarding charges. The response lead me to believe that this was a standard charging structure for all instruments.

Thanks for the rapid response pboyles. Please find attached extracts from email correspondence with BF. "The basic IQ platform costs £30 a month and the advanced platform costs £60 a month. The advanced platform gives you everything in the basic platform plus back testing and optimisation and...

All, I have been paper trading for some time now using simulators such as Track n' Trade Pro and Berkeley Futures IQ trader with some success and am now on the brink of opening my first real account. I am planning on opening an account with Berkeley Futures as I have heard good things...