Recent content by fishboy

Thats exactly what I intend to do. Get ready for lots more stupid questions.

Thank you for all your comments - I certainly have lots to think about. I'll let you know how I get on over the next few weeks.

Suppose I trade as I have been doing for the next 3 weeks and end up massively in profit? then I really will be confused.

What's daft about my name - my parents liked it at least. lol I certainly will be trying the same thing for another few weeks - along with other strategies. Thats the whole point in a practise account. Have i got this right - 'scalping'? Is this where i trade and close in quick succession to...

Didn't know what stop loss was at first. And did't really care - almost all the trades i have done have, eventually, gone into profit. Trouble is some of them were considerably down at some point - eventually to rise into profit. I presume this is where the skill and knowledge comes in - if it...

As I said - these profits were only possible because I didnt care if I lost, real money would have been completely different. Some were were very low profits - some very high. I suppose if you look at the ones that made a loss they would probably have been enough to wipe out my £300, had it been...

Thanks for your reply. All help is appreciated. I did 362 trades in total Almost all GBP/USD. 9 made a loss the rest a profit. Is it just that conditions have been favourable this last week? Do you have any idea about the commission part I asked about?

Please be patient with me as I am an ABSOLUTE beginner to all of this. The more I learn the more this facinates me though. Now to the first of, what will probably be, many questions: I had never heard of any of this a week ago - by chance came across a link to FXCM and ended up opening a...