Recent content by magicdogsbrain

I would be very surprised if there were any MT4 market makers that didn't use it - its an artificial market and this is a good way of tuning it a little in the brokers favour. What matters is how aggressively they use it. Birt uses it to simulate a market maker in his privatefx - see...

"Fair enough Chris but I think you missed my point. If you're not happy with the service, post your experience and move on. I visit this thread maybe once a month and the same voices are making the same complaints and I just don't get it. I can only believe there is more to it I'm afraid...

I have both. Both have issues, at the moment I think Pepperstone edges it for me. I find the thinkforex customer service very good and responsive. To deposit money via CC to pepperstone, you need to do it during office hours (in Sydney).

Are you just trying to wind people up on here or what?

The thing that grinds my gears is that it such a crying shame. I have about 1% of my trading capital in SLM. If their execution, reliability and customer service were just a bit better (ok perhaps more than a bit), I would put a lot more in there. I am sure everyone else would. (Instead I...

Your joking right? Its not clear at all. If I buy a unit trust, I buy units in a fund. The manager of the fund uses my money to trade stuff (shares, bonds etc) and holds some cash. If I was the manager of the fund and owned units in it - would I be subject to income tax every time I move an...

Personally I only trade small amounts with them. Maybe in a few years, if this kind of thing becomes a distant memory. At the moment there are just a procession of issues.

Hmm their website is down as well.

I can only hazard a guess that someone must have stolen their server.

Trading usually a bit thin on Friday afternoon as London closes because of the weekend I guess. I try to clear my positions in the afternoon.

Wow this is serious

I second that. Also good idea to have something that emails you if the broker connection fails. for example use MT4i publisher and MT4i account monitor - it will send you an email if publisher has not published for a configurable time (I configure it as 15 minutes).

Sorry JD but I want to do both (call them and moan). Why did you call if you are not in a trade?

Have they all gone home for the weekend now or what? Thats at least 20 minutes now!