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Thanks for the replies guys, I think the slippage on IG is just not acceptable given the high technology (so-called) they deploy! There should be absolutely NO SLIPPAGE on a pending order - it should trigger exactly at the enty price selected! Think I'm going to give CS a go and will report...

G'day Ladies, Sirs & Lurkers, Does anyone use Capital Spreads platform? I used to use it some years back when it was a very primitive platform (compared to IG)! Pending orders used to take minutes to execute which was ridiculous!!! I think things may have improved considerably in recent times...

G'day, Perhaps the most favoured announcement site is: http://www.dailyfx.com/calendar/ Remember to adjust the time zone to GMT +1 (London, Lisbon) Good day Sir, Mike

You may find it helpful to set things up using the charts on an MT4 platform (such as Alpari Uk). Demo accounts are free. Good day Sir, Mike

Thought for the day: For me it was a definite NO trade today (visual MA alone). It can be frustrating getting up at silly o'clock and not seeing your pip counter spin. Perhaps this is when it is tempting to play and tweak the system and introduce more and more complex add-ons to NT in...

Depends on my mood, nerve and/or gut instincts. Between £1 and £5 per pip. Good day sir, Mike

Point taken Sir. However, if IG are sometimes taking minutes to fill an order, then that is clearly not acceptable for this trading style - in fact it's ludicrous! I can only suggest that you and any others experiencing extreme delays with IG filling orders should complain very loudly. I'd be...

Re: IG Slippage, I did mention a few days ago that I get virtually no slippage now that I have bought a 'lightening fast' desktop PC that I use almost exclusively for trading - it really has made a heck of a difference! Good day Ladies, Sirs & Lurkers. Mike

Hmmm something indeed is strange but my chart is attached! Are we singing from the same hymn sheet or has the cheese & wine got to me? Good day Sirs, Mike

My Ig charts must look very different to yours Sir! I placed a sell @ 1.5182 and hung around until it triggered at 8.00am and +10 pips was made between 8.15am and 8.30am depending on your charts. If you wanted to stay in the trade, then around +60 pips was available at 11.30am (according to my...

G'day Mark, I'm contemplating dipping a toe in the pond with MNT33s. If that can bag +10pips a day consistently, I'll take it and never mind what I might have lost out with other NT variants! Of course, it is very easy to excited if MNT33s wins every day for 2 weeks (+100 pips) but brought...

As I've always said, I use it purely as an "indicator" (and a very good one at that), nothing more, nothing less. I find more often than not, it "pays" to keep an eye on it! Good day Sir, Mike

G'day Ladies, Sirs & Lurkers! I think I owe the Forum an apology! I have endeavoured to offer constructive criticism (I hope) regarding NT but on reflection, I think I may have been 'over critical' on occasions. This has chiefly arisen over what I have felt to be the 'absurdity' of the +50 pip...

Point taken as in hindsight, I deleted my post. I still think that the +50 pips aim/claim is "Clap Trap":lol: Good day Sir, Mike ps: Just going for a wander over yonder to see what the other guys are up to with "Vanilla Clap Trap"

I didn't know there was another NT (Vanilla) Forum. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll take a meander over and see how things are going there. Good day Sir, Mike