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A gambler vs a trader A gambler trades with the 'house'. If he 'knows' his business, he'll take home more than he started with, if not he'll give what he has to the 'house'. A trader gambles with the Markets. If a trader 'knows' his business, he'll increase his fund, if not he'll give what he...

Its OK, I did realise that it was cash match and not loss match. What I meant was that because of that I hadn't thought to use it as loss match. Shorts and Longs have a loss back offer, so to convert that to cash you would have to make a loss, and a profit on another account. Because VDM is...

Not sure I understand you. I was really pointing out two things: - Firstly, it was just a reminder that you couldn't set future orders even within trading times. I guess this would probably be the same with any other SB firms if they weren't effectively 24 hour. I've probably got too used to...

Understand your platform A quick word of warning - make sure you understand the trading platform that you trade with. In the case of Shorts and Longs, you can only make/change open trades when their markets are open - 7:00 to 21:15. And, whilst they do indeed offer guaranteed stops, they may...

Using the 'free' cash Yet? I assumed that you could do this as their Ts and Cs surprsingly, didn't state you couldn't. However, it might just take them some time to get round to it. Hopefully not.:) Thanks for this one. I hadn't thought of that option. Because it was described as cash match...

Further confusion Now I'm confused. It would appear that they have more than one offer, or they've amended it.:confused: This might explain some of it and would appear to give them a fair degree of latitude to do what they want: "* VDM Global Markets Ltd is the sole arbiter of the Offer and...

What you can and cannot do? My understanding from reading the Ts and Cs is the following: - You must be an existing customer with an account opened before 21-04-09 - Make a deposit up to £500 (max they will match) before 31-05-09. - Make at least 3 opening trades of at least £2 each in non...

VDM Systems Perhaps this is why they are ofering their cash match offer again! Webinvester

Again, you've been very helpful. Sorry, can't rep you again yet, but would if I could.

Does anyone who has a VDM account have a copy of the email they sent regarding an offer of up to £500 cash back (matching funds deposited). I inadvertently deleted it and can't find any reference to it on the VDM website.:( Webinvester

No problem. I didn't think you were being too serious/headmasterish (not sure you'll find that one in the Oxford English?), but I expect that for the more experienced traders, 400 may be quite low. And I think that the price has gone lower so it would have been more profitable to stay in. It...

I'm still learning, so 400 seems good to me. Obviously there was/is more on the table for at least 2 of these trades. Whilst you do have a strategy (and mindset) that allows the market to retrace against your trades, for some, this can be hard to swallow. Perhaps you would say that this means...

Wouldn't this affect the dollar as well? I presume they make a lot of Chryslers in the US too, so they could both drop together.

But to pay in $ you'll have to add the airfare to New York - Better wait for Ryan Air's cheap flights to start and make sure you use the 'bathroom' before you get on the plane, otherwise you'll be out of pocket before you even get there!;)

What to do? I am sure this has been mentioned before many times. As Tom says, if you can gain more in confidence and trust in your trading by taking the trade, why not take 50% as well as move the stop. This would give you a good return and comfort feeling and then in addition, if it...