Recent content by A.A.H

Excellent point. There is too much spam/misinformation out there. It's a problem that made me feel skeptical about forex in general when I started out. It also honestly made me feel a bit ashamed sometimes. Reading all this "scammy" information and then going on to tell my friends and family...

Popularity might not be the best metric to judge quality of a broker. I think a more helpful tool would be to look at what the overwhelming opinion is on a broker. Also, the best broker is a very subjective thing. It completely depends on what I am looking for and how I trade.

You guys bring up some very interesting points. Credibility and bias seem to be the big concerns here. Also seems like starting another review site would be too narrow in its scope. It would just get mixed in with the already saturated "forex review site" space. It would not accomplish the goal...

So I've been thinking about this for a while now. It really stemmed from back when I was looking for a forex broker to start trading the markets. I remember the process to be very sloppy, quite confusing, and some times down right frustrating. I faced a number of problems: 1. Given the sheer...

How so? I feel that it completely depends on what a trader is looking for. If someone is new to trading and looking to invest say 500 dollars into a trading account and trade once or twice a month they do not need a market maker with super tight spreads. Brokers like etoro allow these types of...

Hey, apologies for my late response. I think I know what you are saying. If you are looking for a detailed overview of those brokers you might find these helpful: FXCM - http://booksandbrokers.com/fxcm-review/ Etoro- http://booksandbrokers.com/etoro-review/ You can also check these out if...

Your are absolutely right. FXCM took a big hit due to the SNB flash crash. However, they are still around and trying to claw their way back. FXCM stock is up 4.28% today. So some people still seem to be bullish on the company. In general whenever I look for a broker I try to pick one that has...

A lot of good brokers have been mentioned on this thread so far. It might be easier to find the most "popular" brokers by splitting them up by geographical location: North America: 1. FXCM 2. Forex.com 3. Oanda European Union: 1. Etoro 2. Easy-forex 3. AvaTrade Australia: 1. Pepperstone...