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1. It was whether one can directly sell a pair that appears to move down or whether he has to move into the counterpair. 2. What are the terms you set ?

The question is whether you can instantly sell the pair or whether you have to enter its respective counterpair ?

And how can one enter a short position ?

So an adjustment for the interest rate differential happens only after the two day period ? How long can the cutoff time be and when does it occur ?

It simply was: buy/short (day 1) - sell/cover (day 3 - 14) What (especially negative - especially regarding regulations) can happen between exit-entry ?

Again, thank you, a_gnome.

I thank you for the sacrifice of time and thought. Possible characteristics of the trade: -platform:IB IDEALPRO -currency pairs: GBPUSD - EURJPY - USDJPY (long/short) -holding period: 2days-2weeks -entry time: 8 a.m. - 12p.m. GMT -margin: 2% If you have the will and the ability to shortly...

Are there any specific regulations (i.e. settlement period) of FX position trades ? Or is there something else to consider ?

In a FX position trade: How does one rollover after the two day holding period ?

1.Cool trader, please share your experiences 2.Thanks a-gnome. My notion was that while eventually gaining from USDJPY / EURJPY in the short-term, due to the still declining value of the JPY, it might be more appropriate to exchange now and secure a higher EUR amount than later. 3.How can...

is there anybody with IB FX experience ?

Making the simple assumption that one wants to achieve a difference in real terms that is to say in the base currency. e.g. you bought 50 (1 margin) units EURJPY - 163.62 - and sold at 163.82 (comm. incl.). You exchange now at 0.006101. You would have lost money (balance:0.99947 Euro )

In the case that someone is familiar with Interactive Brokers´ FX platforms. All the major currency pairs that are traded via IDEALPRO have their respective counterpairs represented only in the IDEAL platform, which usually is illiquid and also more expensive than IDEALPRO. Can one, in spite...