Recent content by equalizer

In one of my posts I alluded to this - but do you guys who have experience with both spot and futures for FX find that the futures are preferable (or vice versa)? It would seem maybe the sweet spot is to have a good DOM for the futures, and then trade the spot (if small position size is...

I guess I will have to see for myself. :) IB told me they work with 16 or more liquidity providers who comprise 65% or more of the daily spot FX volume, so it surprises me to hear of that much slippage - in all my searches for reviews of past experience, I have only heard good things on their...

It was actually in the middle of the night, but I guess they can hit a stop if the bid drops to that price, even if there's no execution at that bid. I still agree with you though, I felt comfortable with Oanda overall, just not sure if I would recommend them for someone with enough capital to...

Those were on my friend's account - I think he did complain about one, and they chalked it up to market volatility. I didn't push the issue (maybe I should have), seeing as how it was a very small order and I assumed it was pointless since there's no time and sales one can point to for reference.

I am using ATC Brokers, an introducing broker to FXCM Corporate, and they are great with execution. The spread is normally 0.7-0.9 pips (on EUR/USD). The commission is $8 round trip for 1 lot (and divides evenly down to mini lots, even smaller I believe). However, I am moving to IB because...