Recent content by MineralWater

For a couple of months, FXCM servers have indeed been cr*ppy around news annoncements... :frown: It goes well beyond occasional technical problems ("due to unusually large volume"). Seems like a policy to me. :rolleyes:

BTW, can you rephrase the text in brackets? I have no idea what you're talking about. :eek:

Well, they call them limit orders. Strange, but one can get used to it. :confused: I can hardly believe you didn't try it earlier - to set an order to buy above mkt or sell below... :rolleyes: I think you'll soon discover what e.g. instant fills or the possibility to attach stops& limits to...

Are you nuts? :eek: You CAN enter a trade on a stop order with Oanda. Just set your buy price above mkt or your sell price below market! (It's only CALLED a LIMIT order, it can be a limit entry or stop entry depending on what price you order relative to current market price). Good trading. ;)

They must be having issues with game account spreads today. Here is a screen shot I just took showing spreads on their real platform.

Remember Tick Volume?

Oanda rocks!!! ;)

Hey Phil, did you already break up with GFT and your buddy Wes Newman? :confused:

To me, this happens on average once in a week or a fortnight. Usually the layout server is accessible when I re-login after an hour or so. It was once down for a full day though. Not a huge problem though - I can always open group price windows through "Favourites" and use the saved setups for...

The post you are referring to talked about differences for residents of Great Britain. Spread betting is tax-free there (according to gambling laws). Standard forex is taxed in GB. You've got to figure out by yourself what taxes apply to you in Canada. Or maybe some Canadian trader on this...

They increase spreads (even 30 pips have been noted) during volatile times. So much for guaranteed fills... I doubt I'd use them even if they were the only FX broker on earth. Luckily, there are others.

Ha, it turned out that the guy/gal started this thread only to promote his/her own website in the end...

Yeah, but what about ACM' s spreads of several tens of pips around news announcements??? :rolleyes: