Recent content by oysterblue

For clarity, can I put some nos on this .. 10USD buys me 1000USD at 100:1? My BUY trade achieves 15 pips profit which makes me 140USD ?(excluding spread), but the broker USD14,000? Equally, if I lost 15 pips on that trade does the broker lose USD14,000? Doesn't he then want his USD14,000...

Hi .. I'm a newbie to forex trading. I've built up some confidence on demo accounts and now like to go live, but there's one burning issue I'd like to resolve before I commit. If I place an order to buy for a few dollars, and the broker leverages that up, how come when I make a loss he doesn't...