Recent content by SimonTemplar

Good grief. I know I'm new around here, but it seems a shame to pot shot a member of staff here simply because their view of trading is not, in the opinion of some readers, negative enough. I find it bizarre to find members of a trading forum perpetuating such a cynical, jaded view, to be...

I'd echo those who have said 'risk no more than 1%'. Money/risk management has to be a central part of one's trading plan, in my view, if one is to succeed in this business. I would treat it like any other business: draft a detailed plan, covering everything from the nuts and bolts of your...

Hi all, I'm pretty new here, too, in terms of my number of posts. I have to say that I'm struggling a little with where to start, too - is it just me, or are a large number of the threads here very long strings? It's as though they are often extended conversations that take place over months...

That was it, although in its original incarnation is continued 'I have houses in all three!'

I had his card marked early, when his 'location' was listed as three places, one of which was Spain, I don't recall the other two, but then went on to say 'I have houses in all three'... just felt more like something a flash scammer would say than something a genuine trader would bother with...

Hello all, I'm a BP regular but new around here, have had the occasional post on Donna, too - just wanted to say that this is a great thread! We have had so many idiots joining BP lately that it has unfortunately become a happy hunting ground for anyone wanting to sell a service - there have...

I think that most things can be taught, and I would include currency trading among them - I myself went on a course, as I was a blank canvas coming from an unrelated industry it worked for me. My trading style is basically S&R mixed with PA, this is something that can be learned for free from...

I don't see the Forex market going away from a retail point of view any time soon. It is more popular than ever right now, and quite an industry has grown up around it. It goes through the odd period of change, and some market periods are tougher to trade successfully than others, but overall...

I am with ETX Capital in the UK, in my third year with them and very happy with the service, withdrawals etc.

I have always felt that it is a sad but inescapable fact of life that we can not all of us be good at every possible career. The most common example of this is people who grow up loving and playing a particular sport, but are not talented enough to go pro. But it is the same in any career -...

I think that OP's question is a little ambiguous for anyone to provide a particularly focussed answer. Are you asking whether Forex trading works per se, or are you asking whether eToro and GFT are a reliable starting point for you? In terms of the first part absolutely, a lot of people do...