Articles tagged with: forex brokers
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Q: Are they only act as a middle person between customers and banks? Or they work like a sports gambling book maker?
A: The Structure of Forex Brokers
There has been much discussion of late regarding broker spreads and liquidity. Many assumptions are being made about why spreads are widened during news time that are built on an incomplete knowledge of the architecture of the forex market in general. The purpose of this article is to dissect the market and hopefully shed some light on the situation so that a more rational …
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Q: Which Of The Online Forex Broker Is Best?and how to choose……..
A: GFT, OandA, InterbankFX.
Keep in mind there is no such thing as a “good” Forex broker. There are only brokers that are less bad than others.
If you’ve been convinced that trading Forex is easy……. Stay clear away from it. 96% of all new traders loser their accounts in the first or 2nd month. Few make it past a year. Don’t believe any “software”, alert systems etc.
In short. Learn this stuff before you put down one penny. Take a year. …
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Q: Does anyone have any suggestions on a leverage limit?
Many Forex brokers allow up to 200:1 leverage. My trading strategy is to take just very small gains (3 or 4 pips at a time) and set the stop losses way out there just to avoid a total wipeout. I never trade on Fridays either and of course close out before the market closes.
Because of the giant stop losses, I am only comfortable with around 20:1 leverage or maybe 30:1.
In other words, with a $500 margin account balance, I would only …
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Q: I use IG index but have found their spread to be expensive, are there any brokers out there that are cheaper for day trading the Forex and eminis russell 2000 and other index’s?
A: The brokerage business is highly competitive and rates are usually subject to negotiation. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts. Use the internet and search for “Futures Broker” or “Forex broker” and compare the prices of 10 brokers. This will give you a feeling for the lower prices possible.
When comparing prices, make sure that they are “all inclusive”, …
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Q: My forex broker does not report my trading activity to the IRS on the 1099 form. Thus, the IRS has no idea how much money I’m making. Can’t I simply pretend I didn’t make anything for purposes of taxation? How will they ever know the difference?
A: Don’t expect your broker to be doing business much longer if he’s not reporting transactions to the IRS.
When the IRS does catch wind of it — and they typically do sooner or later — you’ll receive a CP2000 letter advising you that you …
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You need to be a little careful on this one. Most Forex brokers do not charge a “commission” instead they charge what is called a “spread”. You will notice that when you look at a currency pair’s price you will see a bid price and an ask price. The difference between the two is the spread. That is what you will be charged when you enter your position. The good news is that this is only charged on the entry of your trade….there is no charge on the exit.
Some brokers …
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What is the best platform to trade real forex? I mean, considering most of the features, like if its trading software is good, if it’s reliable, if the money transfer of deposit and withdrawen is fast, if it’s convenient to do trading with it, if the support is fast and effective, and so on and so on.
Is there any good platform support Paypal or has european bank account?
Thank you for informations. I’m planning to do real trade, but first only with a mini account.
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Q: I would like to know if fxopen or avafx are not scam? and if their services are good?
A: It depends on your location, things to consider:
1. If they are being regulated?
2. If they have office in your location where you can meet their staff face to face where necessary.
3. How long they have been in business, reputation & reliability.
4. Get a demo account, test their trading system, if it’s stable and reliable.
Here is a list of some of the best brokers out there:
Finexo
ForexWebTrader
easy-forex
eToro
Fxcm





