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tomtrader - Top 5 things to look for in a Forex Broker

Thu, 06 May 2010 19:21:12 -0700

There are many lists offering advice in choosing the right forex broker. While many will list regulatory authority or net capital position as the most important factors to look for when evaluating brokers, these may not be the best factors to consider when you begin trading. Let's not kid ourselves - brokers are not charitable institutions. They are in business to make money. That said, how a broker generates profits is often overlooked or downplayed during the evaluation process. The following are important questions that need to be asked:

1.) Does the broker use a Direct Market Access model? This is important for you as a customer to know whether or not your broker is following standards in relation to pricing and execution. In addition, trades will be sent direct to the "market" for execution. In world of forex, this refers to the interbank market where multiple banks provide streaming prices where clients can buy and sell.

2.) Does the broker provide Straight Through Processing? If not, your broker is likely acting as a market maker and taking the opposite side of your trade. Simply stated, your interests are not aligned with those of your broker. This is true even if your broker has a large capital position and is a regulated firm.

3.) Does your broker offer a segregated account for their customers' funds? If not, your deposit is co-mingled with the brokers assets and becomes part of their balance sheet. This may prove problematic if you dispute a balance figure or the broker is deemed insolvent. Claims for returns of customers' funds can be delayed for weeks or even months as evidenced by multiple broker closings all over the world over the past five years. Many of these firms were regulated by well known agencies in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

4.) Does the broker offer a professional trading system like Currenex? If this is the case, then the customer can be assured that they are trading on prices from multiple banks and not trading against the firm's dealing desk.

5.) Does the broker require documentation when customers open a new account? While it may be an an inconvenience if your broker requires a copy of a government ID and bank statement, this practice confirms your broker is adhering to strict international anti-money laundering rules and regulations. If your broker does not require this information, then you should be concerned that the firm may be closed down if they are found to be in violation of these laws. If this happens, then the safety of your funds is in jeopardy.

forexify - Retail FX volumes

Thu, 06 May 2010 13:40:48 -0700

Retail Currency Trading Up, Attracting Scrutiny, Greenwich Says

May 5 (Bloomberg) – Regulators are placing greater scrutiny on currency trading by individuals after so-called retail volume increased 16 percent last year, according to Greenwich Associates.

Trading on platforms such as Internet sites increased to $12 trillion in 2009, while overall foreign- exchange trading dropped 6 percent, the Stamford, Connecticut-based research firm said in a report today.

A proposal from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that would impose requirements for retail brokers on disclosure, reporting and record-keeping, as well as introducing a cap on leverage individuals can use in trading, could drive investors to other countries, the firm said.

“In an era in which switching to an offshore broker requires little more than clicking to a new website and opening an account, this is a legitimate concern,” Greenwich Associates consultant Peter Kane said in the statement.

Global currency trading volume set records in 2007 and 2008 during unprecedented volatility as financial system turmoil spurred an increase in activity among companies and large financial institutions. It fell last year as market stability returned and as hedge funds placed fewer trades than in the past, according to Greenwich.

The market share of retail platforms has been climbing amid the increase in individual trading, with retail aggregators accounting for 28 percent of spot transactions, up from 24 percent in 2008, the report said.

“Those numbers indicate that retail aggregators generate some $375 billion in spot transactions per capita every year – a figure that ranks them among the most active and important accounts in global foreign-exchange markets,” consultant Peter D’Amario said in the report.

Japan has the most active individual traders, where retail trading account for more than half of overall trading, the report said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Mary Childs in New York at mchilds5@bloomberg.net

fxtrader0926 - Euro decline...

Thu, 06 May 2010 12:45:04 -0700

From a good financial news source. "The euro fell further against the dollar, hitting a new 14-month low. The euro has tumbled against the dollar since last fall as faith in Europe's shared currency dwindles. Greece's debt crunch is widely seen as a test of Europe's ability to restore fiscal discipline to the weak economies in its union and keep the decade-old currency viable.

"It's going to drop further," Tim Speiss, chairman of the personal wealth advisers practice at Eisner LLP in New York, said of the euro. "

tomtrader - Ideas on GPBUSD?

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:54:34 -0700

Is it too late going long here?

Mushegh Tovmasyan - How to use this Forum

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:06:46 -0700

Welcome to the Forexopedia Forum powered by esoTalk, let's get started!

The first thing you may notice about esoTalk is that the index view, in which conversations are listed, is a little different to the other web forums out there. We've chosen to move away from the traditional way of organizing posts; instead of using sub-forums we allow you to quickly find what you want by using search terms that we call 'gambits'.

Gambits are simply phrases that describe what you are looking for. Here are some examples.

If you want to list only the conversations that contain unread posts, double-click on unread in the bunch of words towards the top of the page.

To view the conversations that have been active during the last day, double-click active today.

Or to list new replies to your posts, click on unread and contributor:myself, then click the search button.

Experiment! Gambit searching is actually pretty powerful and we hope that, once you get used to it, it will make your time spent on forums less about clicking and more about talking. ^_^

Having a conversation

esoTalk is all about talking! To get started, click on a conversation and try typing a reply. You may be asked to log in before you are allowed to post. If this is the case, type your username and password into the input fields just under the header and click login, or click join this forum if you are not a registered member.

You may style your reply using some basic formatting options, such as bold and italic, or you may even add a hyperlink. Try experimenting with different formatting options to see what you can do. To see what your reply will look like once it is posted, simply check the preview box.

Once you're ready, click submit post and your reply will be added to the conversation. It's that simple.

Starting a new conversation

If there are no conversations that catch your fancy why not make one of your own? It's exactly the same as replying to an existing conversation but with a few added extras. Click the start a conversation button and you will be asked to enter a conversation title and specify some tags to describe the conversation. For example, if you choose to start a conversation about the movie Ocean's Eleven you might choose the tags "movie", "Ocean's Eleven", and "George Clooney". Remember: you can have as many or as few tags as you want! If you can't be bothered thinking of tags for a topic then you may always add them later, or a moderator may add some on your behalf. Conversations do not need tags to be listed.

Changing your avatar and color

When people are reading a conversation full of posts they may often overlook your username. To help distinguish your posts from those of other members you may specify a profile image, called an avatar, and choose a color for your posts.

Simply log in and click my settings in your control bar. On this page you will find a section called appearance settings in which you can upload an avatar and select your favorite color.

While you're here you can also choose whether you'd like to be emailed whenever someone invites you into a private conversation and whether to receive email notifications of new replies within starred topics. We'll talk about these a bit more.

Private conversations

If you've used other web forums before you will probably be familiar with the concept of private messages. esoTalk expands on this functionality with private conversations, which are simply conversations that may only be viewed and replied to by certain members. A private conversation may consist of just you and a friend, or it may allow access by an entire group, ex. all of the moderators.

Apart from allowing only certain members to participate, private conversations are identical to normal conversations. To start a new private conversation click start a conversation and locate the members allowed to view this conversation section. By default it will say "everyone", but you may change this by adding in a member. Try typing the name of your friend and clicking add. You will notice that it now lists your friend as the only other member allowed to view the conversation, and a private label will appear beneath the conversation title.

To list all your private conversations from the index, use the private gambit. You can refine your search by using other gambits too, for example private + unread will list only your private messages that contain unread replies.

Starred conversations

You may occasionally find a conversation that you want to pay close attention to. Rather than memorize the search string you used to find the conversation, you can mark it with a star by clicking on the star icon next to the conversation title. Then, simply use the star gambit in the search to bring up a list of all the conversations that you have starred.

Another benefit of starring conversations is that you can choose to receive email notifications whenever someone posts a new reply in the starred conversation. Check the appropriate box in my settings and esoTalk will handle the rest.

Draft conversations

We know that posting long replies can take a while. Sometimes you may be interrupted or need to resume later. When this is the case, click save draft and your reply or conversation will be saved in a way that is only visible to you. To list conversations that contain one of your draft replies, use the draft gambit.

My favorite gambit searches

As mentioned previously, gambits are powerful both for forum regulars and guests searching for a specific piece of information on a newly-found forum. Here are some of the gambit combinations that I find useful or interesting! ;)

My new private messages: private + unread
New replies to my posts: contributor:myself + unread - private
Hot topics of the last week: active last 7 days + order by posts
Replies to my recent conversations: author:myself + active last 2 weeks + has replies
All-time most popular conversations: order by posts
My failed conversations: author:myself + !has replies
Random recent conversations: random + active last 1 weeks - private - sticky

Experiment to find your own favorites!

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