Q. There are so many, what are the best Forex Trading Platforms, particularly for a new trader?

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I've posted this before, but I think this applies here.

Choosing a great trading platform is an important step in Forex Trading. A good one should offer the following:

Easy to Use
The software you use should be easy to understand and it shouldn't take a long time work-You should be able to trade right away. If it's too complicated to even start, how will you be able to use it to trade regularly!?

Real Time Quotes
Because Forex Trading is done 24 hours a day, and you need to have live quotes. Live quotes give you control of your money and you can check on it whenever.

Trading Rates
The software should have a freeze option when you decide to buy or sell.

Your Part
Do not be greedy! Before you start, figure out how much money you want to invest, and stick to it-Do Not Go Over!
Trading is not a 'get rich quick' deal. Just like starting any new job, trading takes time to learn and involves risk and loss, but can potentially be a great source of income-once it's mastered.

I would recommend:

http://userfriendlyforex.com

What is the best Forex Trading strategy in a dealing simulation (over-the-counter)?

Currently a university student in Australia, majoring in Economics and Finance. This semester, I am doing a finance course where I am expected to go to a dealing room and start trading - dealing simulation. So, there will be two groups where companies will be quoting from banks (companies and banks).

I'm out of ideas as to how I should trade and be the best in the dealing room, in terms of strategy. Any ideas? Five stars for best answer. Thanks!

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Download NinjaTrader for free and use their built-in simulator and start trading now real-time, with professional indicators and charts. At the very least, you'll get a feel for actual trading and terms and definitions and what it all means. Your finance class should give you ideas on how to make money. Otherwise, email me, and I'll send you some ebooks on Forex trading. You'll have to send me your email address for me to send an attachment.

http://www.ampfutures.com/index.php

They won't require you to fund the account for several months, maybe six months. The data feeds for forex and futures are also free.

You can also download ThinkOrSwim for free also, but won't have access to the data for export/import into Excel or other program, where Ninjatrader you do. Ninjatrader is great for the small trader, and you can start with as little as $500.

http://www.babypips.com/school/market_hours.html
http://news.tradingcharts.com/forex/headlines/Forex.html
http://forex-trading.bluecollarnews.com...
http://www.forex-learning.com/forex-trading-technical-analysis/forex-trading-technical-analysis
useful e books:
http://www.rapidforex.com/
http://www.traderssecretcode.com...
http://www.1forextrading.com/
http://forexmarketsuccess.com/forex-ebook/

Forex simulator:
http://fxtrader.investopedia.com/Registration/Register4.aspx

Hi All:

I have been contacted by an account manager of forex trading company iForex and I was suggested that if would join their team I can earn around $1000 per month.

Can someone please guide how these sites are reliable and what about the FOREX trading business and how this compnay (iFOREX) is also relaible if anybody knows it personaly or earning anything from it.

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A few months ago, I was asking the same question about iforex.com

Dude they are liars and cheating people.
Read this blog to know more about them-

http://www.xomba.com/iforexcom_fraud
http://iforex-fraud.blogspot.com/
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090818013152AA4nQBn
http://forums.babypips.com/forextown/28152-iforex-com-scam-what-your-experience.html#post128321

How the forex trading (iFOREX) is reliable and how much can some1 earn from it ?

Hi All:

I have been contacted by an account manager of forex trading company iForex and I was suggested that if would join their team I can earn around $1000 per month.

Can someone please guide how these sites are reliable and what about the FOREX trading business and how this compnay (iFOREX) is also relaible if anybody knows it personaly or earning anything from it.

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Playing Forex can appear alluring, but the majority of people who try it lose money. All you have to do is do a web search on the words "Forex" and "lose" to see this is the consensus.

Forex is what we call a "zero sum" game. You are making a bet with someone else about whether a currency will rise or fall. For every winner there has to be a loser. If you are smarter than the average player, you may make money. If you are dumber than the average player, you are likely to lose money. Most of the people making the "bets" in Forex are highly trained professionals at banks and other institutions. You are unlikely to beat them at this game.

Actually Forex is not quite a zero sum game. It's a slightly negative sum game as the Forex broker takes a small percentage each time in the spread. It's a small amount but over a hundred trades, it ends up being a considerable amount of money. So the average player is likely to lose money, and remember the average player is a highly trained professional and probably smarter than you.

There is a lot of luck in Forex, and if you play it, you will have some periods of time where you make money. This is usually because you are having a lucky streak, not because you have suddenly become an expert Forex player. However, most people are unwilling to admit their success is due to luck. They become convinced they have a system that works, and lose a lot of money trying to refine it.

Further complicating the problem is the large number of Forex scams on the internet. Most Forex websites are of questionable honesty. You will find many people on the Internet that claim they made a lot of money using Forex. They are usually liars trying to make money. They will say: "Go to Forexcrap . com/q2347." The "q2347" is a signal to the Forexcrap site that you are being referred to them by "q2347." If they sell something to you, "q2347" gets a kickback. These coded signals can be hidden by different methods in the link. Other people will refer you to their own private website or blog for the purpose of trying to get money off you. Also there are a good number of trolls out there that like to pretend they are successful forex traders just for the fun of it.

I would recommend not trying to do Forex at all, unless you are a trained professional. It's like playing poker with people better than you, with the house constantly taking a small percentage from the pot.

Since there are so many trading methods and platforms, what is a good platform and trading system that I should investigate that would afford the best results with the least amount of risk? I understand there is substantial risk to this type of investment and one should not invest funds they can't afford to lose.

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I would say the answer is that you should exercise yourself as much as possible. For example, if you have a job currently, then get some time daily to exercise yourself for at least 6 months. One year also should be enough, if you study at least 1 hour daily.
Benjamin Franklin is know to have said: "Knowledge yields the best interest."
On the other hand, Socrates: "I know that I don't know nothing" :). -

I am quoting those 2, because there is one pretty popular hypothesis in the microeconomics that the markets are unpredictable and one can't earn more than the market itself. However, many people doubt this hypothesis(the hypothesis is called: EMH - google it...).

My advice though, leave forex unless you are multimillionaire.
Concentrate on stocks or at least forex options.

Also, don't think that any strategy on the internet can help you. Think of your own formula and try to apply it on a demo for a few months. If it works - invest small amount of money, then more and more...

Believe it or not - the advice above costs millions of dollars ;) - more than any book that you can buy on "strategies".

Good luck and happy new year ;).

How we can benifit from forex?

Q. I am going to invest & need your valuable suggestions.

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you can check your options in this site. enables forex trading anywhere in the world where internet connection is available; offers background information for the Forex market, Guided-Tour, seminars, one-on-one training, CHAT, telephone support, as well as other assistance tools, including technical support; enables users to start trading immediately and with no software required to download you may login to your account and trade anytime, from anywhere; allows you to fund your account with your credit card, so you can start trading immediately, regardless of banking work days or hours; And If you are a frequent trader dealing in larger volumes, they offer tailor-made account to suit your exact needs (spreads, leverage ratio, mobile-phone alerts, etc.); also uses the latest highly sophisticated and advanced technologies in order to offer you up-to-the-second quotes.

one unique feature of this site is whether you are a beginner or an experienced trader, for a minimum deposit of $100 which will also form part of your initial capital, they will provide an Account Service Manager (ASM) to be your personal consultant who will serve as your mentor and trading partner, will answer all your technical questions and with whom you can talk live over the phone, email, chat or any form of communication available. your ASM will even trade along with you so that you will get to familiar yourself about how the real trade is done and give you the tips and tricks you need to know and do to achieve a profitable forex dealing.

Hi All:

I have been contacted by an account manager of forex trading company iForex and I was suggested that if would join their team I can earn around $1000 per month.

Can someone please guide how these sites are reliable and what about the FOREX trading business and how this compnay (iFOREX) is also relaible if anybody knows it personaly or earning anything from it.

Answer
Playing Forex can appear alluring, but the majority of people who try it lose money. All you have to do is do a web search on the words "Forex" and "lose" to see this is the consensus.

Forex is what we call a "zero sum" game. You are making a bet with someone else about whether a currency will rise or fall. For every winner there has to be a loser. If you are smarter than the average player, you may make money. If you are dumber than the average player, you are likely to lose money. Most of the people making the "bets" in Forex are highly trained professionals at banks and other institutions. You are unlikely to beat them at this game.

Actually Forex is not quite a zero sum game. It's a slightly negative sum game as the Forex broker takes a small percentage each time in the spread. It's a small amount but over a hundred trades, it ends up being a considerable amount of money. So the average player is likely to lose money, and remember the average player is a highly trained professional and probably smarter than you.

There is a lot of luck in Forex, and if you play it, you will have some periods of time where you make money. This is usually because you are having a lucky streak, not because you have suddenly become an expert Forex player. However, most people are unwilling to admit their success is due to luck. They become convinced they have a system that works, and lose a lot of money trying to refine it.

Further complicating the problem is the large number of Forex scams on the internet. Most Forex websites are of questionable honesty. You will find many people on the Internet that claim they made a lot of money using Forex. They are usually liars trying to make money. They will say: "Go to Forexcrap . com/q2347." The "q2347" is a signal to the Forexcrap site that you are being referred to them by "q2347." If they sell something to you, "q2347" gets a kickback. These coded signals can be hidden by different methods in the link. Other people will refer you to their own private website or blog for the purpose of trying to get money off you. Also there are a good number of trolls out there that like to pretend they are successful forex traders just for the fun of it.

I would recommend not trying to do Forex at all, unless you are a trained professional. It's like playing poker with people better than you, with the house constantly taking a small percentage from the pot.

Is forex trading a safe way to earn lots of money?

Hi guys,
Recently i've seen so many sites that speak about forex trading and brokers and so on. I saves a bit money and i was thinking to start trading forex and double it. Please i need some advice. Preferably someone who has past experience with it. Is it a good or bad idea. Please advice

Answer
Playing Forex can appear alluring, but the majority of people who try it lose money. All you have to do is do a web search on the words "Forex" and "lose" to see this is the consensus.

Forex is similar to what we call a "zero sum" game. You are making a bet with someone else about whether a currency will rise or fall. For every winner there has to be a loser. The net winnings of everyone combined equals zero. If you are smarter than the average player, you may make money. If you are dumber than the average player, you are likely to lose money. Most of the people making the "bets" in Forex are highly trained professionals at banks and other institutions. You are unlikely to beat them at this game.

Actually Forex is not quite a zero sum game. It's a slightly negative sum game as the Forex broker takes a small percentage each time in the spread. It's a small amount but over a hundred trades, it ends up being a considerable amount of money. So the average player is likely to lose money, and remember the average player is a highly trained professional and probably smarter than you.

There is a lot of luck in Forex, and if you play it, you will have some periods of time where you make money. This is usually because you are having a lucky streak, not because you have suddenly become an expert Forex player. However, most people are unwilling to admit their success is due to luck. They become convinced they have a system that works, and lose a lot of money trying to refine it.

Further complicating the problem is the large number of Forex scams on the internet. Most Forex websites are of questionable honesty. You will find many people on the Internet that claim they made a lot of money using Forex. They are usually liars trying to make money. They will say: "Go to Forexcrap,com/q2347." The "q2347" is a signal to the Forexcrap site that you are being referred to them by "q2347." If they sell something to you, "q2347" gets a kickback. These coded signals can be hidden by different methods in the link. Other people will refer you to their own private website or blog for the purpose of trying to get money off you. Also there are a good number of trolls out there that like to pretend they are successful forex traders just for the fun of it.

I would recommend not trying to do Forex at all, unless you are a trained professional. It's like playing poker with people better than you, with the house constantly taking a small percentage from the pot.

Read the warnings in the links below:

A combination of forex indicators that is very reliable and gives at least reasonale trades

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Good stock day traders are happy with getting 50% of their trades correct. Forex traders can do less. What makes the average trader successful is how they practice risk control.

If you read books like Millionaire Traders you'd know that the only system that works for successful traders are the ones they developed for themselves. Trading isn't a formula. It's an art.

Laguerre and CCI indicator affectiveness?

I'd like to know how affective the Laguerre and CCI forex indicators are. Does anybody have experience using either of them? Does anybody know of any statistics such as either or both having an 80% (hypothetically) success rate? Thanks.

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i tried the lag indicator at the recommendation ofsomeone and thought it was bleh. never used the other one. what seemes to make a good strategy is not which indicator you use, but mostly knowing the behavior of the market you are trading. for example, does a market stay flat more than it moves up / down? if it spends more pips flat, you better trade for reversals. but if it moves more than it stays flat, you better trade for breakouts or trends. and this is much more important to know and do, than what indicators you use in my opinion.

but if youd rather skip ahead and get a goods strategy , try http://comefollowme.zulutrade.com

Hi

I can't figure this one guys, what is tha benefit of using most forex brokers like FXCM for currency pairs paying a 1-3% spread when I can trade any major individual currency futures for $4.75round trip with a futures broker.

Am I missing a big benefit of trading forex pairs somewhere?

Thanks

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Hi David,

It's a good question you're asking. Some forex brokers try to make it out like spots are far superior to futures, but the difference isn't that big. Other brokers offer both (see some at http://forextradingwinners.com/category/forex-broker-reviews).

Spots are generally cheaper to trade as there is mostly no commission. Spots are not regulated by the FTC either. Spots as you know are settled instantly as opposed to futures. This CAN be cheaper as well.

Spots are more flexible and come in different lot sizes. Futures are often only standard lots of 100,000.

Futures are more transparent and have more info available freely.

I want to open an ccount with one of the online forex brokers ,Which one in the UK is the best to go with?

I tried a lot of reviews , and all reviews point to one another as crap.Which one should i believe ?I am confused ,Could anyone give me some information or with experience would be grateful to you.

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The reason you're finding a lot of crappy reviews is that forex trading is full of scams. Everyone wants to sell you signals and collect your commissions. Your question already has at least one blatant scam answer.

In real life, Foreign Exchange is a very large market populated by serious experienced professionals. With no experience, you would be a lamb among wolves. You would lose.

Whoever has convinced you that novice forex trading is a good idea has done you a grave disservice. Please reconsider.

I live in Las Vegas so sports gambling is legal for me. Trading stocks is not an option cause $3000 doesn't go far unfortunately.

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listen to these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT6Y4OZ_Ejc

I am 18 and want to start investing in stocks?

I obviously don't have that much money, but I would like to invest at least some in some stocks. Could anyone recommend any websites that would allow me to do this with a minimum amount of money?

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Go for low risk, low yield stocks first since you are new at this. Read as much as you can and watch youtube videos and documentaries. If you find the topic interesting then open a brokerage account somewhere and start buying stocks. Don't open a forex account, I know lots of ads are out there promoting forex but trust me stocks are much better and safer to start out with.

I recommend a low fee brokerage like sogo who charge $3 a trade and also give you 100 free trades to start so make your first few trades really small ones.

https://www.sogotrade.com/Setup/Default.aspx?rf=392837

And if you like to read then hit amazon and look for 5 star reviews on books. and get this book on options:

Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques by Sheldon Natenberg.