Is forex trade profitable? How does one get started and what is the best broker to use?

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Hi,

Of course forex is profitable and it is very exciting business. You may trade 5,5 days per wheek; 24 hours a day from Sunday night to Friday night.
Main rules to win:
Always have trading plan,
Be patient - market always be there
Don't be greedy,
Don't set too big goals,
Never risk more than 1%-2% of your trading capital,
Always use reasonable stop loss orders.

And note markets are not places - markets are people.

If you are interesting I could introduce you to one of forex broker leaders that is located in SWITZERLAND and Regulated by the Swiss Federal Department of Finance; audited by KPMG.
They have very tight spreads. Total 25 currency pairs Gold and Silver.
SPREADS:
2 pips for EURUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD, EURGBP, EURCHF;
3 pips for GBPUSD, USDCHF, USDCAD, EURJPY;
4 pips for CADJPY, CHFJPY;
5 pips for NZDUSD, AUDJPY;
6 pips for EURAUD, GBPCHF, NZDJPY;
7 pips for EURCAD, GBPJPY;
8 pips for GBPCAD, GBPAUD, AUDCHF, CADCHF, NZDCHF;
10 pips for AUDCAD, AUDNZD.

LEVERAGE 1:200 default but client could chose the leverage from 1:1 to 1:200 at the account opening procedure.

MARGINS. The margin or leverage a client can have depends on the client's account equity. The table below shows margin requirements for the different equity levels:
Less than 25,000 - 0.5%
25,000 to 1,000,000 - 1%
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 - 2%
5,000,000 to 10,000,000 - 3%
Above 10,000,000 - 5%
Please note that on weekends and holidays margin requirements remains the same.

SWAPS are counted as negative as positive. Also is available swap-free accounts.

STOP and LIMIT orders may be placed as close as 5 pips from market price

TRADING TERMINAL Meta Trader 4.

Clients can choose to have their accounts denominated in either USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD or CAD.

Initial account opening deposit from US$2000. From first view it probably looks high comparing with other brokers who allow mini accounts and minimum initial deposit from USD250 but it is more useful and safer because clients are more protected from quick stop out and total loss of the initial deposit in the case if unfortunately it would be several unlucky trades in rage.
This is regular forex trading account however it is allowed trading in mini lots (from 0.1 lot).

If you are interesting I could introduce you to them please e-mail or PM me (press on my name) and I provide you with further information. Furthermore I could provide you for FREE with more than 50 trading e-books and trading systems that worth more than several thousand dollars and are very useful as for beginners as for experienced traders.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate and contact me (press on my name).

Good luck!

Silicon Forex System Reviews?

I am looking for a website that provides customer reviews of expert advisors for forex trading. Preferably for the metatrader 4 platform.

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I found a site that offers complete customer ratings and reviews on every forex expert advisor ever made at http://forexautopilotsystems.com

From the site
"Forex Silicon is a relatively new expert advisor. The systemâs win/loss ratio is about 75% with an average of 7 consecutive winning trades every 2 losing ones. Also, Silicon Forex takes [on average] one trade every three days and the monthly average is in the +400 pips neighborhood. I recommend this for long term trading."

Again the site is:

http://forexautopilotsystems.com

good luck

Hi all!
I wonder,how and when to pyramid as soon as I see that trade is profitable.
Is there any kind of indicator,calculator,tutorial,etc which can help me?
Thanks

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What do you mean by Pyramid? You mean adding on to a position or you mean compounding your account to increase it's size.

For adding on, I don't recommend it unless you are confident with the strength of the trend to drop a little more risk in. It's a good idea to lock in profits of your already profitable position with a +ve stop loss as well.

I don't recommend compounding either, at least until you have withdrawn your profits up till the stage where you have taken your initial capital back so all you are left with is pure profits as risk capital. For instance, you deposited $10k, don't compound until you withdraw at least $10k again. My personal habit is to withdraw some or all of the week's profits on Fridays. After all, aren't we trading to make a profit and reap the benefits of those profits by restocking our bank accounts?

Forex arbitrage how much scope?

All forex masters this is for you

How much do you think there are arbitrage opportunities (arbs) a day on forex? (in percentages)

Are there any forex arbitrage services?

compare forex arbitrage with sports arbitrage, which do you think should be preferred?

Why?

Thanx

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Forex Arbitrage is an arbitrage among real rates and synthetic cross rates in different local markets.

A one possible way to realize this strategy is to find three brokers having the same clearing firm. Then you should make agreement with this clearing firm on "netting" services. It means that clearing firm will clear (net) your positions across three pairs at specified time using the opening rates. For example, in the example above suppose you had opened the following positions long 100,000 EUR/USD; short 100,000 EUR/GBP; and short 72,310 GBP/USD at 10:00AM and instructed the clearing firm to clear these position at 16:00 PM at the opening rates. The netting/clearing gives the following results: Long EUR from the first pair and short EUR from the second pair gives zero exposure in EUR. Long position in GDP from the second pair and short position from the third pair gives zero exposure in GBP. Short position from the first pair ($118,370) in USD and long position from the third pair ($118,501) in USD gives you $131 profit without open positions and exposures.

The second possible way is to use some agreements (options or swap) to guaranty clearing/netting at these specific rates, which give risk-free arbitrage profit.

I use Forex arbitrage calculator for this. and my target depend from day to day. sometimes we get many opportunities while sometime very less. Also i prefer currency trading and futures as they are more rewarding that arbitrage

$1.45 for 1 GBP. It used to be $2.00. If it went back to $2.00, it would be an increase of 38%. Does my investment really just increase in value to 38%? What sort of hidden fees are there, etc. And how likely is it that GBP would even return to that value.

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The leverage for Forex is 100:1. This means that you only need a $1000 to control an amount $100000.
1 pip is 0.0001 and is worth USD $10 for GBP/USD currency pair. If GBP/USD goes up from 1.45 to 2, it will be a profit of 5500 pips * 10 = USD $55000. This makes the return to be 5500% for the initial margin of USD $1000.
There is no commission for Forex but you need to take care of the bid/ask spread in the trade. When you roll over to the next day, you will either receive interest or pay interest depending on which currency have the higher interest rate. If you buy the currency with the higher interest, you will receive interest when you roll over.
IMHO, it is unlikely will GBP/USD return to $2 level in the short term as the economy outlook is uncertain.

Trading Forex--is 100% gain in one year possible?

Q. This blog claims it is possible, trading only with $8.
http://100percentforexchallenge.blogspot.com/

What do you think?

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Don't think 100% is anything to shout at. Generally people target for a lot more.

Anybody success in forex trading before?
I'm interested with forex trading.

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I´ve been investing for more than 20 years and trading for almost 14, and I can tell you that if you want to make BIG and FAST profits, I recommend you trading rather than investing, trading can help you to go from rags to rich.

If you are investing, you must have already achieved some degree of financial success, long term stock investing and FOREX can help you become much richer than you are today.

My experiences as a Nasdaq Market Maker, Head trader of several brokerage firms, and currently as a professional trader and private hedge fund manager, I can suggest you that:

We trade because we want quick, short term profits on a consistent basis. We want to cash flow the market. Milk it like a cow.

Make consistent, small, short term gains rather than trying to hit a home run on every trade. Don't ever forget that.
Don't marry a stock, marry the idea of making money trading stocks. That's the only way to do it.

For me "All stocks are equally worthlessâ

I don't hold on to any illusion that the stock market will continue to go up and provide a nice retirement for me.
I could care less which way the market goes. It's irrelevant to me if the market goes higher, crashes or moves sideways for the next 50 years. I really could care less. Stocks are just four letters with two prices next to them that I use to make a living trading.

Trade ONLY when you have a clear, easy and identifiable advantage, because without a CLEAR EDGE your odds of success are NO better than a flip of a coin⦠That´s why so many new traders (and investors) lose money.

Take a look at any daily chart of any index or stock and you'll probably see the most volatility and the biggest opportunity for profit during the first Hour of the stock market's opening.

The popular thinking and conventional wisdom is that you should wait about an hour before you start trading.

But if you do, you'll miss the big, fast moves that stocks make as all the amateurs let their emotions out through their
online accounts, usually right after they read some news headline or hear Maria Bartiromo go off about a stock on CNBC.

It's easy to see why trading the open is the market's prime time for profiting from other online traders.
The market's open is very volatile - that is the perfect environment for LARGE, FAST profits.

Learn to trade as a professional Market Maker ,not as an emotionally driven amateur trader or investor with few thousand dollars in an account at Etrade.

There isn't any other time during the day or any stock you can invest in, that can make you 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 or more points
in minutes OTHER than during the first hour the stock market is open. That's why I love trading the open so much.

I trade only when I have an edge and that means "only the first hour the market is open".

If you are a beginning trader, you can give yourself an unfair advantage in the market trading this way.

I can carry on with the advises about how to make money trading, but if you ask me:

"What is the best thing you can do for me?

I will say:

Give yourself a BIG favor and go to this "Top Secret" site and learn how to get the BEST stocks that will make the largest and fastest day trading profits you´ve ever seen, all by yourself...

www.onehourtrading.com

After you review this site you won´t need system, strategy, book, software or mentor to tell you what to do,
you will be able to profit HUGE every day.

Good luck and good trading,

John Fontaine

Online Forex trading through websites?

Can any body here give me information about Forex trading?
like how much can i earn through this...? Can i apply for forex Online like www.forex.Com is?....how much useful Forex treading is if we do it through websites online please help me i want to start it through internet?..or do you know any other website of forex trading?

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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.

Hi all

Is FOREX the right option in these days when the stock exchanges are crashing ?

Please expalin

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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 professions 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.

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.

Forex vs Options & ETF's; which would be better to invest on?

I have $3000 to invest, I'm doing research on the mentioned options; which would be better Forex, Options, or ETF's?

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What you have just asked is tantamount to asking :
"Beef vs Fish & Pork, which would be better to eat?"

These are completely different financial instruments that serve very unique and different purposes and it largely depends on what you are trying to achieve. For example, if you want to invest or trade on your opinion that the US dollar will continue to weaken against the Euro, you would of course do FOREX, right? If you want to invest in a certain market or sector movement, you would of course not invest in forex but go for an ETF that represents what you want to speculate in, right?

So, the thing is, it all starts from you, yourself. You need to understand and choose what works for you. There are pros and cons in ALL kinds of financial instruments and people usually specialise deeply in the one that they understand and are able to attain consistent success in.

I know a lot of very rich forex traders and I also know a lot of broke forex traders. I know a lot of very rich option traders and I also know a lot of broke option traders. What is the difference? The difference is knowledge. Those that has deep enough knowledge and experience in a chosen field usually becomes successfull and those lacking of knowledge will usually go broke. The markets is a merciless place where the more knowledge you have, the less risk you will run into.

So if you ask me, the starting point is not in deciding what instrument works for you and trying to gamble your $3000 away but instead continue to invest in more knowledge until you are certain of what you want to do.

I have personally chosen to trade options and have made it my life long career. It has taken me from completely broke to stock market millionaire by the age of 28 and I list some of the books that took me down this path many years ago at http://www.bestoptiontradingbooks.com .

Hope these information helps.



http://www.mastersoequity.com



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I am going to be paying income tax for the first time on some small earnings I made trading EUR/USD on the Foreign Exchange. I need to know if this type of trading is considered "commodities", subject to the 60/40 (23%) rate, or if this is considered "futures", and therefore 35% rate.

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NOTE: "Forex Taxes" are applies to U.S. traders only. Foreign investors that are not residents or citizens of the United States of America do not have to pay any taxes on foreign exchange profits!


Forex Trading Taxation - Definition and Overview:
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More and more investors from all over the world are accessing the largest financial markets online through their personal computers. As demand surges for foreign exchange trading, more and more U.S. Traders have to deal with taxation issues at the end of the year.

Forex: Taxed as Futures or Cash?

Currency traders involved in the forex spot (cash) market, can choose to be taxed under the same tax rules as regular commodities [IRC (Internal Revenue Code) Section 1256 contracts] or under the special rules of IRC Section 988 (Treatment of Certain Foreign Currency Transactions). IRC 988 applies to cash forex unless the trader elects to opt out.

The Advantage of Section 1256 for Currency Traders Under Section 1256, forex traders can have a significant advantage over stock traders. By reporting capital gains on IRS Form 6781 (Gains and Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles), forex traders are allowed to split their capital gains on Schedule D using a 60% / 40% split. This means that 60% of the capital gains are taxed at the lower, long-term capital gains rate (currently 15%) and the remaining 40% at the ordinary or short-term capital gains rate, which depends on the tax bracket the trader falls under (as high as 35%). This results in an average rate of 23%, which is 12% less than the regular (short-term) rate.

If cash forex is subject to the Section 988 rules, how can a trader elect the more beneficial Section 1256 split? Please read on to find out more.

To Opt Out or Not to Opt Out of Section 988 !!

Companies that profit from the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates as part of their normal course of business, fall under Section 988. This means their gains and losses from foreign exchange (such as buying and selling of foreign goods) are treated as interest income or expense and get taxed accordingly. Consequently, they do not receive the beneficial 60/40 split.

Since forex traders are also exposed to daily exchange rate fluctuations, their trading activity falls under the provisions of Section 988 too - but don't worry. The IRS wants to be nice to you (so far). Because these daily fluctuations can be considered part of a currency trader's assets in the normal course of his business, the IRS gives the trader the option of rejecting (opting out) of Section 988 and electing that the gains be taxed under the favorable 60/40 split of Section 1256.

What do you have to do to opt out of Section 988? Even though you don't have to file anything with the IRS to opt out, you are required to do so "internally" before starting to trade; i.e., you must keep records in your own books about the fact that you are opting out of Section 988.

Many currency traders bend the rules by waiting after the year is over to see if they have any gains from their trading activities. If they do, they claim that they elected out of IRC 988 to enjoy the beneficial Section 1256 treatment. On the other hand, if the sum of the trades from cash forex is not positive, they stick with the traditional Section 988. Since (under the current tax law) it becomes very difficult to disprove whether the trader made the election at the beginning or at the end of the year, IRS has not yet begun to crack down on this activity.

What does a Forex Trader do When Tax Time Comes?

Forex traders should receive 1099 forms from their US-based broker at the end of the year like stock and futures traders do. No matter in what country your forex broker is based or what tax-related reports they provide, you could pull up reports online from your accounts and seek the help of a tax professional. No matter what you decide to do, don't fall into the temptation of lumping your trades with your section 1256 activity (if any). Forex transactions need to be separated into Section 988 reporting.

Given the fact that the forex market is one of the fastest-growing financial markets around, it might eventually come under closer IRS regulation. In the meantime, traders continue to enjoy tax advantages by trading foreign currencies.



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How do I pay income tax on ForEx earnings?

I am doing normal daily trading of EUR/USD, trades lasting a few hours on average. I am not sure if this is considered futures or securities and I therefore don't know how to pay taxes on it.

Answer
NOTE: "Forex Taxes" are applies to U.S. traders only. Foreign investors that are not residents or citizens of the United States of America do not have to pay any taxes on foreign exchange profits!


Forex Trading Taxation - Definition and Overview:
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...

More and more investors from all over the world are accessing the largest financial markets online through their personal computers. As demand surges for foreign exchange trading, more and more U.S. Traders have to deal with taxation issues at the end of the year.

Forex: Taxed as Futures or Cash?

Currency traders involved in the forex spot (cash) market, can choose to be taxed under the same tax rules as regular commodities [IRC (Internal Revenue Code) Section 1256 contracts] or under the special rules of IRC Section 988 (Treatment of Certain Foreign Currency Transactions). IRC 988 applies to cash forex unless the trader elects to opt out.

The Advantage of Section 1256 for Currency Traders Under Section 1256, forex traders can have a significant advantage over stock traders. By reporting capital gains on IRS Form 6781 (Gains and Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles), forex traders are allowed to split their capital gains on Schedule D using a 60% / 40% split. This means that 60% of the capital gains are taxed at the lower, long-term capital gains rate (currently 15%) and the remaining 40% at the ordinary or short-term capital gains rate, which depends on the tax bracket the trader falls under (as high as 35%). This results in an average rate of 23%, which is 12% less than the regular (short-term) rate.

If cash forex is subject to the Section 988 rules, how can a trader elect the more beneficial Section 1256 split? Please read on to find out more.

To Opt Out or Not to Opt Out of Section 988 !!

Companies that profit from the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates as part of their normal course of business, fall under Section 988. This means their gains and losses from foreign exchange (such as buying and selling of foreign goods) are treated as interest income or expense and get taxed accordingly. Consequently, they do not receive the beneficial 60/40 split.

Since forex traders are also exposed to daily exchange rate fluctuations, their trading activity falls under the provisions of Section 988 too - but don't worry. The IRS wants to be nice to you (so far). Because these daily fluctuations can be considered part of a currency trader's assets in the normal course of his business, the IRS gives the trader the option of rejecting (opting out) of Section 988 and electing that the gains be taxed under the favorable 60/40 split of Section 1256.

What do you have to do to opt out of Section 988? Even though you don't have to file anything with the IRS to opt out, you are required to do so "internally" before starting to trade; i.e., you must keep records in your own books about the fact that you are opting out of Section 988.

Many currency traders bend the rules by waiting after the year is over to see if they have any gains from their trading activities. If they do, they claim that they elected out of IRC 988 to enjoy the beneficial Section 1256 treatment. On the other hand, if the sum of the trades from cash forex is not positive, they stick with the traditional Section 988. Since (under the current tax law) it becomes very difficult to disprove whether the trader made the election at the beginning or at the end of the year, IRS has not yet begun to crack down on this activity.

What does a Forex Trader do When Tax Time Comes?

Forex traders should receive 1099 forms from their US-based broker at the end of the year like stock and futures traders do. No matter in what country your forex broker is based or what tax-related reports they provide, you could pull up reports online from your accounts and seek the help of a tax professional. No matter what you decide to do, don't fall into the temptation of lumping your trades with your section 1256 activity (if any). Forex transactions need to be separated into Section 988 reporting.

Given the fact that the forex market is one of the fastest-growing financial markets around, it might eventually come under closer IRS regulation. In the meantime, traders continue to enjoy tax advantages by trading foreign currencies.



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at least enough to make a measurable return?

also what would be the best market? should i go al DOW NASDAQ or should i mess with forex/ commodities as well? maybe a mutal fund?


or would it be best to just stick it in a CD, im willing to take risks but in the end i would take steady growth over a one night boom and bust
the other investment would be in a high end pc to grow my graphic design bussiness, however that would take up all of my money

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3000 dollars is enough to do good investment. I would suggest you to invest in shares. Check the website http://money-review-site.com/shares.html
to learn more on shares and stock trading and how to select the best stocks.
Hope it helps

I have 3000 dollars to invest in a stock or stocks, what do you suggest?

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All the answers you've received (so far) will help you lose your money (quickly).

A. Forex.... great if you're an experienced trader. Keep in mind 90% of all Forex traders lose their money. On the ones that "win", they lose 40% of their trades (on average).

B. Stocks. Never invest in anything you don't understand & never take tips (from anyone or sourse).

Put your money in a savings account for a year. Take this time to learn investing. Learn "asset allocation". Just plain read as much as you can. Then (in a year) start investing. You'll know what to do that's best for you!