If a better price [than initially offered] becomes available before your trade executes, FXCM will always give you the best available price. When an order fills at a better or more favorable price than the price you request, it is…
There may be a heavy increase in market movement after a news release or even between the close and re-opening of the market, which could have a significant impact on the execution of a pending order. Clients should be educated…
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The times on your FXCM statement are in UTC. You can change the time zone on your charts to UTC by clicking on System, Options, and General Trading. Edit the “Time Zone” drop down to “UTC” and click on Apply.…
FXCM takes the required steps to ensure that the execution of our quoted prices provide clients with the best possible result. On some occasions, due to fast moving markets, executions may be at a price which is no longer the…
A Close Range order functions exactly like an Close Market order with the added benefit of allowing traders to set an “acceptable” range at which they would like to be filled. Close range orders are ideal for limiting negative slippage.…
This an order placed to enter a trade at the current market rate. To place an Open Market order in Trading Station, please follow the steps below: From the Dealing Rates window, left click on the Sell or Buy price…
What is a Contingent Order type? Users are also allowed to place their own contingency order type. This is an order that is in some way linked and ‘contingent’ on the triggering of another order. The options that clients have…
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Rollover is the interest paid or earned for holding a position overnight, any client holding an open position at the end of the trading day (5pm EST) will be credited or debited rollover. Most liquidity providers are closed on Saturdays…
With any financial product, there is a price to Buy and a price to Sell. When verifying if a trade should have triggered it's important to make sure you are looking at the correct side of the market. Marketscope charts default to show…
5 PM EST in New York is considered the beginning and end of the Forex trading day. Any positions that are open at 5 PM EST sharp are considered to be held overnight, and are subject to rollover. A position…