Margin is a good faith deposit required to keep a trade open. Leverage is a byproduct of margin and allows an individual to control larger trade sizes. “Leverage” and “margin” refer to the same concept, just from a slightly different…
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The Risk Management Indicator, offered by FXCM Apps, calculates the appropriate trade size and stop level based on a trader's risk parameters. These trade details are displayed directly on the charts. The trader may then use that information to open…
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On Trading Station Desktop, traders can use the Trading Session Hours indicator to highlight the trading sessions directly on the chart for the New York, London and Tokyo. Traders have options to add additional data such as session high/lows.
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Now on FXCM Trading Station, Real Volume/Transactions indicators display real trade volume and number of transactions from FXCM’s clients around the world, giving you the advantage of a deeper look into the market. The Real Volume Indicator shows the total volume of…
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No, you are not able to place trades during the weekend. The trading desk opens on Sundays between 5:00 PM ET and 5:15 PM ET. The trading desk closes on Fridays at 4:55 PM ET. Please note that orders placed…
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We recommend having the strongest internet connection possible. At a minimum, a 56K or dial up internet connection is supported but not recommended. Due to inherent volatility in the markets, it is important that traders have a working and reliable…
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Take the idea of buying. What if you bought something (it could literally be almost anything...a house, a piece of jewelry or a stock) and it went up in value. If you sold it at that point, you would have…
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FXCM recommends opening and closing trades using limit and limit entry orders in most cases, which guarantees your requested price or better without negative slippage. Remember that, although limit orders guarantee price, they do not guarantee execution. Order types are…
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With FXCM’s Price Improvement technology, all orders can receive positive slippage, or price improvements. This means you can potentially make more money if the market gaps or spikes favorably through your limit price. This is especially true in situations where…
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Yes, rollover applies on weekends. However, spot Forex transactions technically have a 2-day settlement period. Therefore, the weekend rollover is accounted for 2 days later, on Wednesday. Also, if there is ever a national holiday, where banks in that country…
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To see how a trade closed, it is best to run an account statement. Log onto MyFXCM with your account details. Hover your cursor over 'My Info' and select 'Reports.' Run the statement for the date range of the trade in question. …
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Traders may employ many strategies when trading with FXCM. Some of these strategies include: Scalping,News trading,EA's (automated Trading)API trading. To learn more, visit the FXCM Apps Store. For more details, visit FXCM's Trading Execution Risks page.
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