This window shows all pertinent account information. Equity provides the "floating" value of funds on the account, including profits and losses on open positions. Day P/L provides the profit and loss for the current trading session. This only includes the trading activity,…
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The first column provides an icon indicating the action status (in process, completed or cancelled).Actions lists a description of the actions performed. The actions are grouped by days.Sent Time provides the date and time when a request for the action was sent.Completed…
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This is where you will see any messages you receive from FXCM. The first column provides an icon indicating the message type (Question, Information, Tip of the Day, etc.).Time provides the date and time when the message was received.The message’s sender…
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Left of the Dealing Rates is the Symbols List. This window is used to add and remove the Currency Pairs and CFDs you want to trade. The Symbols List will not be open by default. You can display it by…
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The Simple Dealing Rates Window can be accessed by clicking the tab to the right of Advanced Dealing Rates. This window is an alternative to the Advanced Dealing Rates. The first column shows the Symbol that represents a currency pair.…
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After opening the platform, the first thing that you see are red and blue flashing rates. This is the Advanced Dealing Rates Window. Here you can see quote boxes with information on specific currency pairs, as defined by the symbol…
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All FXCM MT4 usernames are also compatible with FXCM’s award winning Trading Station platform. To login, simply download Trading Station, select ‘Real’ Or ‘Demo’ on the login screen, and enter your MT4 credentials. Due to an MT4 account’s configuration, all…
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The moving average is a simple technical analysis tool that creates a constantly updated average price. The average is taken over a specific period of time, like 10 days, 20 minutes, 30 weeks, or any time period the trader chooses.…
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In the Trading Station desktop platform, a Profile saves the overall look and feel of your platform. It also saves all currently open copies of Marketscope and the charts on each Marketscope. By saving a profile with options (explained further…
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Sometimes, you may be asked to send in a screenshot of your platform or of an error message you are receiving, et cetera., when you are being assisted by an FXCM team member. If you are unsure of how to…
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To add the ATR indicator to your Trading Station/Marketscope chart, click on the Insert menu at the top of the charting window > "Add Indicator" button. Or you can right click on the chart and select "Add Indicator." A pop-up…
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There are 2 main ways to set up email alerts. 1. In Trading Station Desktop, go to System->Configure Email. Follow all the steps as directed in the E-mail Configurator that appears. If you complete this successfully, then afterwards, simply set…
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