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- actarus replied Jun 10, 2010
SL and no SL — CrucialPoint, I could not agree more. [OT: by the way, thanks for the great journal and insights]. jest1081: when margin call rings, I am afraid is a little bit too late; do not you think? Generally it would be at least a 50% ...
Trading without stop-losses
- actarus replied Jun 10, 2010
Definitely agree with that. Well, do not feel attacked; just if I can choose to climb a mountain with an emergency rope or without, I go for the first choice, I would say; no matter how skilled I might be and how unlikely falling down would be. Glad ...
Trading without stop-losses
- actarus replied Jun 10, 2010
DMA, thanks for sharing this information. How was your experience with them, so far? I have just funded my account with the minimum required deposit. I will write about my own experience with them as soon as I go live. Have a great day.
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 9, 2010
DMA, thanks for the useful information and sorry to have provided a wrong information, then. I read again the contract with Dukascopy (if of interest) and it is true that they require you to have a balance >100CHF on a point; nevertheless, in ...
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 9, 2010
Dhb, glad it was somehow useful. I share your hesitations: the banking license issue is not a minor aspect; nonetheless, I decided to give them a try, since they seem a major broker, so I am confident they will get the license. Another idea I was ...
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 9, 2010
Newbies with the Duke — If of interest, once you fund your account, you can request a demo account for practice. Just wanted to reassure you that Dukascopy seems to be glad to open it for you. Happy trading to you!
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 9, 2010
molecule6.com — just_ha, I will be glad to give you some feedback about molecule6, probably shortly. My account at Dukascopy has just been approved. They are waiting for money now (sad story
Dukascopy). I had indicated molecule6 at the time of ...
- actarus replied Jun 8, 2010
Take it easy and good luck — Trad3r, take this as a small advice from a newbie and possibly less successful than you are. IMHO, if you put constraints on the return you do want, you are imposing deterministic expectations to something which is ...
95% losers - Fact or Fiction?
- actarus replied Jun 7, 2010
Sorry I do not get it. As far as I can understand, I do not think it is always possible to 'countertrade' a losing trade, if the market keeps on going against you; unless you have an unlimited wealth (not my case, unfortunately). Of course you may ...
Trading without stop-losses
- actarus replied Jun 7, 2010
What is the advantage of not using a SL? I do not get it. I am a newbie, and -so far- I do not see any plus not to use it. Also I have noticed some previous posts express trading performance in terms of: 1) % of winning trades 2) number of pips. ...
Trading without stop-losses
- actarus replied Jun 7, 2010
I have a discussion which may be potentially useful to people (like me) considering opening an account with Dukascopy. Specifically: against Dukascopy, one guy writes: "A friend of mine form Credit Suisse told me that Dukascopy may have problems. 1) ...
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 7, 2010
Any critic appreciated — Zkf, Thanks for your concerns. In fact that was my initial question: what are, in your opinion, the tangible risks involved, when opening an account with a broker without a license. On the other hand, I have to say I ...
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 3, 2010
John D, Thank you so much for your precious answer. Sure, that was my intention. Thanks for the advice, though. I will stick to that. Happy trading to you too, JD.
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 3, 2010
Yes, interesting thread; what happened to the other positions? What did you infer from your test, Domino (if you want to share)? Happy trading to all.
Money management test
- actarus replied Jun 3, 2010
What is the risk involved of trading with a non-regulated broker, then?
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 3, 2010
John D, Thanks for your prompt reply. I mean: the standard account accessible for budget of > $50k. I am planning to open an account with the minimum ($1k), so I am forced to opt for the retail account. Generally speaking I use low gearing (2:1, ...
Dukascopy
- actarus replied Jun 3, 2010
Retail account — Hi all. Has anybody opened a retail account at Dukascopy? I would like to know how it performs and whether it behaves as the major standard account. Thanks in advance.
Dukascopy