Q. I am looking to start trading in Forex with a friend. What should I know? Where should I look? And most importantly, what should I try to avoid?
Thank You!
A. 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.
What is the Best Forex Broker Offer Automated Forex Trading System?
Q. Hi everyone!
I am new to forex and have only just found out about all these automated forex robots and such that are supposed to really take a lot of the risk out of forex trading. I need an real working automated forex robots, automated forex system that really works. Can anyone suggest a good one?
Thank you!
A. You can get the Leading Automated Forex Trading System Here for Free:
http://www.ava-fx.com/
Avafx has a forex autotrading service called Avafx Auto Trader, a platform that allows its forex brokerage clients to choose from various trading signals providers and have those signals traded automatically in their live trading account. With a free 30-day demo, decent web-based platform and comprehensive signals performance, the Avafx Auto Trader is a very good broker-based service to look at when comparing autotrading providers. This service does come highly recommended for traders looking to add autotrading to their forex portfolio.
Firstly, the Avafx Auto Trader platform is fairly easy to navigate and start up its 30-day demo. The demo allots an account of $100,000 to trade with. Avafx allows trading on 23 different currency pairs. The performance page is very comprehensive to compare and choose from the hundreds of expert trading signal providers: you can filter the trade signal providers by profit($), max draw down, profit factor, date started, average pip profit, winning percentage, and currency pair. You can also set your maximum number of trades that you wish to be open for your trading account, your lot sizes per signal provider, or maximum stop losses per trade provider. Right away you can pick up to 10 different signal providers, choose pairs and lot sizes, and have the platform take over from there, automatically trading your account with your selected trading signals. Your computer does not need to be on for the signals to be traded in your account, as this service uses a remote server.
Now, to go live with a live autotraded account there are a few rules. Your trading account minimum investment is $1000. Also, Avafx charges you 1 pip commission on each round trip trade on top of their normal spread to use their autotrade system. Seem unfair? Not really. Comparing ZuluTrade to Avafx Auto Trader, Avafx actually comes out on top. Yes, ZuluTrade does not charge a commission, however comparing the best signal providers, Avafx appears to have the best performing signals. Avafx�s performance comparison is actually much more user-friendly than ZuluTrade�s performance page: you can quickly compare important trading system factors like risk adjustment rate (RAR) and profit factor which cannot even be determined on ZuluTrade. Both do provide maximum drawdown for each signal provider, which is one of the most important. But when looking at the RAR, total pips accumulated divided by max draw down, the Avafx providers have a much better RAR than the ZuluTrade signals providers. Is that worth the 1 pip commission per trade? Absolutely. Now, if your trading account is $50,000 or more, you are then a VIP level account which means you will not be charged the 1 pip commission and you will get a better deal on the spreads as well. Another thing to note: Avafx is an approved broker for ZuluTrade. So, if you try out Avafx Auto Trader signals and are not impressed, then it will be very easy to set up a ZuluTrade account using Avafx as your broker.
On the negative side, the Help section and Support Center are not very helpful regarding the Auto Trader. However, the Live chat help was very responsive and they answered most of my questions quickly. There was one question that remains with Auto Trader: there is a very large disclaimer at the bottom of the trading platform about �Hypothetical trading results and performance data�. It is unclear if Avafx Auto Trader signals providers are using live trading accounts or DEMO accounts for their trading performance data. I would think that DEMO trading is likely to be less accurate than live trading performance data. Avafx support did not answer this question directly. Also the Avafx Auto Trader does not have the Margin-call-ometer that ZuluTrade does, which is a very nice feature that explains and guards against account margin calls. However, Avafx�s platform does have some decent features to help clients remain positive and not margin call their accounts.
In writing this review, only a demo account was used to try out the system and platform. Avafx insists that the platform and service are identical whether trading demo or live with them.
Overall the Avafx Auto Trader receives 4 stars and comes highly recommended.
What is the best forex software for beginners?
Q. I want to know is it good for beginners. is it good? I am a new to forex and want to hear from anyone who is doing it . I read the reviews of a few auto trading bots like fapturbo and newsprofiteer, but I am still not sure. I have heard only good things about it but then that's to be expected from reviews
A. news profiteer is better if you are going to do trades on your own, and fap turbo is better when you are going to trade automatic.
newsprofiteer is a forex software which helps one to time their trades based on market cycles and news which affect the whole economy.
i use both and i must say, i find both of them equally important,
it really depends on you and your trader most importantly since high spreads = high losses. - low spreads = high profits
Who is the best non dealing desk forex broker?
Q. I want to start off with Forex Trading. I want to know the genuine website for Forex trading. Only the names of forex brokers which are non dealing desks. Please get back to me ASAP.
A. The word "best" is a relative term, to which you do not illude; best spreads, best trading platform, best executions? A lot of beginners consider lowest spreads to be "best."
Whether forex brokers are "non dealing desks," I do not know, but easy enough for you to check out.
Spreads are fairly equivalent throughout the legitimate industry. That is not the most important question.
Your trading platform is most important, with a good data feed. Executions are more important than the spread, because they can eat up your penny or two spread difference on just a few trades if they're sneaky. The rules they apply are more important than any spread difference. I had one forex broker at FXDD that wouldn't take market orders in a fast market around reports. Incredulous.
Anyway, the best way to take a look at forex is to download NinjaTrader for free, and use the simulator that comes with it. The futures and forex datafeeds are free also.
http://www.ampfutures.com/index.php
The futures and forex data feeds are free. I get better fills with forex futures, but have NinjaTrader with forex spot installed on a separate computer and trade both. Futures margins are less than anywhere I've found, at $500 for forex futures and emini S&P and Dow. AmpFutures uses Dorman for their futures broker, and the Forex spot account is through Forex.com and Gain Capital. The Ninjatrader people will set you up with all of it.
I've tried several forex brokers and trading platforms, but Ninjatrader rocks, and it's free
I'm pretty sure Thinkorswim also allows trading of forex futures. In fact, most futures brokers will trade forex futures.
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