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 Forex version XVII, Foreign Exchange Market Discussion

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microsun2000
post Mar 12 2016, 07:32 PM

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Hi guys new trader here have some questions about leverage.
Understand that leverage only good to let u open more/larger position with less equity.
With high leverage broker would require less margin for your position, which allow orders survive longer in the market.
Can I conclude that higher leverage is always better if u open small lot with good risk management?
microsun2000
post Mar 13 2016, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(Fork @ Mar 12 2016, 07:58 PM)
There are some brokers who can provide 1:500 leverage, so people who are interested in investing in forex can start up with a small capital.

The risk are more or less the same if you are going to start with a higher capital. If your start up capital reach certain boundry then the there will be lesser leverage given to u, i.e. If you have made a deposit of 100k USD, u can no longer trade with 0.01 lot, you have to trade with 10.00 lot.

There's nothing wrong with opening an account using 100 dollars. But will you want to slowly grow your account given that your return is roughly 10% monthly which is 10$ per month? Or trade with a 10,000 account and gain 1000$ per month?

That is entirely up to your interest in forex. For educational purpose or take a chance.

Also, the market is extremely volatile. Some broker only provides smaller pips for the currency pair (price movement of 0.00001) or larger pips (0.0001 price movement) but the catch is that the larger pips brokers often do not provide big leverage, which means your lot size have to increase for each trade, so ur account will burn out faster with ur 100$. So choose ur broker wisely and know what type of account they are providing.

If u r going to open an account, dont bother ur broker who keep asking u to deposit more $$. U must maintain ur status quo, or else u will burn ur $$ faster.

Have a good read.
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06...andpipvalue.asp
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Thanks for the link and good explanation. thumbup.gif I have another question, say I have an open position 0.1 lot with leverage 200, broker will reserve $50 as margin. My initial equity is $200 and after the position opened my equity balance will become $150. If the market moves against me 150pips, (0.1 lot 1pip worth usd 1), my position will be closed with $150 loss and my account will be left with $50, is my assumption correct?
microsun2000
post Mar 15 2016, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(sleepwalker @ Mar 15 2016, 04:08 PM)
The broker does not reserve USD50 from your margin. They use it to open the position size you required. So a 0.1 lot of EUR/USD at current rate with leverage of 200 is USD55. So they take USD55 from your USD200 to open the minilot. That leaves you with around USD145 as margin.

So if you decide to open 0.2 lot, then it would cost you USD110 from your USD200 and that leaves you with USD90 margin. It all depends on the lot size that you open and how much margin you have left to play.

Your calculation on pip movement and margin call (when you run of margin if the market moves against you) is correct.
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Thanks for your clarification. dont plan to invest much as a starter thats why need accurate calculation.
If the risk is too high I wont consider to open position, every pips count.
microsun2000
post Mar 17 2016, 09:10 PM

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stop loss or take profit you set must differ from market price by at least X points


My broker (MM) gives this message when I am trying to modify order. Is this normal?

I cannot place tight limit order also due to this, so disturbing.

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microsun2000
post Mar 17 2016, 09:16 PM

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QUOTE(cmk96 @ Mar 17 2016, 09:12 PM)
Your broker need you to set tp/sl 160 pips away from current price.

Nope... its not  normal... change broker pls.  biggrin.gif
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I think by 160 point it means 16 pips, its so frustrating because scalp is impossible!!!

microsun2000
post Mar 18 2016, 11:33 AM

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QUOTE(demolationz @ Mar 18 2016, 01:37 AM)
More disturbing when I saw your spread.  bangwall.gif
You should change to ECN broker.
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From their website the spread average is 4 pips for this pair, checked a few brokers more or less the same.


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