[Red_Sux]

if you're trading fx today, you'll notice the bid/ask spread is higher than usual...more than double for some major pairs. i talked to the advisors, they told me it is the liquity issue caused by the bear and stearn buyout, and it should be back to normal "shortly". it is just only investment firm going under, other firms are business as usual, so why there is a liquidity problem in the fx?

spread for eur/usd pair is still pretty high right now...not trading until the liquidity is back to normal.

[Ganchrow]

Originally Posted by Red_Sux

if you're trading fx today, you'll notice the bid/ask spread is higher than usual...more than double for some major pairs. i talked to the advisors, they told me it is the liquity issue caused by the bear and stearn buyout, and it should be back to normal "shortly". it is just only investment firm going under, other firms are business as usual, so why there is a liquidity problem in the fx?

spread for eur/usd pair is still pretty high right now...not trading until the liquidity is back to normal.

Bear handles (or handled) a huge volume of the clearing operations for equity broker dealers and institutions. I'm assuming it's probably a similar story within the FX marketplace.

[Red_Sux]

thanks. if that is the case, the liquidity won't be back for a while. eur/usd will have a steady 2pips spread for a while

[Red_Sux]

spread is down to 1.2 pips now. hope it'll be back to 0.9 by tomorrow.

[forex]

you are asking the forex master here. what platform do you trade off? dont tell me fxcm

[Red_Sux]

Originally Posted by forex

you are asking the forex master here. what platform do you trade off? dont tell me fxcm

oanda they have 0.9 pips spread on eur/usd.(now it is 1.2 pips because of BSC) they're the best. what do you trade on?

[BAUS]

Is there any money in this? I went to one of those presentations once when this thing all started. Thought it was too hyped up and all that so I passed.

BAUS

[Red_Sux]

Originally Posted by BAUS

Is there any money in this? I went to one of those presentations once when this thing all started. Thought it was too hyped up and all that so I passed.

BAUS

hell yes, largest casino in the world. opens 5.5 days a week

[Red_Sux]

back to 0.9 spread

everything is back to normal now

[jjgold]

You two are nuts trading forex but good luck with it

[Red_Sux]

back to 1.2 pips spread...phuck. no wonder my trading bot is not performing well. damn you BSC

[forex]

Originally Posted by Red_Sux

oanda they have 0.9 pips spread on eur/usd.(now it is 1.2 pips because of BSC) they're the best. what do you trade on?

I don't ususally do retail, but if I do I have fxdd, fxcm, and forex.com. fxdd is the best one out there, fxcm and forex suck. I trade primarily on the floor, retail is for suckers.

If you have an interest let me know.

[Red_Sux]

Originally Posted by forex

I don't ususally do retail, but if I do I have fxdd, fxcm, and forex.com. fxdd is the best one out there, fxcm and forex suck. I trade primarily on the floor, retail is for suckers.

If you have an interest let me know.

don't have the time or the money to do floor. i only got couple of g to play around for beer money, and oanda usually has around 31k Euro liquidity on the either side of bid/ask at 0.9 pips spread, so that is enough for me right now.

forex.com is not good at all. almost 3 pips margin for eur/usd currency pair...and 1.5 pips margin for active trader...not good at all.

[forex]

do you trade on fa or ta mostly?

[Red_Sux]

Originally Posted by forex

do you trade on fa or ta mostly?

short term ta

[pavyracer]

Originally Posted by Ganchrow

Bear handles (or handled) a huge volume of the clearing operations for equity broker dealers and institutions. I'm assuming it's probably a similar story within the FX marketplace.

Bear Sterns?