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What are the best Forex brokers for trade the news ?

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Franz asked:


I’ve opened an account on GFT, but when trading the news there is a huge slippage between the stop buy price I wanted & the execution price. GFT has a dealing desk.
So, what are the best forex brokers for trading the news ?
Thank you !

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how do forex brokers charge traders with pip spreads?

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none g asked:


i know that the less pip spreads a forex broker offers the better. but why? how do they make money by offering more or less pip spreads?
thanks in advance.

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How much leverage are you comfortable trading in FOREX?

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nauticalpsycho asked:


Does anyone have any suggestions on a leverage limit?

Many FOREX brokers allow up to 200:1 leverage. My trading strategy is to take just very small gains (3 or 4 pips at a time) and set the stop losses way out there just to avoid a total wipeout. I never trade on Fridays either and of course close out before the market closes.

Because of the giant stop losses, I am only comfortable with around 20:1 leverage or maybe 30:1.

In other words, with a $500 margin account balance, I would only consider buying 0.1 lots of EURUSD (10,000) at a time; 0.2 lots with $700; 0.3 lots with $1100 and so on…

Does anyone out there use the same strategy as me and feel comfortable with higher leverage like 40:1, 50:1 or even higher?