Popular Questions Traders Ask About News Trading

Forex News Trading is very lucrative if not one of the most lucrative aspects of Forex trading if you have the requisite skills, tools and knowledge. I know a friend who only trades the US NFP, and makes a decent living out of it. Based from my experience just one good trade on a news event can be worth more than many trades taken through technical methods

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We receive various inquiries and question from lots of traders on news trading. We've taken time to outline some of these questions with answers for everyone to learn.

No.1 - What Stop Loss Should I Use?

Ans: This question is quiet very difficult to answer because the impact of most news events are not static in nature and behaviour. Therefore you cannot come up with a definite stop loss value. However based on experience I most often utilize a special dynamic Support & Resistance Indicator to guide me in setting Stop Loss. See Part 2 of the series: How I Trade The News. 

Stop loss varies with the severity of news events. For example events like Interest Rates, Employment Change, & Press Conferences can be very volatile with huge spread widening prior to the news release. Hence in such cases stop loss should be set far apart with the guidance of a support and resistance indicator. I personally modify my orders keeping a safe distance from price until the news is released. In addition to this you can use trailing stops.

Another factor to consider when setting stop loss is your margin allowable limit and capital base. The rule which says not more than 20% of your margin or capital should be exposed or staked can be used. Also using 50pips and more (i.e. for 5 digit brokers) is an ideal value for stop loss. But it's better to modify it until the release is out.

No.2 - What's The Ideal Take Profit For News Trading?

Ans: Same thing applies here like above. You cannot

absolutely tell how far price would go after a news release. We've seen cases where the reaction of an event came out so strong that price went as fas as hundredths of pips, and in some cases very huge gaps in split seconds. An example was the Swiss Franc Capping Episode last year, which sent many brokers & financial institutions bankrupt. At the same time some events can come with mixed reactions though the deviations are met but the market reacts very dull and so take profits are not met. The principle here is set your Take Profit as far as possible while using trailing stops or trade management software to manage the profit all the way.

No.3 - Do I Stand A Better Chance Placing Orders Few Seconds Or Minutes To News Release?
Ans: No it is not always good. There are some specially designed EAs that has the capability to do so but the result would often lead to slippages, requotes, and orders not getting filled. The reason why this happens is that orders passes through a process before getting executed (filled), and the lengthier the process the more exposed to failed orders. In some cases orders goes through the broker to the liquidity provider and then back to the market or through the broker to the liquidity provider and then another liquidity provider until a price is matched then back to the broker or to the market. So before it goes through these trips, price has already moved on and then you get error messages like requotes or slippage (meaning the price you bidded is no longer available). However super auto click systems might be able to get your order in at super milliseconds but not all the time. Do not forget at certain news release, there's a very huge price feed demand all over the world and as such price feed servers can go haywire due to the surge thereby causing slippage.

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No.4 - Why Do I Always Get Slippage Or Requotes? Is My Broker Playing Pranks?
Ans: Slippages occur when the price (order) you requested for is no longer available at the current market price, and then you are asked to requote (i.e. place it again with the available price). Actually some brokers might be responsible due to their type of operation (i.e. ECN, STP, or Market Maker). That is why it's advisable to trade with ECN or STP brokers. Another reason is because you placed an order few seconds or minutes to the news release. Within that period most price feed servers are overloaded and price must have moved ahead when you placed the order. However if you place your orders some minutes away from the news release like 10 minutes away and slippages always occurs then your broker needs to be checked.

No.5 - Deviation Was Met But Price Went The Wrong Way. What Happened?
Ans: This is a very strange occurrence and I've experienced it before. See this article that covers the best possible reasons why such occurs. When Deviation Goes Wrong  

No.6 - My Broker Blocks My EA or My EA Does Not Function The Way It Should During News Release!
Ans: In order to be sure where the problem is coming from follow this steps:

1. Contact your broker and inform them of the EA and how it operates. Please be honest with the details of the operation because certain EAs are not permissible with some brokers.
2. Check the journal tab and expert tab for further information that will show you internal functions and execution of the EA, which you can use to probe the EA & the broker.
3. Check the EA settings properly and carryout more checks with the developers to ensure you're using the right settings. In some cases i've noticed that traders more often tweak their EAs beyond the normal settings in order to get them produce "super" results.
4. Test the EA on another broker and observe obvious behaviors if any.

No.7 - I Need A Good News Trading EA
Ans: See the following:

1. Top 6 News Trading EA & Software Applications
2. 3 Crucial Tools & 3 Essential Basics For Successful News Trading

No.8 - Please Recommend A Broker With No Slippage & Low Spread For News Trading!
Ans: We generally shy away from making recommendations but we know how important this is. From our personal experience we recommend HotForex Broker. They have a special account for News Trading & Scalping EAs called Zero Spread Account. See more info: HotForex Zero Spread Account

No.9 - Which Timeframe Is Preferable For News Trading!
Ans: Preferably 30mins. It's easier to view candles and manage the trade. Stay away from smaller timeframes for news trading unless your manual trading strategy relies on smaller timeframes. However for EAs this is not necessary. You can use any timeframe and chart for EAs. They do not necessarily need it to work since the logic is inbuilt.


No.10 - Which Currency Pair Would Give Me More Profit In News Trading?
Ans: The impact of news events reflects on the currency tied (paired) with the country where the event is coming from. For example an event from the US would impact on its direct pairs like JPY, GBP, or NZD. However there are certain currency pairs that have higher spread and currency exchange value. These pairs generates more profits but the spreads can be high. An example of such pairs depending on the events are NZDCHF, USDCHF, GBPCHF, AUDCAD, XAUUSD, e.t.c. For more information on Currency pairs according to their values see: List of All Forex Currency Pairs According to Major Pairs, Exotic Pairs, & Precious Metals

You can subscribe or follow our news trading tips and guide for directions on currency pairs for each news event 
These are some of the most pressing questions we can deal with for now. Feel free to leave a question and we'll get it answered.

Happy News Trading.

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Quantina Intelligence Ltd. Quantina Announces Important Update On NewsTrader v3.1 Ultimate EA Following New Changes In ForexFactory Calendar System The makers of the renowned news trading EA and other prolific Forex trading system announced yesterday 7th March, 2017 important updates in their NewsTrader Ultimate EA.  The EA automatically trades the news by using data (results of events) from the economic news calendar derived from Forex Factory to place BUY/SELL orders on the chart. The update became extremely necessary because the EA, which relied on the data pulled from Forex Factory calendar to draw up schedules, filter economic news events and most importantly make trade decisions from the results of the event, could no longer do so after Forex Factory updated their calendar system.   The good news is that the new EA, version 3.19, has been fine tuned to download the news, and has a few minor visual fix. You can download the product by logging into your account on Quantina's Website, going to My Account and selecting the Downloads section. If you are having trouble finding the files, you can send an email to their technical support.   NB The £25.00 promo for all Quantina Products is no longer available. But you can still get any of their products including the newly updated NewsTrader Ultimate EA at 50% discount by using this Coupon Code during checkout: VIPxcOnyeB
FXCM Fined By CFTC CFTC Orders Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM), Its Parent Company, FXCM Holdings, LLC and FXCM’s Founding Partners, Dror Niv and William Ahdout, to Pay a $7 Million Penalty for FXCM’s Defrauding of Retail Forex Customers Press statements from the regulator as at February 6th 2017 has it that FXCM was fined for infractions bordering on false statments or misleading information which must have affected traders. This news comes as big blow to FXCM and a shock to the Forex Community. See excerpts below from the regulator. FXCM, Niv, and Ahdout are Prohibited from Registering with the CFTC, Acting in Exempt Capacities or Acting as Principals, Agents, Officers or Employees of Registrants CFTC’s Order also holds FXCM, Niv, and FXCM Holdings responsible for FXCM’s False Statements to the National Futures Association Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM) , its parent company, FXCM Holdings, LLC (FXCM Holdings), and two founding partners, Dror (“Drew”) Niv, and William Ahdout, who were, respectively, Chief Executive Officer of FXCM and Managing Director of FXCM, (collectively, Respondents). FXCM’s principal place of business is New York, New York; Niv resides in Connecticut; and Ahdout resides in New York. The CFTC Order finds that, between September 4, 2009 though at least 2014 (the Relevant Period), FXCM engaged in false and misleading solicitations of FXCM’s retail foreign exchange (forex) customers by concealing its relationship with its most important market maker and by misrepresenting that its “No Dealing Desk” platform had no conflicts of interest with its customers. The Order finds FXCM, FXCM Holdings, and Niv responsible for FXCM making false statements to the National Futures Association (NFA) about its relationship with the market maker. The Order requires Respondents jointly and severally to pay a $7 million civil monetary penalty and to cease and desist from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations, as charged. FXCM, Niv, and Ahdout agree to withdraw from CFTC registration; never to seek to register with the CFTC; and never to act in any capacity requiring registration or exemption from registration, or act as a principal, agent, officer, or employee of any person that is registered, required to be registered, or exempted from registration with the CFTC. “The CFTC Is Committed to Protecting Customers from Harm in the Markets It Regulates” “Full and truthful disclosure to customers and honest discourse with self-regulatory organizations such as NFA are vital to the integrity and oversight of our markets,” said Gretchen L. Lowe, Principal Deputy Director and Chief Counsel of the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement. “Today’s action’s demonstrates that the CFTC is committed to protecting customers from harm in the markets it regulates.” FXCM is registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant and Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer. FXCM has been providing retail customers with access to over-the-counter forex markets through a proprietary technology platform and has acted as counterparty in transactions with its retail customers in which customers can buy one currency and simultaneously sell another. Both Niv and Ahdout were CFTC registrants during the relevant period. FXCM, under Niv’s and Ahdout’s direction and control, misrepresented to its retail forex customers that when they traded forex on FXCM’s No Dealing Desk platform, FXCM would have no conflict of interest, the Order finds. In addition, according to FXCM’s marketing campaign, retail customers’ profits or losses would have no impact on FXCM’s bottom line, because FXCM’s role in the customers’ trades was merely that of a credit intermediary, the Order finds. FXCM further represented that the risk would be borne by banks and other independent “market makers” that provided liquidity to the platform, according to the Order. FXCM’s Undisclosed Interest Contrary to these representations, the Order finds, FXCM had an undisclosed interest in the market maker that consistently “won” the largest share of FXCM’s trading volume – and thus was taking positions opposite FXCM’s retail customers. FXCM, the Order finds, formulated a plan in 2009 to create an algorithmic trading system, using an FXCM computer program that could make markets to FXCM’s customers, and thereby either replace or compete with the independent market makers on FXCM’s “No Dealing Desk” platform. Although FXCM eventually spun off the algorithmic trading system as a new company, in actuality the company remained closely aligned with FXCM, according to the Order. This market maker received special trading privileges, benefitted from a no-interest loan provided by FXCM, worked out of FXCM’s offices, and used FXCM employees to conduct its business, the Order further finds. The Order finds that FXCM and the market maker agreed that the market maker would rebate to FXCM approximately 70 percent of its revenue from trading on FXCM’s retail forex platform. In total, through monthly payments from 2010 through 2014, the company rebated to FXCM approximately $77 million of the revenue it achieved. However, FXCM did not disclose to customers, among other things, that this company – FXCM’s principal market maker – was a startup firm spun off from FXCM, the Order further finds. False Statements to the NFA The Order also finds that FXCM willfully made false statements to NFA in order to conceal FXCM’s role in the creation of its principal market maker as well as the fact that the market maker’s owner had been an FXCM employee and managing director. The Order finds that during a meeting between NFA compliance staff and FXCM executives, Niv omitted to mention to NFA the details of FXCM’s relationship with the market maker. The Order holds Niv and Ahdout liable for FXCM’s fraud violations as “controlling persons” who were responsible, directly or indirectly, for FXCM’s violations. Niv is also held liable for FXCM’s false statements to NFA as a controlling person who was responsible directly or indirectly for those violations. FXCM Holdings is held liable for FXCM’s fraud and false statement violations as principal of FXCM, the Order also finds. The CFTC thanks NFA for its assistance in this matter. CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this action are Christopher Giglio, Patrick Daly, David C. Newman, Xavier Romeu-Matta, K. Brent Tomer, Lenel Hickson, Jr., and Manal M. Sultan. Media Contact Dennis Holden 202-418-5088 News source: http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr7528-17
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Quantina Intelligence Forex Research Lab Launches 3 New Spectacular EAs 05/05/2016 - A couple of weeks ago, the makers of the renowned News Trading EA - Quantina News Trader Ultimate, released more spectacular Expert Advisers from their lab. Although one of the EA was released some couple of weeks ago, and the other two are fresh out of the Lab. An outstanding quality about Quantina Intelligence Research Lab is their continuous research, and development of news trading systems as well as other automated trading software.  The Three New EAs  New Release #1. Quantina Intelligence Auto Click News Trader 2016 v1.5 £290.00 Quantina seems to have finally joined other developers of Auto Click News Trading EAs. The EA works like a spike-trading tool that analyzes MULTIPLE Forex Economic News Data and generates trades by your predefined conditions in seamless lightning speed.  The EA automatically execute trades for you, based on the difference between the actual and expected (or customized) macroeconomic data. If data is positive (higher than expected) it can automatically enter the buy order on the market. If data is negative (lower than expected) it can automatically enter the sell order on the market by mouse click emulator. Key Features Stand Alone Application: No need to install it, one single file only. It doesn’t make any changes in registry and it doesn’t use FTP protocol. Compatible with any PC or VPS. As a stand-alone application give your trading platform a freedom and huge trading advantage. Most Advanced Coding Method: It’s coded to consume less computer resources, hence It has a faster execution and stable operation. Avoids Multiple News Indicator conflict: The Developers realized that one single economic news release can not give us a correct trading direction if at the same time releasing several different economic data on the market.  If there are conflict in the deviation then the market could be highly volatile and unpredictable. News Spike - US Interest Rate 16th March, 2016 Integrated MND Core (Multiple News Decision Core): A special core (Multiple News Decision Core) was designed to provide additional advantages during news trading. With MND core you will able to add multiple news events with different conditions to a single Intelligence (trading decision). Quantina Intelligence News System can process multiple indicators. User-friendly Interface - Instant Trading Signal: You can choose any news event from a simple Economic Calendar on our interface. Set your conditions easily as a simple form. Add it to your Intelligence and set up click co-ordinates on your broker’s BUY or SELL button.  Activate it with one click. No need to understand scripts or any programming language.  Trades Every News Impact Types: Not just all the most important economic indicators such as US NonFarm Payroll, Unemployment Rate, or Inflation reports can be traded, but every high, medium, and low impact news events from almost 42 countries can be traded. Unlimited opportunities and trading rules can change everything. After News Auto Click Delay: Instant Auto Click and After News Auto Click method also can be used in this version. Customizable After News Auto click can delay your trades for the beginning of next timeframe to avoid - high spread and - volatile market conditions. Delay valid for the scheduled time and not for the news released. In this case you will have extra advantage for trading opportunity.   Fast-Link To Get More Info: There is a built-in get more information link for every economic news event, which is sourced from Investing.com. The information contains the type of news event, history data with charts, and also a simple explanation for beginners regarding how the actual data will affect the currency (e.g. “A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.”) Designed For All Kind of Users: The EA was made by professionals and also tested on beginners to ensure it is optimized for all kind of users. Ideal for technical and fundamental trades. Other Features Broker friendly & works on any trading platform (MetaTrader 4/5, cTrader, JForex…) Works on any VPS After News Clicking Trading Method developed by Quantina Can read multiple economic indicators for better decision and Conflict Protection System Built-in fast link for our community to instant help  Additional Notes   Price - £290.00  There is no any upfront cost or activation fee for now. Limited Time Offer. The EA will not be available after meeting the number of sales that the server can sustain.  Rent or one-time off purchase For special discounts please contact us   For more information visit website - Quantina Intelligence Auto Click News Trader 2016 v1.5 New Release #2. Quantina Forex News Trading Pack  (Including Remote Installation) The Quantina Forex News Trading Pack + Remote Installation is a special combination of Qunatina's best EAs inclusive of a special installation by their technical team on your PC, VPS, or Server. One of the key advantage of acquring the combination pack is the significant price difference when compared to buying each of the EAs alone. Moreover the EAs are one of the best with proven profitability. So the combination would increases the chances of more profits. Also the installation of the EAs by Quantina Technical Team is another good adavantage since they will apply the same techniques and parameters they use on their production system in installing the pack on your PC or VPS.  Price Details & Economic Advantage S/N Stand Alone EA + Accessories Price 1 Forex News Trader EA v3.1  - Ultimate £190.00 2 Forex News Trader - 4 Recommended & Tested Settings + Detailed Manual Guide in .PDF file £29.00 3 After News Trader EA 2016 £90.00 4 After News Trader EA – Settings pack for manual and auto + detailed manual guide in .PDF file £19.00 5 Straddle Trader EA 2016 with Latency Meter £19.00 6 Straddle Trader EA – Settings pack for special news + Detailed Manual Guide in .PDF file £9.00 7 Video Instructions for settings and strategies, 24/7 Technical Support by email (response in 48hours), access to our community and Forum site for quick help, + remote installation by a highly trained Technical Team.    Remote installation service includes to check your PC’s hardware and software requirements before installing. Also includes the proper installation, pre-test and a short technical advise for better performance £60.00 Total (1 - 8) £416.00 Quantina Forex News Trading Pack (Combination of 1 - 8)  & save £167 £249.00       For more information please visit website -Quantina Forex News Trading Pack (Including Remote Installation) Special discounts please Contact Us   New Release #3. Quantina After News Trader EA 2016 This new EA is really an intelligent design by Quantina. As the name implies, it trades after the news release has occurred after following a very clever logic that scans the market for opportunities of a price reversal, which is very common in news events, and then takes advantage of it.  How It Works After a high or medium impact news events, the FOREX market will react and price will certainly move in one direction (long or short). The EA will wait until the end of the timeframe before it enters the market. This protects you from high spread, and latency issues. The EA works with market orders to reduce data usage with your broker server. It can observe the candle of a scheduled news event and open trades in the same and/or opposite trend direction beginning of the very next candle. Depending on the size of impact and direction, it will track and secure your executed order with the BreakEven method* and Trailing Stop as usual in Quantina Expert Advisors. Screenshot of EUR/USD H1 Timeframe - News event at 15:00 server time Observed candle was a Bearish candle; in that case, the EA opened a Sell (short) trade at the next candle at 16:00. (TimeFrame is H1). Then closed the trade using Break Even and Trailing Stop method with some profit. Screenshot: EUR/USD M1 Timeframe - News Event at 4:15 as MT4 terminal EA entered the market at 4:15 + 1 Candle (4:16) on M1 Timeframe. Profit Protection Sysytem will automatically start tracking your trade.  Example of an Opposite Trade direction: Screenshot: EUR/USD H1  News Event: Medium Impact at 07:15a.m. (server time) Opposite Trade Direction = true Observed Candle was Bullish. In that case EA will open an opposite trade direction = Sell (short) trade instead of buy trade. Opposite tarde direction is recommended for medium impact of news events. key Features 1. 4/5 digit platform supported automatically 2. Real ECN / STP account type compatible 3. Latest MT4 build 950+ compatible 4. Advanced Break Even Method (Trigger + Lock) 5. Opposite Trade Direction for medium impacts 6. Trail before break even available 7. Separated Buy and Sell Order Distance 8. Intelligent Money Manager (Calculated with Stop-Loss) 9. High Spread Protection 10. Settings can be used in PIPS or in Points 11. Stealth Mode Function to protect your account Price - £90.00 Purchase For One Time Payment or Rent Monthly Visit Website For More Information - Quantina After News Trader EA 2016 Special discount offer please Contact Us
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Metaquotes Software Corp Launches MetaTrader 4 Web Platform - Beta Edition on Browsers The makers of MT4 officially announced the launching of a web based MT4 platform on browsers. The news which was posted on 31st August, 2015 in the official website states that users can utilize the platform via any browser and operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux). No additional software is required — everything is done on the MQL5.community website.  The only requirements needed to get started is to register for an MQL5.community account and a demo account on the MetaQuotes-Demo server. The platform is not limited to only Metaquotes demo servers, because traders can still register their broker name, and login in to their accounts. Click this link to add a trading account: https://www.mql5.com/en/trading This innovation breaks the barrier of standalone platforms which restricts traders to their PCs. Now traders can get access to their platform everywhere, anywhere as long as a browser is there.
Forex21 Launches Update of FXPulse 4.0 The makers of the renowned Forex Insider Indicator, PowerFlow EA & ProFX recently launched the updated version of FXPulse Tool. The utility, which aids news trading by providing news events directly on the chart makes it the fourth major update since inception. A major feature in the new version is the multilingual interface & faster delivery of news events directly on the chart. Key Features Automatic updates of news events Currently supports English, German, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Hungarian, Polish, Indonesian. Fast news stream Robust filtering function. Filter events that should display, alert, e.t.c. Once more the utility comes FREE with no conditions.  Statement from the developers: "News is the lifeblood of the Forex Market! Did you ever find yourself in a trade where everything seemed to be perfect but suddenly the price turned within seconds against your position and your profitable trade turned into a huge loss? If yes, surprise “You got strucked by Forex News”. Experienced currency traders know that keeping an eye on Forex News and Economic Data is essential because there is nothing what can turn prices as quick as News do. And so should you." Click here to visit Forex21 and download FXPulse4.0 Additional Download: Forex Insider (FREE)
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CFTC Launches Online Tool That Helps Investors To Check The Registration, License, & Disciplinary History Of Certain Financial Professionals. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently launched a SmartCheck  tool that allows investors to verify the credentials of investment professionals, uncover any past disciplinary history, and stay ahead of scam artists with news and alerts. The investigative tool exposes Six (6) key information which reveals the true background of a registered financial professional or institution. KEY DETAILS/FEATURES Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC): Find out if your financial professional is registered or has a history with the CFTC or NFA. Broker Check: See whether your broker is registered or has a history with FINRA or the SEC. CFTC Disciplinary History:  Displays a repository of the agency’s active investigations, and past violations. See if your broker has a displinary action filed with CFTC. The Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Advisor Public Disclosure (IAPD): Simply displays active registration of an investment adviser by reviewing the information available following the "Registration Status" hyperlink on IAPD. Internet Search: Search for public disciplinary records or even public commentary and reviews about financial professionals.  Sundry Resources: Information on The Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Database, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, North American Securities Administrators Association, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy,  FINRA Professional Designation Lookup, & Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Education Center  For more information visit CFTC SmartCheck Website
HotForex Launches Social Traders Network HotForex recently announced the launch of the much awaited Social Media Trading Network, which connects more than 250,000 traders across the world. The innovative scheme allows traders in the network to Identify, follow and copy the most successful traders; build portfolio; exchange information; and, track progress.  The social trading platform, which is powered by one of the fastest growing network in the world FXStat is also available on mobile Smartphones. So traders can keep up-to-date with the latest news, and react to market moves as they happen anywhere anytime.  KEY FEATURES Connect with other traders & share strategies and discuss breaking news  Identify more trading opportunities by following the traders that interest you the most Copy the most successful manual and algorithmic traders, while you build a portfolio of winning strategies and copy trades automatically React to market changes on-the-go on your iOS or Android mobile devices Improves your success by diversifying your investment and reduces risk    HOW TO GET CONNECTED Login to myHotForex Click Accounts > Open Account, Select ‘Social’ from the Account Type Menu and complete the short form. Click ‘Submit’ BENEFITS FOR NEW CLIENTS New clients who open an account through FXTradeCity would be given a special COUPON code to purchase Quantina News Trader EA Ultimate 2015 at £90.00 OFF the cost price. To open an account through us Click Here: HotForex - FXTradeCity (offer lasts until 31st March, 2015) Lower The Cost Of Your Trading With HotForex Zero Spread Account For more information visit HotForex Website: HotForex Social Trading Network
MetaQuotes Launches Renting of Robots & Market Products on MQL Market Place MetaQuotes the developers of MetaTrader 4 & MetaTrader 5 has innovated a scheme, which enables RENTING of EAs, & Forex Products from the MQL Community. This innovation according to MetaQuotes allows members not only to buy MetaTrader Market applications but also rent them. According to the developers, "Renting a product is clearly much cheaper than purchasing a full license".  Part of the objectives of this scheme is to build trader's confidence about a product before buying it. This action might gradually eradicate demo versions as a product can be rented for a certain period of time to make sure that it is really what you need - much like the same objective for a demo version with limited features. Developers of Forex systems have a lot to benefit through this scheme as more clients would be attracted to cheaper prices with contractual duration.  CLICK TO ENLARGE  MT4 ISSUES & LIVE UPDATE SOLUTION Currently this scheme does not work for MT4 build 765 and below. However it works perfectly for MT4 latest build 777 upwards but unfortunately the new build is not available through live update on MT4 platform.  To perform an alternative live update to build 777 or 778 follow the steps below: In MT4, go to open a new account in the file menu. When it brings up a list of servers, click to add a new server and just type in metaquotes. It will then scan and find the metaquotes demo server.  Open a new demo account and log in. Check the journal tab for a message "Live Update Available" The platform begins the update at the background. You will not get any message informing you that the update is complete. But 10 to 20 minutes should be more than enough for the update to be completed depending on your connection speed.  Restart the platform. When the platform restarts, it will automatically shut down for some seconds to complete the update and then come up by itself. To confirm if the update was completed successfully, go to Help, and click About. You should see the new version build. You can login back to your former trading account after this process.  For more information visit MetaQuotes Website: Rent Market Products And Save Your Money
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Swiss Central Bank Takes Off Cap On Franc Extreme Gaps on CHF Causes Net Breaking Losses USDCHF 15th January, 2015 Shocking reports from the Swiss Central Bank's decision to  stop the policy of capping the Swiss franc against the euro, sent the Swiss Franc to an unprecendented new level, which caused a wide gap on CHF pairs over 100ths of pips.  The unexpected decision caused instant losses running into billions, and as well profits for some traders who probably had open sell positions in pairs like USDCHF.   According to Bloomberg.com, major dealers struggled to process orders amid a flood of customer calls, and trade requests, according to people with direct knowledge of the events. Some of these banks includes; Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), UBS Group AG (UBSG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) Group Inc.   The Swiss Franc grew 41% against the Euro and about 38% against the USD, but unfortunately most investors couldn't take advantage of this because quotes were frozen by brokers probably as a fail safe move thereby causing "No Liquidity" in most platforms. Most financial experts believes that a higher than expected number of traders were caught unawares in this frenzy move. Some brokers have already begun sending emails informing their clients of their decision to fill client orders and positions in other to fill the gap. It is likely that brokers with low holding capital might close up due to the huge losses that will be involved after they bridge the gap. Probably by next week we should be having a clear figure of this. See full reports from Bloomberg.com:Mayhem Erupts on Trading Floors After Swiss Central Bank Removes Cap on Franc
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Forex Manipulation More Bank Probe On The Way Two (2) Major Banks on the Hit List Reports from financial sources (Bloomberg), on December 11, 2014 has it that two (2) major banks are on the radar of New York's Financial Regulators for alleged use of sophisticated algorithms in their trading platforms to manipulate Forex prices.    According to Bloomberg's report the New York's Financial Services found likely evidence that Barclays Plc (BARC) and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) may have used algorithms on their trading platforms to manipulate foreign-exchange rates, by using automated tools that goes beyond individuals colluding to rig currency benchmarks, and take advantage of less sophisticated clients. It is worthy to note that Deutsche Bank, and Barclays weren’t among the six firms that agreed to pay $4.3 billion to U.S., U.K. and Swiss authorities last month in the first settlements in the global probe.  Currently monitoring systems have been installed in these banks as part of the investigations as stated by a spoke person of the Financial Investigating Authority.  It is highly expected that another round of penalties or fines might be the lot of these banks if found wanting. For more information see official report: Lawsky Said to Probe Barclays, Deutsche Bank FX Algorithm
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FXScam....Banks At It Again!!! CFTC Orders Five Banks to Pay over $1.4 Billion in Penalties for Attempted Manipulation of Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates. Total Penalties Since June 2012 up to $3.4 Billion A shocking, and bizarre news came out officially from the Forex watchdog - CFTC on November 12, 2014 stating penalties imposed on Five (5) notable Banks for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange benchmark rates. The shocking side of the story is the calibre of bank's involved - Citibank, RBS, JPMorgan, UBS & HSBC. The statement alleged that the heinous breach, which was carried out with other private banks through  a private chatting platform was aimed at manipulating the World Markets/Reuters Closing Spot Rates (WM/R Rates), which is the most widely referenced FX benchmark rates in the United States, and globally. See details of the official press statement below: "Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued five Orders filing and settling charges against Citibank N.A. (Citibank), HSBC Bank plc (HSBC), JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan), The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) and UBS AG (UBS) (collectively, the Banks) for attempted manipulation of, and for aiding and abetting other banks’ attempts to manipulate, global foreign exchange (FX) benchmark rates to benefit the positions of certain traders.  The Orders collectively impose over $1.4 billion in civil monetary penalties, specifically: $310 million each for Citibank and JPMorgan, $290 million each for RBS and UBS, and $275 million for HSBC.  The Orders also require the Banks to cease and desist from further violations, and take specified steps to implement and strengthen their internal controls and procedures, including the supervision of their FX traders, to ensure the integrity of their participation in the fixing of foreign exchange benchmark rates and internal and external communications by traders. The relevant period of conduct varies across the Banks, with conduct commencing for certain banks in 2009, and for each bank, continuing into 2012. Aitan Goelman, the CFTC’s Director of Enforcement, stated: “The setting of a benchmark rate is not simply another opportunity for banks to earn a profit. Countless individuals and companies around the world rely on these rates to settle financial contracts, and this reliance is premised on faith in the fundamental integrity of these benchmarks. The market only works if people have confidence that the process of setting these benchmarks is fair, not corrupted by manipulation by some of the biggest banks in the world.”  According to the Orders, one of the primary benchmarks that the FX traders attempted to manipulate was the World Markets/Reuters Closing Spot Rates (WM/R Rates). The WM/R Rates, the most widely referenced FX benchmark rates in the United States and globally, are used to establish the relative values of different currencies, which reflect the rates at which one currency is exchanged for another currency. FX benchmark rates, such as the WM/R Rates, are used for pricing of cross-currency swaps, foreign exchange swaps, spot transactions, forwards, options, futures and other financial derivative instruments. The most actively traded currency pairs are the Euro/U.S. Dollar, U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen, and British Pound Sterling/U.S. Dollar. Accordingly, the integrity of the WM/R Rates and other FX benchmarks is critical to the integrity of the markets in the United States and around the world. The Orders find that certain FX traders at the Banks coordinated their trading with traders at other banks in their attempts to manipulate the FX benchmark rates, including the 4 p.m. WM/R fix. FX traders at the Banks used private chat rooms to communicate and plan their attempts to manipulate the FX benchmark rates. In these chat rooms, FX traders at the Banks disclosed confidential customer order information and trading positions, altered trading positions to accommodate the interests of the collective group, and agreed on trading strategies as part of an effort by the group to attempt to manipulate certain FX benchmark rates. These chat rooms were sometimes exclusive and invitation only. (Examples of the coordinating chats are attached under Related Links.) The Orders also find that the Banks failed to adequately assess the risks associated with their FX traders participating in the fixing of certain FX benchmark rates and lacked adequate internal controls in order to prevent improper communications by traders. In addition, the Banks lacked sufficient policies, procedures and training specifically governing participation in trading around the FX benchmarks rates; and had inadequate policies pertaining to, or sufficient oversight of, their FX traders’ use of chat rooms or other electronic messaging.  According to the Orders, some of this conduct occurred during the same period that the Banks were on notice that the CFTC and other regulators were investigating attempts by certain banks to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interest rate benchmarks. The Commission has taken enforcement action against UBS and RBS (among other banks and inter-dealer brokers) in connection with LIBOR and other interest rate benchmarks. (See information below.)  The Orders recognize the significant cooperation of Citibank, HSBC, JPMorgan, RBS, and UBS with the CFTC during the investigation of this matter. In the UBS Order, the CFTC also recognizes that UBS was the first bank to report this misconduct to the CFTC.  In related matters, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Final Notices regarding enforcement actions against the Banks and imposing collectively penalties of £1,114,918,000 (approximately $1.7 billion), and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued an order resolving proceedings against and requiring disgorgement from UBS AG.  The CFTC thanks and acknowledges the invaluable assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the FCA, and FINMA.  CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for these cases are Robert Howell, Jonathan Huth, Traci Rodriguez, Jennifer Smiley, David Terrell, Melissa Glasbrenner, Heather Johnson, Jordon Grimm, Elizabeth Streit, and Gretchen L. Lowe. * * * * * With these Orders, since June 2012, the CFTC has imposed penalties of over $3.34 billion on entities relating to acts of attempted manipulation, completed manipulation, and/or false reporting with respect to global benchmarks. See In re Lloyds’ Banking Group, PLC , CFTC Docket No. 14-18 (July 28, 2014)($105 million)(CFTC Press Release 6966-14); (In re RP Martin Holdings Limited and Martin Brokers (UK) Ltd., CFTC Docket No. 14-16 (May 15, 2014) ($1.2 Million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6930-14); In re Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank), CFTC Docket No. 14-02, (October 29, 2013) ($475 Million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6752-13); In re ICAP Europe Limited, CFTC Docket No. 13-38 (September 25, 2013) ($65 Million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6708-13); In re The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Securities Japan Limited, CFTC Docket No. 13-14 (February 6, 2013) ($325 Million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6510-13); In re UBS AG and UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd., CFTC Docket No. 13-09) (December 19, 2012) ($700 Million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6472-12); In re Barclays PLC, Barclays Bank PLC, and Barclays Capital Inc., CFTC Docket No. 12-25 (June 27, 2012) ($200 million penalty) (CFTC Press Release 6289-12). In these actions, the CFTC ordered each institution to undertake specific steps to ensure the integrity and reliability of the benchmark interest rates. Media Contact Dennis Holden
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Alleged Forex Manipulation By Swiss, Britain, & US Banks Swiss Competition Authority Opens Probe On Eight Banks For Alleged Forex Manipulation Report on Monday 31st March, has it that the following banks: Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse, Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Barclays Bank, Citigroup, JP Morgan, UBS, and Julius Baer are on the radar of the Swiss Competition Authority probe panel for alleged collusion to manipulate exchange rates in foreign currency trades. A crucial part of the watchdog’s examinations are to ascertain whether traders from different banks teamed up to induce currency prices, and whether they traded ahead of their own customers or failed to accurately represent to customers how they were determining the prices. A statement credited to the Switzerland's Competition Commission WEKO, on Monday states that it had opened an investigation into the Swiss, British and U.S. banks over potential conspiracy to manipulate foreign exchange rates of which the most important exchange rates were affected. A similar preliminary investigation last October was opened by the Swiss Competition Authority after gathering facts about potential manipulation of foreign exchange markets by banks. Previous investigations of this sort by international investigating agencies had led to huge fines to errant banks. Also last week, UBS suspended several currency traders, pending international investigations into allegations of collusion and market rigging. In reaction to these allegations, some of the banks penciled in the statement were shocked at WEKO's action because they were not given advance notice prior to the release of these allegations to the public. Julius Baer said an internal investigation had found no evidence of foreign exchange market abuse behavior. Credit Suisse in their reaction found the allegation as “astonishing” and further stated that WEKO's press release contained inappropriate references to Credit Suisse AG and that the claims were "inappropriate and harmful" to its reputation. Meanwhile UBS, JP Morgan, RBS and Citigroup have not made any public statement on WEKO’s action as at the time of the release. According to reports from Reuters, the Swiss Competition Authority would conduct the investigation by themselves without the interference or assistance of foreign authorities due to legal reasons. If these banks are found culpable then they would like face fines up to 10% of their turnover generated in the relevant market in Switzerland over the last three years. A major concern for Forex traders is that these banks are the custodians of client funds for major Forex brokers. Therefore a lot could be at stake for the banks and other institutions like the Forex Brokers with regards to client confidence on the Broker's Bank integrity.
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MetaQuotes Upgrades to MT4 Build 610 MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal FIX For Build 600 MetaQuotes has upgraded its previous MT4 Client Terminal Build 600 to Build 610. This upgrade, which ultimately seeks to fix certain bugs came out barely 2 weeks after the release of Build 600. The first release has been welcomed with diverse tales from traders, which most of them prefered the traditional MT4 Build 509. According to Metaquotes, the new Build 610 has resolved the following issues: Errors sending emails from MQL4 applications. writing string arrays to a binary file.   The maximum length of the field in trailing stop placement has been increased, as well as in Stop Loss, and Take Profit modification dialogs. Improvement on the initial synchronization with a trading signal for signal services. Improved control over the time input parameter when calling CopyRates function. Improved operation of CharArrayToString and StringToCharArray functions when working with strings containing logographs (Japanese and Chinese languages). Fixed errors reported on the forum and in crash logs. See: Difference Between MT4 and MT5 Before New Build 600 & 610 Top News Trading EA We've been carefully following user experience reviews, and we can clearly say that lots of traders are yet to come to terms with the new build especially in the programming and testing area. Interested traders who wishes to upgrade to the new build should carefully follow the current developments, and user review before upgrading to the new Build 610.  Our question still remains the same: Is this a clever phasing away of the traditional MT4?  Have you installed the new version? Please share your experience with everyone. Leave your comments in the article on MT4 vs MT5 Further Reading:  MetaTrader 4 Build 610 - Metaquotes Description MetaTrader 4 Build 600 - MetaQuotes Description Top 7 MT4 Forex Signal Providers 10 Difference Between MT4 & MT5 Before New Build 600
MetaQuotes Releases MT4 Build 600 With New Features, Uncertainties, Massive Changes To Affect EAs & Trading MetaQuotes has upgraded its previous MT4 Build 509 to Build 600, which is close to an exact replica of MetaTrader 5. MT4 Build 600, which was officially released on 3rd February, 2014 comes with massive changes that seemsto be a deliberate transition from MT4 to MT5. Traders who downloaded the new build have witnessed strange changes in the new build especially with regards to EAs, File Structure, and Development of EAs/Indicators. The new build somewhat closes the gap between MT4 and MT5, thereby making it quite difficult to differentiate. See: Difference Between MT4 and MT5 Before New Build 600 Although MetaQuotes has assured that the key elements of MT4 Build 509 would not be affected in the new build. But only time would tell.  Please see the following new features and likely uncertainties before you upgrade or download the new build. New Features (Build 600): Store of trading applications has been added. This includes about 200 EAs, Indicators & other products that can be downloaded right from the platform MetaTrader Market which was only found in MT5 is now included in the new build. A unified Meta Editor Development has been created for development of EAs on MT4/5 along side with a unified compiler that automatically supports both MQL4 and MQL5 languages. EX4 codes are compatible with the new build. No need to recompile them. However some EA developers are on the edge on this.   Trade request algorithm changed in order to enable effective handling of large number of trade requests. This is achieved by an additional network connection, which has been created  into the new build unlike the previous builds. Global search has been added as well as in MQL4.com A new command to instantly order for MQL Applications from programmers in the job section has been added. Improved the Alert Tab. Alerts can now be displayed on charts along with several added features. Seconds timing added to improve records of opening and closing trade times. E.g 2014.02.08 10:34:45 Added automatic update of the client terminal built-in user guide files similar to that in MT5. Added the ability to register for MQL5 Community Account right from the platform without going to MQL5.com New graphical objects like Rectangle Label, Bitmap, Button, Bitmap Label, e.t.c. has been added. More countries has been added in the Open Demo Account Section. Signal Services Improvement - option for unconditional synchronization of positions between a signal source and a subscriber's account has been added.   Lots of fixes..... USD Drive EA: 13 Months Live Trading Gain 63.485%,7413 pips plus on MyFXBook.com. Uncertainties: MT4's primitive language (MQL 4) has been extensively extended to MT5's programming language (C++). However MetaQuotes stated the following concerning this; "The changes have mostly affected MQL4 language of trading strategies, which has been seriously expanded, and its functionality has been brought closer to that of MQL5. However, there is no need to worry about the operability of the previously developed trading robots and indicators, as the runtime environment copy of the previous MQL4 version is used to maintain compatibility. Thus, old EX4 files work correctly and exactly the same way as before. - http://www.metaquotes.net/en/metatrader4/news/4103 " Usual file structure has changed. This will likely affect programming syntax for some old EAs with relative paths in their codes. Although MetaQuotes has stated that the upgrade process would automatically relocate previous files (MQH, MQL, EX4) to the new file structure without any issues. However here's a caution on this as stated on MetaQuotes Website; "In some cases, you may need to edit the path in #property include for included files (if relative paths have changed) in the source files. Please note that MetaEditor's root directory is now \MQL4\. All programs should be located in the correct subdirectories. - http://forum.mql4.com/60075" There are lots of changes in MQL4 Language in the new build.  Previous EX4 applications and DLLs based on old RateInfo format will not work in the new build 600. Conversion to the new format is required. Top News Trading EA Over 57 new features inclusive of fixes in the new build 600 clearly shows a determined and stylish transition of MT4 to MT5 by its makers. Previously traders had the choice of choosing between MT4, and MT5. But its not the same again. So before you upgrade or download the new build 600 please get a copy of the documentation, and read it carefully. Although an automatic upgrade of your terminal to build 600 by your broker could take place without your consent. Therefore i advise everyone to adapt to the new changes.   The big question is: What exactly is MetaQuotes up to in the near future concerning MT4?  Have you installed the new version? Please share your experience with everyone. Leave your comments in the article on MT4 vs MT5 Further Reading:  MetaTrader 4 Build 600 - MetaQuotes Description Top 7 MT4 Forex Signal Providers 10 Difference Between MT4 & MT5 Before New Build 600
CySEC Re-emphasizes Ban On Frivolous Bonus Issued By Investment Security Firms Tied To Clients Trading (Forex, CFDs, Futures, Options, Stocks, e.t.c) The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) issued a strong announcement on January 22nd 2014 to all Investment Firms based in Cyprus about the ban on offering bonus to clients with imposed conditions that restricts them their rights to withdrawal of their capital, profits, and bonus. The four (4) point regulatory policies in the statement signed by the Chairwoman of the Commission - Demetra Kalogerou, are to be adhered by all Investment Firms in Cyprus forthwith. The regulatory policy seeks the following control measures: CySEC would only permit bonuses given to clients by investment firms provided the client is able to withdraw any amount of his/her funds at any time he/she desires to do so. It is understood that in most cases, clients deposit a certain amount of money with the CIF regulated broker, which is a requirement for the bonus. However the above was not previously being adhered to by most brokers especially options brokerages who demands clients to generate a certain amount of trading activity before he/she can have access to his/her funds. Any restrictions on withdrawals in such manner currently being practiced by these brokers offering bonuses of this sort violates the Investment Services and Regulated Markets Law. In otherwords CySEC prohibits the action by brokers demanding their clients to generate trading activities to reach a certain amount of volume before they can be granted access to withdraw their funds. The third point states that these acts by brokers as mentioned in (1) and (2) above negates the underlying rules in Section 18(2)(j) of the, Law which states that a CIF, when holding funds belonging to clients must take every possible measure to safeguard clients’ rights. Also Section 36(1) of the Law, which states that CIFs must act honestly, fairly and professionally when providing investment services to their clients. Finally the Commission ended their statement by stating that all CIFs that grants monetary benefits (bonus) must give the true picture including and all information about the scheme when it is being advertised, terms and conditions, be able to separate the client's funds from the bonus (or benefits), and ensure a continuous monitoring of the scheme to make sure client's capital are not affected because of the scheme. CySEC Statement: Granting Trading Benefits To Clients Source: Leap Rate - CySEC Bans Bonuses Tied To Trading Editor's Note This is a welcome development by CySEC to reduce all forms of bonus that finally wrecks unsuspecting traders. I suggest all other regulatory bodies copy such action and adopt it.

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InvestTechFX Technologies Incorporated Arrested By Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Investors Lost Millions in Forex Trading Scam

(Toronto, Ontario – December 3, 2013) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - GTA Financial Crime unit has charged the two directors of InvestTechFX Technologies Incorporated for allegedly defrauding investors out of millions of dollars.

InvestTechFX Technologies Incorporated (InvestTechFX) is a web-based foreign exchange trading company.  The RCMP’s investigation revealed a fraudulent scheme spanning over three continents and 10 countries, which has inflicted millions of dollars in losses for victims from around the world.  

The RCMP alleges that between January 1, 2008 and November 25, 2013, Alan ZER (48 years old) and Rony SPEKTOR (51 years old) operated their website to draw foreign exchange investors worldwide into opening trading accounts.  Investors deposited funds into the accounts believing that InvestTechFX was facilitating active trading in the foreign exchange (forex) market.  However, the investigation has revealed that InvestTechFX did not honour the client trading orders.  The funds were simply transferred into personal accounts of ZER and SPEKTOR.  Investors’ attempts to withdraw their funds were denied by InvestTechFX through allegedly false, misleading and deceitful justifications. 

On November 28, 2013, RCMP investigators executed a search warrant at an office in Toronto where the majority of the victims were enticed to transfer funds into their InvestTechFX accounts. During the search warrants, police found and seized evidence consistent with ‘boiler room’ activities.   Three individuals found working in these premises were arrested and released on a ‘Promise to Appear’ at the Toronto West Courthouse (1000 Finch Ave. West) on January 3rd, 2014.  

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of ZER and SPEKTOR, who are alleged to be the masterminds of this elaborate scheme. Their whereabouts remain unknown to police. RCMP laid ‘Informations’ on ZER and SPEKTOR at Toronto Old City Hall Courthouse (60 Queen St. West).

“Today’s frauds continue to grow more complex through the use of technology, which highlights the continued need for awareness and due diligence”, stated Superintendent Dave BELLAMY, the Officer in Charge of the RCMP GTA Financial Crime units. “We remain committed to detecting, disrupting and dismantling these types of organizations in our efforts to maintain investor confidence and protect the integrity of our economy.”

Investors who believe they have been defrauded by InvestTechFX Technologies Inc. are asked to contact the RCMP GTA Financial Crime unit at 1-855-253-7267.

The RCMP would like to thank United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China and numerous agencies in the United States for their assistance in this investigation.

Source: RCMP Press Release - Investors Lose Millions In Forex Trading Scam


Editor's Note
This firm has been on the radar of forexpeacearmy.com. They were labeled as a Scam for long. See: ForexPeaceArmy Scam Findings - InvestTechFx. Also see: discussion thread of the scam findings againstInvestTechFx

The firm's winning of the 2011 Forex Broker Scam of Year attest to their shady deals and fraudulent schemes to their client

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CFTC NAILS FOREX BROKER - MF GLOBAL INC

Court Verdict: To Pay Back Over $1Billion & $100 Million Imposed Penalty

Federal Court in New York Orders MF Global Inc. to Pay over $1 Billion in Restitution to Customers of MF Global Inc.
The court’s Order also imposes a $100 million penalty on MF Global

Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent Order against Defendant MF Global Inc. (MF Global) requiring it to pay $1.212 billion in restitution to customers of MF Global to ensure customers recover their losses sustained when MF Global failed in 2011.

The consent Order, entered on November 8, 2013 by U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, also imposes a $100 million civil monetary penalty on MF Global, to be paid after MF Global has fully paid customers and certain other creditors entitled to priority under bankruptcy law. The Trustee for MF Global obtained permission from the bankruptcy court to pay restitution in full to customers to remedy any shortfall with funds of the MF Global general estate.

The consent Order arises out of the CFTC’s complaint, filed on June 27, 2013, charging MF Global and the other Defendants with unlawful use of customer funds (see CFTC Press Release 6626-13, June 27, 2013). In the consent Order, MF Global admits to the allegations pertaining to its liability based on the acts and omissions of its employees as set forth in the consent Order and the Complaint. The CFTC’s litigation continues against the remaining defendants: MF Global Holdings Ltd., Jon S. Corzine, and Edith O’Brien.

Gretchen Lowe, Acting Director of the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement, stated, “Division staff have worked tirelessly to ensure that 100 percent restitution be awarded to satisfy customer losses. The CFTC will continue to ensure that those who violate U.S. commodity laws and regulations designed to protect customer funds will be vigorously prosecuted.”

The CFTC’s Complaint charged MF Global, a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), with violating provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations intended to protect FCM customer funds and requiring diligent supervision by registrants. Specifically, the Complaint charged that during the last week of October 2011, MF Global unlawfully used customer segregated funds to support its own proprietary operations and the operations of its affiliates. In addition to the misuse of customer funds, the Complaint alleged that MF Global (i) unlawfully failed to notify the CFTC immediately when it knew or should have known of the deficiencies in its customer accounts, (ii) made false statements in reports it filed with the CFTC that failed to show the deficits in the customer accounts, (iii) used customer funds for impermissible investments in securities that were not considered readily marketable or highly liquid in violation of CFTC regulation, and (iv) failed to diligently supervise the handling of commodity interest accounts carried by MF Global and the activities of its partners, officers, employees, and agents.

The CFTC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of Illinois, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.

The consent Order recognizes the cooperation of the Trustee for MF Global and requires the Trustee’s continued cooperation with the CFTC.

CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this case are Sheila Marhamati, David W. Oakland, Chad Silverman, K. Brent Tomer, Douglas K. Yatter, Steven Ringer, Lenel Hickson, and Manal Sultan. Staff from the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, Division of Clearing and Risk, and Office of Data and Technology also assisted in this matter.

Source: http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6776-13 - CFTC Court Order on MF Global Inc

 CFTC NAILS FUND MANAGER - GREEN TREE 

Court Verdict: To Pay Back Over $17 Million & 97 Months Jail Term

Federal Court in Massachusetts Orders Lyndon Parrilla to Pay over $17 Million in Disgorgement, Restitution, and a Penalty in Forex Fraud Scheme

In a related criminal proceeding, Parrilla sentenced to 97 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $4.6 million

Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Order awarding restitution for defrauded customers, disgorgement, and a civil monetary penalty totaling more than $17 million against defendant Lyndon Parrilla, of California, in connection with an off-exchange foreign currency (forex) fraud scheme in which Parrilla and his company, Green Tree Capital (Green Tree), defrauded over 50 customers in the United States of over $4 million.

Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered the final judgment and permanent injunction Order on October 24, 2013 (see Related Link), requiring Parrilla to pay restitution of $4,197,342 to defrauded customers, disgorgement of $3,353,925, and a $10 million civil monetary penalty. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Parrilla and prohibits him from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, as charged.

The Order stems from a CFTC Complaint filed on April 12, 2011, that charged Parrilla and Green Tree with fraud, misappropriation, and other CEA violations (see CFTC Press Release 6024-11). The court previously entered judgment against Green Tree on June 30, 2011.

The final judgment Order is based on the court’s findings set forth in an earlier Order, entered on September 30, 2013 (see Related Link), that finds that Parrilla and Green Tree fraudulently solicited over $4 million from at least 50 customers in the United States, from approximately October 2009 until April 2011, for the purported purpose of trading off-exchange forex contracts on a leveraged or margined basis in managed accounts.

In soliciting the funds, the Order finds that Parrilla, on behalf of Green Tree, misrepresented that Green Tree had a record of delivering consistently profitable returns when, in fact, it incurred trading losses since its inception, and almost 80 percent of customer funds was never traded or invested in any manner. In fact, according to the Order, Parrilla misappropriated over $3.3 million of customer funds to pay personal and entertainment expenses, including Las Vegas casino expenses, purchase automobiles and clothing, and ATM or cash withdrawals. To disguise these misrepresentations, trading losses, and misappropriations, Parrilla sent false Green Tree account statements to customers by email. Further, the Order finds that Parrilla misrepresented his experience and expertise, and failed to disclose that the National Futures Association (NFA) permanently barred him from NFA membership.

As a result of a parallel criminal action brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in November 2012, Parrilla was sentenced to, among other things, a term of 97 months imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,675,156.

The CFTC appreciates the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this case are Alex C. Levine, David Chu, Lindsey Evans, Melissa Glasbrenner, Mary Beth Spear, Ava M. Gould, Scott Williamson, Rosemary Hollinger, and Richard B. Wagner. 

Source: www.forexpeacearmy.com - CFTC Update on Green Tree

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UPDATES, PERFORMANCE & REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD USE THIS TOOL

StrategyQuant is a Computer Generated Trading Strategies Platform. It's a development tool, which can be used build new automated trading systems for any market or timeframe, generate & test hundreds of strategies per hour, run robustness tests to avoid curve fitting, build-in walk-forwad optimizer and WF Matrix and many more.

They are the designers of EA Wizard, QuantStrategy EA, EA Analyzer, and Tick Downloader.

Here is an email we got recently from them stating the latest performance on their product.  

StrategyQuant News Letter:

More than a year somebody asked me to publish forward tests of some of my automatic strategies.  I published one of my accounts MyFxBook, showing real performance of whole portfolio of EAs. At that time (28th September 2012) the account was up 81%, quite an impressive result for half a year. Right now, after another year, the portfolio is up by +520%, or in the other words the initial investment of $10.000 has now value of $62.048. Click on the image below to see the performance on MyFxBook. This is a portfolio of 6 strategies running on 6 different currency pairs. These EAs run on demo account. Somebody might raise an objection that trading on demo account is not 100% reliable way of showing strategy performance. Yes, but it is as close to real money trading as it gets. First of all, these EAs are not scalpers, they run on 1 Hour timeframe with fairly large SL and PT, so they are not affected that much by unreal advantages of  demo accounts (low spreads, no slippage and instant execution). Second, of course I trade some of these strategies on my real account too. I would not let them run only on demo without making any real money. Here's a result of QuantStrategyEA - EURUSD only strategy: +130.85% running on a real money account. All these strategies (EAs) were automatically generated by StrategyQuant. They are a perfect case study of using mechanical learning and genetic programming in strategy development. Note that with this approach you don't need to define the exact trading rules for your strategies; I don't even know or care what trading rules they use. They were completely designed by StrategyQuant for me, using genetic programming. My responsibility was to ensure that these strategies are really robust and that their results were not just because of chance or curve fitting. What to learn from this: 1. Take advantage of the power of compounding How can the account be +500% in less than two years? Of course, there is some luck involved, but it is mainly thanks to compounding. Because the EAs risk money proportionally to the size of the account, they trade with more and more lots as the account grows. This further accelerates the profits. 2. Use the power of portfolioThere are 6 different strategies in the portfolio. Not all of them are in profit right now, some are even losing a little money. But when you combine multiple independent profitable strategies your account will grow faster with smoother equity curve. 3. Don't make fast decision on performanceIt takes time to see some statistically significant results. If the account is around zero or in minus after 1-3 months, it doesn't prove anything. It could be just drawdown or stagnation period, and these can last for months. My portfolio was around zero after two months and at one time it was -40%. If I'd stopped it right there it would be never able to grow to +500%. 4. Keep it simpleNo reoptimization, no interfering when strategy is losing. I haven't touched any of these strategies since the day I placed them on MetaTrader. There have been drawdowns, missed trades, duplicate trades, but in the long run it doesn't make a difference. The best approach is to simply let your strategies run and forget them, and only check yearly results - providing you trust your strategies. Final words This portfolio of walk-forward tested strategies shows the power of this approach to trading. With StrategyQuant you too can design your own portfolio of strategies. You don't need to be an experienced trader to design your own EA because with machine learning approach you don't define any trading rules. There's no secret in what I'm doing, all the steps I'm using are described in the articles like this one: http://www.strategyquant.com/articles/strategy%20building%20process If you prefer existing strategy to a tool that allows you to build many of them then QuantStrategyEA is publicly available at http://www.QuantStrategyEA.com Best regards and good luck in trading, Mark Fric StrategyQuant Have any questions, comments or inquires about this product, tells us through our contact form.

SPECIAL NEWS TRADING STRATEGY OFFER
NEWS TRADING STRATEGY THAT TURNED $1,490.00 TO $18,647.00 UNDER 5 MONTHS

A Veteran Forex Trader (Henry Liu - CEO Forex News Trading Academy & Founder of www.currencynewstrading.com) has published his report on how he turned $1,490.00 to $18,647.00 under 5 months.

The 11 page pdf report explains in details all you need to know on how to replicate this achievement in your trading account.

Statement from Henry Liu: "Ever since August 2012 I've been tracking a series of events that has the potential to turn the entire Forex market on its head.  So after carefully analyzing these events, I was convinced it was time to enter the market early while the trend was still at its infancy. Needless to say, after taking some rather aggressive positions on my $1490 account, I was able to turn it into $18,647, or 11X return, in just under 5 months, all thanks to Fundamental Analysis."

To get more details, proofs of account statement & this FREE report click here: Secret Fundamental Analysis Strategy

LIQUID MARKETS
MT4 MINI ACCOUNT DISCOUNT OFFER

Liquid Markets has announced the reduction of its minimum initial deposit for MT4 Mini  Accounts to 500USD.

Part of the benefits of the MT4 Mini Accounts includes:

• Competitive fixed spreads on majors starting at only 1.8 pips
• Flexible leverage up to 1:500 and a minimum trade size of 0.01 lot
• Earn daily interest up to 9% on your cash equity
• Ability to use Expert Advisors
• Access to free technical analysis and AutoChartist
• Option to use hedging and scalping trading strategies
• Ability to upgrade your account at any time and with no applicable upgrade fee

FOREX PEACEARMY OFFER
FOREX TREND CONSOLE

ForexPeaceArmy is announcing an offer from Forex Trend Console, the makers of Market Metering & Signals Package. This Forex Tool has the following primary functions:

• Displays currency strength relative to timeframe.
• Gives signals (BUY or SELL) from the strength of the currency.
• You can add any Forex currency including stocks, gold, precious metals, oil and others.

This FREE Forex Tool is available for FPA Members ONLY. Offer closes by 5PM EST Monday, 2nd September, 2013.

FOREX PEACEARMY OFFER
NEW GEN FOREX EA TWO (2) WEEKS TRIAL OFFER

ForexPeaceArmy is announcing an offer from New Gen Forex, the developer of FXPL EA, which has trippled its account value in the FPA Test Lab. This automated system trades every type of account and works with any broker. The 23.7% per month returns EA, is designed to trade accounts from cents to dollars.

A 14 days Free Trial Period has been extended to ONLY FPA Members. You can run a test on your demo or live account during the trial period. This is a good opportunity to test it before you buy it.

To signup for this offer CLICK HERE

This offer for FPA Members would elapse on Monday, 19th August, 2013.

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LIQUID MARKETS DEMO COMPETITION
No Risks Top Prize $5,000.00

Liquid Market is offering Forex Traders an opportunity to participate in their MT4 Top Trader Demo Competition and win up to $5,000. 

There is no fee to enter the competition. The demo account will be held in USD and you will obtain $100,000 virtual money to be used for the contest. The traders with the three highest closing balances in their demo accounts at the end of the competition will be awarded the following three prizes:

	1st Place: $5,000
	2nd Place: $3,000
	3rd Place: $1,000

The prize amount will be credited to the winners’ Liquid Markets real trading account and all prizes are 100% withdrawable. The contest will run throughout August, starting on August 4th 2013 and finishing on August 30th 2013.

Please note: Registration for this competition ends on July 31st 2013.

For more details on how to participate click here:

FIREPIPS SIGNAL SERVICES EXPERT ADVISOR
Free Two (2) Weeks Trial Offer - TRADE COPIER

FirePips one of the renowned signal services provider has announced a Free Two (2) weeks Trial Offer for its Trade Signals, which includes the FireZone Strategy, AAA Strategy & other startegies.

The new Expert Advisor relieves you from the stress of checking your email or using the Desktop App option to check for signals and updates delivered from FirePips Server. Now signals are copied right into your trading account in real time through the EA (Trade Copier). 

An average total 150-400 pips per month are generated through the FireZone Daily and 8Hr Signals. See other performance statistics here: http://www.firepips.com/performance

Take advantage of this FREE Offer; send your MT4 Account No (Real or Demo) to admin@firepips.com or visit the website http://www.firepips.com/free-trial

Click here for more details on FirePips Signal Services

THIS OFFER IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 500 RESPONDENTS ONLY

MQL COMMUNITY SIGNAL SERVICES
Forex Signal Services Subscription

MQL Community Signal Services grows to over 8,000 Signal Services available for subscription as at July, 2013.

Subscribe to FREE and PAID Signal Services from MQL's Community Signal Services with more than 8000 Signal Services available for Subscription.

The signals are traded with Automatic Execution on your Account.

You can also earn more profits by selling your signals to thousands of subscribers hooked up with MQL. Signals are available on MT4 and MT5.

For more details on how to subscribe click here:

See the Top 10 MetaTrader 4 Signals

CFTC FILES CHARGES AGAINST BINARY OPTIONS

CFTC Charges “Prediction Market” Proprietor Banc de Binary with Violating the CFTC’s Off-Exchange Options Trading Ban and Operating as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed on June 5, 2013 a civil complaint in federal district court in Nevada charging Banc de Binary, Ltd. (Banc de Binary), a foreign company that held itself out as being headquartered on Wall Street, with violating the CFTC’s ban on off-exchange options trading by offering commodity option contracts to U.S. customers for trading, as well as soliciting, accepting, and confirming the execution of orders from U.S. customers. The CFTC’s complaint also charges Banc de Binary with operating as an unregistered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM).

According to the CFTC’s complaint, Banc de Binary operates an online trading website through which customers can buy or sell binary (“call” or “put”) options, predicting whether the price of a certain commodity will increase or decrease in a given time period.

Specifically, from May 2011 through March 2013, Banc de Binary operated an online trading website which allowed U.S. customers to trade options products prohibited by the CFTC’s ban on off-exchange options trading. Through its website, Banc de Binary allegedly unlawfully solicited and permitted U.S. customers to buy and sell options betting on the prices of wheat, oil, platinum, sugar, coffee, corn, foreign currency pairs, and stock indices.

Click here to read the full story of the CFTC's charge and see ForexPeaceArmy User Reviews on Binary Options. 

MQL METATRADER 4 PLATFORM RELEASE
Release of MT4 Build 500

The new MetaTrader 4 Platform Build 500 has been released since May 1st 2013.

The new build comes with great features like:.
1. Drag and drop management of trades. i.e you can now adjust your SL or TP by dragging them directly on the chart.
2. You can now access MQL4 applications to Code Base from the terminal using drag and drop.
3. The Company's web site tab has been added in the client terminal.
4. One Click Trading and the ability to set alerts right from the charts.
5. Lots of fixes on bugs and errors especially in the trade signals operations and other areas.

For more details on the new features and how to get the latest build 500 click here

Please note that client terminals older than build 439 will be no longer supported from August 1st, 2013.

FOREX VERIFIED
FREE EA Licenses From Forex Verified

Forex Verified is offering discount program offers up to 100% off on almost any Forex product/service you use.

Amongst the FREE offers includes:
2 Free Licenses for the Aeron EA.
1 Free License for Fx Power Signals: Conservative
and Every TFOT purchase includes the ProScalpingRobot for free.

For details on how to get them click here

.FOREXPEACEARMY SPECIAL OFFER ANNOUNCEMENT
Drive Expert Advisor - USD Drive EA

The ForexPeaceArmy has announced an exclusive discount offer from Drive Expert Advisor the creator of USD Drive EA. This EA has been on Live and Demo Test for over 60 weeks in the ForexPeaceArmy's EA Test Lab with good performance statistics.

The robot has recorded profitable months since March 2012 according to the developers of the trend based robot. Amongst the currency pairs it trades are: EURUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD, USDCAD, USDCHF and GBPUSD.

The EA costs $145.00 but a 45% discount price of $80.00 has been fixed for FPA members only for a limited time. Click here to get more details, review, and technical information of this EA.

Click here for Direct Purchase (Non-FPA Members)

This offer for FPA members expires on Monday, June 24th at 5 PM, New York Time.

METAQUOTES

MT4 3rd Party Application Developers Beware!!! Metaquotes has begun banning 3rd Party Developers violating it's Platform Policy.... See who gets the first hit.

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