Proof that forex brokers cheat you

alan

Youve probably heard of Forex brokers ripping off their clients by using various dirty tricks. Some of the most common ones are: stop hunting, requoting, widening the spread to some ridiculous number, software disconnects, lagging/fraudulent price quotes, unfilled orders, and account banning. Yes, they will politely (sometimes not so politely) tell you to bugger off if youre consistently profitable.

I bet youd like to know what tools brokers use to accomplish their nefarious deeds. Well, Ive got just the thing for you! Check out the screenshots below:

Yep, your eyes are not deceiving you. They actually have very specialized and advanced software that they use on their trading servers to make sure that YOU end up losing. In most cases the majority of these so called brokers dont even deserve that title. Technically speaking a broker is only an agent who executes orders on behalf of clients, whereas a dealer acts as a principal and trades for his or her own account.

Someone asked on MetaQuotes forum What is the Virtual Dealer plugin used for? Many pepople want to know. and guess what happened:

Here is more:

Lovely, isnt it? I very much doubt that only MetaTrader4 based brokers have this type of software installed on their trade server. I often hear brokers touting that they have no dealing desk and whatnot, but to me this is just exploiting the vagueness of language. When they say that they have no dealing desk they really mean it, BUT what they really mean is that they have no HUMAN operated dealing desk, and instead they use software dealing desk applications such as the one you see in the screenshots here.

Experienced trades already know the games dealing desk forex brokers play so this post is mainly geared towards beginning traders. Having said that my advice is this:.

1) Stick to only so called reputable brokers. Do your research before you open an account with any broker. It may also be helpful to ask them if they use virtual dealing desk software. Ask them to send you a written statement saying that they do not. If they refuse or do not answer then simply move on and DO NOT open an account with them.

2) DO NOT open up a large account with dealing desk brokers. Ive come to learn that the majority of brokers have software routines that specifically flag large accounts. They will target you and incrementally erode your account balance using their dirty tricks.

3 ) If you can avoid this stay away from trading before/during/or immediately after important news releases.

4) Take money out of your brokerage account on a regular basis!

5) Learn learn and learn some more. Practice in a demo account until you are consistently profitable. When you are then I suggest you look to open an account with an ECN broker.

That about does it for this post. If you wish to discuss this topic you can either visit the Forex Nirvana forum (my own forum) or the forex factory forum thread.

Forex Nirvana Forum:

Thread on the Forex Factory Forum:

Happy trading everyone, and I hope you dont end up being victimized. If you do please see me with your proof/evidence and I will gladly publish it on my blogs.

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