I guess, leverage has only to do with the amount of funds locked in margin requirements. And therefore the distance to a MC.kwanann wrote:LOL i'm reffering to mini lots. Balance depends on your leverage, i'm using 1:500 so each 0.01 lot just costs me $2 in margin. Doesnt really affect me alotGertje wrote:
ERRR, 5 cents per $1.000 balance is 0.005 lots [that don't exist]
1.00 lot = $10,00 per pip
0.10 lot = $ 1,00 per pip
0.01 lot = $ 0,10 per pip
0.001 lot = $ 0,01 per pip
So to follow Bob's MM, you need eather $2.000,- balance to trade 0.01 lots or a broker that offers mini-lots such as Instaforex.
Not sure about the leverage and swap issue, for fxprimus, it seems no matter what leverage you use, the swap stays the same, i believe its the same for GP(?)
I used to get 1:500 with Insta as well, and am now at 1:200. Used to run over 100 trades, I'll think twice now before I enter so much.
Start to see now why Bob kills positions very early, when multiple pairs are running. I suppose he is on 1:50 being an US-citizen with Cowboy IBFX.