FXCM Reviews:
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: nick (05.01.2007 23:10) |
| Dont use the FXCM as a forex trading platform!!! You will lose all of your money. |
Rating: Submitted by: Mark Antony (08.01.2007 14:10) |
| They really act in their own interests but not in the interests of their clients. I suggest newbies to forget about FXCM and go find a better broker. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Steve Green (10.01.2007 11:11) |
| Stay away from them when trading real (not demo) accounts. When trading goes, you will be locked out of trades. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: profy (11.01.2007 03:02) |
| If you are newbie stay away from FXCM!!! |
| Rating: Submitted by: new (15.01.2007 23:12) |
| They have very bad email service. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: maxtrader (22.01.2007 18:13) |
| This broker does not allow me to close the trade at market price if price is moving against them. I get 'Data not found', 'Waiting for dealer', 'Your order didn't execute 'cause price moved' kind of messages, though the FXCM platform keeps on showing the same price. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: anyone (25.01.2007 20:10) |
| It is scandalous when the platform freeze for 1hour in the news. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: (03.02.2007 04:53) |
| Should be subject to a class action suit. Th*eves and b*ndits! |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: S dalton (26.04.2009 01:11) |
I posted this same message on all three boards for FXCM, Oanda, and Forex.com as it relates to all three.
I trade two services and make my living full time with FX. These ratings are now useless. They are filled by people who lost their *ss with st*pid trades and can't accept that.
I use FXCM and Oanda. But my two friends who also trade full time use Forex.Com
I have personally taken 300K out of FXCM over the last 6 months in profit. Thats net withdrawels. These three services are not scams. They make a lot of money on the spread and interest and its to their advantage for you to make money and make more trades. Remember, when you make money, they hope its from other services and leads to more trades. I have other 1400 trades on the sites. I looked at my spread and commisions (FXCM has a commision for gold members, but ultra low spreads), it was over 30K last year. No wonder they like me. But my profit was over 500K.
It's not a scam and not impossible, but its a full time job for me. I spend 12 hrs per day 6 days per week studying. I read every paper in the world and spend hours on my charts.
So ignore these fools. But treat it as a job and do your homework. If you treat it like Vegas, then you will lose just like Vegas. This is my career. No different than being an banker, doctor or lawyer. I get paid very well, but I have lots of stress, many sleepless nights trading the London market and days where I lose 10-20K. But the days I make 20-50K, they make up for it. From what I see, FX trading is very binary. Either you can do it or you can't. So most either lose their money or make a ton of it. Luckily, I fall into the latter.
I use the different sites for diversity and each does have something unique. My friends like Forex.com becasue it has the web platform and hand held platform. I like Oanda because it has unique trades such as trading Gold versus USD at 50:1 and also you can vary leverage for each trade. I really like FXCM becasue of the simple interface and the daily news and trade forum they have. FXCM.com has also now added a web platform. Its nice for trading on your vacation when you promised the wife to not trade and do it anyway on the hotel computer. I don't have another job, but I could see it being useful for trading at work.
I am definitely proof that they are not scams with my withdrawels. I remember reading this forum after I had made my first 200K using FXCM.com. The next day I took out 100K because I was paranoid. No problem, was in my account in three days. After I become a gold member with 10 Million in trades per month, the next wire xfer was one day. Gold members get preferred treatment.
So if you want to trade forex, any of the three are great. I realize that not every site is legit. But I think you can trust the biggest outfits as they are making more money on the spread and don't need to scam you. Maybe all of Wall St. is a scam, but these brokers are no different than Schwab or Merrill Lynch. You can lose your *ss if you don't be careful.
I also like the interest rollover of Oanda and FXCM (I don't know the Forex.com rules) versus some other brokers. FXCM charges or pays a simple interest per day the trade is open. Some brokers use a different system and it seems to penalize carry traders. But I am used to the Oanda and FXCM way, maybe the others are fine once you understand the way they do the rollover interest.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: albert (27.02.2007 21:06) |
| trading currency is hard enough and when you have fxcm as your broker you can kiss your money goodby. over the last 1 1/2 years they have proggresivly gone down , like a cheap two cent you know what. there is not enough memory in this web site to list all of their short comings , but i'll list a few. slipage, manipulation, locking your trade, not letting you trade when it is at the highest probability that you are right, live desk? more like dead desk,arregant,uncaring etc. etc. etc. etc. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Dude (20.03.2007 19:47) |
What would u excpect from a broker who will never answer your emails.??
Besides , FXCm is all about marketing and that's it. Also high pip spread to rip you off.
try ifx markets or crown |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: The man who sued FXCM (12.04.2007 02:42) |
FXCM has been sued based on the complaints here described and many others.
Those interested in joining please contact me:
yorktown@lycos.es |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: AndyS (26.04.2007 03:11) |
Please read this copy of the chat I just had with FXCM:
What else can you add...
FXCM!29: Welcome to FXCM's Live Chat Feature. So that we may better serve you, feel free to provide me with your name and email address. How may I help you?
User: Hi, How are you?
User: WHY My CHF Order was not executed?
User: ticket #: 17629241
FXCM!29: What are the specifics of the order?
User: The Entry (Sell) level was reached but it was not executed
FXCM!29: what was the sell level?
FXCM!29: what is your account number?
FXCM!29: what was the currency pair?
User: 1.2043
User: USD/CHF
FXCM!29: Is this a live account?
FXCM!29: what is the live account number?
User: Demo
FXCM!29: was this an order to buy or sell?
User: Sell
FXCM!29: when did you place the order?
User: 20 minutes ago
User: RIGHT NOW it hit this level again
User: and the order is still there...
FXCM!29: Have you refreshed the trading station?
User: Yes I did Many times
User: Now it is even higher 1.2044
User: and the order is still there
User: not executed
FXCM!29: If what you are saying is true your order should have been executed.
FXCM!29: If this were a live account we would turn this over to our audit committee to review and make an adjustment if necessary.
User: Why I can not see it on Open Positions panel?
User: Actually it happens VERY often
FXCM!29: You will only see your open trades when the order has been executed.
User: That is what I am telling you IT WAS NOT EXECUTED
User: What should I do?
User: I can not continue trading like that...
FXCM!29: What kind of internet connection are you using?
User: ADSL
User: 1500/256
FXCM!29: Is it wireless?
User: no. cable
FXCM!29: Okay.
FXCM!29: You may need to unistall and reinstall the trading station.
User: Why?
FXCM!29: If your orders are not executing properly there could be an issue with the way the software was downloaded.
User: The actuall execution runs on the Server... right?
User: what TS has to do with this?
FXCM!29: Yes, but if your orders are not showing up correctly it could be an issue with the trading station.
FXCM!29: You are the only one to report such issues.
User: http://www.forexrealm.com/brokers-reviews/#FXCM
User: Not really
User: Your comments ?
FXCM!29: Those forums are breeding grounds for market makers that can't compare to our size.
User: Well... WHY I have the same problems?
FXCM!29: We have serviced over 90,000 accounts. Obviously, not all 90,000 will be successful.
User: WHY I have
FXCM!29: I don't see anyone with the same issue as you.
User: But I had it on my REAL Account many times
User: and review commitee several times admitted that you system was wrong
User: Real TS installed on different computer
User: WHY?
FXCM!29: Obviously technical issues do arise in a technical market.
FXCM!29: We are one of the only firms that has an audit committee to look into trade inquiries.
User: ok. NOw the CHF is at 1..2050 level and the order is still there... CAN YOU SEE IT?
FXCM!29: i cannot see your account, no
User: why?
FXCM!29: because i can't log into your demo account.
FXCM!29: I do not have the login information.
User: last time the support told me that they can see EVERY button press I do
User: I gave you me email
FXCM!29: you didnt give me your email
FXCM!29: sorry
FXCM!29: it was lost.
User: account # is FXRxxxxxxxx
FXCM!29: i see it now
FXCM!29: but in order to login to your demo i need the login and the password
User: Pwd XXX
FXCM!29: Logging in now
User: PLEASE read my Email above
User: so?
FXCM!29: Please be patient
FXCM!29: i have to look at the account.
User: I mean can you see the CHF order?
FXCM!29: Yes
FXCM!29: It appears that it should have been executed at 18:12
FXCM!29: three minutes after you placed the order
User: Can you see it on the Open Positions list?
FXCM!29: No.
FXCM!29: It is still in the orders window
User: ???
FXCM!29: like i said, it should hav been executed.
FXCM!29: We execute live accounts before demos
User: Now can you see the problem?
FXCM!29: and it looked like this order slipped through the cracks
FXCM!29: I have always seen the problem
FXCM!29: I understand what you are saying
User: Ah... OK.
FXCM!29: I'm saying it should have been executed, we apologize that it wasnt, and if this were a live account you could log an audit and we would fix the situation.
User: and now tell me how should I trade to avoid these problems?
User: or wait till you fix it?
FXCM!29: Execution will never be perfect. |
Rating: Submitted by: Janine (12.06.2007 22:25) |
Overall good experience. Some slippage and ok spreads. Excellent
customer service. |
Rating: Submitted by: Mike (27.07.2007 07:46) |
| I am surprised to see these reviews about FXCM and think it might be a little biased. I have had a solid trading experience with them including their great customer service etc. I recommend that everyone at least call them to find this info out themselves. I even went to their office, very legitimate operations in a NYC highrise...not exactly what one would expect from a bucketshop. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: 911'isj' (02.08.2007 08:52) |
| I compared these guys with EFX and they have a stall on the pip movement , which occours just before you are about to make money, whic makes it really difficult for scalping, I am only a beginner but I have made money consistantley on EFX, there apppears to be no problem with the pip movement no stalling, FXCM on the other hand have larger spreads and the pip movement stalls just as you are about to make money, if I make ten pips on EFX then I am breaking even on FXCM, sounds outrageous, but with FXCM's large spread taken into consideration, you will soon see this is exactly whats happening, and the staff appear to have no idea, they say there is no dealing desk if this is the case then it must be built into the system, therefore maybe only the people at the top are aware of this, I told the chat dude to not take my word for it make the comparison for himself and that he was probadly a nice person, and if he had money in FXCM to check it out, he cut off the chat, which is like hanging on me, sorry dude if ya read this I didn't mean to insult you ! BUt I lost 35 000 us dollars |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Larry (24.08.2007 16:10) |
FXCM sued for fraud in California federal court.
Case SA CV07-00349-CJC |
Rating: Submitted by: Joel (01.09.2007 03:07) |
| I've been with FXCM for just over a month now. I trade actively throughout the day. So far, all of my trades have been executed as expected. I like FXCM's trading platform. Customer service has been very responsive in addressing my administrative questions. The other comments on here are very different from my experience, maybe they were from before they implemented the "no dealing desk" ? |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: jonn (07.11.2007 05:21) |
| They take very much Interest and You willloss your money. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: awilson1 (07.12.2007 12:08) |
| The BIGGEST SCAM IN THE WORLD !!! I recieved a margin call based on an entry price that never existed. Even though all supporting evidence proofs my case, FXCM still refuses to refund my money. STAY AWAY !!!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Juergen (26.12.2007 04:32) |
Ever seen this movie???
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181984/usercomments?start=10
Same thing applies. Same thing also applies to the piece of cr*p called MLM (Multi-Level-Marketing) |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: JC Mtl. (16.01.2008 18:28) |
This broker really s*cks, in volatile markets is impossible to close
a position I got a fill 14 and 18 pips away from my original closing price
four minutes later, you call this slippage? That is ripping off pure and simple.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: jason (01.02.2008 10:19) |
| Wake up traders, this platform is a complete scam, you'll lose all your money,if you're currently trading with FXCM I strongly suggest to withdraw your money. Numerous time my stopped loss order was hit 10,15 pips away from the printed,charted quotes and all I ever get in response is "we're a no dealing desk service,during high peak trading there will be slippage" Close YOUR accounts with FXCM and give it to charities, you'll be much better served. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Joseph (02.02.2008 11:58) |
| It is good broker with good customer service Mt4 will launch soon |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Paul Patrick (19.02.2008 05:17) |
| please what is that SCAM.I seriously want to know. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Abiodun Badmos (21.02.2008 08:41) |
I believe anyone regarding fxcm as scam is a newbie.
FXCM is a very good broker.
The fact is simple, if you believe that fxcm is ripping you off ur money, why dont you try comparing their chart with another other reputable brokers (interbank, fxsol, etc), if its different, then you can make your conclusion.
Besides have never heard anyone saying something about withdrawal problem. They always pay, no matter the amount and this I believe is a characteristic of a good broker.
FXCM is simply one of the best.
How many brokers will you see their contact address?
Lets be fair in our judgement and pls dont misguide people.
Scam is not good. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Jack (26.02.2008 10:09) |
Compare the hourly charts to the daily charts in the marketscope 2.0 provided by FXCM. In many cases you will find discrepancies. These discrepancies invalidate all indicators and all support and resistance.
This intentional bogus information is designed to misinform you into making poor trade decisions and eliminates any possibilty of trading most systems. If you aren't trading for the long term, I highy suggest that you do not use this platform. Read this risk warning very carefully!!!! Especially the second paragraph!!!
RISK WARNING: Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange you should carefully consider your monetary objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your deposited funds and therefore you should not speculate with capital that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent advisor if you have any doubts. Past returns are not indicative of future results.
FXCM and its affiliates assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or omissions in these materials. They do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. FXCM and its affiliates shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation losses, lost revenues, or lost profits that may result from these materials. This email is not a solicitation to buy or sell currency. All information contained in this email is strictly confidential and is only intended for use by the recipient. FXCM is compensated for its services through the spread between the bid/ask prices. This communication was sent from a non-monitored alias email account. All replies should be sent to info@fxcm.com. Replies sent to info@fxcm.com will be received by the FXCM corporate email system and are subject to storage and review by someone other than the recipient.
For recipients of this communication who are resident in the UK or have an account with FXCM LTD ( UK recipients), this communication should be treated as having been issued by FXCM LTD.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Joe (26.02.2008 10:19) |
| Slippage on Entry orders will occur about 75% of the time when trading on a real account. Most of the time it is between .5 - 1.5 pips. It does not matter what time of the day your entry order is executed or whether or not news is involved. The slippage is simply an additional cost to trade with FXCM. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Graz (27.02.2008 05:31) |
| Once again they closed trades that were negative with a incorrect margin call. They also don't pay interest on your balance (when questioned I was told be their helpdesk "we are not bank you know, if you want interest go there") My advice is 'Stay well clear'. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: fxcmIsNoGood (27.02.2008 18:19) |
| Visit the National Futures Association http://www.nfa.futures.org Type in "fxcm" in the search entire NFA web site. See how many disputes and complaints come up. No need to say anymore. Stay well clear of FXCM dont fall into there marketing trap. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: zulassi (03.03.2008 22:53) |
yeah, I have trade with them for few months. it happened in 2006 when I monitoring my trade. the usd spike up and eat my stop and I was left with $50.00 I won't recommed them to anyone.
I think most forex brokers re scam. Can one tell me which is good or fair in their trainig.
tq |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Chris (28.03.2008 13:29) |
| I traded FXCM for 2 weeks . I started winning as much as 21 out of 25 trades the first wekk. Going from $100 to $622. Then the following week. All my skills seem to disappear. I found that if I put in a stop...It was met with a spike that took me out. If I started to exit a bad trade and hit cancel instead, the market seemed to change direction. I averaged 60 pip a day and then they started playing me.One guy even called and asked for my strategy, like he had been monitoring my trade? |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: jtrader Detroit (19.04.2008 20:13) |
Some of these comments are so lame they border on humorous. If you find that you cannot deal with the market on news days, why do you trade on news days? Just Google "forex news days, April" (or whatever appropriate month). Those are superb days for new, thinly-funded traders to go picnic or play with their kids.
Stick with good pairs. USD/GBP and/or USD/EURO. You can make as much money as you like with just those currencies. Trade into the 4 hour trend during the OVERLAP between the London and New York markets, which will be roughly 0700 to 1200 hours Eastern. If you are trading into the trend during this overlap window, you are in the game with the biggest banks and corporations on the planet. Just do what they're doing. Do not turn something simple into an unmanageable, complicated process. When you have these huge institutions shoveling 40 and 50 million dollars (or much more) at a time into the market, just follow along. Hitch a ride on the trend.
Stay the hell away from news trading. Then you won't be posting hateful sob stories about your broker in a forum like this. YOU DON'T NEED TO TRADE CURRENCY ON NEWS TO MAKE SERIOUS MONEY.
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| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: jtrader Detroit (21.04.2008 19:05) |
Back again with another morsel of hopefully helpful insight. There will be some who'll vehemently disagree, but IMO, an IB can be most helpful to newbies. Plain English, an "introducing broker". Do your due diligence and find one you like by Googling. IMO, the real bucket shops tend not to be listed by prominent IBs.
Apparently, the TV infomercials love to preach that forex is a 'round the clock rockin' money machine. Poppycock. First, don't trade on news days unless you have a really high tolerance for loss, no matter which broker you use. Next, come to the sandbox to play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Exceptions, NEWSDAYS. Use your preferred software that alerts you to TRENDS. Trade ONLY into a trend. It's the least risky, most profitable strategy you can employ. Set your trailing stop and ride that trend 'till it ain't no more!
Wanna get rich in forex? Go lightly on your leverage, heavy on your account compounding ...and get good at spotting trends.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Jim Johnson (21.04.2008 21:34) |
| I wish to make known the dishonest practices of FXCM, the currency trading brokerage. I had a small mini account of about $500. On April 16,2008, @ about 8:50 AM EST, I shorted 1 lot GBP/USD. This trade was placed shortly after a news release, which after the usual initial volatility would have been a great short to ride down. After some upside retracement, followed by positive downside movement, which took more than 10 minutes, I placed a stop/limit order @ 1.97858, just above the last lower high on the minute chart. The GBP/USD was moving to the downside when I went back to bed (I live on the West coast). When I came back about 25 minutes later, my position was closed out. However, looking at the same minute chart, the GBP/USD AT NO TIME CAME CLOSE TO MY STOP/LIMIT ORDER. I called FXCM and the broker LIED and claimed I was stopped out 4 minutes after I entered the trade. I have asked FXCM for records for that day and they do not comply. Later that day, when I had cooled down, another person @ FXCM whose name is Mike, listened to me and said he would get back to me with more information. He never did. To which, I must conclude that FXCM is a crooked boiler room bunch of slimeballs, who have no compunction about ripping off the little guy trying to reach a part of the American dream. GODDAMN FXCM!!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Leo (13.05.2008 02:36) |
If you loose with them they are sweet to you , as soon as you start gaining it back they will freeze your account, platform doesn't work on news, and slippage is out of control
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: malaysian forex newbie (17.05.2008 15:28) |
| FXCM is S*ck and SCAM..i trade 2 mini lots and set stop loss 25 pips..but suddenly stop loss change to 45 pips..Why? |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: John Jay (02.06.2008 17:22) |
| DO NOT OPEN NEW ACCOUNT. CLOSE YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT. DOCUMENT ALL ILLEGAL ACTIONS. REPORT TO THE PROPER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. TAKE LEGAL ACTION. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Amir Saleem (09.06.2008 17:15) |
I think People are slandering all the firms of Forex in this website there is no firm left so we can trust and make our trades so all are scams no more trading 1.8 trillion business per day is now going to stop only banks and interbanks will be doing trading Guys I thought that these people are rainbow chasers and posting their unsuccessful ideas here no one is here having any payment issue all are having some technical faults by their ends and by trading stations.
Do not Trust on these people they are Newbies. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: jtrader Detroit (12.06.2008 07:44) |
Why do 95% of retail currency traders lose all their money? Is it all because FXCM is a big ripoff? Is it because FXCM is one of the classic \"bucket shops\"? Is it possible there\'s any more of an issue than this?
If I sit in front of my computer and \"day trade\" currency with a slot machine mentality, I\'m gonna lose money. And if I must do this on so called \"news days\", using 100 to 1 leverage, I\'m gonna lose lots of money much faster. My choice of a broker is not the core issue.
Forget your news trading. Do what the banks do. Model the world\'s biggest corporations. Trade at low leverage and enter a TREND. Ride that trend like a surfer rides a wave with a 20 pip stop loss until your preferred software tells you the trend is finished. That could be 24 hours, or as long as 2 to 3 DAYS.
At least until you\'ve proven to yourself that you consistently make small amounts of money trading at very low leverage, DO NOT TRADE at high leverage. Start with very LOW leverage and come up slowly. Really slowly. If you are trading at low leverage with proper account management AND you enter a trend, there\'s no reason to sit in front of your computer. Let the trading platform do it\'s work and go about your daily routine . Go grocery shopping. Or go play.
And to head-off my many critics at the pass, NO, I do NOT work for FXCM. But I know that forex will take all your money and smile about it ...if you come to the table with that \"slot machine mentality\".
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Joseph (12.06.2008 14:54) |
| When you trade their demo account, you will always be in profit. The moment you open a live account with them, you will never see your money back. Guys, all forex brokers are theives. Do you think they will let you earn money. Never. You will always end up in losses. No broker will ever let you EARN THEIR MONEY. Get out of Forex Market as a whole. Forex is only for banks and governments to play around. Don\'t get caught in this mudslide. |
| Rating: Submitted by: fx_mentor at yahoo com (16.07.2008 22:08) |
Ok all of you wankers out there here is the real deal on FXCM and ANY retail fx broker!!!!
Quit YOUR Wanking!!!!!
FXCM is an upstanding and genuine broker. I tread with them every single day from market open till market close. I make money with them every day!!! Thats right Wankers!!! I make tones of money EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! I use FXCM - and for those who think I may be talking them up go take a big fat lunch - I\'m a currency trader!!!! All of YOU Wankers ARE NOT!!! that is plainly evident when reading your lame reviews about them. I\'m sure you WANKERS have posted lame reviews about other brokers as well...
To continue with my rant about you WANKERS think of this for a moment... IT\'S NOT EASY AS A VIDEO GAME KIDS!!! Clearly you wanks have no clue about trading forex at all. Do you think you can watch a tick chart and make 2 bucks or 10 bucks and call it a day??? You are all wanking about losing your money because you ALL have no idea how to trade.... Do you think you can set a 10 or 20 pip stop loss and blame the broker because you got taken out and lost money? GROW UP AND WAKE UP WANKERS!!! Before you trade forex learn something about trading first!!! Some comment on day trading and losing your money - BLAH BLAH BLAH it\'s all Wanking do you expect to profit in 10 minutes??? Wanker!!! I\'m sorry to rant like this but YOU all need to know the real deal on FXCM from a REAL trader who make REAL money - They are a good broker!!!! Period!!! nothing else to say about that.
Here is the deal with FXCM and ANY broker! - Slippage is always going to happen in high volatility with ANY broker!! Got that? Is it sinking in yet? Wanker! Complaining about Demo accounts is purely a newbie thing to do. Demo accoutns on ALL platforms take less priority than REAL accounts.. Got it? Sunk in? GOOD
Now listen up WANKERS!!!
If you think your a trader and lose money thats your fault! Got it? Sinking in yet? Don\'t blame the broker for YOUR ST*PIDITY!!!! This B.S. about them trading against you and their indicators showing incorrect information... Well you really do need a big lunch because if your trading based on charts and indicators - you have no idea how to trade AT ALL!!! Got it? Sinking in yet? !!! Wanker!!! Trading currency is risky and you need to evaluate your level of risk tolerance - If you get into a trade because you see somehting going up on a chart and think you wanna catch the wave... GET A BIGGER LUNCH WANKER!!! The reason I\'m ranting like this is because YOU ALL insult my intelligence by these false claims of \"they will take your money\" - or \"they work against their clients interests\" I have no doubts in my mind that you are probably the type to save your money and place it in an ING bank account to earn your measly 3.5% interest. Keep doing it because it\'s the only way you will keep your money. What the hell do you think your bank wants? YOUR SERVICE FEES WANKER!!!! Go play online poker if you want to gamble WANKERS!!!
Back to the real deal with this broker:
Here are the bad things:-
1: Slippage during volatile times (every broker has it) don\'t complain and whine about losing money because you already know there is slippage so why trade during these times? Just to catch 20 or 30 pips of profit? WANKER!! Do your research before you trade and you won\'t care about slippage because your not SCALPING!! WANKER!!!
2: Fluctuating PIP spreads - this is a bit of a complaint for me since they can go as high as 40 pips on exotic pairs like EUR/TRY or GBP/NZD but Spreads should never determine your assesment of a trade becasue if your only looking to gain 20 or 30 pips you probably shouldn\'t be trading at all - WANKER!!!
3: A limit of only 12 pairs available at any one time in the Trading Station - This is a complaint I have but it\'s not really a big one since I make tones on any pair I trade so no biggie, but it would be nice to have access to all pairs offered.
Now the good points:
1: Pairs - FXCM offers a few pairs you will NOT see anywhere else. This is an advantage.
2: excellent charts for the standard trading station - They are free - If you want better charts go to the SCAMS that charge money for them WANKER!!!
3: Low Spreads on Majors - Some of the lowest I\'ve ever seen like GBP/USD 1.2 pip spread! or EUR/USD 1.0 pip spread Very nice!
4: Fast service for REAL TRADERS!!! Got it? Sinking in yet? I have no complaints about their service at all!!! Besides a few technical issues I had with them, which were purely technical computer type issues. They are prompt to answer my emails and have been extra courteous in terms of offering training for free. You don\'t ger that stuff from other brokers unless you PAY for it. Got it? Sinking in yet?
5: Most importantly - Have never had any problem getting profits cashed in and wired to my sweet ol bank account. They are an NFA member which puts me at ease knowing they are regulated. I have read other WANKERS report that they get treated poorly as if FXCM wants to keep your money. Go HOME WANKERS. I get money wired to me every single month - it\'s a lot of money too... never had any problem collecting from them and when I withdraw they send it within 24 hours like clock work and it\'s in my account about 12 hours after that!
So you see if you were a real trader you would not think like these WANKERS here complaining about losing their money because you would know HOW to trade. I rarely use charts and if you rely on them to trade you should really stick to your day job because thats your only ticket to retirement - to say this is a game that only big banks play is clearly a wanker that has no clue. I built a fortune from a mere $1000 USD investment - Thats right a fortune of over $500,000 from only $1000
If you really want to know how to trade and do the same thing - Pay me to teach you and you too can do it. I will teach you the right way to trade!!!!
Quit your whining and take control of yourself and your thoughts make better trades!
All of these reviews are complete BUNK!!!!
fx_mentor @at@ yahoo dot com
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| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Mrs. Cruff (22.07.2008 19:04) |
The offensive hyperbole written above by fx_mentor at yahoo com, is a scam in itself. Look at the end where he\'s written;
\" I built a fortune from a mere $1000 USD investment - Thats right a fortune of over $500,000 from only $1000
If you really want to know how to trade and do the same thing - Pay me to teach you and you too can do it. I will teach you the right way to trade!!!! \"
So you want us to pay you to teach us all to play FX because you recon you made $500\' 000 from only $1000. Where\'s the evidence WANKER? How do we know your not just some scammer prick. If your making so much money on the forex how come you want to waste time teaching WANKERS? Who would trust someone who uses 4 exclamaition marks after a word, one is too many. Go f*ck yourself WANKER.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: awilson (25.07.2008 12:50) |
| They have all the bells and whistles, but don\'t be fooled they are the BIGGEST B*NDITS in the forex world !!! |
| Rating: Submitted by: ali (11.08.2008 10:34) |
Its easy to blame others when one loose money, my experience so far is very good with FXCM.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: thieves (11.08.2008 17:54) |
| We are a huge Bank, they trade againt their clients, very dishonest, we lost 1.9Million Dollars in just 4 months, please do not trade with them, we are in court for this matter. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Daltonus (16.08.2008 00:01) |
For me, FXCM is very reliable. I never trade for 20-30 pips, so I don\'t bother to look if I was jacked for 2-3pips. I am after 100-1000 on daily, weekly or monthly trends. If you are trying to scalp 20-30 pips profit on $500 for the day - get a job, it would be easier. This is stressful and not worth the effort.
I have never been delayed on EUR/US trades. GBP/US has been slower, especially on a big event. But that\'s life. I usually have my position set long before any news anyway.
Software crashes frequently (2-3 per day), especially when I have too many charts going, but it relaunches itself within 10 seconds. Big deal, if you are trading every 10 seconds - good luck with that. Microsoft crashes 5X per day for me, so its an improvement.
Just about every on-line stock broker has the same complaints. Stop loss problems, slow execution, spread problems, front running. Why would they want your measly $500 by nefarious means when you will lose it to me anyway.
Start reading the global news, watch the trends and stop trying to bag 20 pips by luck. Its a job. I spend 16 hrs per day and then some. But I make great money at it.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Bluemeanie (20.08.2008 15:02) |
Seriously, having had a demo account for two weeks, I would never give these jokers my money. Before some *diot from FXCM says I don\'t know how to trade, the account is very profitable despite the problems I\'ve encountered with their software.
Stop hunters, you bet they do. You\'ll be amazed how far off the actual price they will go to stop you out. Taking that into consideration,they won\'t fill your limit orders.
Also, try closing out a profitable trade on a profitable account. It\'s almost impossible as all manner of pop ups you\'ve never seen before stop you closing your position. What a joke.
These people are such scammers they\'ve been ripping off my paper account lol. Don\'t give them your money!
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| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: azhan (27.08.2008 04:06) |
For me, I never have problem with FXCM. They are very constant, good account managing. I\'ve open mini account and got well supported 24Hrs either from Hongkong office, Dubai Office or from their head quarters.
Withdrawal also get well as promised. My withdraw USD1000; USD500 and others was smooth.
This forex investment was very challenged and dangerous placed.
up to yours to make decision. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: ANDRES LEIVA (02.09.2008 01:58) |
Total Scam:
1- High level of slippage.
2- Big rollover or overnight fees.
3- Poor execution if the costumer order is not favorable to the company interest. Some times fill out is more than 2 minutes or till youre loosing money (even in low demand times).
4- Bad costumer service including no product knowledge. Notice what you could expect, when the head of compliance, Walter Zuck have no knowledge of meaning of what usable margin and usable margin percentage are.
5- Other big issues not to discuss here, but if you want to know more, I\'m giving you permission to ask for MY CONTACT information to this website owner\'s. If you want to destroy those bad guys with your own claims, lets do it together.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Eric (08.09.2008 18:52) |
| I opened a micro account a \"MICRO\" and when the market took off in my favor on Nfp this pass friday they wouldnot let me close my positions until it retraced and then they had the nerv to give me a margin call..lol wow!!!! |
| Rating: Submitted by: Jeff Nellans (13.09.2008 19:20) |
| I happen to think that FXCM is a good broker. It makes me wonder when many of the people on this review board are very emotionally charged and use caps and slander FXCM with the word scam. These scam posts are littered with misspellings, and it makes me think that there is a reason that all of these uneducated people are losing money in the Foreign Exchange market. It is not a market for the inexperienced; take caution with leverage when you deal with any broker in this market. I think that is the root of the problem here. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: worlhin (16.09.2008 18:19) |
I just open an FXCM micro account few days ago because of their advertisement the lower spread. I fund the account with $50 as i thought to give it a try first.
When i open the trading station, I found most of the time the spread are way higher than other broker charge. E/U spread is 3.5 sometime even 4. G/J spread is ard 13-14 pips while on their website it wrote 4 pips. When I send an email to ask abt it they told me was due to market uncertainty. Now 3 days after that the lowest GJ spread i ever see was 7.3 and that also for the split second before going back above 10.
The reason I still maintain the account is to withdraw the money, I need to pay $40 administrative fee. WTF... by the time minus $40 and few dollar for wire, I might only get cents in my account without any trading... |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Aron (19.09.2008 14:34) |
| It\'s a scam. Although I\'m still using it. I trade GBP/JPY in a sell position. At 10.27am I close my position with the price around 165.6++. Somehow it was closed at 165.81+. I try to check the tick chart on 10.27pm, unfortunately the highest it goes is 165.725. How the hell it closed at 165.81+? There\'s been a few times things like this happen. But I guess I got to comfortable using FXCM platform. :) |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: jj (23.09.2008 03:12) |
| It is a very suspicious looking platform, I have not done live trading but something does not look right. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Julian Ratzinger (29.09.2008 14:43) |
| I will not judge their ability as a broker for I am not with them, but dear oh dear, FXCM hits turbulance...again!Reading my 9/22/08 copy of FX WEEK it would seem that Lehman Brothers held a 10% stake of FXCM and that since their demise last week, these shares are now up for auction. Isn\'t that what happened in 2005 when REFCO, 35% share holders at the time, went bankrupt! Wow, WOULD YOU REALLY FEEL CONFIDENT KNOWING THEIR HISTORY? WOULD YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR MONEY WITH THIS BROKER?? REMEMBER, 3 STRIKES YOU\'RE OUT....ALONG WITH YOUR MONEY! |
| Rating: Submitted by: trader guy (07.10.2008 08:48) |
| FXCM is a good broker. The platform is solid. I believe most of the problems here are with the traders, not the company. Let me put it this way, if you are trading micros or minis and getting in and out of the market several times a day, you are going to lose your money, period. |
| Rating: Submitted by: big pippin (31.10.2008 15:42) |
| I\'ve only been using they\'re demo platform but I was making about 21 pips per day on other trading platforms but with them the same technique is actually losing money. It\'s like they\'re running my stops intentionally. I\'ve also seen fills at prices that don\'t exist. Not going to trade live with these guys. It\'s a shame because I love the trading platform. |
| Rating: Submitted by: SuccessfulTrader (01.11.2008 04:37) |
| ok now i know why 90% traders burn their account. ok here\'s an explanation on brokers. They make money when YOU LOSE YOUR TRADE. Every fx broker is like that. That\'s how they make profit. But here\'s another sad story. it is LEGAL for them to make you lose a trade. How to they do that?..Well their primary mission is stop-loss hunting. That\'s where they burn individuals account. So how do we overcome typical scenarios? Well, for me, I NEVER USE STOP LOSS especially when the currencies are trending. FXCM has a high reputation of being one of the best brokers at the same time the best cheaters but c \'mon how on earth are they suppose to make profits? Second way on how they burn your account is manipulating their spreads. So you have to be very carefull in fx trading and use metatrader instead of their marketscope. For me FXCM is NOT a SCAM but they just have a smart way of making profits for their company. So i assume everyone who says FXCM SCAMMERS are newbies and do not a thing about how the fx markets works with brokers. |
| Rating: Submitted by: annon (03.11.2008 08:40) |
You dumb f*cking m*rons. One minor thing that goes against your dumb*ss beginner *ss and you come online and post that this broker is a scam? Plain morons.
This website seems like a scam - half of the brokers listed as scams are completely legit. It\'s these morons who have no clue as to what FOREX is, thinking it\'s a get rich quick type of deal, sign up to a broker, lose money then have a b*tch on it saying its a scam. CLUE UP.
TELL ME WHICH BROKER IS PERFECT, WITHOUT ONE COMPLAINT? oh yeah, NONE. THINGS DO GO WRONG IN LIFE *DIOTS. And in the case of FXCM, if somethings wrong with in regard to your charting/trading platform, you take it up with the broker and they do whatever possible to try and resolve it.
DON\'T HAVE A BITCH on forums saying a COMPLETELY LEGIT broker is a scam, just because your f*cking incoherent *ss can\'t grasp what FOREX really is and how to trade. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: JAY (08.11.2008 10:17) |
I ASK ALL SMART TRADERS TRADING THROUGH FXCM. CAN ANY ONE OF THE TRADERS CLAIM HE HAS MADE FORTUNE TRADING THROUGH FXCM? IF ANY ONE OUT THERE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PROOF. I BELIEVE TRADING IS A PROFESSION BUT AS LONG AS YOUR BROKER IS WORKING AS A BROKER NOT AS YOUR COMPETITOR. I BELIEVE FXCM MAKES SURE NOBODY WALKS AWAY WITH PROFIT. YOU EITHER CAN BREAK EVEN OR END THE AVERAGE TRADE IN LOSS. THEY CAN MANAGE TO GIVE YOU MARGIN CALL EVEN ON HEDGED TRADE! THEY WIDEN THE SPREAD AS MUCH AS 60 T0 70 PIPS.
AS I SAID IF SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN PROVE ME WRONG WITH EVIDENCES AND NOT SWEAR WORDS I WILL BE OBLIGED. |
| Rating: Submitted by: RA (09.11.2008 23:34) |
| It is amazing to read some of these reviews, it is obvious that all those negative comments came from those who have lost all their money,which is true for forex trading, that is 90% of traders lose their money. I have been with them for three years, amazing customer service, great platform, and very quick withdrawals, I mean I had one withdrawal done by wire and I recevied it the same day...trading forex is not a game so if you worry about one pip or ten pips slippage then you are day trading and all I can say is good luck with that...of course they are not perfect, they do have problems like every other broker, but in general they are great.... |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: JP (21.11.2008 17:40) |
| What else is a person suppose to think? I have had an awful time getting in today and would like to get in and get my money out! So many different unrelated error messages, they do not make any sense. The support for a Micro acct. is awful. I would like to get to the bottom of this in maybe one or two at the most contacts with Tech Supp. but they fish you along with things already tried (tried them ALL.) In my case it is obviously something wrong with their server/station but they make you believe it is your connection, etc... Now, I understand sometimes they are dealing with brainless people that have no idea what they are doing on their computer let alone trading. And, yes we are dealing with small potatoes in Micro accts. (I am, They really are not!). Most intelligent people would start out using a Micro acct. and then maybe work up to a standard. But hey, cut to the chase and fix it! When I get my $ out I will go elsewhere. Meeting with friends/bus. owners in a few days and they are quite curious to learn of forex trading. I have learned a lot from FXCM that I will pass on. But, more importantly I will share the trouble I have had, and to NOT use their brokerage, unless something is done here quickly. To those that might respond that I should do my due diligence, been there and done that. Thanks for allowing me to vent! |
| Rating: Submitted by: JC (22.11.2008 15:13) |
See JDTrader\'s comments. I agree completely. FXCM is awesome and a true pioneer that opened currency markets to the small trader. As far as all the complaining about taking out stops etc. The market makers have no idea where your stop is. Let me repeat, they do not know and are not \"playing you\". This is just market reality, period. Any questions on price level just follow other market makers and you will see that FXCM is completely in line with world markets.
I\'ve made a lot of money trading with FXCM. If you loose it is because you still have much to learn. It is not FXCM\'s fault, it\'s yours. And thank you for helping me fund my account. JCTrader is dead on in my opinion.
I NEVER trade big news. Go out take a walk have breakfast but stay away from your computer in fast markets. That is lesson #1.
Oh....I\'ve been trading for ten years. FXCM is the real deal and they\'re ethical. Great customer service, I\'ve never been failed. When an order didn\'t execute for me FXCM made good and they were pleasant to work with.
And no, I work for myself, not FXCM. I appreciate FXCM sending me my profits once a month. No way would I ever divuldge my methods for consistently bringing home $20,000+ per month. You new people...please keep trading and complaining. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Andre Ian (24.11.2008 00:13) |
| I am with them since 2006 February on real and longer than that on demo. Yes, I have seen difficulty in feeding data to the platform, and I\'ve seen my profit growing before I\'ve heard the closing trade sound, probably my computer took time to load the wav file. I had a 512k ADSL connection with some not so reliable service before 2007, but the only available in the area where I was at that time. Now I have the best ADSL I could get, a quite good up to now 3G wireless connection as a point 1 failure backup, the phone ready for phone trading in case required as a point 2 failure backup. But as a general rule the stop losses are hardly touched, and I\'m doing this outside work hours, so no worries. The other borkers that I could have opted for had disadvantages in comparison to FXCM, but that is 80% objective adalysis and 20% subjective. I am content with the FXCM service and have not intention of stopping a relationship which is profitable for me. You do not need advice, you may however need a good menthor and time. Remember you\'ll be like those you follow. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Lori (03.12.2008 05:55) |
| I have been unable to close any trade when even a few pennies into profit. The software is unresponsive and the charts very slow. I honestly think thy bet against their own clients. I would recommend flushing cash down the toilet to save time and headaches. Can I give a negative star rating? |
| Rating: Submitted by: rascaller (05.12.2008 15:44) |
| They are a good brokerage in my experience. Don\'t believe all you read below it sounds like sour grapes to me. As for the chap who wasted that poor customer service persons time with a massive diatribe about a DEMO account!! Get over it, they are never going to an Audit committee about a DEMO account, they are making absolutely no money out of it and you are just wasting their time - punt with real cash fella!!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Dave C, (05.12.2008 19:34) |
| Their claim of no dealing desk execution is a lie. When price movement becomes volatile, they often jack up the spread for their own benefit. For example, they quite often raise the spread on GBP/USD spread from 3 pips during normal condition to 7 or 11 pips when market began to move due to news or no reason at all. They employ this tactic, most often during the down market, by holding the SELL price steady while boost up the BUY price. So, if you have short position and want to take profit, you are force to take less profit than would otherwise. By doing so, they can make easy money by getting cheap spread from banks and charge you the difference. Any professional trader can tell you that this is their tactic to corner the market onto their customers. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: The Dog (10.12.2008 01:01) |
I\'m new to currency trading and have been reviewing it a lot and I\'m ready to start a practice account. I was looking at FXCM, wasn\'t sure then noticed CNBC was using FXCM for the currency trading in the Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.
This is my first time on Forex Realm so I was SHOCKED to see all the SCAM remarks about FXCM. I trust CNBC as a source and don\'t think CNBC would use FXCM if they thought that FXCM had this bad of a reputation.
I now hestiate to try FXCM because of the SCAM comments.
Do any of you have suggestions on a FOREX broker for a practice account? I also looked at GFT.
I welcome the feedback. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Janusz (14.12.2008 19:44) |
I\'ve a micro and I loose my money. OK. At 2008-12-11 there was a very strange situation, I\'ve got a pop-up message that they had a problem with bank and had a false peak on ALL CURRENCY PAIRS. They asked to not place a new order from about 16 to 24 hour.
In this time, I had open long position with stop loss. Market went down and my stop loss didn\'t act! That was horrible to see growing losses! I tried to close position by hand - this didn\'t work too. On chat they told me that they can\'t close my position because of it is micro (!). Chat support is only for normal account, this is bad. Finally, about at 24 o\'clock the position was closed with price as my stop loss. This was good.
I\'ve got an email with info, that I can claim on all position open between 16 and 24 and my account will be bring back to state before 16. This was good.
As somebody here say (I see it too), if you open your position, they add 0,5-1,5 pips to price. It is important to me, because I try to be a day trader. I changed trading option in station, and now it is ok. The worse problem is with spread (on eur/usd I see sometimes up to 7 pips). Sincerely. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Puzzled (07.01.2009 01:43) |
Most of the reviews here on FXCM are extremely negative. A few positive reviews are made by people who seems to be very arrogant e.g. \"I am PRO, I make thousands everyday - You newbies forget forex and start flippin burgers\" etc etc.
Most people blame others for anything that goes wrong in their life but I don\'t understand why forex \"GURUs\" are using abusive language.
Is anyone over here a real trader? Some have said that they always made money on demo account but always lost money on their real account.
I have traded on a demo account for 3 months, I have made money and I have lost money also.
So based on my experience I can safely say that the claim of always making money on demo account is totally false and is probably made by people who ended up losing and are angry.
Seems like the only way to test is by opening a real account with them. |
| Rating: Submitted by: kim (21.01.2009 02:47) |
| 5000$ liveaccount since 2 years, no problem... |
| Rating: Submitted by: RJD (24.01.2009 15:11) |
| I\'ve been trading with FXCM for about two months now. They have been very good with answering my questions. Trades executed well with no noticeable slippage. Their response to executing withdrawls has been great, I recieve my checks within a week or so by mail. I generally don\'t use market orders but limit orders to enter a trade so my trading techniques differ from most of the posts here. The spreads are acceptable considering the cost per round-turn on commisioned based trading. Most of the people posting here are just venting their emotions. Some trade planning in advance may prove helpful especially on when to enter a market. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: FXCM micro (26.01.2009 23:35) |
i deposited 100 dollars to test with this fxcm. I have experience trading the forex for almost 15 yrs. I tested their platform and it worked good. I turned 100 dollars into 994 dollars in 4 hours.
Next day when i traded, it just started to drop and drop and drop more. Margin calls were hit, spikes out of nowhere. I used my other broker and it was going 4-3-8-10 pips with fxcm it was 20-30-10-4-2-40 pips at once.
Beware traders from this broker. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Alaa Maanawi (31.01.2009 16:26) |
I been reading a lot about FXCM and tested there platform for around 2 months, yes its true that before the platform wasn\'t good and had many errors, but now its consider to be the #1 FX broker, Support like no other, best and easiest plat form that really help you to make money and daily recommendation and outlook on the pairs.
My advice go with FXCM and dont worry about what wrote above its mostly old posts!
Happy trading
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| Rating: Submitted by: malie (14.02.2009 04:03) |
| so far so good! deposited 100$ last month and now it\'s 152$, after 1 1/2 month. i\'m a conservative trader. more on scalping 10 to 20 pips. why trade for 50 to 100pips when u r not sure it\'s going there. if i see a good signal, i\'m sure it\'s going to hit 10 to 20 pips. better than placing tight stops. I had some disconnections upon closing my position, but i guess it was ok because i had the same problem with my previous broker. could be happening to all brokers. Haven\'t tried withdrawal yet. i\'m trying to reach at least 700$ before i withdraw. so far so good... i just hope the lehman brothers issue won\'t get in the way of the business operation. btw, does anybody know fxcm\'s stand on lehman? |
| Rating: Submitted by: Aaron20a2000@yahoo.com (17.02.2009 17:25) |
I am extremely surprised by the problems people are having. I have been using the FXCM Micro trading platform since late October 2008. I have not had any problems with real trades not executing. I have always found the deposits to be very prompt(usually processed within an hour). I have made withdrawals totaling $2,550 and have recieved the checks in a timely fashion(usually within 8 business days). I do not know why people think this is a scam. But, I do have one issue I am not 100% pleased with--I do not think there should be a $10 withdrawal fee. But, I guess thats how it goes. As far as thge spreads, they change. I see negative spreads sometimes... Does that mean it is a reverse scam? Then again after hours trading spreads can get up to 4.5 pips on EUR/USD. If anyone has specific questions please feel free to email me. I am only an individual and do not give advice. for recommendations, I suggest reading DailyFX.
--Aaron Baker |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Moiss (19.02.2009 18:10) |
| It is tooooooooooooooooo EXPENSIVEEEEEE SPREAD. You will lost your money with their \"extremely bigest variable spread\" |
| Rating: Submitted by: Jim Bredeson (21.02.2009 02:48) |
I am a professional trader and I also advise over 1,000 other traders with entry exit orders. I am actually shocked and surprised to read most of these posts about FXCM.
Please email me specific details of the problems you have had jtbredeson@yahoo.com
I do not endorse any trading house but I personally use FXCM for the accounts I trade and over 95% of my readers are using FXCM or ForEX.com
I have never heard a single complaint from anyone about either of the companies. If there is a real problem I would seriously like to know about it.
Thanks
Jim
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Jake (05.03.2009 22:03) |
| I find it impossible to believe that each and every trade I make could be on the wrong side of the market. Lets be clear I AM a newbie, however, I've been trading on this website off and on for 2 years. No big money, but I find it odd that if I'm putting in a sell or buy, the currency would do the opposite and my money is gone. I've even placed buy and sell on the same currency, and the currency will remain flat. I do my research, look at economic indicators, etc. but Jesus, even statistically, the law of large numbers should say that I'd get it right at least once out of the hundreds of trades and dollars I've placed with this company. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: *furiousDingo* (14.03.2009 13:49) |
| what prevents these companies form putting in their own reviews? |
| Rating: Submitted by: Tom N. (14.03.2009 22:39) |
| I'm new to forex and have only been trading for a few months. I've lost money and made money as I figure out what the heck I'm doing. I'm confused about a lot of these scam posts. Is it not true that forex brokers make money on each trade (the spread) and not the result of the trade? The more trades I make - good or bad - the more money they make. If I lose all my money, I cannot trade anymore and they will not make any more money off me. I've made scores, if not hundreds of trades and my net earnings are up. I don't care that FXCM makes money off each of my trades - that's what a broker does, that's what keeps them from going out of business. As far as the occasional hickup, if anyone knows of a system out there with no glitches, please share that information with Microsoft. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Buggy (19.03.2009 04:37) |
Another th*ef in the market:- Create their own FX pricing.
Create their own charts, with spikes.
Create their own lows & highs
Stop Losses are a guaranteed STOP OUT, due to their increase band of spread widening, btwn bid/ask.
New Limit Orders - if touched 2-5 points below your price and bounce back up in your favor, will SURELY not be done, due to their favorite line, LOW LIQUIDITY - SOORY SIR< YOUR ORDER COULD NOT BE DONE !!
STAY AWAY - DESTRUCTION OF WEALTH, RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES !!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: KB (19.03.2009 04:45) |
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK:- IF u wana loose all your wealth.
A CHEAT by Birth.
A TH*EF by design.
A SUCCESS by default.
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| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Mamdouh (23.03.2009 07:47) |
i tried fxcm microlot and i lost all of my money because i was gambling !
i think fxcm is ok |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Reverend Ken (28.03.2009 08:07) |
I just noticed something while reading the reviews. It seems most of the reviews praising FXCM are written by the same person. Just take a look at the typo that keeps appearing. When they use a word with a contraction, like the word don't, they insert a / into it like don'/t
or don/'t.
The wanker guy is the same guy as like 5 others at least. SO what we have here is an FXCM employee coming in here and trying to do damage control. I use mbtrading, and have had pretty good luck with them. I was shopping for another broker when I found this site. Never hurt to have a backup broker.
I wouldn't pay attention to any reviews which contained this typo.
FXCM you need to have a better typist do your damage control. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Mark (28.03.2009 11:49) |
| The spreads are very good. I trade the EUR/JPY usually around 1.2 pips on the micro account. Generally good reaction from the platform except after news. After news, the system may in fact lock you out as has been reported on this board. I did not have this problem at forex^com but I dont like their spreads as much. Forex^com also had the advantage of a wireless trading protocol which FXCM does not have. |
| Rating: Submitted by: shudi (29.03.2009 08:18) |
| im ve been certainly lucky coz im not experiencing these issues-in my early days i certainly felt everyting thats being described in the scam columns-hope they all find some light in there trading. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Emmett (02.04.2009 15:49) |
I had demo account with FXCM active trader, as you know this is a web based platform and it does not come with built in charts, so you got to open their mico platform to view charts or any meta trader software. After a while of demo trading I noticed a lag in quote between FXCM and the charts, which could be up to 10 seconds long even on a fast internet connection. I began to take advantage of this lag and I was seeing 10 seconds into the future, all my trades were profitable, even though I had few margin calls I was everytime quickly up on my feet and winning again, untill the point when hundreds of 100 mil orders in one direction could hardly affect my gigantic margin.
A friend of mine was watching my demo play and viewed my entire report, immediately opened a multi thousand live account at FXCM, he lost half his money in volatile day when EUR/USD jumped 4 cents in one minute after US quantitive easing news release. Few days later he deposited more thousands into his account, but this time he lost due to FXCM delayed quotes, which was helpful to me in my demo account and helped make over 400 mils in few days
The point is that demo account do not replicate the real world, no matter how convincing it seems, a demo account will find no dificulty filling your 100 mill order, while in real world this is not possible especially with FXCM.
Another thing about FXCM a beginner should know is that a margin call will eat up all your money, because once usble margin runs out all open positions will be closed and only the money laid out for these positions will be returned, So in case you get a margin call in micro account you will loose all your money except $2.50 per thousand for the open positions will be returned.
In case of active trader you would get $5 back per thousand, this like the Arabic old saying: You get from the camel its ears !
Other Brokers have much better margin call policies designed to protect their customers not destroy them. You Should stay a way from FXCM for this very reason.
FXCM also has outragous spreads somtimes as high as 20 pips at market open and news breaks. This will affect all open positions hen it happens. and a lot of slippage during news time.
Also bear in mind what I read on FXCM website about getting a false margin call when wrong data is fed to trading stations, A margin call can be trigguired by software and wipe an entire account and actualy close open position and who will fix that !
I hope you guys who tried other brokers in live accounts write about them and I would like to hear from people who had any withdrawal troubles with any broker to tell us about it here. after all it is our money !
Emmett
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Steven Scott (04.04.2009 11:35) |
I have been recently investigating getting into FX trading and so have looked at a few different brokers over the past couple of weeks,
I had an ALMOST EXACT same chat exchange with FXCM as was [Submitted by: AndyS (26.04.2007 03:11) *see below] while using their demo account.
The responses from their side were virtually identical to what they told Andy. The FXCM chat person actually got a bit snippy with me in the end so I ended the chat.
I have uninstalled their software and will NOT consider using them. i-TradeFX has been a little better experience, except I have already run into software errors with both their demo tools (MetaTrader 4 and WinTrader). I'm beginning to wonder if you can trust ANY of these guys? |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: andrew (15.04.2009 21:40) |
technical problebs plague platform
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Rating: Submitted by: Raj (15.04.2009 22:09) |
I agree with the issues lot of people have complained abt and this is not about those issues. They have come up with a new scam. I got an email that my account is being "upgraded" from mini to micro. I do not want this but they say since my balance is less than 2K i have to move to micro. The only way to avoid this is to bring my balance up to 2K. I then asked them what if losses bring my balance less than 2K. They said i have to maintain 2K at all times.
This sounds like they are forcing me to micro just to make me part with my money. In the case of micro, from what i understand, they ARE trading against you. So, they seem to have figured this is more profitable to them, at their clients' expense. So this ends my 4-yr trading history with FXCM. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Troubled (18.04.2009 10:41) |
Check the following site for a damning legal finding against FXCM:
http://www.cftc.gov/stellent/groups/public/@lrdispositions/documents/legalpleading/iddickten2309.pdf |
| Rating: Submitted by: I See thru it (20.04.2009 14:09) |
| Ok let's take this from the top started with a $5000.00 deposit 100k account after blowing up the demo I talking dedecation like mad, I use to work at NYMEX and traded stock online using the over night news and data for a while made some money but a friend called me and said he had gone live trading forex so come on buy and see if we can combind minds on this ok so here we go .When I started there were no hedgeing yet so you had to know how to manage risk so we both were tradind two different companies same goal in 9 day I was up $9600.00 he was trading a smaller account with other company he up $700-$800 in same time frame at this time I starting to get calls from Fxcm about on my appilication I put that I was a novice trader but I was I never did this professionally so the next ? was we are looking for beta chart testers oh I forgot at that time I was using prophetnet chart I liked it tried to get me to use netdainia but I refused call came in everyday about my stragedy and if I would be interested in the testing all of a sudden prophetnet charts didn't work anymore ok so I used netdania same results now it 2wks and I'm at $13,400+ felling good so on the 3rd request I said yes just to see if other charts had any added avantage charts were proRealtime,intellicharts & marketscope so herewe go didn'tlike Procharts & marketscope did intellicharts made 23 straight succesful trade no losses then all hell broke loose chart freeze tradestation lockups loss started I felt suspicious but money is buliding up now at $17,000+ almost $20,000, my wife said you always pick things up quick but whoa here go the twist I was talking to my friend about the EUR/USD and what happen that morning they had caught those guy in a house in Fl. training for alqeeda,that morning I had left a buy position before I went to sleep which was about 4:00 am I did really good on that one then the phone call! my wife says it fxcm it for you so I answered it's their new offer can I could come down to their trading office in Manhattan NY and trade with them with $25,000 and they would match it and we would split the profits but I thought I need isolation to excecute couldn't trade in a room full of people so I said I can't my wife was pregnant and it would make my life difficult with my other son in school 2nd grade she was persisten but I said I couldn't man things weren't looking good after that limits falling short by 1-2pips gains of $300-$700 would be in negative I would look at charts it would show it should have hit but not, I would go to sites like fxstreet call my friend ask him where is highs for the day was and we were right on point now remember he's using another platform and charting but three different source would make things all more conclusive I had to actually close all trade manually, now a box would come up with that yellow triangle no close for me a lot of slippage so I called my cable company to check for work in area none fxcm our systems fine now what! I had turn them down and that was the price I paid they did't know I was using two computers always kept a demo to cross reference and I caught them now we argue but always told me trade was hypothetical which means take that lost I can write about many situations like when heging came available switch me without asking me plus guarantee fills is why I choose them to start was no more gone and what they were pushing you had to take I got stuck because I had learn and mastered their platform that was my fault for staying made & lost money but when their wrong like the time I started taping all my trades on video camera and caught an un balance hedging position which cost me thousands GBP/JPY 100k vs 50k tryin to get me a margin call that day I lost over $10,000 because I knew I had to deal with the exterminator and landscapers so I hedge my positions three to be exact without the camera I would have thought I made the mistake they said they don't know how that would happen because I use cable connect just remember you can be manipulated.. trust me |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: mike tang (23.04.2009 09:25) |
| Their server used not accept your trading order for a while until you lose your order |
| Rating: Submitted by: poland (24.04.2009 13:28) |
The company is one year.
Earned a lot of money, also wypacaem.
The company is working professionally.
Bad opinions arise only from lack of information and ill-sponsor.
The company opened offices in Europe licencionowane.
If anyone has serious questions, please contact : finansedu@hush.com |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: benson (04.05.2009 01:52) |
| they educate people to start on forex.when you make money they start to close your trade by margin call.very great scammers |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: fxcm fraud (04.05.2009 17:31) |
| this company has been involved in fraudulent conducts..mostly to with trading against their client's interests. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Alex Solo (08.05.2009 17:48) |
I opened a "Forex System Selector" account with an initial deposit of $2500. I selected their best system and within a month the account was depleted.
Client beware. |
| Rating: Submitted by: nycv2@yahoo.com (09.05.2009 07:55) |
Don't try to scam people when you're a scammer yourself.
You guys who post that FXCM scam, are in fact scammers.
"The scammers are complaining scam."
Here's a professional reasoning. Try taking it down, see if you can.
1. If FXCM is a scam, why don't you file a complaint with NFA?
2. If FXCM scam so many times, what on earth is the NFA doing listing them?
3. If FXCM scam, why so many people use them?
4. FXCM is one of the top dealer. They're too big to be scamming.
5. FXCM, FXDD, Interbank FX, FxPro, Alpari UK, Alpari US are all regulated.
6. You lost money? Prove it...
7. Demo? Don't complaint. Live? Complaint. Not resolved? File with NFA.
8. Every market maker earned alot from spreads. Why scam?
9. File a lawsuit? Sure, go ahead. You're going to lose.
10. Which scammer would "play fire" with a regulatory body?
11. Scammer would never register themselves with ANY regulator.
12. Any lawsuits are welcomed. You'd be welcome into the jail.
End of talk. Now let's see, who can fight my statement?
I have back off almost everyone. Here's what I wanted to say. I've kept it for a very long time. Here goes:
WHO'S NEXT??!! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GO DOWN IN A FIRE BALL !! |
| Rating: Submitted by: Dido (09.05.2009 09:52) |
| All I can say is the complaints posted here are for real as I had experience it myself. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: NO FXCM! (09.05.2009 19:54) |
How do i know FXCM is a scam? I have experienced it myself. If you leave your trades open for too long, you will experience these "mystery spikes" that will force you into a margin call. Also if you have noticed the prices change much more often on the fxcm platform. Do a quick search before you open a live account with this company....type in "fxcm scam" or "fxcm fraud" and you should get LOTS and LOTS of information about this scam cunt. All the negative reviews on this company are true...
PS: FXCM has been sued many times in the past for all kinds of dodgy and unethical conducts. You will lose money trading through this scam c*nt. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Cindy (25.05.2009 14:39) |
The first broker I dealt with was Refco. While with them, they had a partnership with FXCM in helping people to learn to trade. I've take several courses through FXCM and had first a mini account and now a micro account. From time to time when I called customer service at FXCM, I spoke with someone who knew what they were talking about. The others made me more confused when I got off the phone and thought,"oy vay" I love their trading platform. I have had minor issues with it, but they were only minor. Aside from not liking the lack of phone support, which may be a good thing lol, is the service fee when you withdraw from the micro account. My feeling is you never have to pay for a withdrawl unless the funds are being wired. I have voiced my concern on several occasions with them and strongly suggest others who have micro accounts with them, do the same.
As for making money. Early on in my forex career, I overleveraged my account which resulted in several margin calls. I learned my lesson and now trade a small % of my balance. I prefer to enter and exit quickly, but if I have to leave the trade open, I feel confident, I can leave my computer and let it do it's thing. I trade the EURO/GBP pair. It's up to you. You can trade the most active pair,mildest or any inbetween. Just make sure you dont overleverage or you'll surely lose your money. |
| Rating: Submitted by: namaste (29.05.2009 18:50) |
its fairly simple if you want to make money just do this exact thing
using this equation 1 hour X 5 trades per hour X 8 points per trade X $1.5 per point thats 60 an hour and i trade 4 hours a day after work quickly in and out and thats it avoid these so called spikes and what not and the equation can be changed according to your risk level and time frames but if you set an easy to use method making money shouldnt be a problem
also heres another simple idea....
20 trades..... this of course after covering your spreads
each ranging from $1 - $20
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20 shockingly enough adds to $210 and this can be achieved in in a hour easily
and another
also one more a $1250 starting investment at 25% a week 5% a day in 8 weeks would turn to $7140 or $5890 in profit
and another example of how to very simply make money
1400 a week / 5 days in a week / 4 hours a day / 5 trades per hour / at $1.50
285 a day 71 an hour ...5 trades per hour at $14.25 a trade in profit ...at $1.50 a point mean 9.3 points per trade
now reverse 9.3 points in profit that means covering your spread X $1.50 a point x 5 trades per hour x 4 hours
now im 20 with no college education and i figured out the most simple beautiful equation to trade by luckily im not greedy and feel the wealth should be spread so ive shared this information now if you disagree that this is possible to do or that this wouldnt apply to any trading platform so if you felt this was useful i'd appreiate your emails thank you - justin
justinsiegel830@gmail.com thank you
p.s. i dont need spam or arguments so unless its positive dont bother =)
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Jackj (30.05.2009 09:03) |
These people are common th*eves. The rules change at the drop of a hat and guess who gets shafted? the good old s*cker who's hard earned money is on the line Hatred is a very unhealthy emotio but for these people I make a huge exception I won't even subscribe to a service that lets them advertise on their site
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: kuman (10.06.2009 08:56) |
fxcm is scam...dont trade with them...
i just lose my money...i was buy in eur/usd and at the same time i was sell in gbp/usd...when i look the chart,i found that eur/usd is not moving.but gbp/usd was very active until margin call.the chart was moving up very fast until hit the high price.then MARGIN call.it is suppose moving together with eur/usd..but they lock the eur/usd from moving, then let the gbp/usd hit the high price until MARGIN call.
when i check after 2 hour,the high price is different with price before.
when i look the eur/usd chart,the chart is going up.and i assume that i was suppose can make profit from eur/usd.but they lock it....beware of fxcm |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: 10 years trading (19.06.2009 11:05) |
| I have had accounts with many different brokers. Don't ever think you won't eventually get scammed by fxcm. Sooner or later, you'll try to close a trade, it will get stuck 'pending' for 9 minutes, the trading desk will say they can't do anything, and you will get screwed. I'm not talking about in times of news, I'm talking regular time. If the trade was in your favor, it won't be, if it wasn't, it will be worse. Don't do it!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: TraderPilot (22.06.2009 00:19) |
| These guys are a bunch of scammers they pick stops so blatantly its sickening! Forget about these bucketshops go to the futures guys! |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: vadd (27.06.2009 07:17) |
Some time ago I opened an account in FXCM. Sent all needed document scans. Wait one week, two
weeks... Account is still locked. I thought scans were lost and sent again from other email.
No reply. I wrote a question to online support. No reply. I wrote a request to info@fxcmmicro.
No reply. I wrote a request to admin@fxcmmicro. No reply. I repeat my letters from different
email service. No reply. I want to write a question to FXCM forum... I cannot register,
no confirmation.
It is more than 3 month with no single reply, only automatic advertisement and automatic
reminders to send a document scans for account unlock!
My opinion: It is extreme disrespect to clients. Moreover, now it is very easy to imagine
what problems can occur to all of you if you want to withdraw your funds. Company, considered
suitable this manner - do not reply to their clients - is very suspicious company.
Make your conclusion.... |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: vadd (27.06.2009 07:17) |
Some time ago I opened an account in FXCM. Sent all needed document scans. Wait one week, two
weeks... Account is still locked. I thought scans were lost and sent again from other email.
No reply. I wrote a question to online support. No reply. I wrote a request to info@fxcmmicro.
No reply. I wrote a request to admin@fxcmmicro. No reply. I repeat my letters from different
email service. No reply. I want to write a question to FXCM forum... I cannot register,
no confirmation.
It is more than 3 month with no single reply, only automatic advertisement and automatic
reminders to send a document scans for account unlock!
My opinion: It is extreme disrespect to clients. Moreover, now it is very easy to imagine
what problems can occur to all of you if you want to withdraw your funds. Company, considered
suitable this manner - do not reply to their clients - is very suspicious company.
Make your conclusion.... |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: michael (29.06.2009 18:15) |
| There are too many legal suits and complaints against this company to count. |
| Rating: Submitted by: JT (02.07.2009 12:55) |
I have been using FXCM for about 3 years now. I am not a regular trader, nor do I have any really great methods, but I have been trading for for 3 years. My experience with FXCM has not been all bad. But I did have some issues back in 2007 where my order was not executed when a limit or stop was reached. Since then I have not experienced any of those type of issues. Now 2009, I use a signal provider. I went to a signal provider after FXCM's charting software had too many bugs in it on the daily chart. The last manual trade I did before I switched to a signal provider cost me a few hundred because I used the chart to set my entry point. The chart was wrong, and then after a few days the chart corrected itself!!! I complained to FXCM support but they basically said they are not responsible for any "Information" they provide, I made the entry point and it executed so it was my fault. I have been having problems with the signal provider and FXCM today. FXCM is again blowing me off when it comes to the money I lost.
My Analysis. When it comes to support, FXCM s*cks. Execution of my order with my signal provider is flaky, works one week and not the next, this s*cks. When it comes to them being at fault for money loss, they s*ck, they do not want to give you a dime for their mistakes and they will do everything in their power to keep from giving you any refunds. I expect that there are a lot of other brokers out there like this. I am not too pleased with FXCM. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Babes (10.07.2009 03:51) |
Biggest Rogue in the Market.
Should be wiped out from the face of this earth.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Nas (14.07.2009 19:04) |
| The worst broker out there... Here is what happened to me recently. (July 12, 2009). I entered in EUR/USD short 50K trade as Market Order. I traded right from the candle chart. When I hit OK button the dialog box disappeared and nothing happened. I checked the Action tab and my account tab it seems as if the trade didn't go through I wait for almost 10 minute b/c I've had issues with them in the past when the trade would take almost a minute to execute... so this was not the case this time... it appeared as if trade didn't go through... so listen to this now.. when next day on Monday (July 14, 2009) when I logged out of my account and logged back in their system put me into the trade that I had tried almost 24 hours ago and obviouly it was going against me... so I called them up and they told me they would look into it and someone will contact me within 24 hours asked me if I wanted to come out of that trade... obviously since it was going against me to I told them to close this trade... to cut the long story short a woman calls me next day and tell me that she cannot do anything about that trade b/c her system shows that they execusted trade right away and I'm just basically making it up that it didn't show on my terminal... so I lost $50 USD just b/c their st*pid system didn't show up the trade on my terminal. Oh, not to mention that every time their system enters me 2 to 3 pips against my trade on top of spread which is never less that 2.9 pips... also their system is hitting stops almost 6 pips earliar and limits 4 to 6 pips after the market value... all in all stay away from these crooks... they will tell you it's your Internet connection and make other excuses that I initially thought was the case but after throughly testing them on live account for more than 6 months came to the conclusion that their terminal software is written to go against clients trades... slippage is never in your favor... STAY AWAY FROM THESE TH*EVES!!! |
| Rating: Submitted by: Neil (27.07.2009 07:39) |
I felt I needed to give FXCM a fair review. I use the Micro Trading Platform as I like that particular platform.
So if your new to FX Trading don't open a live account without trying the demo for at least a couple of months. Understand what drives the market and use the market data.
I've never done forex trading before so I got a book about it and worked the demo for a couple of months. I still use the demo as I'm trying to get the Japanese Yen understood and I still struggle.
I don't bet on anything that I don't understand.
Here's reality. FXCM's trading platform's are not the best. They mess up. However using the stop loss and profit limit will get you what money you want and give you some security. I agree that the programs need to be better but FXCM seem to be working on updates and in the last three months I have noticed that it is getting better.
FXCM is definitely not a scam. I have received over $250,000 in many transactions and the longest I have had to wait for it is 4 days.
Do not listen to bad reviews on here. Chances are that people are not very sensible and just bet whatever way they want. I do this full time and I make an extremely comfortable living out of this.
Surely if this was a scam someone would have reported it to the NFA and the SEC who would have done something. Yes the pips aren't the greatest but they're trying to make a living to. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Ric (29.07.2009 14:10) |
This review page is worthless, FXCM a scam broker? that's just plain st*pid, and people who have lost money through no ones fault but their own are the most bitter folk you are ever likely to meet.
If you want to know about this company go and talk to them, I've found them to be very professional, open and informative. I have been invited to their offices in Paris (I live in France), offered free seminars with guest speakers, if your a newbie their online starter course is incredible value with tutor back-up 24hrs a day.
I'm not telling you go open an account with FXCM, I'm saying go and investigate yourself, these type of review pages are meaningless, be smart be wise and ask the right questions, you'll soon find out who the scammers are.
P.S if you believe that you can't make money because your brokers spread on the EUR/USD is 2.5 then go find another business. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Monty (14.08.2009 06:24) |
Bullsh*t Pricing - A FRAUD.
This company must be shut down with immed. effect
A threat to innocent people /traders / clients.
Shameful & disgraceful !! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Nas (19.08.2009 13:45) |
| fxcm.com is a frigging scam. Especially for scalper... forget scalping if you intend to use fxcm.com. Yes, it's good if you stay in your trade for a week or so b/c you won't feel the "slippage" of 10 pips or so... Oh, when you complain them about it they'll blame it on your bad Internet connection.... this slippage is NEVER ever in your favor. It's always in their favor... they will enter you in trade 2 to 3 pips against your trade and when you come out they will again take out 2 to three pips... so forget about 1 to 2 pips spread that they advertise... it's actually never below 6 to 8 pips and I'm talking EUR/USD... if you trade some odd pairs then forget about it... it's redonkyless... time to find new broker... bye bye FXCM.com |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: John (31.08.2009 23:24) |
Seems like these guys (especially "negative" one ) had a conversation earlier on this review , but try to find the name he used this time " NO FXCM " , so did you get what's all about ? The same guy b*tching on Brokers but he uses DIFFERENT names each and every time :
Rating: Submitted by: nycv2@yahoo.com (09.05.2009 07:55)
Don't try to scam people when you're a scammer yourself.
You guys who post that FXCM scam, are in fact scammers.
"The scammers are complaining scam."
Here's a professional reasoning. Try taking it down, see if you can.
1. If FXCM is a scam, why don't you file a complaint with NFA?
2. If FXCM scam so many times, what on earth is the NFA doing listing them?
3. If FXCM scam, why so many people use them?
4. FXCM is one of the top dealer. They're too big to be scamming.
5. FXCM, FXDD, Interbank FX, FxPro, Alpari UK, Alpari US are all regulated.
6. You lost money? Prove it...
7. Demo? Don't complaint. Live? Complaint. Not resolved? File with NFA.
8. Every market maker earned alot from spreads. Why scam?
9. File a lawsuit? Sure, go ahead. You're going to lose.
10. Which scammer would "play fire" with a regulatory body?
11. Scammer would never register themselves with ANY regulator.
12. Any lawsuits are welcomed. You'd be welcome into the jail.
End of talk. Now let's see, who can fight my statement?
I have back off almost everyone. Here's what I wanted to say. I've kept it for a very long time. Here goes:
WHO'S NEXT??!! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GO DOWN IN A FIRE BALL !!
Rating: Submitted by: Dido (09.05.2009 09:52)
All I can say is the complaints posted here are for real as I had experience it myself.
Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: NO FXCM! (09.05.2009 19:54)
How do i know FXCM is a scam? I have experienced it myself. If you leave your trades open for too long, you will experience these "mystery spikes" that will force you into a margin call. Also if you have noticed the prices change much more often on the fxcm platform. Do a quick search before you open a live account with this company....type in "fxcm scam" or "fxcm fraud" and you should get LOTS and LOTS of information about this scam c*nt. All the negative reviews on this company are true...
PS: FXCM has been sued many times in the past for all kinds of dodgy and unethical conducts. You will lose money trading through this scam cunt.
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| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Ahmad Hamid (04.09.2009 00:48) |
I opened an account at FXCM recommended by one of my forex friends, around one month ago. As I was testing the system, I waited until my account was 100+ and went to try withdrawal but unfortunately, I need to submit a copy of my ID and a proof of address. It says "FXCM Ltd will contact you within 2-3 business days with your account status" but it after around a week i received nothing and when I contacted the support I got a reply that my proof of address was not accepted and that I need to submit a bank statement.
I resubmitted my documents along with an official bank statment copy (cost me 10$) and got a receipt confirmation from the admin. Now after a week nothing changed. This was a bad experience and now i'm more suspicious of fxcm being a sCAM more than anything else. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Ajay (12.09.2009 07:45) |
| its the biggest fraud of my carrier.It stole 250 K from my institutioanl cleint |
| Rating: Submitted by: wesley (14.09.2009 08:47) |
I love their trading platform .
As for making money. Early on in my forex career, I overleveraged my account which resulted in several margin calls. I learned my lesson and now trade a small % of my balance. I prefer to enter and exit quickly, but if I have to leave the trade open, I feel confident, I can leave my computer and let it do it's thing
At least until you\'ve proven to yourself that you consistently make small amounts of money trading at very low leverage, DO NOT TRADE at high leverage. Start with very LOW leverage and come up slowly. Really slowly. If you are trading at low leverage with proper account management AND you enter a trend, there\'s no reason to sit in front of your computer. Let the trading platform do it\'s work and go about your daily |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Calgary (14.09.2009 09:21) |
| All these people that blame the brokers for loseing money makes me think that they just don't want to admite to them selves and others that they are the problem. Out of my experience it's usaully the trader not the broker. No matter what broker you use if you don't know how to trade you WILL NOT MAKE MONEY. I know it's easier to blame someone alse than to blame your self |
| Rating: Submitted by: Dave from Toronto (14.09.2009 15:08) |
I"m a new trader and I've tested close to 30 different platforms the past month trying to find the right broker and platform for me. Unfortunately I'm learning more about how the brokers make money off of their clients than a broker providing a reliable platform for their clients and charging a reasonable rate for it.
I've tested the FXCM platform now for only a few days. As a user friendly platform I really like it but I've noticed a few things about it that have already been reported here.
Stop hunting - I really didn't know the term before reading about it here as I really don't understand how a broker could make money off of my loses. However I was in a trade on my demo account with a 30pip stop loss and the rate spiked 40 pips taking me out. I was already in a loss but the spike was very unusual as there was no real volitility in the market to explain this.
US FXCM platform vs. the UK FXCM platform. I was first using the US platform and noticed that it had no capabilities for any stop loss or trailing stops. I called the customer server dept. and they sent me a link for the UK version which had this. I thought that this was odd but didn't question it. After reading here I now understand. I checked a few links on this page regarding FXCM and they have been fined close to $500,000 in the past few years for inappropriate behavior. As a newbie to the markets I'm totally appauled at what I'm seeing in the forex market with brokers and I can completely understand why people are losing money. With so many fees, ie. spreads, commissions, "technical difficulties', it's really tough for the best of traders to make money. Anyone who is a border line trader is going to lose their money to the brokers.
So the big question is where do we go from here because the biggest question that I'm finding here deals with trust. If you don't have a good broker who can provide half descent service for your trading then what do you do then? |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: rob (19.10.2009 13:54) |
| fxcm is the biggest bunch of *ssholes on the earth. they trade against you. their charts s*ck. Biggest scam artist out there!!!!!!! |
| Rating: Submitted by: jan hansen (30.10.2009 07:52) |
I was in here checking out another broker and I was really shocked to see my favorite broker, FXCM, rated as a scam. I have been using them for over a year now and have had no problems at all. They allways pay, have good spreads. I usually just trade either eur/usd or gbp/usd, and never had a spread higher than 3 pip.
if I was going to say something negative is that the trading software is requires a bit of power from the computer, and tends to hang a bit if you have a slow prosessor. But this is a typical problem I have had on my old computer with any system e.g metatrader, fxnet and others.
So if your going to have your computer on studying the market, get a good computer and a good internet connection.
And the most st*pid thing i have ever read is that the broker makes more money if you lose? The broker isn't making any money on losing trades, it's just losing the money you deposited and traded on Bad trades! the only thing they make money on is the pip spread + interest on bad trades. but if your trade is a winner you get interest on the good trades.
That is one of the main reasons I use fxcm, because they give people a fair deal.
So i guess i'm moving on to another site sinces these ratings can't be trusted at all!!!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: roger dodger (10.11.2009 03:15) |
| smelled a rat the moment i browsed the website. I decided to check this company and here I am. Thanks to all they wont get MY little money and sorry to see so many lost theirs. Hope (and I am sure), the class action suit will get them good. keep spreading the word. the most horrible posting was the guy who says he made 300k. *diot! only a fool can believe ya!! |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Tom (12.11.2009 02:34) |
S*CKASS-Get your money out of the.U.S and into an offshore brokerage firm.The NFA( National F*ck-Me Association)is controlled by the modern day "Money Changers" (the Banking Cartel).With Woodrow Wilson's signing of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 the U.S.economy was handed over to wealthy European Bankers.They print OUR money then lend it to our OWN government at usury.Then the U.S. Government backed the loans on our own money by taxing it's people.Well,if the U.S. wants to sell out to European Bankers...that's where I'm going.
"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country.
A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit.
Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation,
therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men.
We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely
controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world.
No longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by
conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by
the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men."
by:
Woodrow Wilson
(1856-1924) 28th US President
Date:
1916
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| Rating: Submitted by: IKEA Marketing (16.11.2009 06:34) |
Fxcm is very good broker. Funds Transfers within 24 hours. very good customer supports.
Rafiq |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: finally i stopped (18.11.2009 04:26) |
| Forex is scam. I lost 1000 euro and quit. enough |
| Rating: Submitted by: fx_mentor (19.11.2009 13:31) |
Although i posted previously a good review of this broker when i was trading with them I experienced very little hang ups and problems. My money was always wired to me on time.
The current issue I can report to you all about them right now is that they are no long able to conduct business in Canada! This screams to me that they are violating Canadian trade rules and have been kicked out of the country. That is cause for concern for me now.
I retract some of the good things said about them previously based on this removal from Canadian market.
Also Spreads are crazy wide in the most opportune times - I have pictures of spreads as wide as 100 pips! if you want to see them contact me @ fx_mentor - at - yahoo.com -
I will gladly send these pictures to anyone who wants confirmation of wide spreads
Unfortunately for me I have to retract a few things I said that were good. Execution is surely not good with these brokers any more. and spreads widening after your deal is placed that spread affects your trade made last week! this is probably why they can't do business in Canada any longer.
I have to detract my star rating from a 4 or 5 to a 1 now.
Regards
fx_mentor |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: M O (21.11.2009 10:52) |
Hi all,
I have read all the threads here and I do understand why there are different opinions.
Yes true you can make money. But they make it difficult for you and they
try to provoke you and wear you down.
They change the order timing as to not execute your trade and it changes on the platform but the order stays the same in the fx report.
When you try to inquire by sending screen shots they always beat around the bush. They hate winners.
I have plenty of proof already.
if someone is not convinced yet that they are not honest 100%, try making money consistently and check your orders properly and you see what I am talking about.
i AM SURE 100 % OF WHAT i AM SAYING HERE AND I HAVE PROOF.
good luck to all. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: (09.12.2009 20:12) |
Robbed me 80 pips once, and the second time filled my limit order, at a price of 30 pips below the market price.
Filed NFA reports |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: A N (12.12.2009 07:27) |
They manipulate your orders and change the order time to prevent you form executing a winning trade. They put it a later date/time.
If you do not believe me open an account and record your trades date/time.
They are crooks to the bone.
Wide spreads unbeleivably wide when there i snews.
But the important thing is there is no trust.
What else can I say? |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Ary (16.12.2009 16:48) |
| I have been trying to withdraw some money from my micro account, it has been six weeks since I made my initial request and I have been still not got the money. They have a terrible service, I now believe that their whole system is a big scam. |
| Rating: Submitted by: paulme33 (26.12.2009 16:13) |
I have had trading platform freezes in live trades, when price was good to sell while scalping.
Demo works realy good but live account has some issues.
Staff at FXCM keep calling me to invest large amounts of money, no thanks!
FXCM never resolved my withdrawl request for $45, even after i faxed the forms to the london depote twice! According to their rules ive lost my funds due to the time limit below an agreed amount held in one account.
There are some great secretes to make money with forex by FXCM do not tell you these. Scalping on 1 or 5 min charts is not one of them. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: AL (28.12.2009 23:48) |
| i lost almost $8000 with this company |
| Rating: Submitted by: Paulme33 (04.01.2010 05:38) |
FXCM didn't close my account after all. my funds are below $36 but the account is still open for trading even after 6 months.
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| Rating: Submitted by: Paulme33 (04.01.2010 05:43) |
You obversely didn't know what you were doing then!
Its your buy and sell choices that are to blame, not the broker. FXCM don't make up the prices its done by the market.
Let me give you a free tip. Set up a single "Moving avarage" red line. Buy only when low is higher than the line, sell only when high is lower than that line. do this on a Day chart. But look to see what the H4 chart is doing and to back up your dissioin look at the W1 chart to catch your cock up. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Fxcm client (10.01.2010 14:51) |
| the usoil thursday was very volatile, i went short at 82.09, it spiked to 82.37 in a second, the candle stick on the minute chart and the hourly was reflecting not more than 82.38 bid price,on other famous websites the price on all the charts i vewed for comparison showed the same, i was margin bust at 82.89,the spread is always 8 pip, or 8 cents if you like,when i was stopped the spread was 20 pip to reach my margin limit, during the next hour they changed all the candle stick painting to reflect 82.69 bid price, an increase of 32 pip,(how do they have the right to change the past...) but all the other websites didnt change the price, so in other words they will just take ur money whenever they want, that move cost me 1000$, i told them about it and file a complaint but they just told me price reached ur margin limit, so weird that the price reached 82.89 not more not less, at 82.88 i would have been ok and making good money, if i dont get my money back, and i am sure i wont, then you can judge for yourself. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: trad3r (16.01.2010 07:09) |
| absolutely SCAM, they freeze my account when market began to move against me, SL didn't work, neither Margin Call, result: i losed all my money, I'm talking about micro accounts, if you open a micro account with them they will steal all your money, be aware of this broker |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Paul Ang (19.01.2010 02:11) |
| Lousy broker cant execute trade IoI |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Pamela (22.01.2010 03:55) |
| Do not use this broker. I agree that the spreads are unusually high. I often run trades in more than one account (at least in a demo and a live account) and can make considerable profit in a demo account long before a trade with FXCM will turn profitable. I found that when placing about 4 VERY small trades on a $5,000 account I had to worry constantly about the available margin. Something is wrong with this. A number of times I was forced to close trades that would have become profitable over concerns about the margin. I was carefully avoiding over-trading at this time and had set up a limit for myself of 3 or 4 very small trades. The margin available in my account did not really allow me to trade successfully. I'd call this a total scam. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: tom (26.01.2010 05:58) |
| heavy slippages and prices differs from other platforms. high spreads. and somehow, my trade always miraculously changes e trend with FXCM. lol. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Sean Coast (27.01.2010 21:48) |
| With FXCM when the market starts to move and I try to enter a trade I get locked out until the market stops moving. They have cost me a lot of money. Another problem is that FXCM will do a margin call and close a trade even though your not even close to using the limit. They've closed trades I would have made good money on otherwise. Don't use them. Go elsewhere before they steal your money as they stole mine. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Sean Coast (27.01.2010 22:22) |
| I almost forgot to mention that at roll over time FXCM will collect interest but they don't pay interest at roll over time. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: J (01.02.2010 15:06) |
| Horrible service. No response to questions. Platform always shutting down. Slow buy/sell orders. Very displeased. Leaving ASAP |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Sadek (03.02.2010 07:48) |
I have been using FXCM for 3 months by now and I was mostly losing money. This was fine until I started improving my trading. after a couple of good winning trades they stopped executing my stop losses and only take me out after I lose aroud 30-extra points.
On two other occasions my stop losses were executed by suspecious spikes in the rate which didn't really exist in the price on other charts.
I was clear they were not involved with my trades when I was losing money but once I had some wins they started working against me.
I just stopped trading for now and searching for an honest broker. it seems hard to find one ... |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Pips (05.02.2010 18:36) |
| Worst forex broker. They stay in business by feeding off the inexperienced traders. DO NOT give them any more of your hard earned money. Bad service, bad platform, and very unreliable. I started to take in a profit and really started to notice their deceiving ways come into practice. Thought they were different now but it's the same old fxcm... |
| Rating: Submitted by: wesley (14.02.2010 14:46) |
i LIKE IT AND IS WORKING GOOD.
i DO EASY 200K- 400K A MONTH
MIESIECZNIE ROBIE MIEDZY 200-400 K
TYLKO SPOKOJEM , BEZ EMOCJI |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: algo-king (16.02.2010 08:41) |
| joke of a broker, big does not equal best. i lasted 3 weeks with fxcm. gd luck if you are still there. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Wheelo (16.02.2010 22:06) |
| I traded with FXCM for several months. First, their customer support was very fast and efficient. Always a nice, knowledgable person on the othe end of the line. I got money out with no problem whatsoever. The funny thing was I had errors when I tried to exit trades from time to time and it ended up being why I quit them. Never knew if I was getting "played". It doesn't make sence for a broker to try to drain your account. Anyway, too many of these losing trades where I knew what to do, did it, and got errored into a loss. I'm in the USA and the trading takes place in the UK. That may have had something to do with the errors, I don't know. I'm not ready to say they were scamming me. |
| Rating: SCAM Submitted by: Angry Man (17.02.2010 09:33) |
The Feds are investigating Finanzas Forex in the US. I hope they jail these thieves!!! They should also jail the people that solicit new customers. They are probably in on it as well!!!
May be we should all find Cardona and linch him. |
| Rating: Submitted by: mytradingweek.com (25.02.2010 16:52) |
| Well, u can't lose your money, because you don't have to pay for their service, which is weird, maybe later they will charge something, but not right now. Helps me a lot. Love that web |
| Rating: Submitted by: CD (03.03.2010 17:05) |
I also have used FXCM since I started with Forex. I have lost money, but it is not because the company is a scam, it's because I will admit that I am a noob and suck at trading. Their customer support is always friendly and helpful, even when you're only dealing with hundreds of dollars. Their trading platform is also awesome for being completely free. I will say that I'm disappointed with the removal of Stop-Loss, etc... But they can't help that. It's the regulators' fault.
All you people complaining and saying this is a scam are idiots. You're just mad that you lost money that you couldn't afford to lose. Rule number one in currency trading- if you're going to bitch about losing money, you're in the wrong industry. Stop giving a great company a bad name. |
| Rating: Submitted by: Trader (05.03.2010 17:41) |
Email support: 1.
Price manipulation: 5+ ;-). Too seldom but very effective ;-).
Execution: 5 (when software works without errors).
Software stability: 1. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: Trader (05.03.2010 17:58) |
"Compare the hourly charts to the daily charts in the marketscope 2.0 provided by FXCM. In many cases you will find discrepancies. These discrepancies invalidate all indicators and all support and resistance.
This intentional bogus information is designed to misinform you into making poor trade decisions and eliminates any possibilty of trading most systems. If you aren't trading for the long term, I highy suggest that you do not use this platform. Read this risk warning very carefully!!!! Especially the second paragraph!!!"
I have noticed it many times. Personally i think that they have very bad and stupid programmers. I am a programmer and can not imagine such bugs in a software written by the good teams. |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: PISSED (10.03.2010 16:28) |
| Dosent make since. I make perfect trades for 30 days straight and as soon as i trade live account funds i suck somethings up. Not to mention stops and limit orders magically get opened without my knowledge |
| Rating: Not Rated Submitted by: (16.03.2010 15:24) |
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| Rating: Submitted by: Marc (17.03.2010 16:22) |
| Very very good, API Support 5 Stars ! |
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