Alpari UK announcement

Prove your EA skills against the best in the world

Ready, steady, code. Alpari (UK), Platinum Sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, run by MetaQuotes, invites programmers to prove their EA skills against competitors from all over the world

Ready to make your mark? As a proud sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, Alpari (UK) invites all our MetaTrader clients to enter the contest, prove the effectiveness of your EA strategy and compete for a share of the USD 80,000 prize pot.

As a leading provider of the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, Alpari understands the importance of initiatives that help programmers develop, publish and prove their EA strategies. The Automated Trading Championship is the perfect arena for EA programmers to make their mark.

To join the contest, just register and develop an Expert Advisor using MetaQuotes Language 5 (MQL5) for the new MetaTrader 5. Then watch the progress of your EA as it competes against entries from all over the world.

Prove the value of your EAs in front of a global audience

The competition runs from October 1st 2012, and ends on December 28th 2012. The programmer of the Expert Advisor that makes the largest positive profit will be crowned Automated Trading Champion 2012*.

Even if you don't win, this is a fantastic opportunity to prove your EA knowledge and demonstrate the value of your programming skills to a global audience. As well as other EA programmers, you'll be performing in front of the contest jury panel, which includes Andrey Vedikhin, one of the cofounders of the Alpari Group of Companies and Chairman of Alpari (UK).

Ready to take part? Deadline for registration is September 21. For more information and the latest news on the competition visit the Automated Trading Championship website.

Find out more about expert advisors

*The rules of the automated trading championship 2012

Disclaimer: This Automated Trading Championship (the “Championship”) is organised and run by MetaQuotes, and Alpari UK acts only as a sponsor of the Championship. All terms and conditions relating to the Championship are prepared by MetaQuotes, and Alpari (UK) bears no responsibility for those terms.


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
Trading Essentials webinar series

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Sign up to our webinar series

With Alpari (UK)’s Trading Essentials webinar series you can gain a fundamental understanding of a range of topics; from the basics of trading the Forex markets to what the global economic crisis means for your trades. Presented by our Chief Market Analyst, James Hughes this series of four webinars will equip you with the knowledge you need to make better informed trading decisions.

Details of the individual webinars and how to sign up are below.

1. Introduction to Forex

The first webinar in the series will give you all the basic information you need when starting out in Forex trading, looking at how to use margin and leverage and basic trading strategies.

Wednesday 26th September 12 – 1pm
Sign up

2. How to trade the Global Crisis

This webinar will look at the origins of the global financial crisis and the issues in the Eurozone. It will also highlight what the crisis means for your trades and how keeping things simple is the best option.

Wednesday 3rd October 12 - 1pm
Sign up

3. MT4 Tutorial

This webinar will show you the basic mechanics of trading on the MetaTrader 4 platform looking at how to set up your layout, the charting package and an introduction to EAs.

Wednesday 10th October 12 – 1pm
Sign up

4. Introduction to Technical and Fundamental Analysis

The final webinar in the series will help you find out what to look for in economic releases and give you an understanding of some of the more basic technical indicators and oscillators.

Wednesday 17th October 12 – 1pm
Sign up

About James Hughes

James has 10 years experience in the financial services sector and is a well known market commentator appearing regularly in the financial media and on television channels such as the BBC, Sky News, CNBC and Bloomberg television. He also provides valuable insights and knowledge to clients through Alpari (UK)’s education and research programme.
 
Will they be recorded and made available post event, as timings are not convenient for me?

Cheers!
 
Trading Essentials webinar series

Dear Trader,

If you attended the first webinar in the Trading Essentials series, I hope you enjoyed it. If you missed it, or just want to view it again, then don’t worry, you can view it here.

The Trading Essentials webinar series with James Hughes will give you an in-depth understanding of the principles of trading, focussing on the facts, with no jargon.

The second webinar in the series, ‘How to trade the Global Crisis’ will take place on Wednesday 3rd October at noon. This webinar will look at:

* The global economic crisis and what it means for your trading
* The Eurozone and how it affects the US markets
* How keeping things simple is the best option and even more so in the current climate

Join us by clicking here.

Your feedback and opinions are very important to us and will help us to plan future webinars and seminars. Please complete our short survey on the first Trading Essentials webinar, ‘Introduction to Forex’ and let us know your thoughts.

To find out more about the Trading Essentials webinar series please click here.

Alex

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
admin may i know why Alpari UK is different than Alpari US and NZ? Is it a franchise and different head office?
 
I have also heard something about Alpari that gives requotes but actually i am not sure about its really worth to use it?
 
End of Daylight Saving Time

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Dear trader,

Please remember that due to the end of Daylight Saving Time in the UK and Europe on Sunday, 28 October 2012, the opening and closing times of certain markets will be affected until the end of Daylight Saving Time in the US on Sunday, 4 November 2012.

The products affected and the trading times are:

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
pboyles said:
Requotes are probably the least of your worries.

NFA issues $200,000 fine against New York forex firm Alpari US LLC
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As you know, Alpari (US), LLC (“Alpari (US)”) recently entered into a USD200,000 settlement with the National Futures Association (“NFA”) and refunded losses incurred as a result of adjustments made to client accounts. We would like to take this opportunity to point out that the FXOptions platform – which was the subject of the NFA investigation – is not part of the Alpari companies’ core offering and has never been offered by Alpari (UK) Limited (“Alpari (UK)”). Alpari (US) ceased to offer the platform in January 2012.

Please note that this ruling has no impact on Alpari (UK) or its clients for three reasons:

1 Alpari (US) and Alpari (UK) are regulated by the regulatory bodies located in their respective regions. Decisions by a US regulatory body (NFA) on Alpari (US) have no bearing on Alpari (UK). Alpari (UK) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) and must comply with the FSA's rules which differ from those of the NFA.

2 Alpari (US) and Alpari (UK) are both independent entities within the global association of Alpari companies. In addition to our core products and platforms, each of the businesses has its own region-specific product portfolio. FXOptions was offered by Alpari (US) only.

3 Alpari (UK) and Alpari (US) each have their own Terms of Business reflecting their region’s regulatory and legal environment. Alpari (UK)’s Terms of Business would allow us to cancel an erroneously executed order and we reserve the right to remove funds from clients’ accounts where we believe such an error has occurred. However, we will only do this as a last resort and where it is evident that our Terms of Business have been breached. Clients can be assured that everything we do is underpinned by our regulatory obligation to treat customers fairly.

A reminder of our Terms of Business

Alpari (UK)’s Terms of Business are in line with FSA requirements and are regularly reviewed to ensure continued compliance with any changes to rules and regulation. When we make changes to our Terms of Business or Client Agreement we communicate them to clients by email and by notifications made in the Company News section of our website.

To ensure that you remain familiar with our trading policies it's always a good idea to review and read the latest version of our Terms of Business, available online:
Trading Platform Legal Documents - Alpari (UK)

Should you have any questions, please email our support team at [email protected] or call +44 (0) 207 426 2900. We will be happy to help in any way we can.


Alex

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
I think it has an impact on Alpari UK, even if it's only reputational, it shows how companies like Alpari take every opportunity to take money off their clients.
 
I trade with Alpari UK since September and use their Money Manager facility since October as a MM. So far so good, cannot complain about anything after 30+ trades performed in various market conditions.

Will update as more time passes and I get more real life experience on larger trading size and for more clients.
 
Hurricane Sandy affects Alpari (UK) trading hours today

Please be aware that due to Hurricane Sandy which is approaching the east coast of the United States, the trading hours of some of our products will be affected today, 29 October 2012.

Derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, has informed us that they will cease trading in US equity futures and options at 8:15 US Central Time (13:15 UK time, 15:15 MetaTrader/EET time).

This will affect the following Alpari (UK) products:
Wall Street 30 – US30
US 500 – US500
US Tech 100 – NQ100

We’re not yet aware of any changes to trading hours tomorrow, but we will inform you once the times have been updated.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
Hurricane Sandy affects Alpari (UK) trading hours on Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Please be aware that due to Hurricane Sandy which has arrived to the east coast of the United States, the trading hours of some of our products will be affected on Tuesday, 30 October 2012.

Derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, has informed us that they will cease trading in US equity futures and options at 8:15 US Central Time (13:15 UK time, 15:15 MetaTrader/EET time). The products will remain closed until 17:00 Central Time (22:00 UK time, 00:00 MetaTrader/EET time).

This will affect the following Alpari (UK) products:

Wall Street 30 – US30
US 500 – US500
US Tech 100 – NQ100

Currently, there have not been any changes to trading hours tomorrow, but we will inform you once the times have been updated.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
US equity index futures resume normal trading hours on 31 October 2012

After two days of disruptions due to Hurricane Sandy, the US derivatives and futures exchange, CME Group, is resuming normal trading hours in US equity index futures today, 31 October 2012.

This means that normal trading has resumed for the following Alpari (UK) products:

Wall Street 30 – US30
US 500 – US500
US Tech 100 – NQ100

We thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Client Services team at [email protected] or call +44 (0)20 7426 2900 (Mon-Fri 07:00-22:00 UK time).


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative
 
November forex trading holiday calender. Visit it. I think it is help full to forex traders.

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