Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??

[SuddenDeath]

Foreign exchange broker Alpari UK has entered insolvency, a day after the Swiss National Bank sent currency markets into a tailspin with its decision to suddenly scrap the ceiling on the Swiss franc against the euro.

Alpari UK, which in 2013 became the principal sponsor of West Ham Football Club, said in a statement on its website:


http://www.ft.com/fastft/262972

 

[inzimam]

Foreign exchange broker Alpari UK has entered insolvency, a day after the Swiss National Bank sent currency markets into a tailspin with its decision to suddenly scrap the ceiling on the Swiss franc against the euro.

Alpari UK, which in 2013 became the principal sponsor of West Ham Football Club, said in a statement on its website:


http://www.ft.com/fastft/262972

This is crazy

 

[tar]

Foreign exchange broker Alpari UK has entered insolvency, a day after the Swiss National Bank sent currency markets into a tailspin with its decision to suddenly scrap the ceiling on the Swiss franc against the euro.

Alpari UK, which in 2013 became the principal sponsor of West Ham Football Club, said in a statement on its website:


http://www.ft.com/fastft/262972

No risk management whatsoever !

 

[tar]

Long Dax 1/4 size 9990 Sl 100

 

[Jessi_trader]

short DOW @280

 

[Jessi_trader]

short DOW @280

closed @290.. -10

this is distracting me from my DAX position

 

[inzimam]

going to risk it, dow long 245 with a stop 180

closed half for 75 points

 

[tar]

long dax 1/4 size 9990 sl 100

+52 x 1/4

 

[inzimam]

closed half for 75 points

closed second half for 88 points

this was actually double my normal position size £4pp instead of a normal £2pp

 

[inzimam]

closed @290.. -10

this is distracting me from my DAX position

did you close your Dax from last night, I believe your stop was 10100?

 

[postman]

Dax trading in a 100 point range for over 3 hours.
Impossible.

 

[SuddenDeath]

Anyone thinking of closing their ig account, or at least lowering their balance?
http://www.cityam.com/207210/ig-group-share-price-sinks-30m-hit-after-swiss-france-soars-30-cent

IG stock only down 1%

 

[Jessi_trader]

did you close your Dax from last night, I believe your stop was 10100?

no did not close it... I got first short wrong...

The stop moved to 110 now... will see how it goes @ 1.30 and hedge with options or may be March DAX.

 

[Jessi_trader]

IG stock only down 1%

I quickly took all my money out yesterday night ...

 

[tar]

Short Dax 1/4 size at 10030 sl 100

 

[inzimam]

let#s see if 17230 holds before putting on another big long

 

[itspossible]

IG stock only down 1%

agreed -down only a small amount-could be worth shorting though ?
more bad news may follow

 

[inzimam]

agreed -down only a small amount-could be worth shorting though ?
more bad news may follow

Serves them all right, hope hey lose a lot of money as long as its not mine

 

[itspossible]

dow -70
dax plus 10
ftse plus 27
strange times

 

[inzimam]

long dow 258, stop 180, target 450