Hi Dealer
Currently on our webiress platform we do not allow API trading. But we are in the final stages of development on allowing our DMA Spread Betting feed throught a MT4 platform. This has mainy been at request from high frequency currency traders. I will keep everyone posted and when this does become avaliable.
FP,
What contracts do you offer to trade gold? I can't find any.
What is the spread for eurusd? Is commission also involved? Does your platform supply 70 tick charts? Thank you.
Hi Mike
Due to being DMA we can not gaurentee a specific market spread. When there are instances of high volatility then spreads can widen. We also have to different charges depending on the size of volume. If you go to Market Fees and Charges | Direct Market Access | CFDs | FP Markets at the bottom of the page it has two tables with the typical spreads you will see. There is either a spread based pricing where all costs are included in the spread and there is no commission. For larger traders we have a clean based pricing where no spread has been added and we charge a seperate commission of 50 per million of basis currency.e.g. £1,000,000 traded would cost £50
Please can you elaborate on what you mean by a 70 tick chart
Each bar is made of 70 ticks, is not based on time like 1 minutes or 5 minutes.
What is the spread now? Is it below one pip?
Each bar is made of 70 ticks, is not based on time like 1 minutes or 5 minutes.
What is the spread now? Is it below one pip?
Hi
Just realised that you would like to know EURUSD
Do we pay commission above the spread?
That is the spread on our clean based pricing so the commission would be 50 per million. So trading EUR to USD, €1,000,000 to USD would cost you €50
FP Markets,
I would be grateful if you could confirm a few things:
1. You do not and cannot profit from client losses. Is this correct?
2. You are subject to betting duty, which is 3% of net client losses each quarter. Is this correct?
3. You charge losing accounts 1.8% of net losses quarterly as a contribution to this. Is this correct?
4. How does this model work in that case? Would clients who suffered huge losses not imperil your business since you cannot profit from these losses but must pay ever increasing amounts of tax as a result? Or are you saying that increased commissions take care of this and allow you to make a profit?
I am trying to understand how this actually works in practice. Assume a very large client who trades a substantial amount. He places a large trade for which you collect a set commission. The trade goes against him, but as he keeps posting margin, he is able to keep his position open. Eventually, the loss becomes so great he is forced to close out. This could potentially cause a huge liability for you in terms of tax, which presumably would not be covered by the commission you've charged. Is that right?
Out of interest, why did you not simply make your 'losing' charge 3%? Then your betting duty would be covered by those who had caused the liability to arise, and you could presumably offer improved terms to profitable clients who do not create the tax liability for you?
Thank you in advance for any response.
Hi Leopard
Sorry for the late response but I have been away for the past few days.
In answer to your questions:
1. That is correct FP Markets do not profit from clients losses. All trades are hedged in the Underlying exchange.
2. Yes of course we are liable to HMRC’s 3% betting duty as are all spread bet company’s who are based in the UK.
3. Yes the 1.8% of net losses over the quarter is to help contribute to the 3% betting duty.
4. DMA is always going to be more expensive than a Market Maker model in general. Because trades are being hedged in the underlying and you are seeing live prices direct from the exchange then fees and charges the broker pays will mean they have to pass this on to clients unlike a market maker and that’s why we are more expensive.
Yes the 1.8% is charged because as you mentioned we do not profit from client losses so as a company we personally have to pay the betting duty from our own cash. This is why we charge the 1.8% in case some clients have big losses. The reason we do not pass on the whole charge is because unlike a market maker which banks on 80% of clients losing the DMA model attracts larger more professional traders who actually see the benefit and value of trading DMA and are mostly profitable. Over 75% of our traders are profitable each quarter. Yes that is correct FP does have the ability to offer returns of this 1.8% if they are very profitable. Having said that if they are profitable they usually never pay the duty in the first place. Hence when you mention offering better terms for the clients who do not create the liability of the duty well it’s a null and void comment because those clients never paid anything to us in the first place because they did not lose. FP Markets has set it up exactly the way you are trying to convey. Clients who are profitable and therefore do not create the liability we have to pay to HMRC are not charged. Those that do create the liability for FP Markets then pay 1.8%. What you are asking for is exactly the setup we have if you think about it carefully.
By been profitable do not they reduce your tax liability? Say for example you have two clients. One lost 1mil, another won 1mil. You will charge one client 1.8% on 1 mil loss, but how much will you pay in return to HMRC? Your overall PL is 0 -> you pay 0 to HMRC. Your winning client reduced your tax liability. Is that how it works?Clients who are profitable and therefore do not create the liability we have to pay to HMRC are not charged.
By been profitable do not they reduce your tax liability? Say for example you have two clients. One lost 1mil, another won 1mil. You will charge one client 1.8% on 1 mil loss, but how much will you pay in return to HMRC? Your overall PL is 0 -> you pay 0 to HMRC. Your winning client reduced your tax liability. Is that how it works?