Alan's Forex Blog

I just came across a troubling article posted by a moderator over at the Forex Peace Army forum which accuses a forex broker called Prime4x of scamming their clients. There is quite a bit of info there so if you happen to be one of their clients or thinking of becoming one you may wish [...]

Hi everyone. I’ve got some forex broker related news to pass on. I just found out that the “recommended” ZuluTrade broker – AAAFX – has added 29 more currency pairs that you can now trade.
Here they are:

EUR/NOK

USD/NOK

USD/MXN

EUR/PLN

USD/PLN

EUR/CZK

USD/CZK

USD/ZAR

USD/SGD

USD/HKD

EUR/DKK

GBP/SEK

NOK/JPY

SEK/JPY

SGD/JPY

HKD/JPY

ZAR/JPY

USD/TRY

EUR/TRY

NZD/CHF

NZD/CAD

CHF/SEK

CHF/NOK

USD/RUB

EUR/HUF

USD/HUF

TRY/JPY

GBP/NZD

USD/DKK

To view the new currency pairs on your MT4, simply login to your MT4, right click on the “symbols” [...]

The CFTC has shut down JadeFX! Read the press release below for the full details. Also you may wish to join in on a forum discussion if you have something to contribute or you just want to vent.
Forum thread where you can discuss this issue:
http://www.forexnirvana.com/f64/jadefx-shut-down-cftc-1979/
Press release:
CFTC Charges Jacob Juma Omukwe and his Companies with Solicitation [...]

Hi everyone. I’ve got some forex broker related news to share. I got word (via e-mail) that one of the MT4 brokers that I use for demo testing – AVAFX – is having a special promotion this month for people who open a new account with them. Depending on your opening account balance they’ll give [...]

Greetings traders. I’ve got a bit of forex news to pass on. ZuluTrade’s recommended broker – AAAFx – just announced that they’re now able to offer their traders the ability to trade CFDs, gold, silver, and oil all from the same account.
Other forex brokers have offered this capability for quite a long time now so [...]

Wow, I’m a bit surprised about this this bit of news, but I say it’s about time. Yes, FXCM is now a publicly traded company! You can buy FXCM stock on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) publicly listed with the New York Stock Exchange in December 2010.
FXCM says that [...]

Hi everyone. Markets.com – one of the brokers that advertises on the Forex Nirvana apparently has a special deposit bonus for clients making a first deposit. Just thought I’d let you all know!
From today ONLY untill Feb 28th 2011, any client making a first deposit will receive a much higher bonus than usual:

TABLE of [...]

Hi everyone. A few posts ago I mentioned that MB Trading was instituting a novel “Get Paid for Limits” system whereby you will actually earn some money BACK from them as you trade. Well it seems the system finally went LIVE today. Just thought I’d let you all know. If you’re one of their customers [...]