Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

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Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby greenroomhoo » 12 Jan 2012

I am afraid to ask but i cannot figure out how to enter smaller thank 100k lots.

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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby NW27 » 12 Jan 2012

We need a little bit more information than that.

1. Where can't you MC or Broker?

2. What broker are you using?

3. What datafeed are you using?

4. How are you trying to create the order?

Neil.

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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby greenroomhoo » 12 Jan 2012

interactive b
i just looked at the DOM or chart trader and saw that i could only enter 1 lot, which i assume to be a full 100k (did not want to test it to find out).

dont really see any way to enter amount (like .1 mm or .05 mm) etc.

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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby sptrader » 12 Jan 2012

interactive b
i just looked at the DOM or chart trader and saw that i could only enter 1 lot, which i assume to be a full 100k (did not want to test it to find out).

dont really see any way to enter amount (like .1 mm or .05 mm) etc.
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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby NW27 » 12 Jan 2012

I'm currently using the IB sim account for doing some forex testing.
I'm using 100,000 lot size. whick =$10/pip.
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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby greenroomhoo » 13 Jan 2012

thanks for the response. But do you know if you can enter a trade for 20k, instead of 100k using multicharts? I cant find a way to do it...

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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby mengelbrecht » 13 Jan 2012

Hi I am using MC & IB as you :-)
1 lot is 1 whatever you trade e.g. eurusd 1 lot equals 1€. 1 lot is NOT as stated 100K. If you want to trade 50K - enter 50000 in the ordre entry window or the dome and it will buy or sell 50K.

enjoy

rgds mengelbrecht

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Re: Cant enter orders for forex below 100k?

Postby greenroomhoo » 13 Jan 2012

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

i knew it was just a bonehead thing on my part.


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