Specifically how they're treated for tax purposes?
Do we know for sure if they're using FXCM to provide price feeds and liquidity, or are they just licensing their platform because it's cheaper...
So if confidence comes from the top down, than how do you explain the less than 50% approval from Gallup and this bull market? The reality is...
Another swiss FX broker. Spreads seem ridiculously bad, their demo is currently showing 2.8 for EURUSD. Anyone here use them? Have anything...
Upon further investigation, DukasCopy allows you to keep your funds in a segregated Swiss account, of which there are US banks that are registered...
So are most people trading these in their IRAs?
Not convinced here. We have a DOW above 10k because of ZIRP. Some would say DOW above 10k is indication of strong appetite for risk, where the...
What nadex offers is simpler, they have simple binaries (weekly and multiple intraday contracts), plus they have what is essentially a capped NDF,...
What I find interesting is that during the climax of the oil spike last year, the media and the politicians were screaming about speculators...
Have you looked at Nadex? Or IGMarkets? IG owns Nadex, fwiw. Nadex is regulated by the CFTC.
nadex.com offers binaries on not just forex but commodities and equities indexes, and is also regulated by the CFTC, so therefore legal in the US.
That is one explanation, but not the only one. The stock market rising and the dollar falling can also be an indication that there is increased...
I've been reading conflicting things about them. Putting aside the fact that your funds would be unprotected with them, keeping in mind that they...
That's great, but can you give a little more of a substantive rebuttal? I'm not saying you're wrong, but you're begging the question with this...
This comment below suggests that even doing that is not a guarantee against a disqualifying tax event for a retirement account:...
Be very careful of the tax implications of currency or commodities ETFs. You can end up owing taxes even when you retain the ETF position, and or...
Yes, custom developed strategies. I'm just looking for a clean API, I don't care what it is. Good clean API, and reasonable commissions....
It seems the biggest drawback of these ETFs is that you can have tax liabilities even when you have negative returns on your trades. This seems...
If you're in the kind of pinch where you need gold, it's because nobody wants your paper money (presumably). In which case, you'll be eating and...
I suppose like anything, don't risk more than you're willing to lose.
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