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Forum: Sierra Chart

June 4th, 2021, 11:26 AM

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New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

Very clear, and thanks for explaining this. It...

Very clear, and thanks for explaining this. It makes perfect sense now. They don't need to go to the FCM more often than when you log in, and each time you log in (and at the start of the processing...

Forum: Sierra Chart

June 3rd, 2021, 07:14 AM

Replies: 19

New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

I was not aware of this, and it seems like an odd...

I was not aware of this, and it seems like an odd way for them to do business, since you could easily blow out your account and go negative, which the FCM will be on the hook for if they can't get it...

Forum: Sierra Chart

June 3rd, 2021, 06:06 AM

Replies: 19

New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

Yes, the order goes from your trading software to...

Yes, the order goes from your trading software to the order routing network (which could be TT or someone else), which then has to make sure that there is enough money in your account to send it to...

Forum: Sierra Chart

June 2nd, 2021, 07:55 AM

Replies: 19

New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

Another way to look at it, which I like. If...

Another way to look at it, which I like. If something exists, there is a reason, in a marketplace where they have to offer something to succeed.

So you can look at that way too. You still will...

Forum: Sierra Chart

June 2nd, 2021, 07:51 AM

Replies: 19

New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

This struggle comes to many traders, but I think...

This struggle comes to many traders, but I think it focuses on the wrong questions. You would not, in general, need an IB, because there's nothing about the IB role that is in itself all that...

Forum: Sierra Chart

June 1st, 2021, 08:41 AM

Replies: 19

New user, what do I need? It's craaazy.

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Posted By bobwest

Hi skellington, You are right to be...

Hi skellington,

You are right to be confused. The futures world has its own peculiarities, and traders who started in all-in-one shops like TOS or IB get very perplexed, because the amount of...

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