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Lower ZuluTrade Spreads At AAAFX

May 17th, 2012

The devil is in the detail when it comes to Forex trading, and this applies when it comes to the spread that brokers charge for each trade made. True, choosing the direction is the most important factor when currency trading, but if you are copytrading, that’s in someone else’s hands and so finding a platform that offers low spreads as well as the ability to copy other traders automatically becomes more of a priority. Read the rest of this entry »

Zulutrade Drawdown

May 3rd, 2012

Every signal provider statistic for a trader on ZuluTrade is there for a reason, and ‘Drawdown’ is no exception. Maybe it’s not the most important, but, if you are choosing traders to copy, it is one that definitely should not be ignored. Read the rest of this entry »

Potential ROI On Zulutrade

April 26th, 2012

I’ve noticed searches on the internet for ‘ROI On Zulutrade’, so I thought I’d share my experiences of using the platform. Obviously, the key word is ‘potential’, but, to date, ‘actual’ ROI has been very positive. Read the rest of this entry »

OpenBook’s New CopyTrader Allocation Ratios

April 25th, 2012

Most Newsletters I get in my inbox are immediately deleted, but I’m glad I read today’s eToro newsletter regarding the change in the way the amounts are automatically calculated when copying traders. And, they’ve got examples. Read the rest of this entry »

Zulutrade Reverse Trade | Profit

April 7th, 2012

Ok, so I’m a couple of weeks into testing Zulutrade’s copy trading platform, and although this is obviously very early days, I thought I’d report on progress. The account is doing OK, but more importantly, my progress raises the issue of how ‘valuable’ is the ‘reverse trade’ option in the advanced trade settings?
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