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  • $5 submissions
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    • Nov 2003
    • 32189

    #1

    Is online FOREX just a gian SCAM?

    Is it a scam or is it just people losing money moaning and whining? Maybe the article below would be more credible if there's a side by side comparison of loss rates broken down by investment types. Anyway, posting it here cuz it's an interesting read.

    Source: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...7.story?page=1

    An estimated 615,000 Americans are dabbling in foreign currency trading, encouraged by advertising from the two biggest U.S. brokers, FXCM Inc. and Gain Capital Holdings Inc., both based in New York.

    Combined, FXCM and Gain have about 260,000 accounts, a third of them in the U.S.

    These customers are losing money in spectacular fashion.

    At FXCM, 75% to 77% of customers lost money each quarter last year, according to newly required disclosures to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. At Gain, which operates through http://www.forex.com, the number of unprofitable customers hovered between 72% and 79% every quarter last year, according to its filing.
  • Deputy Chief Command
    Deputy Chief Command
    • Nov 2005
    • 4482

    #2
    it is not a scam but only a small percentage of people who actually know what they are doing are making money on it ..

    just like with poker you need "fish" .. and just as with poker they are always looking for new fish ...

    the more people that lose money on it , the more other people can make with it .. forex trading used to be only for Big Banks and you needed a lot of money to be able to do it ..

    there was a reason it was like that ... only big money and expertise can generally speaking make real money on it .. all the rest can forgot about it ... but them pumping money in it makes it even more profitable

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    • seeandsee
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      #3
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      • Sausage
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        • Oct 2002
        • 3012

        #4
        Forex is definitely not a scam.

        Of course you get idiots who don't understand currency movements and economics on there who are just essentially gambling, but if you know your shit then you can do very well on forex. You really do need to have your finger on the pulse though.
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        • Profits of Doom
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          • Feb 2004
          • 4978

          #5
          Forex is one of those things I've always been interested in but never pursued because there just isn't enough time in the day. Penny stocks, on the other hand, have recently become my new hobby/obsession...
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          • AdultKing
            Raise Your Weapon
            • Jun 2003
            • 15601

            #6
            That's all I want to do, look at ANOTHER page of stats and numbers!!

            I might leave Forex to the people who like looking at screens full of stats.

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            • Chosen
              • Aug 2001
              • 63151

              #7
              Originally posted by Deputy Chief Command
              it is not a scam but only a small percentage of people who actually know what they are doing are making money on it ..

              just like with poker you need "fish" .. and just as with poker they are always looking for new fish ...

              the more people that lose money on it , the more other people can make with it .. forex trading used to be only for Big Banks and you needed a lot of money to be able to do it ..

              there was a reason it was like that ... only big money and expertise can generally speaking make real money on it .. all the rest can forgot about it ... but them pumping money in it makes it even more profitable
              What he said

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              • $5 submissions
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                • Nov 2003
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                #8
                Originally posted by Profits of Doom
                Forex is one of those things I've always been interested in but never pursued because there just isn't enough time in the day. Penny stocks, on the other hand, have recently become my new hobby/obsession...
                definitely a very interesting market.

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                • Supz
                  Arthur Flegenheimer
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 11057

                  #9
                  A lot of people jump into it head first, instead of getting there toes wet a little without really doing some hardcore studying. You have to put in a lot of time reading paterns and so on so forth. Also, the leverage on Forex is much higher then on stocks. So it is a lot easier to lose money a lot faster.

                  PS. If anyone is doing automated trading with MetaTrader or something similar from home/office I might have something that interests you. Feel free to hit me on ICQ.
                  Last edited by Supz; 04-03-2011, 09:52 PM.

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                  • janosik
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2002
                    • 755

                    #10
                    I have been studying and backtesting forex for 2 years. Lost a lot of money at the beginning but now I make more on Forex than I ever did with adult ;)

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                      #11
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                      • facialfreak
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                        • Feb 2005
                        • 3018

                        #12
                        Originally posted by $5 submissions
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                        • HomerSimpson
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                          • Sep 2005
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by facialfreak
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                          • u-Bob
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                            • Jul 2005
                            • 33063

                            #14
                            It' like any other 'business', people think it's easy to make money while in reality it takes work, commitment and creativity (the ability to think).

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                            • Klen
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 32234

                              #15
                              Funny i just signup to forex dot com before few days.But yes seems to make to make it work you need to lose money for first two or three years before you figure out how things works.

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                              • pornguy
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                                • Mar 2003
                                • 62910

                                #16
                                Not a scam at all. you just need to know what you are doing what the currency is doing and hot to gauge if its going to drop or rise.
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                                • xmas13
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Dec 2004
                                  • 5176

                                  #17
                                  No no, not a giant scam. Just a giant joke.
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                                  • ottopottomouse
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                                    • Jan 2010
                                    • 13177

                                    #18
                                    Good bit of fishing
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                                    • moeloubani
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2007
                                      • 4235

                                      #19
                                      Like 5 years ago I was just dabbling and lost $500 super quick in a Marketiva account. So easy to lose money with Forex you have to be able to wait something out in the long term.

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                                      • shade001
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • May 2006
                                        • 396

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sausage
                                        Forex is definitely not a scam.

                                        Of course you get idiots who don't understand currency movements and economics on there who are just essentially gambling, but if you know your shit then you can do very well on forex. You really do need to have your finger on the pulse though.
                                        I have my finger on someone's pulse right now, bro. Yours.
                                        Last edited by shade001; 04-04-2011, 09:48 AM.

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                                        • INever
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2005
                                          • 4028

                                          #21
                                          Basically it's all about support, resistance, pivot points and daily/weekly/monthly high/lows.

                                          Study 1 currency pair and 2 related pairs and get to know their movements and habits.

                                          Patience is the key factor. It also helps if you're connected with a Central Banker...
                                          Last edited by INever; 04-04-2011, 09:56 AM.
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                                          • djroof
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                                            • Jan 2004
                                            • 25516

                                            #22
                                            who cares with Forex?

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                                            • INever
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                                              • Jan 2005
                                              • 4028

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by djroof
                                              who cares with Forex?
                                              The recent movement of USD/YEN from "all time low" of 76 back to 82 = investment of $10,000 rising to $80,000 if you "bet it all". Those profit/loss #'s show the 80/20 rule in effect.
                                              Last edited by INever; 04-04-2011, 10:19 AM.
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                                              • Cyber Fucker
                                                Hmm
                                                • Sep 2005
                                                • 12642

                                                #24
                                                Not a scam.

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                                                • u-Bob
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                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                  • 33063

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by INever
                                                  It also helps if you're connected with a Central Banker...
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                                                  • {Psycho}
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                                                    #26


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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by facialfreak
                                                      SWEET!!! So your question was just baiting us, to see if there was enough interest to spam your content package? Well played!
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                                                      • DiF0r
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                                                        #28
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                                                        • haissem-o
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                                                          • Feb 2007
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                                                          #29
                                                          i lost a $1000 at forex in just 3 days... it's addictive but i think most of the traders end up fucked... and then the telemarketer keeps on calling me to trade more lol now i avoid it thankfully i learned my lesson.
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                                                          • Adraco
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                                                            • May 2009
                                                            • 3745

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by djroof
                                                            who cares with Forex?
                                                            Well, apparently not the broke ass greeks, unrealiable scumbags of the Euro system.
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                                                            • wehateporn
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                                                              • Apr 2007
                                                              • 27176

                                                              #31
                                                              Wealth transfer

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                                                              • Klen
                                                                • Aug 2006
                                                                • 32234

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by haissem-o
                                                                i lost a $1000 at forex in just 3 days... it's addictive but i think most of the traders end up fucked... and then the telemarketer keeps on calling me to trade more lol now i avoid it thankfully i learned my lesson.
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                                                                • czarina
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                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                  • 10751

                                                                  #33
                                                                  we played with it for a while and made some money but it's much work

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