Best broker to start trading?

Lmax have a $10k minimum
Is there a good trading forum? A lot og them seem shitty + broker reviews look paid for.

Oanda, IG and LCG

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_shop_(stock_market)

So apperenly it means that you are not really buying stocks or whatever, but betting against the platform.
The question is will they pay out if you win big?

there are introducing brokers for LMAX too so you could bypass that minimum and play with your 5k

the only forum I've found that isn't full of retards is www.nuclearphynance.com

though as it is a forum aimed at practitioners rather than retail traders I'd strongly advise you to not post and just read the forums, they do have a basics forum where you could ask questions but again read the sort of threads that appear there and compare to the sorts of threads you get elsewhere and you'll get the picture... a thread like this isn't the sort of thing to post there

yes, an FCA regulated bucket shop will pay out if you 'win big' in fact if you were just to use them occasionally for some big directional bet that is of a size they can directly hedge in the underlying futures market then the spread betting variety of bucket shop can be useful and they're not going to be too fussed about your trading activity.

most clients bet £3-£5 per point, won't be directly hedged and will mostly lose money. The cost of crossing the spread and the cost of the overnight interest on your positions is very high and something most retail traders with no experience of say trading futures will not realise. The lack of a limit order book and the fact you're operating in a parallel market with a counterparty who knows your position and controls where you are said to have been filled in the event of sudden price moves has a whole host of conflicts of interest. Remember they're providing the market, there are no limit orders being pulled in that marker just their own two way quote so 'slippage' is artificial and to some extent at their discretion... something like the CHF event happens and they have a licence to literally rape your account.

I've been playing the demo mode sporadically the last three months and got up to €30k from €20k, usually making less than €1000 a trade.

Then I started taking it seriously 2 days ago and went from €36k up to €86k and so far have not made a loss on a trade.
So if I play using real money I will start around €15k, or more.

I've noticed that when I close a trade and the price is changing quickly, the platform will hesitate a few seconds and 90% of the time I end up with a lower price. Same when buying.

The automatic close on profit does not seem to suffer that problem.

Also, I've been reading that when you deposit money, they move it into their account and actually count it as earnings. Meaning they never expect you to take it out.
The game is defenitely rigged in their favor.

So plus 500 plus is out. Whats a good platform that does actual market trades and is available for iphone?
Is IG any good? I don't really care if there is a commission on every trade executed.

interactive brokers

IG Markets also offers you access to the actual limit order book of the LSE via CFDs but compare the costs and IB is a no brainer

>so far have not made a loss on a trade

lol

yeah you're definitely ready to go live...

Thanks. I'll look into them

When should I "go live"?

when you're prepared to lose hard earned cash

I'm ready to trade. Which broker is cheapest for FX?

What are you trying to say?
I know its a possibility. If I thought there would only be loss I wouldn't do it.