Hi everyone!

I just started Forex this year and have been reading this thread ever since. I'm just at post #100 so I have a lot of catching up to do Occassionaly, I browsed through the last few post just to update myself of what's going on.

John, amazing results on your tests! I am quite amazed on how you managed to open a 2.43 lot with such a small capital. I would imagine on a EURUSD pair, you would need a Free Margin of around 3,600 to do that. What is the leverage that you are given?

I am quite nervous with your settings of Pips=5 and Multiplier=3. This is because last night, there was a pip drop of 60 pips in the EURUSD pair. I would imagine the EA would need to open 12 levels for this! But obviously, looking at your tests, this turn out otherwise. I guess a slight movement in the other direction is enough to close the whole trade group. Amazing. Dangerous, but still amazing.

I have been forward testing the original 10points_3 ver 0.02 for a couple of weeks with the following settings: MaxTrades=5, Pips=15, Lots=0.01, with a starting capital of 400. Unfortunately, when the drop goes more than 60 pips, the EA couldn't open a 5th trade at 0.16 lot because of insufficient funds [Not enough money!]. So how did your broker allow you to open a 2.43 lot with account balance of 140?

Anyway, a newbie question: When you open a live account, what is the typical leverage that the broker gives? I live in the UK and I wanted a micro account, so the obvious choice would be Alpari UK. Anyone has this account?

Thanks, everyone!