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What to consider before opening your own brokerage?
Opening a brokerage involves various steps, including legal and regulatory requirements, technology setup, and client acquisition. The specifics can vary based on your location and target market.
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What are the key features that should not be changed suddenly by brokers?
When anything is described as "subject to change," there is a potential that you may incur more losses in terms of money, time, and effort.
- Your brokerage company may execute trades with a different model than what they are supposed to.
- The platform changes. You are used to using MT4. All of sudden, you have no choice but to move to MT5.
- The stop-out level is increased. A higher stop-out level will cause you greater loss as it will let your losing position run its course until you have nothing left in the account.
- Changes in spread and/or commission. Anything related to trading costs should be a sensitive matter as it influences one's profitability in the long run.
- Leverages are lowered for no reason. This limitation may result in higher margin requirements and thus inflict on any trader who are used to trade with high leverage.
- Your pair leaves you.
- Obvious stop hunts. This often happens in market maker brokers who trade against the traders. In this case, you will find your stop losses getting executed just before the price moves in your favor.
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How can I protect myself to avoid getting scammed by brokers again?
- Try again. You've already had the experience now and can choose better.
- If necessary, check them out with your local financial authorities, and ask what they can do if you are scammed again.
- Manage your money better, don't put them all in one basket. In addition to that, there are several things you can do to protect yourself further.
- Take immediate steps to protect your financial accounts and personal information.
- Contact family, friends, or support groups to share your experience and seek emotional support.
- Learn from the scam experience by educating yourself about common fraud tactics, warning signs, and ways to protect yourself in the future.
- Use the experience as an opportunity for personal growth and learning.
- Recognize that scams can happen to anyone, and it does not reflect your intelligence or competence.
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There are at least three skills that you need to have to avoid scams:
- First, you must be able to identify a regulated broker authorized by a trusted regulator. It is essential to check this aspect at the start because if the broker's not regulated to begin with, then there is a higher chance of low-quality services that lead to financial loss.
- Second, you should be realistic while scanning through any broker's promotions and bonuses. Scammers tend to over-promising by offering unrealistic deals to get more clients.
- Lastly, you need to understand how forex broker scams usually cheat on their clients. You will get to know their characteristics and, therefore, avoid them as best as you can.
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