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[Alpari]

Alpari UK may be a big company, but my experience with them made me feel like they are more a huge bucket shop. See my comments below:

Although I see many good reviews in the Review page, my encounters with them has been shocking despite that they are prompt in their response, though. I started with a small account of $7,700. It was OK initially when I suffered losses for more than half of my account with infrequent slippages and requotes. However, when I started to recoup my losses with over 90% of Win trades for several consecutive days, all hell broke loose from 31st May 2012 onwards.

There was also an incident that a Closed trade even went missing totally into thin air...

Hi pcbg007,

Thank you for your posts.

The Alpari UK client services team has been in touch with you. We have requested additional information, answers to which we have yet to receive. We believe that this is a good method and one that is designed to ensure that our response to customers is prompt, fair and unbiased.

As advised, should you continue to wish to discuss this subject further please email support@alpari.co.uk . We'll be happy to help.


Alex

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[Alpari]

Alpari (UK) extends no commission trading on ECN account

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Alpari (UK) is happy to announce the extension of no commission trading on the MT5 ECN account until 1 October 2012.

For all trades opened and closed on the ECN account by 1 October, Alpari (UK) will charge no commission. From 2 October 2012 commission charges will apply.

On the Alpari (UK) ECN account, you can experience the brand new, feature-rich MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform and take full advantage of non-dealing desk execution, market depth, one-click trading, 1:500 leverage and spreads from 0 with no re-quotes. You can choose from 34 currency pairs plus spot gold and silver. With MT5 you can apply your Expert Advisor (EA) strategies in a highly efficient way.


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[Alpari]

US Independence Day trading hours

Dear Traders,

Please be aware that due to Independence Day in the United States on 4 July 2012, trading times for our index, share, commodity and energy CFD products as well as spot gold and silver will be affected.

All Forex products will trade normal hours.

Index, share, commodity and energy CFD products and spot gold and silver trading times for 3-5 July:

Normal trading hours will resume on 6 July 2012.


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[Alpari]

New minimum gold price increment improves pricing, tightens spreads

Alpari (UK) is pleased to announce a change to the minimum gold price increment from 5 US cents to 1 US cent (USD0.05 to USD0.01). This will provide traders with tighter spreads and improved depth of pricing when trading gold and silver against the US dollar.

At the same time, you will also notice that gold and silver quotes have changed with the addition of the third decimal. For the time being, this will not impact your trading* as the third decimal will always be zero.

What does this mean?

This means that the minimum price increment for gold is now USD0.010. For example, XAUUSD (gold against the US dollar) price movement would be 1615.120, 1615.130, 1615.140 etc.

The minimum silver price increment remains unchanged at USD0.010.

The minimum trade size for gold and silver also remains the same – 0.1 lots on Classic account and 0.01 lots on Micro accounts.

We're here to help

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Client Services team by phone +44 (0)20 7426 2900 or email support@alpari.co.uk.

*Some EAs may need to be adapted.


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[BigT1]

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Anthony Ingrassia, CTA
NFA ID#: 0278164

 

[Alpari]

Recommend all those interested in Alpari also be aware of this thread:
https://www.forexpeacearmy.com/fore...5-pfg-best-making-trader-money-disappear.html
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Anthony Ingrassia, CTA
NFA ID#: 0278164

Thank you for your post.

As you know, Alpari (US), LLC (“Alpari (US)”) recently entered into a USD200,000 settlement with the National Futures Association (“NFA”) and refunded losses incurred as a result of adjustments made to client accounts. We would like to take this opportunity to point out that the FXOptions platform – which was the subject of the NFA investigation – is not part of the Alpari companies’ core offering and has never been offered by Alpari (UK) Limited (“Alpari (UK)”). Alpari (US) ceased to offer the platform in January 2012.

Please note that this ruling has no impact on Alpari (UK) or its clients for three reasons:

1 Alpari (US) and Alpari (UK) are regulated by the regulatory bodies located in their respective regions. Decisions by a US regulatory body (NFA) on Alpari (US) have no bearing on Alpari (UK). Alpari (UK) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) and must comply with the FSA's rules which differ from those of the NFA.

2 Alpari (US) and Alpari (UK) are both independent entities within the global association of Alpari companies. In addition to our core products and platforms, each of the businesses has its own region-specific product portfolio. FXOptions was offered by Alpari (US) only.

3 Alpari (UK) and Alpari (US) each have their own Terms of Business reflecting their region’s regulatory and legal environment. Alpari (UK)’s Terms of Business would allow us to cancel an erroneously executed order and we reserve the right to remove funds from clients’ accounts where we believe such an error has occurred. However, we will only do this as a last resort and where it is evident that our Terms of Business have been breached. Clients can be assured that everything we do is underpinned by our regulatory obligation to treat customers fairly.

A reminder of our Terms of Business

Alpari (UK)’s Terms of Business are in line with FSA requirements and are regularly reviewed to ensure continued compliance with any changes to rules and regulation. When we make changes to our Terms of Business or Client Agreement we communicate them to clients by email and by notifications made in the Company News section of our website.

To ensure that you remain familiar with our trading policies it's always a good idea to review and read the latest version of our Terms of Business, available online:
Trading Platform Legal Documents - Alpari (UK)

Should you have any questions, please email our support team at support@alpari.co.uk or call +44 (0) 207 426 2900. We will be happy to help in any way we can.


Alex

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[Alpari]

Prove your EA skills against the best in the world

Ready, steady, code. Alpari (UK), Platinum Sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, run by MetaQuotes, invites programmers to prove their EA skills against competitors from all over the world

Ready to make your mark? As a proud sponsor of the Automated Trading Championship 2012, Alpari (UK) invites all our MetaTrader clients to enter the contest, prove the effectiveness of your EA strategy and compete for a share of the USD 80,000 prize pot.

As a leading provider of the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, Alpari understands the importance of initiatives that help programmers develop, publish and prove their EA strategies. The Automated Trading Championship is the perfect arena for EA programmers to make their mark.

To join the contest, just register and develop an Expert Advisor using MetaQuotes Language 5 (MQL5) for the new MetaTrader 5. Then watch the progress of your EA as it competes against entries from all over the world.

Prove the value of your EAs in front of a global audience

The competition runs from October 1st 2012, and ends on December 28th 2012. The programmer of the Expert Advisor that makes the largest positive profit will be crowned Automated Trading Champion 2012*.

Even if you don't win, this is a fantastic opportunity to prove your EA knowledge and demonstrate the value of your programming skills to a global audience. As well as other EA programmers, you'll be performing in front of the contest jury panel, which includes Andrey Vedikhin, one of the cofounders of the Alpari Group of Companies and Chairman of Alpari (UK).

Ready to take part? Deadline for registration is September 21. For more information and the latest news on the competition visit the Automated Trading Championship website.

Find out more about expert advisors

*The rules of the automated trading championship 2012

Disclaimer: This Automated Trading Championship (the “Championship”) is organised and run by MetaQuotes, and Alpari UK acts only as a sponsor of the Championship. All terms and conditions relating to the Championship are prepared by MetaQuotes, and Alpari (UK) bears no responsibility for those terms.


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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[Alpari]

Trading Essentials webinar series

Sign up to our webinar series

With Alpari (UK)’s Trading Essentials webinar series you can gain a fundamental understanding of a range of topics; from the basics of trading the Forex markets to what the global economic crisis means for your trades. Presented by our Chief Market Analyst, James Hughes this series of four webinars will equip you with the knowledge you need to make better informed trading decisions.

Details of the individual webinars and how to sign up are below.

1. Introduction to Forex

The first webinar in the series will give you all the basic information you need when starting out in Forex trading, looking at how to use margin and leverage and basic trading strategies.

Wednesday 26th September 12 – 1pm
Sign up

2. How to trade the Global Crisis

This webinar will look at the origins of the global financial crisis and the issues in the Eurozone. It will also highlight what the crisis means for your trades and how keeping things simple is the best option.

Wednesday 3rd October 12 - 1pm
Sign up

3. MT4 Tutorial

This webinar will show you the basic mechanics of trading on the MetaTrader 4 platform looking at how to set up your layout, the charting package and an introduction to EAs.

Wednesday 10th October 12 – 1pm
Sign up

4. Introduction to Technical and Fundamental Analysis

The final webinar in the series will help you find out what to look for in economic releases and give you an understanding of some of the more basic technical indicators and oscillators.

Wednesday 17th October 12 – 1pm
Sign up

About James Hughes

James has 10 years experience in the financial services sector and is a well known market commentator appearing regularly in the financial media and on television channels such as the BBC, Sky News, CNBC and Bloomberg television. He also provides valuable insights and knowledge to clients through Alpari (UK)’s education and research programme.

 

[Alpari]

Trading Essentials webinar series

Dear Trader,

If you attended the first webinar in the Trading Essentials series, I hope you enjoyed it. If you missed it, or just want to view it again, then don’t worry, you can view it here.

The Trading Essentials webinar series with James Hughes will give you an in-depth understanding of the principles of trading, focussing on the facts, with no jargon.

The second webinar in the series, ‘How to trade the Global Crisis’ will take place on Wednesday 3rd October at noon. This webinar will look at:

* The global economic crisis and what it means for your trading
* The Eurozone and how it affects the US markets
* How keeping things simple is the best option and even more so in the current climate

Join us by clicking here.

Your feedback and opinions are very important to us and will help us to plan future webinars and seminars. Please complete our short survey on the first Trading Essentials webinar, ‘Introduction to Forex’ and let us know your thoughts.

To find out more about the Trading Essentials webinar series please click here.


Alex

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Alexander Chadwick
Alpari (UK) Representative

 

[macbirra]

It is true that the broker is Alpari most prestigious than others?
With regard to minimum capital should I start?
thanks