yes, i read the many many threads about Market Makers, but still, a bottom line:
I’m interested in opening a micro account via a local broker.
in their license agreement they clearly claim to take the opposite position to my position in every trade, they also take a bit larger spread.
Customer service told me they are an NDD even for micro lots. (for standard and mini lots they are an ECN). and pass position requests straight through with no “intervening” beside taking opposing position.
should i look for another broker ?
is it “safe” to trade with a broker that always takes opposite position ?
yep, and they do not hide it, the question is, for argument sake that they are 100% trustworthy is trading with a broker which does that (opposing my positions) affect my losses or profits ?
They can trade against you every but they do not control the market so it all comes down to who is on the right side of the trade. Statistically, it will be the trader (you and me) who is wrong so they have a pretty good chance of being right going against you. If they lose money trading against you it is probably a good bet that there are 10 other people that made them money by making bad trades. I really don’t care if they are trading against me as long as I keep making money.
According to the “statistics” found in most FX forums, about 90% of traders fail and lose all their money. Your chances of success are entirely up to you and how you trade. Those stats were/are pretty scary but not enough to make me reconsider, it only made me work harder to get into that 10% group of traders who succeed an continue on to make this a full time career.