In most cases, when trading with a broker that offers variable spreads and operates under STP/DMA model, the spreads tend to widen quite a bit during news releases compared to normal trading conditions. On the same note, when trading with a fixed spread broker (e.g. Market maker), the brokers usually don’t allow trading on news events, for obvious reasons. A trader therefore has to find the right broker that offers variable spreads, allows news trading while ensuring the spreads are not too wide during major news events.
If it was so easy to trick the market everyone would have been a millionaire already lol 
Simply place Stop or Limit order right before the news and wait for the movement. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way so IMO there are 3 options when it comes to trading during news:
- Stay away
- Place an order without SL/TP and make sure that you have enough money so that the widened spread doesn’t trigger automated stop out (if there is any). When the market gets quite again (let’s max 5 min after the news) spread should be back to normal so you can set your SL/TP if your order still persists.
- Place an order and with wider SL/TP levels and hope that the spread doesn’t get too wide to trigger those levels.
I personally prefer option 1 
because there are a lot of “IF”s in the other two. Additionally slippage tend to occur more often during news.
However it depends on your risk orientation
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News triggers are the most powerful ones, they offer clear cut notion of why the price moved particularly at this moment, a kind of outlier from the set of “random” price movements and great uncertainty. That’s why news trading remains pretty attractive despite controversy over execution during this time
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The easiest way to see if your broker is really an STP is to ask for a post trade transparency report.
In it you can see the execution times, bridge, prime broker and LP that participated in your order execution.
If the broker you’re using refuses to provide such a report you can be sure there is something fishy going on.
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Revealing providers can be harmful for brokers, because it’s a part of their business, I mean picking right combination is what every brokers struggles for and making this sensitive information public can lead to losing competitive edge
thanks. I will ask. do u know any ECN broker that provide this?
thnx
I do. However, I’ve mentioned it before that I got offered a job with that broker after the member spotlight interview (and took the offer). So, it will be a COI (conflict of interest) and can be considered advertising - that is why I will not mention it.
Anyhow, i’ve talked to the colleagues and they said that most brokers (which are not Market Makers) should be able to provide such reports upon request.
They just don’t advertise it, because it’s a pain for the brokerage department and server admins to collect all the data from the bridge and liquidity providers.
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- Thanks.
The post-trade transparency report is used for a single trade, not for bulk/monthly reporting. Meaning you’ve made a trade on 20.09 and you saw a spike that was unnatural resulting in your order being stopped out due to margin or SL levels hit. Then you write to the support and ask for such a report for that trade. So, that you can see where was the issue.
- It’s all about the location/regulation of the broker. Brokers regulated with different regulators can offer different leverages.
- Every broker regardless of order execution model can offer higher leverages (for clients outside of the EU) if they have an office/branch/subsidiary registered with an “authority” outside of the EU (for example - Vanuatu), which means that the EU clients will get the leverage cap of x30 but the non-EU traders can register with the broker’s non-EU branch and still receive the higher leverage.
- Perhaps it would be easier to spot MM/DD broker traits.
I’ve started a thread about it - [List]How to spot Dealing Desk brokers (Market Makers)
This article might help as well - The 4 Types of Forex Brokers - Explained – The Pip Farmer – Medium
Remember - All scam brokers are Market Makers/Dealing Desks, but not all Market Makers/Dealing Desk brokers are scams!
It’s kinda the same thing like with scotch, cognac and champagne:
- All scotches are whisky, but not all whiskys are scotch.
- All cognac is brandy, but not all brandys are cognac.
- All champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wines are champagne.
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which means that the EU clients will get the leverage cap of x30
[/quote] does this was an example calculation or confirmation of the EU residents leverage with ECN broker registered/regulated in EEA is 30% in max?
do u know by chance for opening a broker platform, how much lowest charging local financial authority can ask for deposit? or how much it costs? I don’t mean becoming a subsidiary of another broker, I mean building your own marketplace for executing your orders? building something that can cover executing u and your close friends orders only?
thnx
I have no idea. But from what I’ve heard it’s a huge legal pain. Because you have to be registered as a brokerage service provider (get a licence) which is not cheap, on top of that you must have a huge amount to be able to cover the liquidity needed… I have a vague memory of numbers in the ball park of 250,000 (for the MM/DD licence alone) and 20 to 50 million euros of equity being quoted. Again, not sure about the numbers and you can be sure they (the numbers) will vary vastly depending on the country. Also, the legal hurdles alone and the amounts you’ll have to spend on legal consult are just not something an ordinary Joe like me can afford.
My guess is that on locations like Vanuatu, Mauritius, St Vincent and The Grenadines it would be far cheaper than let’s say Cyprus (keep in mind that they are a part of the EU now and all EU laws®ulations apply). You’ll still need to keep a legal team at hand at all times which is expensive.
So, yeah.
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check they have business partner or not
You can do a few things like check if the broker is regulated and research about the platforms, accounts and services it is offering. You can also read reviews and try a demo with them. That is how I usually go about it and I found some reliable brokers too. I’m using IG, XM and Fxview. The trading conditions suit me and the spreads are tight with these. I tried their demos before starting with live accounts.