Hello.
Well: it looks like I was right about the time difference. Thank goodness for that.
At least you’re honest too (at face value) in that you are clearly stating that you’re receiving benefits. Good on you for that.
Now it’s time for me to ‘come clean’.
I have one of their (your???) ‘no deposit bonus’ accounts. Only $20 mind you!!! But that was opened in November last year (sorry: but I get a ‘kick’ out of opening ‘no deposit bonus’ accounts just to ‘stick it’ to the broker concerned and to use their money to make money no matter HOW little). I can tell you (oddly enough from an email that I received today in reply to an email that I sent yesterday that was prompted by your starting this thread) that the ‘terms and conditions’ of my little $20 ‘no deposit bonus’ are WAY different from yours (with the same broker just to be clear). So if I were you I’d check REAL carefully on YOUR terms and conditions. Then again: maybe it’s two different ‘promotions’.
But as you’ve clarified (and as I’ve found out): it’s standard lots (or the aggregate equivalent) we’re talking about here (well: the equivalent, in my case, of two standard lots have to be traded in order for me to be able to withdraw my profits i.e. there is no ‘points system’) and this has to be done within a certain period of time which I think has already passed so ‘there goes that then’ I’m guessing.
My point (for ‘baiting’ you and keeping this thread going): by ALL means, new traders, take advantage of these bonus offers. But never expect to withdraw them or the profits made from them. There WILL ALWAYS be SOME excuse as to WHY you cannot withdraw your profits. There is ONLY ONE BROKER that I know of that offered a ‘no deposit bonus’ with ‘no strings attached’ i.e. it was made VERY clear that you would NEVER be able to withdraw the bonus but you could withdraw your profits made at any time (and obviously once you’d withdrawn your profits the bonus was taken away as well). I’ll give you three guesses as to which broker that was!!! And NO: I’m NOT advertising nor soliciting here. I am just so SICK and TIRED of all of the bullsh*t marketing practises that go on in this business. And don’t go thinking that ‘well: I knew there had to be a catch’ and that it’s alright. Think how you’re going to feel if you’ve sat trading with $100 of ‘broker money’, spent the time and gone to the effort of turning it into, say, $1 000, and then being told that for a variety of reasons you cannot withdraw it (or only receive a portion of it for whatever lame excuse they can come up with). Contact these people (for example) and ask them how it feels:
http://forums.babypips.com/rate-my-broker/42458-scam-brokers.html#post311215
If you want more links to other threads such as these??? Just look. They’re everywhere.
And I’m not singling YOU out either. Trust me. I’ve got another ‘no deposit bonus’ ($25) account with a broker that has a thread RIGHT HERE in the ‘Broker Aid Station’ forums. Just you WAIT until I’m told I cannot withdraw my profits from THAT account!!!
Regards,
Dale.
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