The work of a broker can be organized in several ways, fundamentally different from each other. It is possible to determine in what way a particular dealing center implements its services, according to certain features observed in its activities. So let's try to figure it out Alpari kitchen or not .

But first, it’s worth understanding what is meant by the term “kitchen” in relation to a broker. The main distinguishing feature of kitchen DCs is that client orders are not overlapped by external counterparties (Fig. 1, diagram below). This is typical for new or unpopular brokers who have so few clients that their total position is not enough to bring it to the interbank level, where it is brought together with an external counterparty.

As a result, such a kitchen, if the client loses, completely takes away his deposit, and if he wins, he pays his amount from his own funds. Therefore, the main goals of kitchen brokers are:

1. draining as many client deposits as possible (maximizing the profit of the kitchen is ensured);
2. prevention of large winnings for clients (financial costs are minimized).

It is likely that the kitchen broker Alpari was at the beginning of his business. But as it gained popularity, the company's management realized that it was much more profitable to provide real brokerage services, and not their "kitchen" imitation. The main reasons for this decision are as follows:

• kitchen income is directly proportional to the spread and the number of customers (or transactions they make);
• the organization of long-term income (i.e. from the long-term work of the client) is much more profitable than the short-term benefit from actions against the client;
• significant cost of organizing brokerage services, which does not pay off in any way in the short term, which is typical for actions not in the interests of clients;
• the possibility of increasing the average deposit size by attracting large clients who are guided by the reputation of the broker (such clients, most often, are professional traders who are able to consistently work in profit).

Alpari - kitchen or real broker

Currently, Alpari's brokerage services are used by tens of thousands of clients, which allows the company to easily gain such volumes of client positions that ensure their transfer to the interbank level (Fig. 1, diagram above). This allows you to implement two schemes that are not "kitchen":

1. withdrawal of the total client position to the interbank market;
2. output to the interbank market of each transaction concluded by the client.

The differences between the first and second schemes are:

• requiring a larger initial deposit for the second scheme;
• setting a larger minimum transaction size for the second scheme;
• noticeably longer order processing time according to the second scheme.

At present, Alpari is, by and large, a real broker, and not a kitchen, since transactions on most accounts are directly transferred to the interbank (i.e., they work according to the second scheme). Such accounts are called ECN (Fig. 2) and they are intended for professional traders.

But there are also accounts that work according to the second scheme, which do not require the presence of large amounts on the deposit (several tens of dollars are enough to be able to trade). Therefore, they are great for beginner traders.

But, in any case, working according to the first or second scheme, the Alpari broker is not a kitchen, but a broker. Moreover, a broker with high reliability, which is trusted by many successful traders and investors. And if there are complaints about his services, then in the vast majority of cases they are due to the fact that the client did not deign to at least familiarize himself with the rules for the provision of brokerage services (it is best to thoroughly understand them before starting trading).

So Alpari kitchen or not

Based on the analysis of the above facts, it is safe to say that all the negative qualities of kitchen brokerage companies Alpari does not. That is, there are no problems with the withdrawal of profits (even very large ones), there is no slippage (changes in the quote when closing a position not in favor of the trader), slippage (changes in the quote not in favor of the trader when opening a position) and other unpleasant effects.

At the same time, accounts on which it is advisable to trade large sums of money ensure the execution of orders at the interbank level, which excludes any financial risks both broker and trader. But for trading accounts on which the minimum deposit is small (these are Standard or Nano type accounts - inexperienced traders usually start with them), the accumulation of a cumulative position of a certain volume is used, after which it is displayed on the interbank market.

So I continue the review of our DC kitchens! I wrote about finam here, but as it turned out, finam is far from alpari!
I threw a small deposit of $ 300 into Alpari to check it out, so to speak! As I understand it, most of the clients there do not play depots of more than $1000, judging by the forum, the average deposit size is $200-300, with active clients, as the president of this kitchen recently spoke here, recently they have 30 thousand, while the turnover is almost a trillion dollars :))
As soon as I doubled the depot, as it began - the closing of a profitable transaction - for 2 minutes a window with the inscription “wait” hangs, the unprofitable one closes instantly! Moreover, after canceling this action, when the price went in my direction, they closed it after 2 minutes, after pressing the cancel button at the price that was at the time of this cancellation - I have not seen this before! That is, if it is unprofitable, then the closure is instant, if it is profitable, then they are waiting. where the price will go and if it goes further into profit for the client, close it faster! :) take profit! The trade flow is busy, there is no price or the terminal is cut off altogether - there is no connection!
Spreads are spreading REGULARLY - this is Alpari's signature feature, even on the forum they have topics there that are periodically overwritten by the moderator!

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I understand that they are in the order of things! For gold, the spread has gone as much as $2! the same for currencies, and not necessarily on the news - that goes without saying, but also on a slightly volatile market!
If in finance, when concluding a contract, they require a passport and you sign in the office, then Ivan Ivanov can open an account online and deposit money with a commission of 2% through any terminal, no one signs anything - an ordinary sweepstake!
Another feature is that after the closing of a profitable transaction, it hangs in the history, and the balance does not increase by the amount of profit, everything becomes normal when the terminal is restarted!
If in finam there were single slippages, in teletrading they don’t exist at all, but there are requotes, then in alpari slippages are PERMANENT and, at 20-30 points, this is considered their norm even in the medium volatile market, plus requotes are added to everything, when the order is closed, the inscription wait , and it can hang for 5 minutes, then a requote appears - new prices have been received! Closing a profitable trade, and if you also showed the total profit on the account, is extremely problematic!
But the most important thing is the withdrawal of funds to the card - I created a request for withdrawal of funds, they debited the account the next day, but I never waited for the money on the card! 4 days later they were credited back to the account with a comment - an error on the side of the counterparty, will be resolved on December 24th! Gorgeous, isn't it?
I tried to merge and see how unprofitable orders will be closed even with a total loss! I started draining-closing instantly, no wait, no requotes, I applied for the balance of the deposit while it is being processed, I hope I won’t see “mistakes on the counterparty’s side”, at least get my unfortunate 300 bucks back!
On the forum I read from them about the “hairpins” that they draw periodically, when someone starts to earn money, this, of course, is tin!
500 shoulder - well, no comment here - it is set by default for all beginners, it can be changed in your personal account! since most customers carry small depots there and drain them in a regular-type, it’s not a pity to drain $ 200-300, then they live due to the number of these small customers! As soon as the client starts earning, they have an advanced withdrawal program! Finam in comparison with them are just flowers!
I want to warn everyone who is looking for a DC and knows how to make money - Alpari should be the last one on your list!
By the way, on demo accounts in Alpari everything is ok! But the spreads are also spreading!
Now I’m using teletrade, I’ll write off how it is and what after the lapse of time, but so far everything is fine, there were no slippages, sometimes there are only rekovts! Upvote to the main page to protect newcomers

Forex kitchen: features and trading risks

Forex kitchens in Forex - what is it and how not to get into it

The number of Forex brokers and binary options brokers in the CIS is in the hundreds. The market is constantly renewing and opening new companies. Legislation regarding Forex brokers practically does not work - despite the fact that it came into force in 2016, only 6 brokers received a license:

• Finam Forex LLC;
• Teletrade Group LLC;
• LLC "Trustforex";
• VTB 24 Forex LLC;
• Forex Club LLC;
• Alpari LLC.

Binary options brokers are even more difficult. In December 2016, the Central Bank turned to NAUFOR with a request to clarify the legal status of binary options. Representatives of NAUFOR tactfully unsubscribed: binary options refer to non-licensed and unregulated activities. Forex kitchens actively use the conditions of uncertainty, discrediting the very concept in the eyes of novice traders. I will try to tell you in this article what kitchens are in Forex, how they can be calculated and why brokers block traders' accounts (can this be evidence of a kitchen).

• What is "forex cuisine": is it good or bad?
• Signs of a forex kitchen: how to distinguish a kitchen from a serious broker;
• Reasons for blocking a trader's trading account by a broker.

What is forex cuisine

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The concept of forex cuisine in trader's jargon means the broker's satisfaction of the trader's orders on the principle of clearing, that is, within the system of orders of the broker itself without entering the real market. The broker can work in two ways:

• A-Book — all client orders are sent by the broker to the real market to liquidity providers. The broker acts only as an intermediary, providing a "end-to-end" mode of order execution;
• b-book. All trade orders are executed at the expense of reverse orders of the broker or his other clients. Actually, this model is what traders call forex cuisine.

Contrary to the common belief that “kitchen broker is a scam”, most of the big big brokers also operate under the B-Book scheme and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. What difference does it make to a trader whether he makes a profit by trading on the real market or using a clearing system? If the broker is not trying to cheat and opens trades on market online quotes, the B-Book scheme is considered absolutely justified.

Internal clearing allows:

• reduce the cost of transactions for the broker and increase the speed of execution of applications and orders;
• offer the trader a low entry threshold (the size of the minimum deposit);
• offer to the trader.

Most pure forex kitchens are among binary options brokers, there are almost no pure A-Book brokers in Russia. Most companies can be attributed to a hybrid type: as long as a trader works with a small deposit and at a loss, the broker does not release him to the market. As soon as the volume of transactions and the trader's profit increase, the trader is taken out of the broker's clearing system.

How to distinguish a forex kitchen from a broker with an A-book

Only a combination of factors can serve as evidence that the trader's orders are not actually brought to the real market. Here are a few of those signs:

• availability of licenses from regulators TsROFR, TsRFIN, KROUFR, which are not even self-regulatory organizations yet. Since the summer, CRFIN has been transformed into NAFD, and from the point of view of the law, there is only one regulator in Forex - the Central Bank, and SRO is also one - AFD. Offshore regulator licenses do not mean that the broker works with international markets;
• the minimum deposit amount is 1-10 dollars. USA. On the international market, no broker or liquidity provider will deal with such amounts; lots on the real market can be several thousand dollars. USA;
• no information on liquidity providers;
• restrictions in strategies (more on that in the next section);
• , which can quickly turn into ;
• active advertising: bonus programs (silence about the fact that bonuses will need to be worked out), inadequately high partner remuneration (your broker's commission earnings) and other promotions.

And if the above signs are not a violation (that is, they are not critical if the forex kitchen works honestly), then the following signs can be considered decisive when deciding whether to work with the company or not:

• lack of verification (or warning about the upcoming identification of the client) at the time of replenishment of the deposit and the start of trading. At the time of withdrawing money, it may turn out that it is almost impossible to pass verification and, accordingly, withdraw money too;
• hidden or confusing terms bonus programs, misleading the trader;
• manipulations with quotes: late triggering of orders, their cancellation for an unknown reason (although slippage is a standard situation);
• a sharp deterioration in the terms of trade after receiving the first profit;
• refusal to pay profit on the basis of various clauses of the contract (which consists of a couple of dozen pages and which is unlikely to be read by any of the traders in full).

If you are familiar with examples of other violations of forex kitchens, I suggest discussing them after the article.

Why is the broker blocking the trading account

I specifically singled out the moment of blocking an account by a broker in a separate section, because this most often becomes the main claim against a broker. In most cases, account blocking is indeed a sign of forex cuisine, but in some cases, the trader is to blame, who simply does not read the contract, and then unreasonably classifies the broker as a scammer. By the way, the broker's restrictions in the contract can also tell a lot of interesting things.

The main reasons for blocking a trader's account by a broker:

1. . Almost any restrictions on trading strategies are clear signs of forex cuisine. Kitchen brokers do not like scalping for several reasons:

• a novice trader will “merge” a deposit both on scalping and in a long-term strategy (which is what a broker needs). If trading is carried out within the broker itself, then the more transactions in a fixed period of time, the more likely it is that an experienced trader will be able to earn, which in principle is unprofitable for the kitchen. A broker who brings a trader to the real market makes money on the spread, so it makes no sense for him to set any restrictions, and vice versa, a large number of transactions are profitable;
• frequent opening/closing of deals creates a load on the broker's server. Weak Technical equipment is another sign of the forex kitchen, since a broker working with global liquidity providers can ensure a stable connection and server operation (including backup ones).
• If the contract specifies the minimum time for one transaction (from 2-5 minutes or more) for any deposit amount, it makes sense to think about the advisability of working with a broker.

1. (hedging). But this limitation of the strategy is, on the contrary, an exception. According to the NFA recommendations, locking is considered a high-risk strategy leading to losses. And since, in the opinion of the regulator, traders are not able to correctly assess the risks, locking should be prohibited (rule 2-43 (b)). All brokers with an NFA license comply with the ban, on the contrary, locking is beneficial for kitchens, since the strategy allows you to charge a double spread. True, all the same, the permission to lock is not a reason to classify a broker as a kitchen, but it is worth paying attention to this fact.
2. Prohibition (restriction). Another sign of forex cuisine, since the intermediary broker does not care what strategy the trader uses. Kitchens do not like automatic trading for the following reasons:

• Expert Advisors in conjunction with manual trading can bring good profits, this is not profitable for kitchens;
• advisors load the servers. And if the broker has a weak Internet connection and server, then it is better to change the broker.

There is often debate on the forums about how a broker can distinguish between manual trading and automatic trading. There are two main signs: in the robot settings, the trader does not disable the assignment open positions individual number (to distinguish "own" positions of the robot from "strangers"). Secondly, the robot sends requests to the server that are unusual for manual trading.

1. Installation of scripts, add-ons, applications that interfere with the operation of the terminal and server. I recommend that you consult with the support service before installing programs.
2. Invalid registration data or multiple accounts opened. Here the fault lies entirely with the trader. You can open several trading accounts with one broker, but not accounts. Firstly, the broker may suspect the trader of trading manipulations, and secondly, of trying to take advantage of several bonus programs at once.

Also, the reasons for blocking can be fraudulent actions on the part of the trader. Moreover, the broker determines the fact of fraud at his own discretion, and the trader is forced to prove his innocence. There are many examples on the forums when a broker unreasonably accuses traders of manipulating bonuses, using illegal trading methods, etc. Arguments come to a standstill because the broker does not try to offer the best solution (another clear sign of cuisine).

When a trading account is blocked by a broker

So, what to do if the broker has blocked your trading account:

• You should immediately contact the support service, perhaps the sanctions will be terminated after additional verification of the client;
• take screenshots of all calls to the broker, record conversations. If a complaint is filed with the regulator, all this will need to be attached as evidence. The last resort is the court, but it helps only in rare cases;
• Try to initiate (cancel payment).

Be sure to warn fellow traders and investors by any means (blogs, forums, etc.), attaching evidence.

P.S.

Most brokers on Russian market– kitchens or hybrids. There is nothing wrong with Forex cuisine as long as the broker works honestly. Still, the kitchen is a risk. Alas, most forex kitchens are created for one purpose - to take possession of the trader's deposit, and therefore, at the first sign of manipulation by the DC, I recommend immediately withdrawing money. When choosing a broker, read the reviews of real customers (you can check the review by trying to contact the author).

To date, currency trading, the Forex market has become available to everyone. Literally everyone has the opportunity to earn money from anywhere in the world. But how to choose a broker with which you can start trading on the market? How not to make a mistake and not lose your money? Most marketing agencies, in their research, indicate that Alpari is the largest broker in the territory of the former USSR in terms of the size of the client base and trade turnover. But the history of the company began back in 1998, and during this time the company was able to become one of the leaders in providing access services to the forex market. Moreover, the company was able to make and international expansion. Its representations are open in more than 25 countries of the world. As a rule, people who want to make money in the financial markets choose a broker based on the reviews left on specialized forums or on review sites.

What are the real reviews about Alpari?

Let's figure out what they think about forex trading, binary options, PAMM accounts, the direct participants in the forex market themselves, traders, learn how to distinguish online real reviews from fake ones, and in the end we will determine what are the pros and cons of the Alpari broker.

About Alpari on the network you can find a large number of reviews on various forums and sites. And, interestingly, there are several times more negative reviews. At the request of "reviews about Alpari" in Yandex or Google, on the first pages there will be no accusations of fraud, and even building a financial pyramid. However, if all this is true, why does Alpari have a license from the Russian Central Bank, and so many clients? The thing is that most of these negative reviews, in fact, were not written by real clients, but by special people commissioned by competitors from other dealing centers. And sometimes it's just bot programs.

Such people, using special programs- Anonymizers (such as TOR), or a proxy server, to change their IP address, register several accounts on thematic forums or review sites, and then leave paid, negative comments. Alpari customer service employees try to solve problematic issues, contact these people, but it is clear that they do not answer. This is how these reviews hang, and newcomers to the forex markets see these reviews and comments and think that they are real, and they develop a negative attitude towards Alpari.

What are the ways to distinguish real reviews from fake ones?

If you want to find real reviews about Alpari, the main thing that you should know is that false reviews are always written by people who have never traded forex with Alpari. Therefore, all their words are groundless, without confirmation, they have very little specifics. You just have to understand whether this is a real client or not.
Here are three main ways to help you figure out whether a review is real or not.

• Firstly, it is necessary to check whether the claimant has provided confirmation that a problem has occurred: the number of the registered claim, or a screenshot of the correspondence with Alpari technical support staff, or at least a screenshot of the author's personal account.
• Secondly, it is necessary to trace whether the author has a public PAMM account.
• And finally, find out if the author has a profile on the official Alpari forum, see what kind of history he has, and what kind of reputation he has.

How then to look for real reviews?

It is necessary to look for reviews about dealing centers on trusted forums or sites with reviews, where moderators delete all paid posts.

But the easiest option is to check the claims yourself. Register on the site, put money, withdraw it, ask for advice from technical support. All these procedures can be done by depositing only 10-15 dollars into the account. All the pros and cons of trading with Alpari will become apparent in just two or three months. On average, a real review from professional traders, as a rule, sounds like this: “Alpari, like in any dealing center, has its own positive and negative sides, but you can earn one hundred percent here, although this requires a lot of work, study, study financial markets, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and then success will surely come.

If we consider real reviews that can be described as negative, then they can be divided into several main topics.

1. The impossibility of making money on Alpari.

Many traders often complain that it is extremely difficult to make money when trading on Alpari: for example, the trading terminal often freezes, transactions periodically slip, and they also complain that the set stop losses and take profits do not work. And therefore, traders complain that they leaked the deposit, simultaneously blaming the company for this. But the truth is that most of these reviews are written by those clients who use scalping strategies for trading. Yes, it is quite difficult for scalpers to trade on Alpari. For trading on short intervals, it is better to trade not on Alpari, but on such dealing centers as, for example, FxOpen. For those traders who use medium or long-term trading strategies, Alpari is more than suitable. And most professionals use just such strategies.
Alpari is a "kitchen" office.

Also, many traders say that Alpari is a typical example - "kitchens". That is, the Alpari company is more interested in the losses of traders, it draws charts itself, and has no access to the real stock market. On the standard accounts of the company, indeed, trading takes place within the company, but this is largely due to the fact that a sufficiently large number of traders trade on standard accounts, so it is quite difficult to avoid this, a little kitchen specificity.

But Alpari provides traders with a special type of ECN account, on which all transactions go directly to the Forex interbank market. As a rule, such accounts are traded by such traders who have extensive experience in the financial markets, large capital for transactions, and a large trading volume. Therefore, to see the full picture, it is worth looking for reviews of those traders who trade on ECN accounts. Regarding ECN, most of the complaints come from beginners who failed to correctly calculate the size of the trading leverage, who made mistakes in calculating the transaction.

2. Not very good order execution on Alpari (constant slippage, requotes, etc.).

In part, such claims are justified, all dealing centers have similar problems, and Alpari is no exception. Usually beginners complain about slippage, because experienced, professional Forex market participants are always ready for the fact that there may be slippage on important news (Fed, ECB meetings, political events, etc.) understand that only theoretically it is possible to provide the ideal, accurate execution of orders. Professional traders always take into account the trading conditions of their broker when building their trading strategy.
Pamm accounts.

You can also often see negative comments from users on the Internet about Pamm accounts with Alpari, that the main task of such accounts is to drain their funds. However, it should be noted that for the most part this happens due to the fact that potential investors do not quite correctly choose the type of PAMM account, or even choose a PAMM account at all, according to the principle of the highest profitability. All Pamm accounts that have been profitable for a year and a half are in a special Alpari rating. And it is clear that based on these data, you should not choose a specific Pamm account for investment, because it is not a fact that such a return will be in the future. But for the sake of justice, Alpari has some of the best Pamm account managers, total amount funds invested in pamm-accounts has already reached 12 million dollars.

3. Alpari binary options.

On specialized forex forums, you can periodically see comments that Alpari's binary options are very inconvenient, periodic failures in the terminal, there are not very many assets for trading, etc. But here you need to understand that binary options are enough New Product for Alpari, so not all aspects of the work are 100 percent debugged yet, but the product will certainly develop, in parallel with the demand for it.

4. Rumors about the bankruptcy of the company, or the deprivation of its license, that the central bank imposed fines on Alpari.

There is a lot of discussion on the net of fines imposed on Alpari by the financial regulators of Great Britain, America and Japan, as well as rumors that the Cypriot regulator has canceled the license of the company.

Yes, it should be recognized that all this took place, it should not be denied, but the whole point is how these events are presented. Yes, there is nothing to be proud of, but these are working moments that can happen at any dealing center that provides services to provide access to the forex market.

5. Real reviews about Alpari

Alpari often asks its clients to leave feedback, especially for those traders who have been working with Alpari for a long time and know all aspects of its work. This is all done so that other people can form their own opinion when choosing a broker. These can be both reviews about Alpari in general, and about Forex trading itself, PAMM accounts, investment portfolios, binary options.

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One of the best brokers for speculating currency pairs online. If you have a couple of extra dollars in ruble terms, then you can freely multiply them and get a hundred!, And in some cases more. I have been working with this trader for more than a year and a half. An excellent and understandable platform, and most importantly, a quick withdrawal of money.

Alpari is like a sandbox.
Need to start with kindergarten, I just love these forex games.
If you have extra money, then you are welcome to bet.

A normal office, the best one on the Russian foreign exchange market for currency speculation. What I really like about this broker is a wonderful analytical support and a good, understandable trading platform which even a beginner can understand.

A wonderful broker, in my purely personal opinion, one of the top three best brokers. No problems for three years of work with him was not. Our further cooperation will continue.

I have been trading on Alpari for five years already, trading for amounts up to $500, in principle, there were no problems during the entire time I worked with this broker. Of the minuses, spam is very annoying, and I don’t like some trading conditions, but this is already different.

Personally, I have been working with the Alps for a long time. And for the whole period I had no problems with them. There were no problems either on the ECN or on the cent account. Well, i.e. quotes are not drawn, and money is withdrawn. So everything is fine.

I started trading on stock exchanges recently - in November, but I quickly learned all the basics from many video tutorials and articles. At the moment I have settled on a single broker - Alpari. In fact, I thought for a long time what to choose - since the choice of stockbrokers at the moment is large, and more and more of them appear over time. Forex trading with Alpari is just a pleasure for me! Well, judge for yourself: you can enter small amounts, and, personally, with me, and even with my friends, you can withdraw quickly: during the day. I don’t know about anyone, but I am completely satisfied with Alpari!

I started trading on stock exchanges recently in November, but according to many video tutorials and articles, at the moment I have settled on a single broker - Alpari. In fact, I thought for a long time what to choose - since the choice of exchange traders is currently large, and more and more of them appear over time. Forex trading with Alpari is just a pleasure! Well, judge for yourself: you can enter small amounts, and, personally, with me, and even with my friends, you can withdraw quickly: during the day. I don’t know about anyone, but I am completely satisfied with Alpari!

The broker is one of the best, came to him about a couple of months ago. The deposit was beaten off and a little more plus came out. The withdrawal request was processed quickly. In general, the money there is good.

I traded a lot with some little-known and large brokers, now I’ve been trading with Alpari for 5 months now, I’ve been withdrawing money without problems. And some friends trade with Alpari, too, everything is fine and it’s still not a big threshold.

I started in other places, but at this moment I’m on Alpari, so I can say that I’m no longer a beginner. During all this time, the company has shown its best side, the withdrawal of money was made quickly and accurately. The contract was signed and there were never any problems with it. In general, everyone is satisfied

Alpari is one of the largest forex brokers operating in Russia. I have been trading in Alpari for two years now according to the strategy - I withdraw profits within 2-3 minutes, I have no complaints. The performance is good both on the cent account and on the ECN, quotes are not drawn, money is withdrawn. As long as everyone is satisfied. I recommend.

Good day. My wife and I have been thinking about investing in Alpari for a long time, but I just don’t know if it’s worth it? Friends advised him for a long time, and I myself have repeatedly returned to this issue. Can someone tell me?

She began her career on the stock exchange with Forex. Over time, I got tired of the incessant expansion of the spread and cheating with quotes. I saw an alternative in options, I opened a demo account with ExpertOption. I practiced in the demo version for six months, got used to expiration for a long time (!the expiration line is from 60 seconds to 45 minutes, and there is an alert). Advantages of the platform: everything is not Russian, and there is everything you need for convenient work ... Currently, I work with a real account, I withdraw money, there are no problems ...

You know, this is my second year with ExpertOption. A good broker during his work there were no problems, there was always an opportunity to learn from his colleagues. This made it possible to “step on a rake” less often, to gain the necessary experience without loss, or something. In addition, the ExpertOption website is easy and convenient to work with, the interface is simple and clear. Haven't had any issues with withdrawals, probably you just had problems with payment system I don't rule it out at all. Negative reviews about this broker are most likely the machinations of competitors, I recommend.

I would like to hear the opinion of users who have suffered from a technical failure. For those who are not in the know, let me remind you that on January 29, 2014, there was a failure in Alpari, because of which many suffered. By the way, no one guarantees that this problem will not manifest itself again, so be aware.

I invested my free money, and already in 2 weeks a result of +93$ appeared, on this drawdown there were already small ones (-30$). I invested through a broker who was recognized as the “Best Broker in the World for an Investor 2011”, no matter how ridiculous it may sound, the statistics are wider, more complete than on Alpari and managers have a capital of $ 1 million, the risks are certainly high, but they act very carefully.

I just now discovered that I was wrong! In one terminal, the profit is indicated in points, in the other in currency, which shows zeros after the decimal point. I admit, the claim is in error! I take back my words.

In the screenshot at the same time on 2 different computers, the terminal with the same account is not closed, and you can see how 1 pair shows different results, but the key is that the total loss from all transactions made is the same. Is that possible? Or is Alpari leading the way again? The fact that the demo account is good, but in fact it is not correct, it should not be so!

Until 2008, I personally traded on completely different DCs. I will not go into too much detail, and list them here. This is what happened to me: the connection with the server was constantly lost, the execution of trade orders was delayed, the trade flows were simply busy. It's not the worst thing I've had to deal with, in fact I didn't particularly like the fact that there were often such delays in withdrawals that I just started to get nervous and just think that I was just thrown in the end. Only in 2009 did I move to Alpari. I have been trading with this broker for five years now. What is important for me is that now there is no excitement about the withdrawal, because the withdrawal for me is always carried out on time. There were never any delays. If earlier I used to trade manually, now I only trust my advisors. If some questions arise, they can be quickly resolved right here in technical support, I like it here too. Spreads have also decreased here, and there is an option to scalp on short periods and with small targets. Since I don't trade manually, I don't feel a requote. Purely my opinion about this broker: the broker itself is reliable and the game always goes according to the rules.

I want to tell everyone that Alpari is the oldest DC in the current brawl. I have more than 8 years of experience in Forex. At that time there was darkness in the condition of just such a trade, the hair just stood on end from such an occupation. There used to be hairpins like that, only after proving that it was a hairpin, and they returned the money. Now it is Alpari that can be considered the leader in the CIS, since the services here are always on top. The abundance of the mass of tools always pleases. But if you are not yet a professional, but only a beginner in this business, then I strongly advise you not to use everything at once. You should also not rush into simply unfamiliar platforms. Also, do not take these unfamiliar tools yet. Otherwise, you always risk paying with your hard-earned money. Try trading on MT and just earn a little. The depot will increase sooner or later, and then you can earn a little more. But you shouldn’t take risks right away, even if you were lucky the first time - this does not mean that it will always be like this.

We have been friends enough with the Alpari company. For all the time of our relations, this organization has shown itself only from its best side. There were some problems with the spiers, but such a phenomenon was quite rare, and everything always returned and did not even have to go anywhere and call. Well, just beautiful work. Personally, I hooked myself up with a minimal account, and whoever managed it already got it. My friends and I are confident in this company, others do not inspire confidence in us yet. There is no better broker in Russia yet.

Everyone who writes negative reviews so often is actually still unfamiliar with some elementary rules. For example, the + order is not closed when the line has already reached the note. Yes, you can already close it yourself (read more about Murphy's law). After that, put some deviation, say 1, then there will be an opening with less slippage. Also, do not compare the demo with a real account. Always strive to trade yourself.

Hello!
Does anyone have friends who work with Alpari long time with large sums, about ten kilodollars and more? Does it make sense to invest in Alpari or is it better to put money in the bank?
I have been trying different brokers for three years now, and everywhere the same thing, unreliability and delays in withdrawing funds, even for small amounts. Alpari, in my opinion, is one of the most trouble-free companies in this regard, although the quality of the support is really lame. First of all, I'm not interested in communication problems, slips, etc. A hassle-free ability to withdraw any amount. And also so that the broker does not try to get rid of a non-profitable client at the first opportunity, if he suddenly began to play in plus for a long period of time.

Yes, you can read a lot of interesting things here ... In real life, no one works like that. Well, the fact that they lost the first money is normal. Personally, I spent my $500 five years ago on forex in just a couple of minutes. And nothing, instead of mourning the money, he took up education. But now I am always in the black, and I constantly use the experience gained, even if this experience is negative. At least on the Alpari site, you always manage to leave with a profit.

To whom, after all, is war, and to whom, like a mother, is native!
So it's better to try once than read about it ten times.

As for the question of how long to rely on the news, it doesn't matter. The very fact of activity is important - the farther into the forest, the fewer foresters.
To be honest, it seems useless to me to look for the answer to the question of how to earn a million dollars on the forum. If there were a couple of effective techniques in the arsenal, then such a business as BO sites would not exist.

Graphics are jumping back and forth, shamanic dances begin. And we must act at the most unexpected moment, this helps without fail.
Strategies are completely different, no one forbids playing with bets 10-11 minutes before expiration, for example.
You need to understand that no sane player will lay out a 100% winning trading strategy for everyone to tear apart, unless, of course, he wants the death of the Ryabeya chicken that lays the golden eggs.

Trading is not given to everyone and not immediately, there are no good and bad here. Some make it, some don't!

I have the same problem. And so seven accounts, I chose traders with a history of more than a year, at the end only two brought profit, the other five only lost, which in total is 20% per year. It's good that I invested money, those that are not a pity. I said goodbye to them very instantly, and did not have time to blink an eye!

It is impossible not to note such an attractive development of investor services here. You can safely work successfully immediately on PAMM accounts. On the advice of my friend, it was I who chose my first broker and it was Alpari. I was flattered that such a broker has been operating in the market for a long time. And I also liked the fact that the initial investment here is exactly minimal. The broker does not interfere with me and I trade on MT4. My deposit is about 1000. I want to unsubscribe again based on the results of the past year.

A lot of people invest in PAMM even with one-on-one investor/trader D/A. I would invest only in PAMM and only if there is a trusted manager. In Alpar at the end of 2011, when the euro fell, some stranger who tripled PAMM was left with money. At the same time, I was very pleased, at that moment, for sure!

I hear a lot of reviews of a negative nature about Alpari and just come at a loss. I have been working on this service for a long time and it has been almost a year. True, not last week there was a hairpin, but they already returned everything to me and apologized, they said that there was just a technical failure. I haven't had any problems with withdrawals yet. They always call me as soon as I start to change the details of the withdrawal. If anyone is reading my review, then I advise them to pay attention to this particular broker. Profitable trades to all and good luck in general.

Eugene, what is all this for? We are talking about PAMM - this is when you entrust your money to a professional to manage it instead of you, and he receives a certain% of the profit (this is 30-50%). To invest, you need to choose a manager, the amount of which is under $ 100 thousand, this fact becomes a reason for motivation.
Sergey, analyze your mistakes on alpari (the main drawback is that the amount of money managed is not clear) and try with other brokers.

I tried at least a dozen different sites until I settled on Alpari. There is at least some history of quotes here. Money is withdrawn without problems and delays, regardless of the amount. Spreads change only at night, although this is the case on all sites. You can use scalpers, there are no restrictions on the minimum trade time. About a year ago, because of the huge hairpin, it was idle, but it was restored in a day. Personally, I'm quite satisfied, maybe not ideal, but no worse than other sites.

For me personally, risk-limited structured products are the best solution for the foreign exchange market. That is why Alpari is in the first place. Here you just need to look at a stable trend along the trend line, and buy a structured product for this currency. Given the limitation of risk, even if you make a mistake in the forecast, at least you remain on your own. In the usual Forex, everything is much sadder.

Personally, I think that this does not play a big role for normal investments. There are always two options here - either just find good managers, or enter and exit accounts managed by purely non-professional traders.

It is known that at least 95 percent of beginners are ready to simply drain their deposit. Not many people can get into the stream and show successful results in a fairly short time. They can also show good dynamics during this time and simply attract investors with this. That's just after that, many of them merge. That is why it is logical for a broker to think in this way: if most of them sooner or later, but still merge, so why not put this money in your pocket and just arrange a drain in this case. Since these same accounts will soon merge as well. Also, it is in Alpari that there are several traders who can trade for a long time and do not merge. Here are just a lot of opinions there about the problems that relate specifically to deposits. The only question that remains open is what exactly caused such questions. In fact, brokers do this, or the whole thing is just inept handling from the trader himself. Here is the most valuable answer that I could come across on this subject: Alpari is a more or less normal broker. He is like an old usurer: she can deceive you, but on the whole everything is according to the rules. The conclusion I made is this: Alpari can be trusted, but only to a lesser extent than some Dukascopy. That's just equally in fact, these plums of truth and lies.

Alpari, like the forex club, is the patriarch and “progenitor” of Forex on DC in the country… And in accordance with this, it is the progenitor of all types of technical scams and scams on DC, starting with the most scam plan of the Metatrader platform and the godless exploitation of the probabilities of its server options against profitable trade of the trader. Every rubbish for a trader at the beginning appeared and was tested just in this platform before that, before being adopted by others ... Note that Alpari and Metaquot are fellow countrymen! And it makes you think, don't you think? But at least this platform, at least honest in the payouts of what the client could win, and plus - gives the chance of playing against it.
I do not think that they will find a worthy alternative in the country ...

I got acquainted with the Forex market with Alpari. It was two years ago, and since that time I have never wanted to change a broker for another. Although I have tried many other DCs, mostly on demo accounts. But I liked Alpari the most. Hassle-free withdrawals and equally fast deposits. Support ready to help at any time. I personally have problems with the connection sometimes. Delays last from about five seconds to a minute, never happened longer. There are slippages, but they are not large even with minute gaps. In general, a good company that is perfect for beginners and professional traders. Personal Area one of the best on the market, everything is logical and understandable.

Well, it happens, of course, not without it. Although in real life it occurs 2-3 times in half a year. Personally, I once suffered significantly, but then they made a return on a claim.

The fact that there are no hairpins is certainly a unique situation. All platforms have studs. It has to do with the flow of quotes. On the other hand, the reverse situation is also possible, when it turns out not a hairpin but a hepchik. This is if some breaking news comes out or something like that. The system cannot be late, even if it considers that this is a hairpin, because for this they can heat up. Only those who are insured against arbitrage work completely without hairpins, but here a profitable deal is simply canceled.

There are only 4-5 good managers from Alpari, most of them are well-known. If you decide to invest in the TOPs of the rating / Index Top 20, then you only risk losing your own funds. That is why everything here falls on the shoulders of the investor. If you can find normal managers in such a dump, then things will go well, and if not, then you can not take risks at all.

Dmitry, tell me the broker through which you tried and if you have detailed information, please send me!

Guys, tell me, who else had a setup with a PAMM account?
So I invested money in one trader, and when I was on vacation, without closing the account, he transferred the trade to another trader, and he took it and merged everything to zero.
Besides everything else, you need to sit on the forums and these are the moments you need to track!

And again, what was the trader like? Invested, only $10 and managed the amount of $300, while increasing the density, it becomes up to 100%?

Please note that you need to invest in conservative traders, do not chase dozens of% per month (better at 5-10% per month, and be calm than bite your elbows and write about your unsuccessful attempts).
Conservative traders never allow drawdowns of more than 20% in the worst case, after drawdowns they become even more conservative and gradually cover the loss. In aggressive traders (they increase by 30% per month, and at the same time they can merge as much) and do not invest more than 5% of the portfolio (this is the sum of all your investments) - this rule is written on every corner, be careful!

There is also a PAMM 2.0 account, when 50-80% of the amount is insured by the manager's capital, if you invest $ 1 and less than $ 800 you will not get back under any circumstances.

If we are talking about alpari, there is very little information about statistics, very much my attention was attracted by “there is plenty to choose from”, but you can’t see it:
1. Manager's CURRENT capital and capital under MANAGEMENT => I think it is the main disadvantage and at the same time it is the main criterion for choosing a manager!
2. Number of investors => for a beginner - this is the most important! One of the guidelines, in conjunction with paragraph 1.

I like it, it's really good dealing. Everything happened in my practice, and I called and cursed on the phone, but they always fixed everything. So I don't have any complaints yet. It seems to me that such technical failures occur almost everywhere from time to time, and it’s simply not worth sinning for this. The good news here is that the support itself is always on top. More than once from me they listened to not particularly flattering, and even obscene words, but at the same time, emotions themselves did not allow. My opinion on this matter is that Alpari is the best.

Alpari sign a contract. Why mislead? Call this forex broker Russian? In Russia, no legislative framework For the time being, there are no such brokers in Russian jurisdiction either.

Beginners all pass sooner or later on alpari. Then the leaked deposit happens. As a result, everyone blames the broker and then just quits forex trading. Such stories begin that forex is just a scam. Others begin to blame only the broker. To get started, you just need to learn, and only then trade on microaccounts. Profit comes only with experience.

Do not forget about the existence of competitors. Although the glory of the Alpari does not give them a move yet. There are special agencies that work specifically on the reputation of such organizations. Here is an example from the recent past, when an attack occurred against one of the brokers, although it was childish, in fact, everything is always much more serious. Here, for example, the struggle between airlines, you can read about it here http://www.compromat.ru/ bankruptcy is unthinkable. So for forex brokers, there are also special such companies that tend to simply lower the opposite company and, on the contrary, raise the payer. As regards theft Money, you can see this for yourself. Often people are also faced with the fact that an account is being merged and under different sauces and then a message that it is only necessary to securely store all your passwords and create such passwords of a reliable level. Brokers often try to promote products such as PAMM accounts, and in this case they are interested not just in certain traders, but in long-term cooperation with them. This is how brokers continue to work. Pros and cons are found in almost every broker and every novice trader should know this.

If you have 3-4 thousand free dollars to play on Forex - where will you put them - in a strange offshore office like Alpari or to a responsible broker with the execution of the entire package of important documents? Where will you look for the truth in case you are robbed by drawn quotes? Who does not feel sorry for this money, Welcome to every DC. Alpari do not strain themselves with registration, including a formal contract with their own client! But this is probably a common failure of the Russians. Deceived buyers, these pseudo-Forex brokers, are looking for protection and help in all kinds of forums, because according to the law it is problematic to help them, since these Forex casinos do not fall under the jurisdiction of the law and there is nothing to hold them accountable for! As for Russian brokers, I will answer those for whom I trade! Once again, I would like to note that beginners should probably trade with Alpari in small amounts of no more than $30 - get an invaluable skill in unclean Forex technologies! Without these inhuman lessons, you will not be able to earn money in trading for a prosperous life!

Brokers implement their clients' access to liquidity using various technological methods. Most of them ensure the prevention of fraudulent actions on the part of the broker, however, there are also methods of deception that various scam offices are engaged in. Therefore, it is worth considering whether Alpari kitchen or not based on real facts.

Kitchens mean such brokerage organizations that form their income, including at the expense of the client's funds. In this case, the scheme of their work can be represented by the following scheme (Fig. 1). It shows that the client of the brokerage kitchen receives quotes from liquidity providers, but his orders are not displayed on the interbank level. Instead, the kitchen broker receives client funds involved in any trade into its own account. Then, if the transaction turned out to be unprofitable, part of the funds is returned to the client, and if it is profitable, then the client's funds are returned in full, supplemented by the profit received.

As you can see, a broker working according to such a kitchen scheme is interested in draining the deposit of its clients. But he is not at all interested in their income, since he has to pay them profit from his own funds. Therefore, the kitchens are trying in every possible way to make their customers' trade unprofitable, and also to prevent large profits. To achieve this goal, various illegal methods are used (for example, substitution of quotes or forced closing of profitable positions).

Broker Alpari is not a kitchen, since it generates its income only at the expense of a small remuneration received for the trading operations performed by the client. The method of obtaining this reward can be of two types:

• in the form of accruing a constant coefficient on the spread, usually equal to the minimum spread size (in Fig. 2, these options are highlighted in orange);
• in the form of a commission for the volume of completed transactions (in Fig. 2, these options are highlighted in green).

Another sign of a conscientious broker is the use of Instant or Market execution of orders. In the first case, traders' orders are accumulated up to a certain volume, after which they are brought to the interbank level. In the second case, orders are immediately displayed at the interbank level (ECN accounts work using this technology, a simplified diagram of which is shown in Fig. 3). But in both of these cases, all financial flows resulting from transactions do not pass through the broker's server (i.e., the broker cannot influence them), but directly circulate between bank accounts and the interbank level.

Alpari - kitchen or not

The number of clients of the Alpari broker is constantly growing and is already in the millions. In such a situation, even if each client makes one transaction per day, the broker's daily income is an impressive amount. Therefore, it makes no sense for him to engage in any fraudulent manipulations, since they bring only a one-time benefit, but conscientious activity ensures a stable profit in the long term, which is much more profitable. At the same time, long-term profit is always more promising than short-term profit, even if their values ​​differ significantly.

In turn, conscientiousness in relation to customers ensures an increase in the reputation of the service provider. And this, in turn, helps to attract new customers, among which there may be large ones. And the profit from a large client will always be greater than from a certain number of small ones. At the same time, a large number of small clients contribute to the reputation of the broker. Thus, the formed positive reputation and constantly maintained conscientiousness are the main factors contributing to the increase in the broker's income.

Based on the above facts, it is much more profitable to be Alpari not a kitchen, but a real broker - in this case, profits are made in the long term. Accordingly, the effective achievement of the main strategic goal of any serious company is ensured - the longest possible successful operation. Similarly, the Alpari broker successfully solves tactical goals, which consist in constantly increasing the income received (or, at least, not reducing it) - new services are regularly offered for this, for example, PAMMs, which were first used in Alpari, and affiliate programs (Fig. 4), as well as promotions and bonuses are offered.