FOREX:Trader Charts

FOREX.com's currency charts combine a rich, intuitive interface with easy access to the tools and resources you demand for forex trading.

Our FOREXTrader Charts are fully integrated on the FOREXTrader PRO platform. A streamlined layout makes it easy to access commonly used features and indicators.
Whether you use Stochastics, Bollinger Bands, Moving Averages, Ichimoku or Fibonacci, you can find over 70 technical and line studies right within the charting application.
1.Identify trends in the market with over 70 customizable technical indicators
2.Seize trading opportunities directly from the charting window with our integrated dealing buttons.
3.Visually track your open positions and orders, giving you maximum position management flexibility.
4.Use the template saver to save your personalized charting setups and apply them to future charts.
5.Get a closer look at the markets with FOREXTrader Tick Chart. FOREXTrader Charts are available on the FOREXTrader PRO platform. To learn about forex charts available on FOREXTrader.java and FOREXTrader.web, click here.

Daily Market Commentary

DISCLAIMER: GCI’s Daily Market Commentary is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained in these reports is gathered from reputable news sources and is not intended to be U.S.ed as investment advice. GCI assumes no responsibility or liability from gains or losses incurred by the information herein contained.

SCHEDULE

Friday, 16 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
0715 CH August retail sales
0800 Italy August trade balance
0900 Eurozone August trade balance (€12.6 billion)
0905 Italy August current account
1100 Canada September consumer price index (0.0% m/m)
1100 Canada September consumer price index (-0.8% y/y)
1100 Canada Bank of Canada consumer price index, core (0.1% m/m)
1100 Canada Bank of Canada consumer price index, core (1.6% y/y)
1300 US August net long-term TIC flows (US$ 15.3 billion)
1300 US August total net TIC flows (-US$ 97.5 billion)
1315 US September industrial production (0.8%)
1315 US September capacity utilization (69.6%)
1400 US October University of Michigan consumer sentiment

SCHEDULE

Thursday, 15 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
0100 Australia October consumer inflation expectations (3.5%)
0400 Italy Bank of Italy quarterly economic bulletin
0430 Japan August industrial production
0430 Japan August capacity utilization (3.9% m/m)
0500 Japan Bank of Japan monthly report
0800 Italy September consumer price index
0800 Eurozone October European Central Bank monthly report
0900 Eurozone September CPI (0.3% m/m)
0900 Eurozone September CPI (-0.2% y/y)
0900 Eurozone September CPI (1.3% y/y)
0900 CH October ZEW survey, expectations (58)
1230 US September consumer price index (0.4% m/m)
1230 US September consumer price index (-1.5% y/y)
1230 US September CPI, ex-food and energy (0.1% m/m)
1230 US September CPI, ex-food and energy (1.4% y/y)
1230 US October Empire manufacturing index (18.88)
1230 US Weekly initial jobless claims
1230 US Continuing jobless claims
1230 Canada August manufacturing shipments (5.5% m/m)
1400 US October Philadelphia Fed index (14.1)

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 14 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
0000 Australia October Westpac consumer confidence (5.2%)
0000 Australia Q3 NAB business confidence (-4)
N/A Japan September Tokyo department store sales (-10.3% y/y)
N/A Japan September nationwide department store sales (-8.8% y/y)
0830 UK September retail price index (0.5% m/m)
0830 UK September jobless claims, net change (24,400)
0830 UK September claimant count rate (5.0%)
0830 UK August ILO unemployment (7.9%)
0830 UK August average earnings (1.7%)
0830 UK August manufacturing unit wage cost (4.3%)
0900 Eurozone August industrial production (-0.3% m/m)
0900 Eurozone August industrial production (-15.9% y/y)
1100 US MBA mortgage applications
1230 US September retail sales (2.7%)
1230 US September retail sales, ex-autos (1.1%)
1230 US September import price index (2.0% m/m)
1230 US September import price index (-15.0% y/y)
1400 US August business inventories (-1.0%)
1800 US Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes
2145 NZ Q3 consumer price index (0.6% q/q)
2145 NZ Q3 consumer price index (1.9% y/y)
2145 NZ September food prices (-0.9% m/m)
2330 Australia Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Stevens speaks

SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 13 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
N/A Japan Bank of Japan Policy Board interest rate decision
0130 Australia September NAB business confidence (18)
0130 Australia September NAB business conditions (4)
0645 France September consumer price index (0.5% m/m)
0645 France September consumer price index (-0.2% y/y)
0645 France September CPI, harmonized (-0.2% y/y)
0645 France August current account (-€1.2 billion)
0715 CH September producer and import prices (0.1% m/m)
0715 CH September producer and import prices (-5.5% y/y)
0830 UK September consumer price index (0.4% m/m)
0830 UK September consumer price index (1.6% y/y)
0830 UK September RPIX (1.4% y/y)
0830 UK August DCLG house prices (-8.3% y/y)
0900 Germany October ZEW survey, economic sentiment (57.7)
0900 Germany October ZEW survey, current situation (-74.0)
0900 Eurozone October ZEW survey, economic sentiment (59.6)
1230 Canada August international merchandise trade (-C$ 1.4 billion)
1230 Canada August new house price index (0.3% m/m)
1700 US Federal Reserve Governor Kohn speaks

SCHEDULE

Monday, 12 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
N/A NZ September PMI, manufacturing (48.7)
2145 NZ August retail sales (-0.5% m/m)
2145 NZ August retail sales, ex-autos (-0.5% m/m)
2301 UK September BRC retail sales monitor
2301 UK September RICS house price balance (10.7%)
2350 Japan September M2+CD money stock (2.8% y/y)
2350 Japan September bank lending (1.8% y/y)

SCHEDULE

Sunday, 11 October 2009
all times GMT
(last release in parentheses)
N/A NZ September REINZ house sales (39.0% y/y)
N/A NZ September QV house prices
N/A Germany September wholesale price index (0.7% m/m)
N/A Germany September wholesale price index (-8.3% y/y)
N/A France Bank of France sentiment (89)
2300 US St. Louis Federal Reserve President Bullard speaks

Introducing Brokers

GCI offers an outstanding opportunity to qualified introducing brokers ("IBs"). Our IB program supports brokers, traders and industry participants in creating or enhancing a lucrative Forex or Share Trading business. Advantages of introducing business to GCI include:

Outstanding compensation based on trading volume. Many companies and individuals have built lucrative IB businesses with GCI, enjoying the benefits of monthly revenue payments while letting GCI manage the expense and maintenance of back office systems, trading software, and 24 hour dealing. And for IBs with an existing business, we will exceed your current compensation schedule if you move your business to GCI.
Reliable monthly payments from an industry leader. GCI depends on Introducing Brokers for a large part of its trading volume. As such, we highly value all our IB relationships and have considerable administrative resources dedicated to making sure you are paid on time and in full.
Refer accounts to GCI or Build Your Own Brand. Whether referring clients to GCI and letting us do the account opening work, or taking advantage of our "white label" version of the internet trading platform branded with your company logo, IBs can build their business in the way that best suits their client base and their goals.
A superior product to offer your clients. No one else can match GCI's breadth of product offerings and low margin requirements. While many FCMs and brokers now offer online trading with narrow spreads and zero commissions, your clients will also benefit from being able to trade precious metals, indices, and share CFDs along with Forex. 200:1 leverage on all of these products makes GCI the clear choice and ensures that your clients will not easily be "lured" to competing brokers or IBs.
Advanced and secure online reporting. With GCI, you can more effectively manage your marketing process and expected monthly IB payment - login any time to GCI's online reporting system to run reports on your clients' trading activity, and to view their account details.
Regulated broker. GCI is one of the top firms in the retail online trading industry, with a reputation for rigorous money control policies and separate accounts for client funds, and regulated by the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC). The IFSC's strict requirements include capital adequacy, reporting and record keeping, and proper disclosure and conduct with clients.
Managed Accounts/Trading Managers. Introducing brokers who manage clients' accounts or refer clients to a trading manager can also benefit from GCI's IB program. IBs with managed account clients can enhance their monthly remuneration from GCI by earning a round-turn commission and/ or profit-sharing fee, both of which can be specified in a client's Limited Power of Attorney.
Ease of account funding. We believe it is important to make it as easy as possible for you clients to open and fund a trading account. GCI accepts funds via bank wire transfer, major credit card, and Moneybookers.
If you are interested in being an Introducing Broker for GCI, please complete and submit the below form. This will allow us to reply to you promptly with relevant information, and to get your IB relationship with GCI started as quickly as possible.

Trading Managers

GCI Services
GCI has devoted considerable dealing and technological resources to accommodating fund managers and trading managers.

GCI's online trading software is designed to facilitate trading and managing multiple accounts from a single login window. Trading managers can trade each sub-account separately, or pre-configure the number of lots that each account will be allocated from a block trade (click here for detailed instructions). The back office is fully automated for each sub-account and can be viewed individually online by each of the trading manager's clients.

Furthermore, GCI's dealing desk is also staffed by former chief dealers of major banks. We can accept orders via telephone or online 24 hours a day, and work orders or provide market insight that many funds are accustomed to receiving only from the world's top money center banks.

Please contact info@gcitrading.com for further information on trading with GCI.

Online Gold Trading

GCI offers online trading in Gold and Silver - commission free with low margin requirements and free easy-to-use trading software.

Think inflation may go up? Think a speculative rally is underway? Charts look technically bullish? Buy gold on GCI's trading software and make money as the price of gold rises.
Or..
Think gold is overpriced and due for a fall? Sell it short on GCI's trading software and make money as the price of gold falls.

Trading with GCI means you can use the industry's most advanced software - free of charge. Just click on the "buy" or "sell" price and your trade will be executed within seconds. You can also trade directly from the real-time charts, included for free with your demo account software. Complete the form below to try a Free demo account now! This demo allows you to practice trading with 50,000 "demo dollars" - a no risk way to evaluate our software, real-time streaming prices, and trade execution

CFD/Share Trading

CFDs are an efficient means of trading shares, indices, commodities, and currencies. Find out why GCI is a global leader:

All trading is commission-free with up to 400:1 leverage
Free trading software with live charts and streaming quotes
Trade shares, indices, commodities and currencies (click for a full list)
Mobile Phone / PDA trading capability
Test trade with all products and live prices on a Free practice account
CFDs Explained
The "CFD", or "Contract for Difference", was developed to allow clients to receive all the benefits of owning a stock without having to physically own the stock itself. For example, instead of purchasing 1,000 shares of Microsoft from a stock broker, a client could instead buy a 10 lots of Microsoft on the GCI CFD trading platform. A $5 per share rise in the price of Microsoft would confer to the client a $5,000 profit, just as if he had purchased the actual shares that are traded on the exchange. A major difference is that there are no exchange fees and many of the inefficiencies of trading the underlying shares on the exchange are eliminated. GCI can therefore offer CFDs with zero commissions and very attractive margin requirements. CFDs have grown in popularity dramatically over the past few years, and we believe that this will increasingly be the preferred way to trade the financial markets.

The other major benefit of trading a CFD is the fact that the client can trade on margin. CFD trading means clients can trade a full portfolio of Shares, indices, or commodities without having to tie up large amounts of capital. Using the example above, a client purchasing $50,000 worth of CFD Shares will only be asked for $2,500 margin.

CFD PerformanceAs with Shares, CFD investors benefit from normal market movements. Clients' open positions are valued in real time, with every tick of the market. Profits or losses similarly are credited to or debited from the clients account equity in real time.

Margin
Unlike physically purchasing stocks, clients only have to deposit approximately 5% of the value of the Shares. So if you want to buy $50,000 worth of Shares, you only need to have $2,500 on deposit with GCI.

CFD Trading Details:
Account Opening Minimum: $2,000, or € 2,000
Lot Size: 100 shares. Click here for details on other CFD products
Margin Requirement: 5% on individual shares, 1% or less on other products
Spreads: Click here for spreads in all products.
Commissions: Zero (commission-free)
Free Demo Account: Click Here!
Open a Live Acount: Click Here!

Mobile Trading

GCI clients can trade using their mobile devices (cell phone or other WAP device). GCI's mobile trading application is a mobile client solution that allows traders to login to their GCI account, place, modify, and remove trading orders, view current rates, and open positions.

The mobile trading application is available as a WAP application (format that is supported by most phones), as well as an i-Mode application (a format popular in Japan). The WAP and i-Mode applications are identical in their functionality and can be accessed via the same link.

Receive a free demonstration version of our online trading software by submitting the form below. This software allows investors to trade and manage a demo account in real time over the internet, with no risk.

If you already have a demo or live account, login at gcitrading.com/mobile on your cell phone or WAP device.

Managed Accounts

Benefit from the high profit potential of the Forex markets with professional account management. Managed accounts opened with GCI are traded by a fully automated Expert Advisor.

-Trading is intraday to minimize risk
- Fully automated systematic strategy
- $10,000 Account opening minimum

Margin Requirements and Policies

GCI's margin requirements are the most advantageous in the industry:

ICTS Forex Account: $25 per lot on all instruments. Equivalent to approximately 0.25% margin or 400:1 leverage.
CFD/Share Account: 5% on individual shares, $25 per lot on indices and other instruments. Click here for exact margin requirements on each product.
MetaTrader Account: $250 per lot on Forex, $25 per 0.1 lots. Equivalent to approximately 0.25% margin or 400:1 leverage. 5% on individual shares. About 1% for indices and commodities. Click here for exact margin requirements on each product.
GCI is able to maintain these low margin requirements by enabling automatic liquidation of positions once a margin call is reached. This policy also provides for the protection of client account balances in the event of rapid price movements.
A margin call is reached if a client's account equity falls below the required margin. For example, in an ICTS Forex account, if a client has 10 lots of open positions a margin call will occur if account equity drops below $500. At this point, some or all of the client's open positions will be closed immediately at current prices. Traders are also able to monitor both usable margin and used margin in real-time from the "Account Information" window of the online trading platform. Positions will be automatically closed once usable margin drops below zero. Walk through an example... GCI encourages clients to avoid margin calls by either using stop loss orders or maintaining adequate funds in the account relative to position size.
More on CFD MarginsShare CFDs are traded in lots that are equivalent in size to 100 shares each. For example, a trader can purchase 1 lot of a CFD on IBM at $90, for a total position value of $9,000. The required margin for this trade is $450. Indices, Forex and Commodities are traded in "lots". Please see specifications for further information on contract sizes.

Forex Trading Software Preview

GCI now offers both ICTS trading software (windows and java-based) and MetaTrader trading software:
ICTS Trading Software
Trade currencies on 2 pip spreads from the Dealing Rates Table or directly from real-time charts. You can set alerts, place conditional orders, and take advantage of our AFX news feed, live quotes, comprehensive real-time position and account tracking, and mobile trading access.
Prices from the "Dealing Rates" windows are constantly updating and can be clicked on at any time to place a trade. This full-featured trading platform also provides real-time account balance, P&L, and margin information, and real-time charts and news. Recent enhancements include the ability to "hedge" (enter opposite positions in the same currency without offsetting or using additional margin).
Click here for a Free ICTS Forex Trading Demo Account...

MetaTrader 4 Trading Platform

Trade using MetaTrader 4 From MetaQuotes
GCI now offers Forex and CFD trading on the popular MetaTrader 4 trading platform. Trading with GCI on MetaTrader 4 allows you to benefit from:
Instant fills in Forex. No requotes or delays
1 to 2 pip spreads in major currencies
Ability to program trading signals
Unlimited charts and technical indicators
Trading with a regulated broker
Low margin requirements
Trading Directly from the Charts
No-Dealing-Desk order processing

ICTS Forex Account

Zero commissions for all accounts. Client trading performance is enhanced by eliminating all commissions.

State-of-the-art trading software. GCI's free trading software provides real-time prices in currencies, equity indices, plus gold, silver, and crude oil. Windows and Java-based versions are available, including live charts, and real-time P&L and account equity tracking.

Tight 2 - 3 pip spreads. Clients can trade on 2 - 3 pip spreads in major currencies and crosses, 24 hours a day. GCI's spreads are fixed at all times - no "as low as" spreads that explode just when you want to trade.

Broad offering of financial products. In addition to currencies, you can trade Dow Jones, Crude Oil, Gold, and more from your ICTS Forex account. Trading opportunities and profit potential are that much higher. Click here for a full list of products and specifications.

$2000 minimum account balance. GCI provides access to spot forex trading for individuals as well as institutions.

Low Margin Requirements. Margin requirements are $25 per lot, about 400:1 leverage.

Risk is limited to deposited funds. GCI's sophisticated margin and dealing procedures mean that clients can never lose more than their funds on deposit.

Rapid and fair trade execution. Market, stop, and limit orders are confirmed within seconds. Furthermore, GCI has a "zero slippage guarantee" for all Stop and Entry Stop orders.

Hedging Capability. Clients can open positions in the same currency in opposite directions, without the positions offsetting and without using additional margin.

Tools for successful trading. GCI clients benefit from a wide array of resources to improve their trading results, including market analysis and research, real-time charts, and free Forex trading signals.
Try a Free ICTS Forex Demo Account...
Open a Live Account...