[new to Forex.]

Yeah, find a proven strategy, get to know one market, and take the plunge.

Also, IG demo accounts are very useful to learn and get a feel. Good luck!

[How to take profit 50% of my position at a certain level]

1. When you open the trade, ask yourself, where is 50% of the trade?

Set your TP there by dragging the TP slider to 50% of the trade.

 

[Historic Data]

Thanks for your reply.

Wanted to keep it on this platform ideally, will look a little further, appreciate the information.

[CASEYNOTES is employed by IG]

Couldn't care if he is or not, been very helpful over the years.

Good to be skeptical but in the right situation.

[Historic Data]

Since Live chat is turned off at the moment, I thought to post here.

Can anyone please tell me, for example, how I would go about viewing 2002 GBPUSD data?

I've read a little about downloading data or third party software.

[Price per point]

What is it that you don't understand?

This way you can specify the value of a point and size your position appropriately from the ticket.

[Live Accounts Vs Demo Account]

Simply use demo to gain reassurance of a strategy, how to use a platform and gain reassurance of market behavior.

Sure some doubt may creep in to your mind but following a trading plan and being consistent isn't that difficult once you have seen your strategy play out. Doubt creeps in to my mind when I'm buying a pasty.

I've personally never had issues with account balance or margin.

[Is spread betting for fools?]

37 minutes ago, dmedin said:

Here's a couple of great ones recently, the good old triangle.  I traded some of these signals.

You can set a position to go short when it drops beneath the lower line and have a stop just above in case it's a 'fake'.  If you're really clever you can trade the bounce back up too, and then the drop back down again. 

 

 

Looks DAX like, on the daily.