3 Main restrictions have been placed of US Forex Traders using US Brokers

In very simple terms that following restrictions were put into place

Leverage:  The maximum Leverage on retail trader Forex transactions has been dropped to 50%. This is actually not a problem when traders have proper risk control and position sizing in place

Hedging. Traders are prohibited from having a buy and sell transaction open at the same time for the same currency. Most broker have found an internal way around this restriction by offsetting the transactions. Traders often open 1 account for buys and 1 account for sells to get around this restriction.

FIFO: This requires the first transaction of the same size as a subsequent transaction to by closed first. The subsequent transaction can not be close before the initial one has. Many traders get around this one by changing the lots sizing of every transaction.

General Solutions to some of these restrictions

Abide by the restrictions using a US broker. This means trading in a more disciplined way with smaller position sizing and being careful not to hedge or create FIFO situations. Some US Brokers have found ways around hedging and FIFO but you may need to research this for yourself.

Use an offshore broker that accepts US residents. Expert4x does not want to comment too much on this option but it is certainly the one used by the majority of our clients. For more information please search on Google and YouTube. Our forum also has a lot of debate about US Brokers, alternatives and experiences.

Specific Solutions when trading Expert4x Expert Advisors

Hedging

1. Avoid hedging situations by either trading the buys on one broker account and the sell on another. This is not efficient as you lose the margin offset given by most brokers.
2. The other solution is to not allow trading in both directions. Most EA allow you to use the settings to cater for this.
3. Only allowing 1 open trade per currency is another option and setting that can be used

FIFO

1. Only allowing 1 open trade per currency. Ways of making up for this is to trade more currencies at the same time. 6 open EURUSD trades = 1 open trade in 6 different currencies.
2. Use the FIFO lot-sizing setting when provided (currently only on the GTM EA)

Leverage and margin

1. Use very conservative risk management and lot sizing and avoid many open deals.

EA trading Strategy

1. Limit your trades to 1 for every currency traded.
2. Make up for the loss of trading volume by trading many currencies at the same time

EA trading Strategy

1. Limit your trades to 1 for every currency traded.
2. Make up for the loss of trading volume by trading many currencies at the same time

EA trading Strategy

1. Limit your trades to 1 for every currency traded.
2. Make up for the loss of trading volume by trading many currencies at the same time

EA trading Strategy

1. Limit your trades to 1 for every currency traded.
2. Make up for the loss of trading volume by trading many currencies at the same time

EA trading Strategy

1. Limit your trades to 1 for every currency traded.
2. Make up for the loss of trading volume by trading many currencies at the same time

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