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Kalisto
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Hi, I’m researching the cheapest solution to hold a swing long position on the EUR against USD.
I’m ready to use any broker or instrument class (forex / future, other inventive method)
Could you please share / advise ? Thanks in advance


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Kalisto
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What about forex islamic accounts, conditions ? who can open those and where ?

What about synthetic Eur, backed by another asset class collateral ?


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Kalisto
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Hey, I know Metaquotes but I’m not really asking such advice but rather where are the cheapest swaps to pay at the moment. Like, which FX broker in particular then


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Or has anyone studied the integrated interest rates erosion on the 6E futures moving towards the expiry date ? Does it match the forex swaps more or less ? Likely


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It looks likemislamic accounts are a thing of the past. The swaps you don’t pay are now taken by other means, like extra commissions at opening/closure and as extra if positions are prolonged each week. About a game of fools


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Are you aware of other FX brokers than Oanda offering no minimum lot size (=1 unit) ?


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Answering the question in the title of your post "Cheapest overnight/swap fees to hold a long EUR/USD position" and not necessarily the question in your post "the cheapest solution to hold a swing long position on the EUR against USD" I would say that the fairest true representation of the interest differentials inherent in currencies for a retail trader would be the CME USE:EUR (aka 6E) futures. I would be surprised if anybody can point to a retail forex broker that has better overnight swap/roll rates for a buyer or seller.

*To calculate the implied CME overnight swap/roll rate calculate it's spread to the spot rate and the number of days till delivery of the futures contract.


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Kalisto
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Thank you. Indeed, that’s what I wanted to know, if the carry rate of the 6E contract is more economical than the swap applied by the forex brokers (usually around 3.5% / yr long EUR/USD). I’ll calculate it soon.


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