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Questions about the IBFX VPSLAND VPS Hosting Service

MetaTrader Global — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:47:33 +0000

Traders,

As many of you have heard, IBFX has partnered with VPS Land to offer you our latest technology solution. A virtual private server, or VPS, will ensure that your trades are made accurately without tying up your personal computer.

We’re received a variety of questions regarding our VPS service, and have done our best to answer them below.

Q: How do I sign up?

A: InterbankFX customers can purchase their vps from www.vpsland.com/ibfx. IBFX Australia customers can purchase their vps from www.vpsland.com/ibfx-australia.

Q: What is the monthly cost and are there any contract requirements?

A: The customized IBFX plan is sold specifically to IBFX customers at a prediscounted rate of $26 per month. VPSLAND does offer higher priced plans with additional resources should you decide to upgrade at any time. There are no long-term contracts and all billing is done on a monthly basis. You are free to cancel at any time.

Q: How does IBFX reimburse me?

A: By the 15th day of each month, IBFX will credit the previous month’s VPS fee up to $35.00 USD directly into the associated IBFX live trading account. All qualifying trading accounts must have a minimum balance of $5,000.

Q: What resources come with my VPS?

A: The default IBFX customized vps comes with 1GB of dedicated RAM, 20GB of dedicated cloud RAID10 disk space and equal-share of an 8-Core Xeon server configuration.

Q: How do I know my trading platform is secure and protected?

A: We deploy enterprise firewalls in a multi-layer configuration to ensure you are safe from floods, attack and any other security threat. We also deploy all of our VPS hosting plans on a fully-meshed cloud virtualization platform. Unlike traditional vps hosting providers, our vps plans are fully redundant, selfhealing, elastic and feature automated failover. You can truly set-it and forget-it with a VPSLAND vps hosting plan.

Q: What are my payment options?

A: We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express

Q: Is the trading platform pre-installed?

A: Yes, the custom IBFX vps hosting plan is pre-installed with the IBFX-specific version of MetaTrader, ready to launch and trade immediately upon purchase.

Q: Can I install other software?

A: Yes, you will have full local Administrator access to your VPS and are free to install any additional software that you may need.

Q: Is this a Window VPS?

A: Yes, you will receive a fully licensed Window 7 Professional VPS.

Q: How are Windows updates handled?

A: As all of our vps plans are just like dedicated servers/desktops, Windows updates are downloaded directly into your vps. They are not installed automatically and you have the choice of when to install them. When any updates are available you will see a small notification icon on the bottom-right of your VPS desktop screen. Click this and you will then be prompted to install the available updates. You will also be able to choose the most convenient time for any required reboots, so as to not interrupt your online trading.

Q. Where are your servers located?

A: All servers are located in a secure datacenter in Atlanta, GA. All servers are connected via multiple 10GBPS uplinks and feature low-latency connections to IBFX trading systems.

Q: How do I login to my VPSLAND control panel?

A: You can access our customer portal at https://portal.vpsland.com.

Q: Do you offer customer support?

A: Yes, all VPS plans come with complimentary 24×7 customer support. Just login to your account in the customer portal to submit a support ticket. All tickets are responded to quickly by our in-house support staff. All staff are fully trained and experienced with MetaTrader and general Forex inquiries. Rest assured that you will be well taken care of by our technicians.

Rise of the Algorithm

MetaTrader Global — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:44:16 +0000

We at Interbank FX are seeing more and more traders using Expert Advisors and algorithms in their trading, so we decided to create this infographic about algorithmic trading in the FX market. Source: www.ibfx.com Related posts:

The Anatomy of a Forex Trader

MetaTrader Global — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:51:00 +0000

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Join IBFX Australia in Perth, Saturday March 19th

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:07:45 +0000

Representatives from IBFX Australia are in Perth for The Trading & Investing Seminars & Expo on Saturday, March 19th. We are holding an exclusive breakfast event immediately before the Expo to talk about our latest product offerings, advances in technology and an exclusive MT4 Expert Advisor Buru, powered by our revolutionary technology. Be our guest at this event for a light breakfast and an informative session that will have you primed for the day ahead as you enjoy our gift of free admission to the Expo ($15 value).

IBFX Australia – the newest member of the Interbank FX Group of companies is also pleased to offer you a deposit match of up to $100. This offer is good towards each attendees’ new or existing IBFX Australia account. You must do the following to get your $100 match:

1. Complete a live trading account application before attending this event

2. Make a deposit into your account within 2 weeks after the event*

You will receive up to a $100 match once your account has been funded. *If you already have an IBFX account then you are only required to complete step 2. If you fail to meet these conditions, you won’t qualify for the $100 account match but will still be eligible for our 10% deposit match promotion and a complimentary ticket to the Expo.

Buru Trader – Revolutionise your trading. IBFX Australia is the exclusive execution platform for Buru, the MT4 EA that has consistently earned impressive gains since June 6, 2010:

* Average Weekly Return: +2.5%*

* Average Monthly Return: +10.7%*

* Full History of 267 days: +151.06%*

Buru is an EA that requires the cutting-edge proprietary technology found with IBFX Australia. *Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Individual results may vary.

As always with IBFX Australia, there will be no hard-sales tactics – just a free entry ticket to the Perth Trading Expo, breakfast and great forex opportunities. We hope to see you there!

Seating and complimentary Expo tickets are strictly limited.

RSVP today by emailing marketing@ibfx.com. We hope to see you there!

Source: www.ibfx.com

Interbank FX Releases January Performance Metrics

MetaTrader Global — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:13:16 +0000

Interbank FX Releases January Performance Metrics– Average Execution Time of 7 Milliseconds, Demonstrates Faster, More Accurate FX Trading

Advances commitment to transparency by allowing performance numbers to speak for themselves

Interbank FX LLC, one of the industry’s leading global providers of online forex trading, continues to provide customers with transparency metrics in 2011, further signifying a commitment to providing the best trading experience for customers and partners.

Execution success data is rarely made public in the forex industry, yet IBFX’s performance statistics for January 2011 unveil that execution rates have averaged 99.9%—with an overall rejection rate of 0.1%.

“IBFX is an open book via our performance page,” said Todd Crosland, chairman and president of Interbank FX. “We feel confident that our technology surpasses our competition, which is why we open up the hood of our engine. With IBFX, weekly rejection rates are displayed frequently so traders can objectively analyze the rejection rates and determine their best outcome.”

Interbank FX’s Transparency Metrics—January 2011 (source; ibfx.com/performance)

Number of January Tickets: 7,135,859

Overall Rejection Rate: 0.1%

5-50 Lot Rejection Rate: 0.3%

Average Execution Time: 7.16 milliseconds

*Date range of data comprised from 1/1/11 through 1/31/11.

“Our performance page demonstrates the agility and speed of our Core infrastructure—technology in which we’ve invested millions of dollars in to deliver a streamlined trading experience,” said Crosland. “Our customer’s deserve to know how their trade is executed, which is why we provide information on all major pairs over any period of time—allowing customers to always be aware of a trade’s execution rate, trade speed and the average spread (price) for each currency pair.”

Source: www.ibfx.com/corporate/

IBFX 10% Deposit Match is extended for November

MetaTrader Global — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:11:53 +0000

10% Deposit Match

New and existing Interbank FX clients can earn a 10% deposit match on deposits over $2,000 by November 30, 2010. Trading requirements apply.

Free IBFX Demo Account
Open a Live IBFX Account

This promotion is available to all existing and new clients
Any customer with deposits over $2,000 by November 30, 2010 will be automatically enrolled into the promotion.
Client must have an open live trading account – click here to open a live trading account online
Transfers between Interbank FX trade accounts do not qualify.
Clients must trade the minimum lot requirements.
Promotion ends November 30, 2010
Other terms & conditions apply
For more details please go to http://www.ibfx.com/Promo/TenPercentPromo.aspx

Free IBFX Demo Account
Open a Live IBFX Account

Source: www.ibfx.com

IBFX on Upcoming Leverage and Margin Changes

MetaTrader Global — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:57:40 +0000

Upcoming Leverage and Margin Changes

We’d like to remind every US Interbank FX LLC account holder of the upcoming leverage and margin changes. These regulations will go into effect for all Interbank FX accounts between market close on October 15th (4PM EST) and market open on October 17th (6 PM EST).

Traders whose accounts remain at “Interbank FX LLC” should be aware of how these changes may affect their accounts:

Interbank FX US accounts with leverage higher than 50:1 will be reduced to 50:1. Please be aware that this change in leverage will immediately double the amount of margin required to hold any open positions; and if there is insufficient margin in the account, a margin call liquidation will be initiated. As a general rule, traders with a margin level of 200% or less before the leverage update will be at risk of margin call liquidation.

Margin call warning and liquidation levels will update to 125% for margin call warnings (the level at which new trades cannot be placed) and 100% for margin call liquidation (up from the current levels of 100% and 50% respectively).

Also, Don’t forget to take advantage of our 10% deposit match promotion.

If you have additional questions about how this may affect on your individual trading account, please feel free to contact our customer service team, available to chat 24 hours a day, 5.5 days a week.

Source: www.ibfx.com

IBFX 10% Deposit Match is back

MetaTrader Global — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:42:55 +0000

The 10% Deposit Match is back!

New and existing Interbank FX clients can earn a 10% deposit match on deposits over $2,000 by October 18, 2010.

Trading requirements apply

Here is a brief description of the promotion:

10% Deposit Match

This promotion is available to all existing and new clients
Any customer with deposits over $2,000 by October 18, 2010 will be automatically enrolled into the promotion
Transfers between Interbank FX trade accounts do not qualify
Clients must trade the minimum lot requirements
Promotion ends October 18, 2010
Other terms & conditions apply

For more details please go to http://www.ibfx.com/Promo/TenPercentPromo.aspx

Free IBFX Demo Account
Open a Live IBFX Account

IBFX Acquires an Australian Licence

MetaTrader Global — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:54 +0000

IBFX Australia Pty Ltd. Acquires Business Licence to Open Doors in Sydney, Australia

“I am eager and confident as we launch our Australian offering, furthering our global expansion,” said Todd Crosland, chairman and president of IBFX Holdings LLC. “Our ASIC registration will allow us to continue to deliver world class technology solutions and exemplary customer experience to retail traders worldwide.”

Located in the heart of downtown Sydney, IBFX Australia Pty. Ltd plans to follow in the footsteps of its sister company, providing transaction transparency and improving industry standards for foreign exchange.

“We bring with us to Australia our transparent business model and focus on customer care, something we feel sets us apart from competitors,” said Crosland. “As always, we find it vital to provide the best possible trading experience for our customers. That’s how we want do business. That’s our culture. That’s our technology.”

As the popularity of forex trading rapidly grows around the world, IBFX Holdings LLC recognizes the need for increasing levels of access and technology.

IBFX Holdings LLC, parent company of leading U.S. off-exchange retail foreign currency (forex) broker Interbank FX LLC, announced today the opening of its Australian subsidiary, IBFX Australia Pty. IBFX Australia Pty. Ltd. has obtained a license with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and will offer comprehensive services for retail and institutional customers beginning September 1, 2010.“I am eager and confident as we launch our Australian offering, furthering our global expansion,” said Todd Crosland, chairman and president of IBFX Holdings LLC. “Our ASIC registration will allow us to continue to deliver world class technology solutions and exemplary customer experience to retail traders worldwide.”Located in the heart of downtown Sydney, IBFX Australia Pty. Ltd plans to follow in the footsteps of its sister company, providing transaction transparency and improving industry standards for foreign exchange.

As the popularity of forex trading rapidly grows around the world, IBFX Holdings LLC recognizes the need for increasing levels of access and technology.

IBFX Australia Acquires Licence

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:47:15 +0000

IBFX Australia Pty Ltd. Acquires Business Licence to Open Doors in Sydney, Australia

As the popularity of forex trading rapidly grows around the world, IBFX Holdings LLC recognizes the need for increasing levels of access and technology.