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I want to spend just two minutes to talk about my brokers and my account before opening some live trades.

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This is the account that I have created for the courses that I have on Udemy,

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so most of times you will see me trading with this account when I record a video for my students.

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I have deposited ten thousand pounds and I will use this live account just to show example of trades

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that are related to the course.

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I will not make any withdrawal or deposit or at least not for now.

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Having said that, this is not my main account.

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I have my main account with LMAX that you see here.

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Then I also have another account with IG markets and I'm testing just with a demo account for now, XTB,

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that is completely new to me.

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I like to have multiple accounts and diversify my risk even in this way because even if I trust these

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brokers, you never know.

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For example, some years ago I had an account with ATC brokers that I used to consider the best broker

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ever seen.

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Then they got into some troubles and declared bankruptcy.

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It didn't affect me directly because I have been able to withdraw my money but I'm not sure if it has been

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that easy for US traders. Anyway,

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after that situation, I started to have more than one broker.

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So why did I deposit some money into OANDA account instead of using my main account?

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There are several reasons.

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The first one is that I live off Forex trading and I need to withdraw some money from time to time.

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So my main account is not easy to follow because I often withdraw money and I also adjust frequently

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my positions to my New Balance.

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Also I have some long term investments that can create confusion if mixed with short term trades.

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Another reason is that I don't want to put myself under pressure,

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showing my results and my income to thousands of students.

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You know that forex trading is a psychological game.

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At least with my main account I want to trade with peace of mind.

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Having said that, I don't want to avoid my responsibilities.

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I am an instructor so I need to prove that what I teach is applicable and you can make money out of

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it.

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That's why I created this account so I will show you live trades with it and hopefully I will be able

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to let it grow month by month.