Posting fill logs without exposing your identity or account
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2026 3:50 pm
Members are often asked to post evidence: fill logs, statements, screenshots. That's healthy for discussion. But logs can contain details you don't want public.
Things to remove or blur before posting:
- Account numbers and login IDs.
- Full name and email address.
- Account balance and equity, unless relevant (R multiples work instead).
- Broker server name if you prefer not to name the broker.
- Ticket numbers if the broker could identify you from them (most can).
- IP addresses in platform journal logs.
Things worth keeping, because they make the log useful:
- Timestamps, with timezone.
- Symbol, order type, requested and filled prices.
- Spread at the time.
- Lot size, or at least relative size.
A quick method: export to CSV, delete identifying columns, round balance figures, then screenshot the cleaned table rather than the platform.
Has anyone been contacted by a broker after posting on a forum? It happens occasionally, so better to be careful.
Things to remove or blur before posting:
- Account numbers and login IDs.
- Full name and email address.
- Account balance and equity, unless relevant (R multiples work instead).
- Broker server name if you prefer not to name the broker.
- Ticket numbers if the broker could identify you from them (most can).
- IP addresses in platform journal logs.
Things worth keeping, because they make the log useful:
- Timestamps, with timezone.
- Symbol, order type, requested and filled prices.
- Spread at the time.
- Lot size, or at least relative size.
A quick method: export to CSV, delete identifying columns, round balance figures, then screenshot the cleaned table rather than the platform.
Has anyone been contacted by a broker after posting on a forum? It happens occasionally, so better to be careful.