Tham khảo tài liệu 'getting started in currency trading winning in today's forex market_5', tài chính - ngân hàng, đầu tư chứng khoán phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | A Guide to FOREX Brokers 77 grapes although market makers do seem to use the occasion to trade against their clients. On the other hand it is ridiculous for market makers to advertise 2 pip spreads when they regularly balloon to 25 or 30 pips on any pending news. If you must trade the news do it with an ECN and do not use market orders. For news trading an execution tool such as is de rigueur. Perhaps fortunately the NFA anti-hedging rules are running off the news traders to overseas brokers. FOREX is the most laissez-faire of all markets and that cuts both ways. No one wants to be cheated but if you cannot take the knocks do not play the game. The profit opportunities are enormous and that attracts all kinds. Opportunists and strongly driven business people are in plentiful supply in the FOREX market. ATCbrokers An ECN ATC uses the MetaTrader platform but offers other platforms as well. They have had some difficulties getting their ECN feed to work with MetaTrader but as of this writing seem to have it down to a science. ATC originally used the feed from HotspotFX but when HotspotFX closed their retail business they went to FXCM. They continue to add additional liquidity providers for their high-end accounts. Service is superb ATC is willing to work with serious traders to an extent most others are not. Costs are average for an ECN. Expect spreads to get even tighter as they add liquidity providers. Oanda Oanda started with quite a poor reputation in the late 1990s but it now is considered one of the best retail houses. They are extremely well capitalized. There are lots of educational tools on the web site for beginners. Customer service is ATC BROKERS FUTURES FOREX PRO - MANAGED FIGURE ATC Brokers 78 GETTING STARTED adequate you are a number to Oanda. Telephone support is iffy but e-mail is often quick and efficient. The platform Java-based is extremely clean and easy-to-use a real boon for a beginner. .