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Oanda's pros and cons

I've been trading for about five months now, and Oanda is the only broker I've used.

Pro's:

- no deposit/withdrawal fees as long as you do both by check
- The demo platform behaves in exactly the same way as the actual one
- lot sizes as small as $1
- fast execution
- never had a problem with stop-loss or take-profit order execution; always happens at exactly the level I specify
- very good spreads
- not a bucket shop, Oanda is actually a legit online broker
- customer support has been good
- adequate indicators
- graphical representation and click-and-drag movement of orders, stop-losses, and profit-taking levels is a real plus for me

Cons:

- had one issue with slippage; an order was filled when the price clearly should not have triggered it
- on one order had bigtime slippage (actually in my favor, but it could easily be against me next time)
- pivot point indicator is nonsensical; you cannot specify the start and end of the day for calculation, nor can you get daily pivot lines to persist on any chart other than the daily one
- can only make one withdrawal per month without fees (annoying)