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Take MT4 and FXCM, and you get ECN trading - no Market Making

So, I am soo German, let's be more detailed *smile*:

MT4 sometimes make problems or has time lags with FXCM. Right.
Because that tool is build for MARKET MAKER broker - and FXCM isn't!
If you get the MT4 via FXCM they give information about that. via email and via telephone talk.
I believe they offer the MT4 - and have sometimes problems with that - because sooo many people asked about that tool. They heard about that tool and didnt wanna talk about other possibilites...

So, if there are sometimes problems with that tool - lets be fair and detailed - then its a problem of the software, not FXCM.

I trade via the Trading station of FXCM - manual.
Excellent fast and good tool. No problems!
But I wouldnt trade manual with the MT4.

If you wanna take MT4 and FXCM, you get ECN trading - no Market Making.
But sometimes time lags.
If you take MT4 with other brokers - mostly of them are Market Maker and you get bad execution...

So, decide avout that 2 possibilities!
Or trade manualwith FXCM without problems.