gregh285
I've not been with them for long but there's a noticable difference between them my last broker. I don't get the feeling I'm being fleeced for stops like I was before (was probably just my imagination) the platform IT support are both very good IT support guys are actually friendly! There are the usual bits pieces on the new platform (MarketMaker v?) open trades closed trades margin used available equity etc orders for market OCO if done limit stop. Their charts are rubbish though I've emailed them about it apparantly they're planning to have an improved charting package available soon we'll see but at least they replied to my email within 30 minutes! News release is about average with average delays.
Being in the UK I liked the idea that they're based/registered in London FSA regulated office opening times are GMT most of the staff are Londoners!
In comparison to forex-specialist brokers I think not having all their eggs in one basket means they have an income stream sources other than forex which in turn means their tight spreads don't neccessarily mean re-quotes slippage neither of which I have experienced over about 200 trades with CMC.
Hope that helps
Cheers
Pete
Forgot to mention account opening was fly straightforward the usual couple of ID's although it took a day to get it through the compliance officer (not sure why maybe stard procedure for FSA regulated co's). The easiest way to credit the account is by debit card over the net or by phone but I tranfered funds initially by TT which took a few days banks eh! Funds the other way are easy TT within a few hours of the request as long as they have a completed transfer form on file. There you go that's my ad for CMC
