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Im trading using Hotspot europe. Its quite good, however after factoring in the commissions($30) its about the same as Oanda (some pairs a bit cheaper on average, some a bit more pricey, i.e. Eur/Usd). Is that I had problems that are often disconnections/connectivity at Oanda. Not with Hotspot, I never needed a disconnect with them. Stability everybody who was in a situation in a platform outage probably can understand. Executions are fast and accurate.
The only thing I miss would be the competitive rolls and attention on funds in oanda.
Spreads can be hughe during news releases (even bigger than at oanda), but sit within 30 minutes or so.
Customer support via email is lacking, some of my emails weren't even replied, so in case you need something fast, its better to use the telephone.
Im also under the impression, that pairs using a bit bigger spread such as Gbp/Jpy are quoted far tighter on demonstration, on live its like 3-4 on average.
I guess overall they are one of the better options that a retail trader can make.
What API are you using? The Java api or their new C dll?