ECN brokers with API that also accepts funds as low as $10000

Hello

Is there an ECN broker with API (the more similar to MQL4 the better) that accepts funds as low as $10000 for new accounts?

What's about Hotspot: http://eu.hotspotfx.com/trading-software/connectivity/

MBT & IB.

How about the safety around these firms? Are they regulated by the CFTC and members of NFA?

Posted this on another thread, but here it is again, a list of most of the brokers with API. Currenex, Hotspot, MB Trading and FXCM are ECN, I don't know about the others.

MB Trading/EFX Group http://www.mbtrading.com/sdk.asp
OCX/COM controls Windows only

OandA http://fxtrade.oanda.com/forex_tradi..._trading.shtml
Java,C++,.NET Linux and Windows

Gain Capital http://www.gaincapital.com/forex_api.html
Web based/SOAP Linux and Windows

CMS Forex http://www.cmsfx.com/en/trading-soft...vt-trader-api/
dll based Windows only

Interactive Brokers http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en...&ib_entity=llc
Propritary (Java/C++) and CTCI Fix Windows and Linux

HotspotFX http://eu.hotspotfx.com/trading-software/connectivity/
FIX or Direct API (DLL) windows and Linux (?)

Currnex http://www.currenex.com/trading_serv...tegration.html
FIX or Java API Window or Linux

FXCM http://www.fxprogrammers.com/forum/
Java or COM objects Windows or Linux

Dukascopy http://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/engli.../int2/fix_api/
Fix JAVA windows or Linux

Could someone explain whats API and why there are a lot of threads on it ?

Application Programming Interface it allows people who want to code their own platform or robot the functions necessary to interface with the broker.