Guidance for broker

Hi
I am new to this forum and forex market in general.
I am trading live mini account , however I feel there is something quiet not ok , and that they are probably not working in favour of clients, I mean trading with knowledge with your positions.
Can anyone throw some light on this or similar experience .
Who are the reliable honest brokers to work with?
Your responses and guidance is welcome

Oanda is the best broker in my opinion for beginners and the experienced. They have micro-mini lots which is very beneficial for anyone just starting out. You dont lose too much by this, you get a feel for the Live market and there's nothing like trading with real money even if it were small micro lots.

well first you can check your trades on diff feeds or charts not provided by your broker

I use oanda too. I luv it.

it seems so many say they like it, but then i hear they widen the spreads before news a lot, i would hate that. the brokers i clear through dont do that. i can understand slippage because of the market moving fast, but widening the spread to me seems like robbery of sorts!

i dont think its robbery, as brokers need to money like us traders also. The only thing is that if they widen spread 20 pip, i am afraid i wont make any pips on a news release, as the average spike on most news is about 20 to 30 pips.

Just my 2 cents
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