Disliked...Isn't this practice highly illegal and done by only the very dodgiest brokers?Ignored
Part of the skill sets we need.
Most borkers (my spelling not a typo) do something like this, but not noticeably and they always stay "just within" what they know they can get away with.
IBFX and Oanda, the two I currently trade through are pretty solid and reliable, but this still happens from time to time.
In fact, most stock borkers have software that defines traders into two categories, "Strong holders" and "weak holders" and the really DO give a slightly different price feed to each because "weak holders" will fold and take their losses faster than "Strong holders" do.
Aaaaaaaaaah, if only the world were fair!