Bad Points: ETXCapital

  1. Range of markets covered is still somehow limited.
  2. Slightly wider spreads.
  3. Margins can be a bit on the high side - for instance margin of about £200 is required to open a FTSE £1 rolling spreadbet.
  4. ETX have recently removed the IT-Finance (Advanced Pro Real Time) Charts and substituted them by their own 'new charting software' which some users dislike. The new charts aren't really that bad but the old charts were simple and quite easy to work with if you’re flipping between scales. The trade-in feature in the new charts is practical and it's interesting to look at 30 second and 10 second candlesticks on the advanced charts. I also like the fact you can customise the bars and Fibonacci plots - giving them different colours is useful.

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