As a new trader i found ETX at first seemed very elite and no suitable for new traders like me who might think they are better off with other platforms where you can start trading in 5 mins instead of going through the ETX way that is a bit longer in my experience but after getting my account running the service was fantastic the support and the education that you would otherwise pay hundreds if not thousands for. when i first started i lost alot of my deposit because i simply didnt know the market or what was doing and my risk management was terrible, but after taking many webinars and reading plenty of articles i managed to double my original deposit in about a week, remember ETX want you to make money, the more you make the more they can make, its not like they get that money that you lose, that is just simply lost. In terms of the down sides of ETX i have yet to experience many but the main one would be that their is a lack of security i have noticed to get in to my account, no 2 step verification ( i would like to see a pin added after you enter your password), as well as an option to auto log out your account after a certain amount of time or to log out from another mobile device in case you lose your laptop while you are logged in.