I am opening a demo account with FXCM and downloading their software, FXCM trading station. They also offer MT4 which I like the look of, but am confused about how this all works. Do I need to download FXCM to open an account there, then download MT4 to trade through? Do I not need to d/l any FXCM software at all to use their services? If I download MT4 as part of the FXCM package, can I then use it at other brokers? I thought each broker would have a different software platform to download in order to use that broker, is this not the case?
Mt4 is available free from many sources (demo accounts) you can use that and trade with any broker that suit you, so no you do not need to use the brkers platform