My overall impression is that EC Markets presents itself as a heavily regulated broker with licenses from seven authorities including the FCA, ASIC, and FMA, which initially inspired confidence . The advertised trading conditions are genuinely attractive, with spreads from 0.0 pips on ECN accounts, execution under 0.004 seconds, and leverage up to 1:1000 . However, the independent third-party assessments I have seen rate their liquidity as poor and their spreads as worse than average in real testing conditions . I would recommend starting with a very small deposit to test the full withdrawal process before committing larger amounts.