Actually, I believe you are right about them and bucket shops generally. That's why I exchange using an ECN and only use Alpari's charts. I had occasional problems with the demonion charts, which is why I started a mini account. Deposit $20-30 and transaction every now and then making or losing 10 cents simply to maintain the charts open. I thought the live charts wouldn't have such a issue, but was incorrect. No injury in the long run because I don't trade news.