FXCM HK office just gave me a call, as a fellow up to the demo account I had with them.
I told them they are not competitive enough (in terms of spread), they have a desent platform etc etc.. And we talked about vola over different hours and why it is hard for local (Hong Kong) traders have a hard time having a life and trading spot FX and FXCM's reputation in the US (which he took it personally) and their competitors such as IB and some local brokerage..
The young gentalmen ended up telling me that different clients looks for different things, their clients are OK with their spread (obviously), and many of them have a day job, and trade at night etc..
mmm.. pretty much tell you kind of vitims they are looking for.. ROTFLMAO
(CV, you are a person in the industry, pretty much a pro and you appreciate the risk and opportunities in the market, not those get rich quick and buy and hold white collar type that Spot FX firms looks for)
The young gentalmen also said the trades with FXCM would be send to investment banks and not deal through the FXCM US office. This might be false advertising/misrepresentation, but let's give them a break, I wasted 16min of his (and my) time already..
