I am scalping using the low spread of my FCA broker (Tickmill).
Friend recommendations may play a bad trick for you. Always do your own diligence when choosing a trading facility.
I also joined Hotforex by trading recommendation! And asking many traders I get same answer!I use FXB for trading because my friend recommend me to use this broker. I use demo account to start trading with this broker to make sure whether trading condition is good or not.