M.C. left me feeling like I was in the middle of a guessing game. There were constant discrepancies between the prices they showed and what I saw on the MT4 platform. It's like trying to play chess with missing pieces – impossible to make the right moves. Another hiccup was the absence of a demo account. It's like trying to learn to swim in a storm without a life jacket.

High levels of slippage were quite disconcerting. Due to this, trades were frequently executed at prices far away from my intended ones, thereby leading to unexpected and unwanted losses. To add to the complications, the large spreads offered by MC significantly limited my potential profits, especially on short-term trades. For finance geeks, MC's spreads were often between 3-4 pips for major pairs, a number considerably higher than the industry average. The account-opening process was another story. It was overly complex and time-consuming, making it difficult for me to kickstart my trading. Additionally, the limited portfolio of trading instruments available was quite restrictive for my trading goals.