I'm not sure about the conditions for opening an account. How many accounts of each type are we allowed to open? Currently, it's not possible to open a professional account, whether it's a demo account or a real one. I've encountered this situation twice, and both times, the application opened very slowly, as if the server speed had decreased.

As a newbie in trading, I was eager to learn and jumped into HF Markets. However, I soon realized it's just a clone broker. Now, I'm waking up to this fact and swiftly moving away from them.

I had assumed, being an offshore broker and all, they'd offer some super competitive spreads. But in fact, it quite the opposite. Take EUR/USD, the most liquid pair, right? You'd expect a decent spread of around 1-2 pips. But here I was staring at the screen that read 4 pips, twice than what I was hoping for. And their customer service? Very unprofessional, mate One time, I had an issue where my trade got stuck. So, I ring them up and what do I get? Some generic response about 'system updates' and 'technical glitches'. No proper explanation or reassurance. Felt like talking to a robot, you know? After just two days of trading there, I'd had enough. Luckily, I managed to pull out my funds in time. Not the best experience for a trader, to be honest. Talk about a reality check!

HF Markets is a deceptive broker. The genuine trading platform is HFM, not this one. Keep your eyes open and don't fall for the scam.