Even ECN's though are not a utopia, take Interactive Brokers recent woes.
But at least they are not trying to f**k you from the get go.
You have to be careful with commission, in EFX's case the commission + the spread is simply not worth it.

I have an account with Interbank & I have seen two shockers so far...
1. Bleeding though ticks over just before open to get EA's to open positions before gapping the price.
2. I watched 2 profitable trades simply close for no reason, both were >80 pips from their respective stop losses.

But they do send me a xmas card!