First time trading as beginner, I trade using FXOpen micro account or cent account, because a micro account is designed for beginners level traders. However, trading in a micro or cent account has limitations and is different to use an ECN account or STP account. Micro account FXOpen minimum deposit of only $10 and start trading with a minimum 0.01 micro lot, this is good for the learning process to trade low-risk for beginners. But micro account FXOpen is not in all countries supported. ECN account already uses a standard account, with a value per pip that is bigger than a micro account of course. Professional traders usually like to use ECN accounts because better and more transparent trading environment with better trading conditions. Now I still use an STP account with a little different compared to ECN account.