What are some things you’ll want to look for in a currency trading platform.  Well, there really is a lot of stuff you’ll find in top quality systems.  Basically, you want access to a lot of data and you want the tools to be able to respond and access that data quickly.  I would say those are the two biggest things you need to look for.  You need a system that is also responsive.  If your currency trading platform is too slow to respond, you can lose big.  I’ve seen a pretty popular system that certainly qualifies as being just too slow.  You can’t ever seem to stop your losses at less than 20 pips and a lot of people don’t appreciate that.