I was looking for a broker with metatrader 4 platform. stifx was one of them, so i applied for an account, submitted all the documents they required. There was no confirmation after two and half weeks. Since that, i have been trading with another broker. As I remember, they answered me saying that it was technical issue. I found later that broker had lots of issues. Complains were about aggressive marketing through their coaching and education services. It's out of business by now.