Thanks dusktrader, jcl. I've asked my "Senior Account Executive" and gotten the following responses:

"Trading Stations accounts have always been single-session only. There hasn’t been any recent changes regarding this policy.

MT4 accounts are not more expensive. It’s just a different platform."

These seem to be the exact opposite of your experiences? I'd like to get to the bottom of this. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

That quote from FXCM appears on this page. Unsure if it only applies to FXCM-US accounts, but I would definitely ask if you're considering an MT4 account.

Regarding the multi-session authorization... I personally don't see what the big deal is? I know FXCM has different jurisdictions, and perhaps yours requires this legal hoop. Even if you had 10 or more accounts, it doesn't seem to be that big of a problem. You only need the authorization once per new account opened.

Thanks dusktrader. I've asked.

Re. MS, my concern is that something's different, and no one so far knows what. I've been burned too many times in the past by this kind of situation - where a no big thing was let slide or dealt with because it was simple, only to find there was a bigger problem festering underneath...

Thanks.

Has there been any activity on this bug? I have not heard anything from JCL, what is the best way to let him know about this?

I believe a patch was issued as per the post linked below. Funny thing is that I am not experiencing the problem you and Sundance experience.

http://www.opserver.de/ubb7/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=433951#Post433951