Spread manipulation and slippage traps devour principal. On the night of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision in June 2025, I encountered malicious manipulation when trading USD/MYR on Headway. The platform advertised "ECN account spreads as low as 0.5 points," but when I opened a position, the EUR/USD spread suddenly soared from the normal 1.8 points to 15 points, and my 100,000 ringgit principal was instantly deducted from RM4,500 in fees. Even worse, when GBP/JPY hit my set take-profit point of 182.30, the platform showed slippage to 180.90, forcing a forced liquidation. The original RM8,200 profit turned into a loss of RM6,700. Headway's license does not cover Malaysian customers, which is an unauthorized operation. It's fake, stay away from this platform.