really?? :O i doubt the spread of spot in real-time will vary which some fx broker may not allow you to place tight stop (they have the min distance needed to place stop right?), & even if u can do it, the sudden increase in spread will hit you though there's actually not a tick change seen in the fx futures. anyway, am always skeptical bout those spot fx brokers, they look more like online casino operators to me.....
Spread increases around big news @ Oanda and yes, occasionally may stop you out. But generally no problems about it. It doesn't anywhere near turn profitable strategy into losing one.
Yes, but average deal cost is higher vs. spot @ Oanda. Adds up when you have 10's of trades a month and tiny average profit per trade. And as for news, I don't trade the big news anyway, so spread widening is not an issue practically.
Absolutely, no commission, spreads tighter, why would you bother with futures ? If you don't trust your broker you can always bring back your profit on a bank account and only leave the necessary working capital with your broker ! It seems the euro forgot to say hello before leaving this morning
Whatever you feel better/safer to trade is the best for you to trade. I have no reason to convince anyone to trade one market or another... Just share my own experience, which is not negative regarding the spot FX brokers I used.