The standard and the cent accounts are both good. It all depends on the level you are as a trader and also the capital you are having. If you are advanced in your trading career operating a standard account will not be a bad idea because by then you would have weathered all the difficulties of trading. In the same being a rookie's best friend should be a cent account because that's where to learn. If also you have little capital starting with a cent account is not bad in as much as it is better than a demo account.