Safety, Safety and Security is the thing. I do not go for exchange instead I go for broker. I have simple reason and that is because of the freedom with broker compared to exchange. But one target thats same is safety and security which regardless of what type you select should be picked. I am not sure how you do that for an exchange but for a broker, you can easily check through
https://fx-list.com, as its the site where you get all facts about brokers and also make comparison, so we can easily pick the best one.