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It actually depends on what each broker/bank offers. The big banks (i.e. Goldman-Sachs, UBS, RBC Carlin, etc.) are more intended for institutional customers with millions of dollars that trade Forex as a foreign exchange contract(most, in fact, won't even let you open an account without a massive dollar amount). Actually, the huge banks encourage large institutional customers for, spot fx, forward, swaps, and other fx derivatives like options. These are OTC products which futures aren't.
FOREX brokers mostly play to the retail trader and offer more compact solutions. Depending on the degree of security you are searching for, a renowned retail broker must do you just loe.
However, in my opinion, the best option is to have an account with a broker that is backed by a huge bank (i.e. dbFX, CitiFX Pro, etc.). These brokers generally have less retail-friendly charts and platforms and more stringent regulations, however, as demoned by the FXLQ meltdown, security of having a massive institution behind your broker is essential. DBFX, CitiFX Pro, and ABN Amro's marketindex are white labels of additional retail brokers. DBFX whitelabels FXCM, CitiFX Pro whitelabels Saxo and ABN whitelabels Oanda. They all are divisions or subsidiaries of their actual banks. Meaning all of them are more secure then any retail broker. Also, these are their retail platforms and all of them have institutional platforms for institutional customers just like the banks you mentioned previously.
If that doesn't match your requirements, among the larger retail brokers (i.e. FOREX.com, FXCM, CMS, Oanda) must do just fine. Sufficient security, options, and attributes.