Head-to-head
BlackBullMarkets-Demo vs FirewoodFX-Demo
A measured comparison, not an opinion piece: we sample both brokers’ demo feeds around the clock and compare 7-day average spreads for every symbol in our catalog. Across 34 tracked symbols, BlackBullMarkets-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 34 (34 for BlackBullMarkets-Demo, 0 for FirewoodFX-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | BlackBullMarkets-Demo wins | FirewoodFX-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 34 | 0 | 0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 34 | 0 | 0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 34 | 0 | 0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 34 | 0 | 0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 24 | 10 | 0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
The session split is the part most comparisons skip — and the part that matters for EAs. A broker that wins the London session can lose badly during Asian hours or around rollover, when spreads widen unevenly.
Symbol by symbol
7-day average spread in pips/points| Symbol | Category | BlackBullMarkets-Demo | FirewoodFX-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.27 | 2.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 1.46 | 3.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDJPY | Majors | 1.32 | 2.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 22.0 | 51.0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 1.42 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.49 | 3.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDCAD | Majors | 1.49 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 1.51 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 1.97 | 3.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 2.68 | 6.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| US30 | Indices | 27.7 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | 11.5 | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 1299 | 6000 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.68 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 1.57 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 2.21 | 7.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 1.99 | 7.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 3.37 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 1.81 | 7.28 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 2.25 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 2.24 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 3.12 | 12.0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 2.25 | 7.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 1.92 | 16.0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 1.91 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 1.93 | 8.05 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 2.05 | 4.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 1.94 | 6.06 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 2.80 | 5.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 2.35 | 7.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 1.63 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 1.59 | 8.00 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 19.7 | 1500 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 27.6 | 51.0 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDPLN | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 77.5 | 101 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 204 | collecting… | — |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 51.7 | collecting… | — |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 2.98 | collecting… | — |
| EURPLN | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 3.41 | 510 | BlackBullMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | 5.23 | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 44.8 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 16.2 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | 16.8 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | 60.1 | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 14.7 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | 111 | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 203 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 25.0 | collecting… | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 28.9 | collecting… | — |