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BlackBullMarkets-Demo vs HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2

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 45 tracked symbols, BlackBullMarkets-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 45 (45 for BlackBullMarkets-Demo, 0 for HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.

Session scoreboard

symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages
SessionHoursBlackBullMarkets-Demo winsHFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 winsTiesSession winner
Asia00–07 UTC4100BlackBullMarkets-Demo
London07–13 UTC4500BlackBullMarkets-Demo
LDN/NY Overlap13–17 UTC4100BlackBullMarkets-Demo
New York17–21 UTC4100BlackBullMarkets-Demo
Rollover21–24 UTC3360BlackBullMarkets-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
SymbolCategoryBlackBullMarkets-DemoHFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2Tighter feed
EURUSDMajors1.241.92BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPUSDMajors1.542.39BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDJPYMajors1.292.67BlackBullMarkets-Demo
XAUUSDMetals22.035.1BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDCHFMajors1.392.37BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDUSDMajors1.511.96BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDCADMajors1.602.50BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDUSDMajors1.572.48BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURJPYCrosses2.003.00BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPJPYCrosses2.754.40BlackBullMarkets-Demo
US30Indices33.9681BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NAS100Indices12.1collecting…
BTCUSDCrypto11726174BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURGBPCrosses1.651.89BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURCHFCrosses1.583.14BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURAUDCrosses2.213.45BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURCADCrosses1.973.48BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURNZDCrosses3.405.17BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPCHFCrosses1.814.43BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPAUDCrosses2.324.08BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPCADCrosses2.235.32BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPNZDCrosses3.167.60BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDJPYCrosses2.353.68BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDNZDCrosses1.944.64BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDCADCrosses1.953.78BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDCHFCrosses2.053.56BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CADJPYCrosses2.044.00BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CADCHFCrosses1.982.62BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CHFJPYCrosses2.994.86BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDJPYCrosses2.454.12BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDCADCrosses1.633.82BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDCHFCrosses1.633.98BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDSEKExotics18.1385BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDNOKExotics21.3181BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDPLNExoticscollecting…53.3
USDZARExotics63.5106BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDTRYExotics181628BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDMXNExotics50.4180BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDSGDExotics3.1216.8BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURPLNExoticscollecting…56.5
XAGUSDMetals3.428.63BlackBullMarkets-Demo
XPTUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…
XPDUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…
USOILEnergycollecting…15.2
UKOILEnergycollecting…10.6
XNGUSDEnergycollecting…collecting…
SPX500Indices5.68collecting…
GER40Indices40.6269BlackBullMarkets-Demo
UK100Indices16.9205BlackBullMarkets-Demo
FRA40Indices19.5111BlackBullMarkets-Demo
JPN225Indices72.5collecting…
AUS200Indices20.4246BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EUSTX50Indicescollecting…collecting…
HK50Indices97.5collecting…
ETHUSDCrypto248358BlackBullMarkets-Demo
SOLUSDCryptocollecting…collecting…
XRPUSDCrypto25.0141BlackBullMarkets-Demo
LTCUSDCrypto26.2215BlackBullMarkets-Demo

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