Head-to-head

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 UTC4410BlackBullMarkets-Demo
London07–13 UTC4410BlackBullMarkets-Demo
LDN/NY Overlap13–17 UTC4010BlackBullMarkets-Demo
New York17–21 UTC4100BlackBullMarkets-Demo
Rollover21–24 UTC4040BlackBullMarkets-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
EURUSDMajors1.271.90BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPUSDMajors1.462.39BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDJPYMajors1.322.60BlackBullMarkets-Demo
XAUUSDMetals22.035.0BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDCHFMajors1.422.38BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDUSDMajors1.491.94BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDCADMajors1.492.53BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDUSDMajors1.512.29BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURJPYCrosses1.972.90BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPJPYCrosses2.684.36BlackBullMarkets-Demo
US30Indices27.7681BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NAS100Indices11.5collecting…—
BTCUSDCrypto12996174BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURGBPCrosses1.681.89BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURCHFCrosses1.573.14BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURAUDCrosses2.213.29BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURCADCrosses1.993.07BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURNZDCrosses3.374.09BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPCHFCrosses1.813.79BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPAUDCrosses2.254.05BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPCADCrosses2.243.40BlackBullMarkets-Demo
GBPNZDCrosses3.127.72BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDJPYCrosses2.253.62BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDNZDCrosses1.924.74BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDCADCrosses1.913.11BlackBullMarkets-Demo
AUDCHFCrosses1.933.59BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CADJPYCrosses2.053.97BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CADCHFCrosses1.942.66BlackBullMarkets-Demo
CHFJPYCrosses2.804.73BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDJPYCrosses2.353.98BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDCADCrosses1.633.38BlackBullMarkets-Demo
NZDCHFCrosses1.593.99BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDSEKExotics19.7389BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDNOKExotics27.6184BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDPLNExoticscollecting…54.5—
USDZARExotics77.5107BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDTRYExotics204630BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDMXNExotics51.7184BlackBullMarkets-Demo
USDSGDExotics2.9816.6BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EURPLNExoticscollecting…58.1—
XAGUSDMetals3.415.21BlackBullMarkets-Demo
XPTUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
XPDUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
USOILEnergycollecting…15.2—
UKOILEnergycollecting…11.2—
XNGUSDEnergycollecting…collecting…—
SPX500Indices5.23collecting…—
GER40Indices44.8261BlackBullMarkets-Demo
UK100Indices16.2264BlackBullMarkets-Demo
FRA40Indices16.8131BlackBullMarkets-Demo
JPN225Indices60.1collecting…—
AUS200Indices14.7207BlackBullMarkets-Demo
EUSTX50Indicescollecting…collecting…—
HK50Indices111collecting…—
ETHUSDCrypto203358BlackBullMarkets-Demo
SOLUSDCryptocollecting…collecting…—
XRPUSDCrypto25.0141BlackBullMarkets-Demo
LTCUSDCrypto28.9215BlackBullMarkets-Demo

Keep exploring

BlackBullMarkets-Demo vs HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 — Spread Comparison Across 58 Symbols | LiveSpreads.com