Head-to-head
FBKMarkets-Demo vs LMAX-DemoUK
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 38 tracked symbols, LMAX-DemoUK currently quotes the tighter average spread on 36 (2 for FBKMarkets-Demo, 36 for LMAX-DemoUK). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | FBKMarkets-Demo wins | LMAX-DemoUK wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 2 | 36 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 2 | 36 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 2 | 36 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 3 | 35 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 25 | 13 | 0 | FBKMarkets-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 | FBKMarkets-Demo | LMAX-DemoUK | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.00 | 0.41 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 1.84 | 0.79 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDJPY | Majors | 1.67 | 1.07 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 58.2 | 66.2 | FBKMarkets-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 1.72 | 0.65 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.49 | 0.29 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDCAD | Majors | 1.59 | 0.67 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 1.36 | 0.54 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.09 | 1.95 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 3.81 | 2.12 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| US30 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 8993 | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.59 | 1.07 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 1.57 | 1.49 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 2.47 | 2.09 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 2.84 | 1.91 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.31 | 4.24 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 2.76 | 2.20 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 5.73 | 3.02 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 3.16 | 2.43 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.74 | 4.60 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 2.51 | 1.78 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 2.47 | 2.04 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 1.92 | 1.73 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 1.86 | 1.55 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 2.29 | 1.87 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 1.78 | 1.38 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.37 | 2.73 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 2.41 | 2.00 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 2.40 | 2.07 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 1.85 | 1.45 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 85.4 | 37.9 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 99.4 | 37.8 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 36.5 | 14.0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 234 | 38.1 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 217 | 112 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 60.4 | 29.4 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 2.58 | 2.51 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 38.8 | 21.4 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 8.41 | 223 | FBKMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | 927 | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | 1.03 | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | 0.00 | — |
| GER40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | collecting… | 25.4 | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | collecting… | 21.0 | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | 103 | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 430 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 18.6 | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 27.0 | collecting… | — |