Head-to-head
FirewoodFX-Demo vs SalmaMarkets-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 31 tracked symbols, SalmaMarkets-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 26 (5 for FirewoodFX-Demo, 26 for SalmaMarkets-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | FirewoodFX-Demo wins | SalmaMarkets-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 2 | 29 | 0 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 2 | 29 | 0 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 2 | 29 | 0 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 9 | 22 | 0 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 11 | 20 | 0 | SalmaMarkets-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 | FirewoodFX-Demo | SalmaMarkets-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 2.00 | 2.07 | FirewoodFX-Demo |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 3.00 | 2.92 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.00 | 2.17 | FirewoodFX-Demo |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 51.0 | 40.5 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 4.00 | 4.91 | FirewoodFX-Demo |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 3.00 | 2.29 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| USDCAD | Majors | 4.00 | 2.34 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 4.00 | 2.39 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 3.00 | 3.26 | FirewoodFX-Demo |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 6.00 | 5.21 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| US30 | Indices | collecting… | 440 | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | 433 | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6000 | 7627 | FirewoodFX-Demo |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 4.00 | 2.97 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 4.00 | 3.31 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 7.00 | 5.00 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 7.00 | 5.06 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 8.00 | 3.31 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 7.26 | 4.93 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 8.00 | 5.24 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 8.00 | 5.29 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 12.0 | 3.53 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 7.00 | 5.11 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 16.0 | 2.98 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 8.00 | 5.23 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 8.05 | 2.98 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 4.00 | 3.78 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 6.04 | 3.22 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 5.00 | 3.71 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 7.00 | 3.61 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 8.00 | 5.11 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 8.00 | 3.18 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 1500 | collecting… | — |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 51.0 | collecting… | — |
| USDPLN | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 101 | collecting… | — |
| USDTRY | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USDMXN | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USDSGD | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| EURPLN | Exotics | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 510 | 4.09 | SalmaMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | 468 | — |
| GER40 | Indices | collecting… | 1078 | — |
| UK100 | Indices | collecting… | 624 | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | 555 | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 5323 | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 564 | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 544 | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 550 | — |