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HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 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 49 tracked symbols, HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 currently quotes the tighter average spread on 5 (5 for HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2, 2 for HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2, 42 ties). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.

Session scoreboard

symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages
SessionHoursHFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 winsHFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 winsTiesSession winner
Asia00–07 UTC6439HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
London07–13 UTC0049tie
LDN/NY Overlap13–17 UTC0045tie
New York17–21 UTC0045tie
Rollover21–24 UTC0043tie

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
SymbolCategoryHFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2Tighter feed
EURUSDMajors1.911.91tie
GBPUSDMajors2.412.41tie
USDJPYMajors2.612.61tie
XAUUSDMetals35.035.0tie
USDCHFMajors2.382.38tie
AUDUSDMajors1.971.97tie
USDCADMajors2.532.53tie
NZDUSDMajors2.312.31tie
EURJPYCrosses2.942.94tie
GBPJPYCrosses4.374.37tie
US30Indices681681tie
NAS100Indicescollecting…collecting…—
BTCUSDCrypto61746174tie
EURGBPCrosses1.901.90tie
EURCHFCrosses3.133.13tie
EURAUDCrosses3.303.30tie
EURCADCrosses3.093.09tie
EURNZDCrosses4.154.15tie
GBPCHFCrosses3.813.81tie
GBPAUDCrosses4.094.09tie
GBPCADCrosses3.413.41tie
GBPNZDCrosses7.807.80tie
AUDJPYCrosses3.643.64tie
AUDNZDCrosses4.814.81tie
AUDCADCrosses3.143.14tie
AUDCHFCrosses3.613.61tie
CADJPYCrosses3.973.97tie
CADCHFCrosses2.662.66tie
CHFJPYCrosses4.774.77tie
NZDJPYCrosses4.014.01tie
NZDCADCrosses3.403.40tie
NZDCHFCrosses4.014.01tie
USDSEKExotics390390tie
USDNOKExotics184184tie
USDPLNExotics54.254.2HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
USDZARExotics108108HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2
USDTRYExotics626627HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
USDMXNExotics184184tie
USDSGDExotics16.716.7tie
EURPLNExotics57.557.5HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
XAGUSDMetals5.255.25tie
XPTUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
XPDUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
USOILEnergy15.215.2tie
UKOILEnergy11.211.2tie
XNGUSDEnergycollecting…collecting…—
SPX500Indicescollecting…collecting…—
GER40Indices253254HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
UK100Indices278278HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2
FRA40Indices137137tie
JPN225Indicescollecting…collecting…—
AUS200Indices210210HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2
EUSTX50Indicescollecting…collecting…—
HK50Indicescollecting…collecting…—
ETHUSDCrypto358358tie
SOLUSDCryptocollecting…collecting…—
XRPUSDCrypto141141tie
LTCUSDCrypto215215tie

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