Head-to-head
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 8 (8 for HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2, 0 for HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2, 41 ties). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 wins | HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 2 | 2 | 45 | tie |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 0 | 1 | 48 | HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 2 | 3 | 40 | HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 1 | 0 | 44 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 15 | 0 | 28 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
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 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 | HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.92 | 1.92 | tie |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.39 | 2.39 | tie |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.67 | 2.67 | tie |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.1 | 35.1 | tie |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | 2.37 | tie |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.96 | 1.97 | tie |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.50 | 2.50 | tie |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.48 | 2.48 | tie |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 3.00 | 3.00 | tie |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.39 | 4.40 | tie |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | 681 | tie |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | 6174 | tie |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.89 | 1.89 | tie |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.14 | 3.14 | tie |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.45 | 3.45 | tie |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.48 | 3.48 | tie |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 5.17 | 5.17 | tie |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 4.43 | 4.43 | tie |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.08 | 4.08 | tie |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 5.32 | 5.33 | tie |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.60 | 7.61 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.68 | 3.68 | tie |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.64 | 4.64 | tie |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.78 | 3.79 | tie |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.56 | 3.56 | tie |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 4.00 | 4.00 | tie |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.62 | 2.62 | tie |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.86 | 4.86 | tie |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 4.13 | 4.13 | tie |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.82 | 3.82 | tie |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.98 | 3.98 | tie |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 385 | 385 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 181 | 181 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 53.3 | 53.3 | tie |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 106 | 106 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 628 | 628 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 180 | 180 | tie |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.8 | 16.8 | tie |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 56.5 | 56.5 | tie |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 8.63 | 8.63 | tie |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | 15.2 | tie |
| UKOIL | Energy | 10.6 | 10.6 | tie |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 269 | 269 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| UK100 | Indices | 205 | 205 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| FRA40 | Indices | 111 | 111 | tie |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 246 | 246 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | 358 | tie |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | 141 | tie |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | 215 | tie |