Head-to-head
HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 vs LMAXEU-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 41 tracked symbols, LMAXEU-DemoUK currently quotes the tighter average spread on 38 (3 for HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2, 38 for LMAXEU-DemoUK). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 wins | LMAXEU-DemoUK wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 2 | 39 | 0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 3 | 38 | 0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 3 | 37 | 0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 3 | 37 | 0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 14 | 26 | 0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
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 | LMAXEU-DemoUK | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.90 | 0.38 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.39 | 0.76 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.60 | 1.04 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.0 | 67.1 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | 0.56 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.94 | 0.26 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.53 | 0.66 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.29 | 0.50 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.89 | 1.93 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.35 | 2.03 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.88 | 1.03 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.13 | 1.38 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.28 | 2.02 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.07 | 1.89 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.08 | 4.11 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 3.79 | 2.11 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.04 | 2.93 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 3.39 | 2.34 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.71 | 4.39 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.61 | 1.72 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.73 | 2.02 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.10 | 1.70 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.58 | 1.47 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 3.96 | 1.84 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.65 | 1.34 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.72 | 2.77 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 3.97 | 1.94 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.36 | 2.15 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.98 | 1.42 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 388 | 36.3 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 184 | 36.7 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 54.4 | 14.3 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 107 | 35.8 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 629 | 118 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 184 | 28.4 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.6 | 2.33 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 58.0 | 20.8 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 5.20 | 226 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | 11.1 | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | 1.02 | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | 0.00 | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 259 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 263 | 25.3 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| FRA40 | Indices | 131 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 211 | 21.0 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | 102 | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | 20.3 | LMAXEU-DemoUK |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | collecting… | — |