Head-to-head
HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 vs LMAXNZ-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, LMAXNZ-DemoUK currently quotes the tighter average spread on 38 (3 for HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2, 38 for LMAXNZ-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 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 2 | 39 | 0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 3 | 38 | 0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 3 | 37 | 0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 3 | 37 | 0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 13 | 27 | 0 | LMAXNZ-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 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.91 | 0.41 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.41 | 0.79 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.61 | 1.07 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.0 | 66.2 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.38 | 0.65 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.97 | 0.29 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.53 | 0.67 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.31 | 0.54 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.94 | 1.95 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.37 | 2.12 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.90 | 1.07 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.13 | 1.49 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.30 | 2.09 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.09 | 1.91 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.15 | 4.24 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 3.81 | 2.20 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.09 | 3.02 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 3.41 | 2.43 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.80 | 4.60 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.64 | 1.78 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.81 | 2.04 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.14 | 1.73 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.61 | 1.55 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 3.97 | 1.87 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.66 | 1.38 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.77 | 2.73 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 4.01 | 2.00 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.40 | 2.07 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 4.01 | 1.45 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 390 | 37.9 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 184 | 37.8 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 54.2 | 14.0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 108 | 38.1 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 626 | 112 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 184 | 29.4 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.7 | 2.51 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 57.5 | 21.4 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 5.25 | 223 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | 11.2 | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | 1.03 | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | 0.00 | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 253 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 278 | 25.4 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| FRA40 | Indices | 137 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 210 | 21.0 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | 103 | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | 18.6 | LMAXNZ-DemoUK |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | collecting… | — |