Head-to-head
HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 vs VaultMarkets-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 41 tracked symbols, VaultMarkets-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 34 (7 for HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2, 34 for VaultMarkets-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 wins | VaultMarkets-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 8 | 33 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 8 | 32 | 1 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 7 | 31 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 4 | 34 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 6 | 32 | 0 | VaultMarkets-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 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 | VaultMarkets-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.90 | 0.99 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.39 | 1.83 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.60 | 1.65 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.0 | 58.2 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | 1.70 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.94 | 1.46 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.52 | 1.59 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.28 | 1.34 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.88 | 2.05 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.34 | 3.78 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | 8989 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.88 | 1.57 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.13 | 1.56 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.27 | 2.41 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.06 | 2.81 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.06 | 4.22 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 3.77 | 2.72 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.03 | 5.69 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 3.38 | 3.15 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.68 | 7.67 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.60 | 2.47 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.72 | 2.41 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.09 | 1.89 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.57 | 1.82 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 3.95 | 2.28 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.64 | 1.77 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.69 | 4.32 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 3.96 | 2.37 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.35 | 2.38 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.97 | 1.82 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 387 | 85.0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 184 | 98.4 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 54.3 | 36.6 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 107 | 236 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 628 | 217 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 184 | 60.7 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.6 | 2.47 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 57.8 | 39.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 5.19 | 8.43 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | 929 | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | 11.1 | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 257 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 261 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | 131 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 210 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | 430 | HFMarketsEurope-Demo Server 2 |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | collecting… | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | 27.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |