Head-to-head
HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 vs TheFirstInterstellar-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, TheFirstInterstellar-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 27 (14 for HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2, 27 for TheFirstInterstellar-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 wins | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 8 | 27 | 0 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 12 | 29 | 0 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 7 | 28 | 0 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 8 | 33 | 0 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 17 | 23 | 0 | TheFirstInterstellar-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 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.92 | 1.94 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.39 | 2.45 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.67 | 2.64 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.1 | 32.0 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | 2.51 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.96 | 2.26 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.49 | 2.41 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.48 | 2.37 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 3.00 | 3.05 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.40 | 4.32 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | 4.49 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | 19.1 | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.89 | 2.13 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.14 | 2.70 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.45 | 3.55 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.48 | 3.21 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 5.17 | 4.56 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 4.43 | 3.34 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.08 | 4.12 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 5.32 | 3.71 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.60 | 5.21 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.68 | 3.15 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.63 | 3.90 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.78 | 3.12 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.56 | 2.74 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 4.00 | 2.96 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.62 | 2.80 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.86 | 4.17 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 4.12 | 3.24 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.81 | 3.24 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.98 | 2.78 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 385 | 205 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 181 | 255 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 53.3 | 82.3 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 106 | 447 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 628 | 876 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 180 | 241 | HFMarketsMENA-Demo Server 2 |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.8 | 3.67 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 56.5 | collecting… | — |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 8.63 | 3.87 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | 110 | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | 10.6 | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 269 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 205 | 39.3 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| FRA40 | Indices | 111 | 52.5 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | 27.6 | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 246 | 41.9 | TheFirstInterstellar-Demo |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | 130 | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | collecting… | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | collecting… | — |