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HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 vs INGOTGlobalLtd-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 34 tracked symbols, INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 33 (1 for HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2, 33 for INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.

Session scoreboard

symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages
SessionHoursHFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2 winsINGOTGlobalLtd-Demo winsTiesSession winner
Asia00–07 UTC1330INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
London07–13 UTC1330INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
LDN/NY Overlap13–17 UTC1290INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
New York17–21 UTC0300INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
Rollover21–24 UTC1330INGOTGlobalLtd-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
SymbolCategoryHFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2INGOTGlobalLtd-DemoTighter feed
EURUSDMajors1.911.27INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
GBPUSDMajors2.391.61INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
USDJPYMajors2.611.67INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
XAUUSDMetals35.026.3INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
USDCHFMajors2.381.65INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
AUDUSDMajors1.941.57INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
USDCADMajors2.542.04INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
NZDUSDMajors2.291.67INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURJPYCrosses2.902.68INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
GBPJPYCrosses4.363.21INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
US30Indices681collecting…—
NAS100Indicescollecting…collecting…—
BTCUSDCrypto61742358INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURGBPCrosses1.891.59INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURCHFCrosses3.141.92INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURAUDCrosses3.293.10INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURCADCrosses3.082.87INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
EURNZDCrosses4.104.68HFMarketsSA1-Demo Server 2
GBPCHFCrosses3.802.24INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
GBPAUDCrosses4.063.47INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
GBPCADCrosses3.413.08INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
GBPNZDCrosses7.735.13INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
AUDJPYCrosses3.622.67INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
AUDNZDCrosses4.753.78INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
AUDCADCrosses3.122.63INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
AUDCHFCrosses3.591.84INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
CADJPYCrosses3.972.79INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
CADCHFCrosses2.661.82INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
CHFJPYCrosses4.743.87INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
NZDJPYCrosses3.992.80INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
NZDCADCrosses3.382.76INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
NZDCHFCrosses3.991.81INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
USDSEKExotics389collecting…—
USDNOKExotics184collecting…—
USDPLNExotics54.4collecting…—
USDZARExotics108collecting…—
USDTRYExotics629collecting…—
USDMXNExotics184collecting…—
USDSGDExotics16.6collecting…—
EURPLNExotics57.9collecting…—
XAGUSDMetals5.213.61INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
XPTUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
XPDUSDMetalscollecting…collecting…—
USOILEnergy15.2collecting…—
UKOILEnergy11.2collecting…—
XNGUSDEnergycollecting…0.77—
SPX500Indicescollecting…collecting…—
GER40Indices258collecting…—
UK100Indices264collecting…—
FRA40Indices131collecting…—
JPN225Indicescollecting…collecting…—
AUS200Indices208collecting…—
EUSTX50Indicescollecting…collecting…—
HK50Indicescollecting…collecting…—
ETHUSDCrypto358163INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
SOLUSDCryptocollecting…24.0—
XRPUSDCrypto14143.3INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo
LTCUSDCrypto21535.9INGOTGlobalLtd-Demo

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