Head-to-head
HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 vs SalmaMarkets-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. Data is still being collected for this pairing — the tables fill in as history accrues. Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averagesCollecting data… the session scoreboard appears once both feeds have recorded enough history.
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 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 | SalmaMarkets-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.91 | collecting… | — |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.40 | collecting… | — |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.60 | collecting… | — |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 34.9 | collecting… | — |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | collecting… | — |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.96 | collecting… | — |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.52 | collecting… | — |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.30 | collecting… | — |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.92 | collecting… | — |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.34 | collecting… | — |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.89 | collecting… | — |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.12 | collecting… | — |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.28 | collecting… | — |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.06 | collecting… | — |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.09 | collecting… | — |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 3.78 | collecting… | — |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.04 | collecting… | — |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 3.38 | collecting… | — |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.71 | collecting… | — |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.62 | collecting… | — |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.77 | collecting… | — |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.11 | collecting… | — |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.58 | collecting… | — |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 3.95 | collecting… | — |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.64 | collecting… | — |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.71 | collecting… | — |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 3.98 | collecting… | — |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.36 | collecting… | — |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.99 | collecting… | — |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 388 | collecting… | — |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 185 | collecting… | — |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 54.4 | collecting… | — |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 107 | collecting… | — |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 628 | collecting… | — |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 184 | collecting… | — |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.6 | collecting… | — |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 57.8 | collecting… | — |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 5.24 | collecting… | — |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | 15.2 | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | 11.1 | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | 259 | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 277 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | 137 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 212 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | collecting… | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | collecting… | — |