Head-to-head
HFMarketsUK-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 42 tracked symbols, VaultMarkets-Demo currently quotes the tighter average spread on 37 (5 for HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2, 37 for VaultMarkets-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 wins | VaultMarkets-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 6 | 36 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 7 | 35 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 5 | 33 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 3 | 35 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 4 | 34 | 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 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 | VaultMarkets-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 1.92 | 1.01 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 2.39 | 1.87 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDJPY | Majors | 2.67 | 1.76 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 35.1 | 58.2 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 |
| USDCHF | Majors | 2.37 | 1.73 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 1.96 | 1.49 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDCAD | Majors | 2.50 | 1.53 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 2.48 | 1.42 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 3.00 | 2.20 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 4.40 | 3.91 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| US30 | Indices | 681 | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | 6174 | 8921 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.89 | 1.59 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 3.14 | 1.58 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 3.45 | 2.50 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 3.48 | 2.77 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 5.17 | 4.17 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 4.43 | 2.73 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 4.08 | 5.75 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 5.32 | 3.11 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 7.60 | 7.49 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 3.68 | 2.58 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 4.64 | 2.33 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 3.78 | 1.86 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 3.56 | 1.83 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 4.00 | 2.32 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 2.62 | 1.75 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 4.86 | 4.51 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 4.13 | 2.53 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 3.82 | 2.38 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 3.98 | 1.84 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 385 | 83.6 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 181 | 96.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 53.3 | 35.4 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 106 | 231 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 628 | 214 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 180 | 56.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 16.8 | 2.63 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 56.5 | 38.3 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 8.63 | 8.42 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | 922 | — |
| 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 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | 111 | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 246 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | 358 | 430 | HFMarketsUK-Demo Server 2 |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 1.00 | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 141 | 1.00 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | 215 | 25.7 | VaultMarkets-Demo |